We've reached the first Sunday of the 2022 MLB season and we will look to end the week on a high note after going 2-1 last night with our PrizePicks MLB player props with Joe Musgrove and Chris Bassitt both going over their strikeout totals and Tony Gonsolin falling just one strikeout shy after unfortunately being lifted after just 62 pitches. Let's move forward to today's top plays!

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PrizePicks MLB Top Plays

 

Ian Anderson Over 4.5 Strikeouts

I know it's only been two games but the Reds currently have a 33.9-percent strikeout rate against right-handed pitching as they have struck out 21 times over 62 plate appearances. This Reds lineup was much better against left-handed pitching than right-handed pitching last season and now they no longer have a Jesse Winker or Nicholas Castellanos in the middle of the order. The pitch count limits are obviously a concern early in the season right now but given the matchup and what we all think of Ian Anderson when it comes to talent, I think this is a mark he can hit before getting taken out of the game.

 

Carlos Carrasco Over 4.0 Strikeouts

Carrasco made 12 starts in 2021 and finished with at least four strikeouts in nine of those 12. He hit the over in seven of those games and today faces a Nationals team that has allowed Mets pitchers to hit their strikeout prop in all three games so far this season.  As a team, Washington currently leads the league as a team with 31 strikeouts. 

 

Zach Eflin Over 5.0 Strikeouts

While the Nationals lead the league in total strikeouts it is the Oakland Athletics that have a league-high 34.8-percent strikeout rate over the first three games of the season after allowing Kyle Gibson of all people to notch 10 strikeouts on Saturday. Eflin is currently -160 on the books to hit the over on his strikeout prop today.

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