Best MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Underdog Fantasy Picks for Tuesday, September 29 - Wild Card Game 1

The AL Wild Card opener headlines Underdog Fantasy's board Tuesday, with both starters carrying real strikeout stories into the biggest stage of their careers, for Underdog Fantasy. Before you lock in your Higher or Lower calls, cross-check the numbers with our MLB Player Prop Tool and track how our staff is doing on the board with the MLB Expert Picks Tracker.

Cam Schlittler MLB Underdog Fantasy Pick: Higher than 7.5 Strikeouts

Schlittler enters as the AL Cy Young favorite, leading the league with a 1.95 ERA and going 14-6 across 33 starts, and the Walpole, Massachusetts native gets to face his hometown Red Sox in the biggest start of his career. He sent Boston home last October with an electric Game 3 performance and has said facing the Red Sox is personal for him. Boston's strikeout rate against right-handed pitching has climbed to 28.1 percent over the last two weeks, a strong number for a pitcher already missing bats at an elite 31.4 percent clip on the season. That combination of career-best form and personal motivation gives him a clear path to clearing this number.

Payton Tolle MLB Underdog Fantasy Pick: Higher than 6.5 Strikeouts

Tolle will become the youngest pitcher to start Game 1 of a postseason series for the Red Sox in 108 years, since Smoky Joe Wood in 1912, chosen over veteran ace Sonny Gray specifically for his power stuff. He already has a signature moment against this exact Yankees lineup, blanking New York on one hit with seven strikeouts over seven innings earlier this season. New York carries a 24.1 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitching for the season, a fair matchup for a pitcher with his swing-and-miss track record against these Yankees specifically. That combination of a proven prior performance and a fair matchup gives him a clear path to clearing this number.

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