Michael King ParlayPlay MLB Picks Today, 9/12: Baseball Projections + More

Saturday's top two ParlayPlay plays go in opposite directions, with Michael King projecting over against a favorable opponent and Paul Skenes projecting under in the biggest start of his career. 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.

Michael King MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Higher than 4.5 Strikeouts

King has been excellent all season, backing a 10-9 record and 3.00 ERA with 144 strikeouts, and he owns a strong history against San Francisco, going 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA in five career games, including seven shutout innings in his last appearance at Oracle Park. San Diego is riding a five-game winning streak and needs this win to hold its lead in the NL wild-card race. San Francisco's 21.9 percent strikeout rate against right-handed pitching is a fair matchup that plays into King's deep arsenal. That is the number.

Paul Skenes MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Lower than 5.5 Strikeouts

Skenes has thrown just 25.1 innings across his last five starts with only 19 strikeouts against nine walks, and his longest outing in that stretch was six innings. His velocity has returned, but command issues with his off-speed stuff have persisted, and Chicago's strikeout rate against right-handed pitching has cooled to 18.1 percent over the last two weeks. This is also the biggest start of his career with Pittsburgh fighting for a wild-card spot.

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