We’re almost two months into the Major League Baseball season, and the action is starting to heat up as we close in on the summer’s premier sport. With more than a third of the season in the books, bettors are beginning to get a clearer picture of which players and matchups can earn them cold, hard cash.
Tuesday’s slate is packed with multiple opportunities to make a quick buck. Which players should bettors pay attention to in tonight’s late games? We’ll cover that below with our top four player prop bets for Tuesday, May 20.
In his eighth season, Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has become the league’s premier power hitter. After hitting nearly 100 total home runs over the past two seasons, Ohtani has kept his bat hot to start this year, cranking out a league-best 17 homers over the first two months.
The Japanese sensation hit only one round-tripper against the Los Angeles Angels, but he started his team’s series against the Diamondbacks with one homer in four plate appearances on Monday.
Expect him to record his 11th home run in May on Tuesday, making it the fourth time this month he’s homered in back-to-back contests.
Kansas City pitcher Michael Lorenzen will make his 10th start of the season on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. Despite his team winning five of his nine starts, the right-handed pitcher is 3-4 on the season with a 3.76 ERA.
He’s also earned 45 strikeouts in those nine appearances. For five straight games, he’s finished with at least four strikeouts for the Royals.
There’s little reason to believe he won’t accomplish that again on Tuesday, as bettors should take the over on this pitching prop wager.
Fewer players started the season worse than Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. The veteran infielder is a career 0.240 batter, but he finished April hitting an abysmal 0.125 in 80 plate appearances.
May has been kinder to the seventh-year athlete. Thus far, he’s hitting 0.262 for the month, collecting hits in three straight contests.
With his batting slump behind him, bettors should feel confident he’ll record at least one hit off the Royals’ pitching staff on Tuesday to cover this player prop bet.
Although the Angels’ season has been disappointing thus far, it’s not veteran Nolan Schanuel’s fault. The first baseman is leading the team in hits (43), doubles (9), runs (25), and walks (21) while playing in all but one contest thus far.
With so many team-leading stats, he’s the perfect candidate for multiple player prop bets on Tuesday. We’ll focus on his ability to score runs, thanks to his on-base percentage is a team-leading 0.365.
Bettors should expect he’ll score at least one run tonight for the fifth straight game, covering this player prop bet.