Underdog Fantasy MLB Picks - Best Picks & Plays for July 9: Back To The Well With Austin Riley
Happy Saturday, July 9th, everyone. We have a ton of afternoon baseball that we’re talking a look at MLB DFS plays for. Some of our favorite plays of the day are in fantastic spots, just as match-ups against Patrick Corbin and Jonathan Heasley. We have elite bats such as Mike Trout, José Ramírez, and Austin Riley in spots we should look to attack and use their props in. Check back with our MLB Weather Center for more details surrounding the latest MLB weather report as MLB daily fantasy lineup lock approaches. To get all the confirmed lineups across baseball, check out the MLB Lineups page as well. To get projections and generate one or multiple daily fantasy baseball lineups, take a look at our MLB daily projections and MLB DFS Lineup Generator. Now let’s dive into the top MLB daily picks and MLB player props for Underdog Fantasy tonight!
Austin Riley OVER 1.5 total bases
I’ve loved using Austin Riley against left-handed pitching this year as he’s been fantastic since the beginning of the campaign. In 93 at-bats, he’s hitting .293 with six home runs and a .434 wOBA. 16 of his 24 hits have been for extra bases, which is a big reason he has a .354 ISO and .434 wOBA. Riley’s also hitting .436 with seven multi-hit games over his last nine contests.
Patrick Corbin is on the mound for the Nationals and I’m not sure we need to say much more. Corbin has been dreadful this year pitching to a 5.68 ERA on the year. Right-handed hitters have a .305 AVG, .850 OPS, and a .367 wOBA against Corbin this year. You could make a case for pretty much every Braves player here.
Patrick Sandoval OVER 5.5 strikeouts
Although the Orioles have a bunch of guys that have had a long history of success against left-handed pitching, 2022 has not been a season they’ve been great against them. In fact, they’re 24th in OPS and wOBA against southpaws. Not to mention they have a 25.4% K-rate, which is the fourth-highest in the league.
Sandoval has been a strikeout machine lately, notching six or more punchouts in three of his last four games including nine in his last outing. Sandoval has a 23.8% K-rate this year, and had a 25.9% K-rate last year too. There is a LOT of upside here and Sandoval could have his best strikeout performance of the year here.
Other play(s) I like:
- Wander Franco OVER 1.5 total bases
- José Ramírez OVER 1.5 total bases