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Hyun Jin Ryu O/U 3.5 Strikeouts vs. White Sox
We finally get a LHP versus the White Sox, something teams don’t like to try very often.
The White Sox are hitting .258 versus LHP this season (4th-best) with top 11 ranks across the board in OBP, SLG and OPS. Over the last five games, Chicago is hitting .251 and found success against Ryu in the past.
Ryu met the White Sox twice last year and recorded four and three strikeouts in those two starts. Ryu pitched 9.2 innings and allowed 10 earned runs on 12 hits with three earned runs in one game and seven in the previous, per statmuse.
The current Chicago hitters own a .270 OBA and .500 SLG against Ryu over 80 plate appearances (20 hits, 17 Ks). Ryu has struggled this season and has a career-low 12.4 K% in five starts.
The Blue Jays veteran is 4-1 to the Under 3.5 Ks (80%), cashing in four straight. Our NBC player prop model projects three strikeouts tonight, hitting the Under over 5.1 innings.
In those four consecutive Unders, Ryu has eight strikeouts total in 19.2 innings, averaging fewer than 0.5 Ks per inning. Those Unders came against the Angels, Reds, Rays and Athletics.
I played this at -140 odds and would take him out to -160 versus Chicago.
Pick: Hyun Jin Ryu Under 3.5 Strikeouts (1u)
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