Best MLB Player Prop Picks for Tuesday, August 8th, Including Strikeout Props for Eduardo Rodriguez & Max Scherzer

• MLB player props are available for Tuesday’s MLB betting slate
• The Twins strikeout the most in the MLB with a team strikeout rate of 27.2%.
• Check out the best MLB player prop picks for Tuesday, August 8th below

Odds are posted for Tuesday’s MLB betting slate, and we have some absolute bangers to lock in.

For our first pick, we are heading to Detroit and taking Eduardo Rodriguez to go over 5.5 strikeouts against the Twins.

MLB Player Prop Picks for Tuesday, August 8th

As mentioned above, the Twins are literally THE heaviest strikeout team in the entire MLB. It’s rare that we can even get a good pitcher’s over/under as low as 5.5 against the Twins, and we will gladly take advantage of it.

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MLB Player Prop #1: Eduardo Rodriguez Over 5.5 Strikeouts

The rate that the Twins strikeout is just silly. Not only do they strikeout the most in the MLB, but even with the books knowing this, they still allow the opposing pitchers to go over their strikeout over/under at a high clip.

11 of the last 13 pitchers against the Twins have gone over their strikeout prop, including 5 of the last 6 lefties as well. Against LHP, the Twins don’t strikeout as much, but are still top-5 highest in the league at 25.5%.

Not only do the Twins strikeout a lot, but they also can’t hit lefties either. They have the fourth-worst offense in the MLB against left-handed pitching, according to FanGraphs.

Let’s also not act like Rodriguez is some schmuck, either. He is a very good pitcher who has decent strikeout numbers. His strikeout rate is 25.5%, which would be 20th in the MLB if he had pitched enough innings to qualify. He has an ERA of 2.96, with an expected ERA of 3.35, so he checks that box as well.

Eduardo Rodriguez's 2Ks in the 4th. pic.twitter.com/9pBEV3cNsf

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 2, 2023

So, even if Rodriguez doesn’t have his best stuff on Tuesday, he should still be able to last long enough in the game to get us to six strikeouts, cashing this over.

Pick: Eduardo Rodriguez Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-105) 

MLB Player Prop #2: Max Scherzer Over 7.5 Strikeouts

Naturally, for our second play we had to go with a plus-money banger, this time backing Scherzer to get to 8+ K’s. He had a good start in his debut for the Rangers, and we are counting on that trend to continue in his next start.

Scherzer will be going up against the Athletics on Tuesday, and while nobody strikes out quite like the Twins, the A’s are close. They have a team strikeout rate of 25.3% against RHP, which is the third-worst in the MLB.

While Scherzer isn’t having the best year of his career, he also hasn’t been horrible. His ERA at 4.04 doesn’t look great, but he has an expected ERA of 3.52, which shows he is getting a little unlucky. Also, most importantly, he still has elite strikeout stuff.

He has a strikeout rate of 27.7%, which is the 10th-best in the MLB. 8 K’s is admittedly a lot, but he got to 9 in his last start, and now he has the benefit of going up against the A’s and their horrific offense.

Pick: Max Scherzer Over 7.5 Strikeouts (+115)