In yesterday’s installment of the Best Bets series, we learned a few things. First, do not underestimate the ability of the Cleveland Guardians to disappoint you. Second, Masataka Yoshida is allergic to hitting baseballs when we have money on him. In the three games we have had action on him, he has gone 1/13, with 0 RBI, and two strikeouts. Mind you, the rookie phenom is triple slashing .304/.366/.481 on the season, truly a statistical anomaly. I just thought that was interesting.
Moving swiftly on. There are much more important things to worry about today, as it is in fact Tuesday, and that does in fact mean that it is Dinger Tuesday!
Best Bets Aug. 1st
Day 19 Recap: Lesson Learned (-1.12U)
Angels @ Braves F5 o5.5 
J.P. France u3.5 Ks
Yordan 1+ RBI 
YRFI Parlay
Hit Parlay
Best Bets Record
Overall: 49-52-5 (+5.36U)
Yesterday: 2-3-0 (-1.12U)
On to Today’s Best Bets!
Dinger Tuesday
For those of you that are familiar with the promotion I will save you from a full explanation. However, if you are unfamiliar, a full write up of the promotion can be found here. Additionally, a full run-down of the rules of the promotion can be found here.
As always, please remember to opt-in on FanDuel before placing your $25 bet on any of the games.
Sean Murphy 1+ HR (+470) 0.25U
Luis Robert Jr. 1+ HR (+350) 0.25U
Brandon Nimmo 1+ HR (+560) 0.25U
Fernando Tatis Jr 1+ HR (+240) 0.25U
Mookie Betts 1+ HR 0.25U (Waiting for the line)
Angels @ Braves
As we have alright have quite a bit of action out for the Dinger Tuesday promo, we will only be targeting one game today. That matchup is going to be the Los Angeles Angels at the Atlanta Braves. This matchup contains what is likely to be the most exciting hitter/ pitcher battles of the season. The Alien, Shohei Ohtani, faces off against the strikeout-God Spencer Strider. I’m giving the edge to Strider and Braves at home.
The Pick: PPD Spencer Strider 9+ Ks / Braves to Win (-125) 1U
Matt Olson 1+ RBI (-105) 0.25U
Main Photo Credits: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Players Mentioned: Masataka Yoshida, J.P. France, Sean Murphy, Luis Robert Jr., Brandon Nimmo, Fernando Tatis Jr., Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Spencer Strider, Matt Olson
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