{"id":290189,"date":"2024-08-10T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T18:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=290189"},"modified":"2024-08-10T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T18:00:50","slug":"pirates-vs-dodgers-sgp-picks-aug-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pirates-vs-dodgers-sgp-picks-aug-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates vs. Dodgers SGP picks Aug. 10: Back Skenes and Cruz in +400 ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Skenes gets the ball tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Dominating a matchup like this could go a long way in Skenes&#8217; NL Cy Young bid. L.A. is an offensive juggernaut but I still expect the rookie to clear his strikeout total in what should be a tight game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the full Pirates vs. Dodgers SGP picks for the Aug. 10 matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pirates vs. Dodgers SGP picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Go to full Pirates\/Dodgers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1020374515\">betting markets<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Skenes over 6.5 strikeouts + Dodgers +1.5 + Cruz over 0.5 hits(+420)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skenes over 6.5 strikeouts (-137):<\/strong> Skenes is coming off one of his worst outings of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:91231\">Embed: #91231<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He gave up two earned runs and only struck out four batters in 5.1 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Yeah &#8230; if that&#8217;s the floor there&#8217;s no wonder this kid is third in Cy Young odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyhow, I can forgive the low strikeout total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona has the sixth-lowest K rate this season (20.2%) and the third-lowest since the all-star break (18.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles, meanwhile, has the fourth <em>highest<\/em> K rate since the midsummer classic (26.1%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skenes has already faced the Dodgers once and he fanned eight in 5.0 IP. That was in the middle of an eight-game stretch where he cleared this total each time out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His 32.3% K rate ranks in the 94th percentile on Baseball Savant and he&#8217;s 11-3 against this line on the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other parlay picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dodgers +1.5 (-195):<\/strong> I like L.A. to keep this close even with Skenes doing his thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:91230\">Embed: #91230<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dodgers are 36-21 at home this year, covering this line in 70.17% of those games. They&#8217;ll have their own rookie, River Ryan, on the mound and he&#8217;s been sensational through three starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan has a 1.72 ERA and L.A. is 3-0 when he&#8217;s got the ball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s a small sample size but he was also great in the minors this year, sporting a 2.22 ERA with an 11.8 K\/9 rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skenes is 6-1 as a starter but Pittsburgh has failed to cover as 1.5-run favourites in five of his last seven starts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cruz over 0.5 hits (-190):<\/strong> Cruz is another player Pirates fans should be hyped about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:91232\">Embed: #91232<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 25-year-old, 6-foot-7 shortstop has the tools to be great even if he is streaky at the plate. Streaky can be a bad thing, but right now, he&#8217;s red-hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz is batting .500 in August and has six hits in his last two games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He really struggles to hit left-handed pitching but is batting a solid .288 against righties, which Ryan is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks as of 1:16 p.m. on 08\/10\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Skenes gets the ball tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The pregame narrative: Dominating a matchup like this could go a long way in Skenes&#8217; NL Cy Young bid. L.A. is an offensive juggernaut but I still expect the rookie to clear his strikeout total in what should be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":290217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[130,146],"class_list":["post-290189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-picks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pirates vs. Dodgers SGP picks: Aug. 10 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Pirates vs. Dodgers SGP picks for Aug. 10. 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