World Series Game 2 Best Bets and Player Props for Yankees at Dodgers

Freddie Freeman made history with the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history in Game 1. Though unlikely to top that drama, what does the second contest have in store for us?

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Today's Best MLB Bets and Player Props

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New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers

Yankees +0.5 in First 5 Innings (-120)

As heartbreaking as the Game 1 loss behind Gerrit Cole ended up, this specific pitching matchup is why I picked the New York Yankees to win the World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' postseason production against lefties has been smoke and mirrors. Only Tommy Edman and Enrique Hernandez join Shohei Ohtani with an OPS of at least .840 against lefties in the postseason. Mookie Betts and Will Smith are below .600.

They'll only have to tackle the hottest lefty in the sport. Carlos Rodon leads MLB's postseason with a 1.75 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) and dominant 37.3% K rate.

On the flip side, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a 5.11 ERA even if his 3.81 SIERA implies better. He's just the far more gettable party.

As we saw this game's result and total flip on one swing of the bat in the bullpens last night, I'm doing a five-and-dive with the Yanks to be tied or ahead as they still have a chance to swing home field advantage in their direction.

Juan Soto to Record 2+ Bases (+110)

The risk with Juan Soto isn't really that he'll be productive against a right-handed pitcher. You could just get burned how backers of his base prop did in Game 1 with walks.

Soto is the most potent threat left in the dance against righties like Yamamoto. He's compiled a 1.446 OPS, .438 ISO, and 13 total bases in 21 plate appearances (PAs) against right-handed pitching this postseason.

Even with a dangerous walk projection (0.9 in Game 2), our daily MLB projections still expect 1.73 total bases from Soto on Saturday.

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