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@TomFornelliMatthews finally broke his goal drought in Game 6 to help keep the Leafs alive, and there's no reason to think he won't keep firing away in a Game 7.
Reinhart has only three goals in the postseason, and one in this series, but he's been firing shots throughout the series, and there's a good chance the dam breaks today.
Taking a punt here, as the combination of the weather in San Diego and the matchup against Seattle starter Bryan Woo plays into Merrill's favor this afternoon.
SGA has gone over this assist total in all three of OKC's home games in the series, and he's averaging 7.0 assists per game overall.
Logan Webb has been the most reliable starter for the Giants, and MLB overall, for a few years now. He's taken a step forward this season, though, as his strikeout rate has increased with a new fastball and improved changeup.
Tanner Bibee has failed to go over this number in his last two starts, but I like the matchup for him against a Reds offense that strikes out frequently.
It's hot and the wind is blowing out at Wrigley this afternoon. Any ball -- and I mean any -- hit in the air has a chance today.
It won't be frigid, but tonight will be one of those cooler spring nights at Wrigley Field with the wind blowing in directly from center. The park tilts far more into the pitcher's favor on nights like that.
Grant Holmes has gone over this number in four of his last six starts. While the Nats don't have a high overall strikeout rate, they do chase out of the zone a lot, which Holmes can take advantage of.
The ERA is misleading, because Eduardo Rodriguez looks more like the pitcher Arizona thought it was getting last season. His K% has climbed from 21% in 2024 to 26.5% in seven starts, and he's had two double-digit strikeout games. I wouldn't count on that tonight, but I like his chances of getting halfway there.
Paddack has the lowest K% of his career so far in 2025, and has been very boom-or-bust with strikeouts. He's had five or more in three starts and only two in each of the other four. Tonight he's facing a Giants offense with plenty of swing-and-miss to it, and I like our odds for a boom.
The Twins have a strikeout rate of 21.5% as a team but that number jumps to 26.9% against lefties, which is the third-highest rate in the league. Enter Garret Crochet, who is capble of striking out anybody.
Yusei Kikuchi was awful in his last outing against the Twins and lasted only two innings. Look for a bounceback today against a Tigers offense that has plenty of swing-and-miss to its approach. Kikuchi had at least five strikeouts in his first five starts before the disaster in Minnesota.
Lugo got off to a slow start this season when it comes to missing bats, but he's averaging 5.75 strikeouts per start over his last four outings and I have his projection closer to 5.5 here.
Bowden Francis isn't a big-time strikeout pitcher by any stretch, but my projections say this number should be 5.5. Francis has at least five strikeouts in three of his five starts and the Red Sox offense ranks 24th in strikeout rate.