MLB Playoff Game 2 Best Bets: Yankees vs Blue Jays, Tigers vs Mariners

There are quite a few things sports fans can bet on today, but we are here to talk about the MLB postseason. Well, to be factual, we are here to talk about two things: Game 2 between the Yankees and Blue Jays, and the Tigers-Mariners game.

We’ve got your best bets for both games and another dose of drama can be expected.

New York was dominated by Toronto in Game One. Will it happen again? Detroit and Seattle needed extra innings to decide the Game 1 winner. Are we in for more of the same in Game 2?

New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Max Fried is set to start for the Yanks. He didn’t face the Blue Jays during the regular season, but he did go 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. Fried was 11-3 in road games with a 3.28 ERA and held opponents to a .238 BA.

Toronto is sending out Trey Yesavage to start. It will be just his fourth career start. Toronto won all three of his regular season starts, but he never made it past the fifth inning, had a 3.21 ERA, and a 1.43 WHIP.

Our Pick: Blue Jays +130 (Caesars)

So, the Blue Jays just crushed the Yankees 10-1 but they are the underdog at home in Game Two? Could the Yankees win? Sure. But the value on the Blue Jays with plus money odds is too good to pass up.

Prop Pick: Max Fried, OVER 17.5 Outs Recorded at -149 (DraftKings)
Fried went 6 1/3 in his start against Boston and went at least six innings in six of his last seven starts. With the bullpen getting beat up by the Blue Jays in Game One, the Yankees will likely try to get as much as they can out of Fried.

Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners

Tarik Skubal has been a great pitcher in road games this season with a 2.30 ERA and .196 OBA. However, he went 4-5 in 15 road starts and went 0-2 vs. the Mariners in the regular season, including a 3-2 loss in Seattle back in April (5 2/3 innings, six hits, three earned runs).

Luis Castillo went 11-8 with a 3.54 ERA but often brought his best stuff at home where he went 5-4 in 17 starts with a 2.60 ERA and held opponents to a .192 BA.

Our Pick: UNDER 6 at -115

This is an incredibly low TOTAL, but Game One went UNDER it. Skubal held opponents to one run or less in seven of his last eight outings. Castillo held opponents to one run or less in his last four. With their track records and how Game One played out, I’m taking the UNDER.

Prop Pick: Tarik Skubal, OVER 18.5 Outs Recorded at -115
Skubal is one of the best young pitchers in the game today, and the Tigers will likely try to get what they can from him. In his two starts against the Mariners, he went under this total, but in six of his last ten regular-season starts, he went over it.

After seeing him record 23 outs vs. the Guardians in his wild-card start, I’m taking the OVER.