Sandy Alcantara ParlayPlay MLB Picks Today, 9/3: Baseball Projections + More

Thursday’s top two ParlayPlay plays both go over, with a workhorse ace leaning on volume and a command lefty attacking an extreme strikeout environment on both a season-long and recent basis. 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.

Sandy Alcantara MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Higher than 3.5 Strikeouts

Alcantara ranks among the majors’ leaders in innings pitched, backing a 13-8 record and 3.46 ERA with 140 strikeouts across 189.2 innings this season. He already owns a 1-0 record with a 2.40 ERA in two prior starts against Kansas City. His strikeout rate is modest at 6.6 per nine, but his workhorse volume means he faces enough hitters over a full outing to clear this low bar. August was arguably his best month, including a seven-inning, eight-strikeout shutout of the Angels. That is the number. That is the play.

Jake Bennett MLB ParlayPlay Pick: Higher than 4.5 Strikeouts

Bennett has been a pleasant surprise for Boston, backing a 9-6 record and 3.27 ERA with 74 strikeouts across 93.2 innings, and his last outing against the Yankees produced six scoreless innings on just three hits. Baltimore carries a 27.4 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitching for the season that has stayed just as hot at 26.6 percent over the last two weeks, an extreme matchup on both timeframes. That combination gives even a contact-oriented lefty a real path to clearing this modest number. Do not overthink it.

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