Tarik Skubal ParlayPlay MLB Picks Today, 8/28: Baseball Projections + More

Friday's top two ParlayPlay plays both come from pitchers riding dominant recent stretches: a two-time Cy Young winner making an emotional return start and a Cy Young frontrunner in a pivotal wild-card race. Our MLB DFS Projections have both arms flagged as strong plays tonight. For a deeper look at how tonight's arms project pitch by pitch, check out our MLB DFS Pitcher Projections, and line-shop today's strikeout numbers with our MLB Odds Finder before you build your board.

Tarik Skubal MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Higher than 6.5 Strikeouts

Skubal makes his first career start against the Tigers tonight, the team that dealt him to Los Angeles just three weeks ago, and he's carried a 3.38 ERA with 30 strikeouts across 24 innings in his brief Dodgers tenure. His last outing was dominant, working seven strong innings with 11 strikeouts on just one walk against Pittsburgh after a rocky first frame. He owns a career 2.67 ERA in 77 games at Comerica Park, tonight's ballpark, giving him real familiarity with this setting even under the emotional circumstances. That combination of sharp recent stuff and home-park success gives him a clear path to clearing this number. That is the number. That is the play.

Dylan Cease MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Higher than 7.5 Strikeouts

Cease has pitched to a sub-2.00 ERA since June began, backing an 8-5 record and 2.37 ERA with 209 strikeouts across 144.1 innings this season. His 13.0 K/9 and 36.1 percent strikeout rate both sit at the top of the league, and he already owns a career 2.76 ERA in three prior starts against Seattle. Toronto is fighting for a wild-card spot, giving tonight's series opener real stakes. Seattle's offense has been among the league's worst all season, a favorable setup for an elite bat-missing arm. Do not overthink it.

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