Kyle Harrison

Mike Yastrzemski homered and Kyle Harrison struck out seven in five innings as the Giants beat the Red Sox on Thursday to avoid the sweep.

Kyle Harrison delivered when the pressure was the highest in the Giants' 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at Oracle Park.

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We swept our best bets Wednesday before skipping Thursday's quiet night slate.Let's try to pick up where we left off and end the week on a high with three more plays for a busy Friday.Chris Bassitt: Under 17.5 outsBassitt has exceeded this number in only two of five starts so far. He'll likely be in tough once again versus a Dodgers team that's very difficult to get out.Los Angeles has faced 17 right-handed starters so far, and only one of them completed six innings. One!Every other righty - including notables like Logan Webb, Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, and Bailey Ober - has failed to finish six innings.The Dodgers lead the majors in xwOBA versus right-handed pitching. They're also near the top of the league in batting average, OBP, home runs, barrel rate, and walk rate. They boast a complete offense that can beat teams by hitting for average, power, or simply with plate discipline.Led by Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, they also feature a healthy dose of dangerous left-handed hitters. That could be problematic for Bassitt. He's thrown more called balls than strikes against lefties and given up a ton of quality contact. His .510 xwOBA versus left-handed batters is by far the worst among all of Friday's projected starters.Bassitt is known for fighting through even when he doesn't have his best stuff, but this Dodgers lineup is essentially bulletproof.Given the Blue Jays saw their last game called after five innings due to inclement weather, their bullpen wasn't used, so there should be a full stable of arms available. They'll need 'em.Odds: -130 (playable to -150)Bailey Ober: Over 15.5 outsThe Royals teed off on Ober in his season debut, scoring eight runs inside of two innings. Ober has since responded with three excellent showings. The Twins hurler allowed only one run over five innings against the Dodgers and followed that up with two excellent outings versus the Tigers. He allowed only five hits and one run over those two games while posting sparkling underlying metrics.He's in fine form heading into a solid matchup against the Angels. They rank 21st in OBP and are gettable for opposing pitchers. The Angels have struck out at one of the league's highest rates over the past two weeks while walking very infrequently.Los Angeles will have to string together hits to chase Ober from this game before he goes over. That's easier said than done considering he has allowed three hits or fewer in three straight outings.Don't be surprised if Ober goes over this total and completes six innings once again.Odds: -110 (playable to -135)Kyle Harrison: Over 15.5 outsHarrison is not off to a great start this season. He's allowed multiple runs in every game and at least three in all but one start. Even so, the Giants southpaw has still done a fairly good job at chewing innings.Harrison has recorded 16 outs or more in three of five starts. The failures came against the powerhouse Dodgers and a Diamondbacks squad that's hitting a league-best .318 versus left-handed pitching. Those are miserable matchups even for the best starters.The Pirates offer a good opportunity to get back on track following a tough outing versus Arizona. They've hit just .203 against lefties in April and are keeping company with the Rockies, Athletics, and White Sox in terms of xwOBA.Harrison should be able to grind his way through five innings and change.Odds: -115 (playable to -140)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We have an exciting 14-game slate ahead of us Monday night. Let's look at a few plays that pop off the page as we look to rebound from a tough Friday night for our best bets.Kyle Harrison: Over 16.5 outsHarrison has completed at least six innings in two of three starts this season. The lone failure came against a lethal Dodgers offense that hasn't allowed a single starting pitcher to reach that mark all season.The Giants are getting good length from their young pitcher, which should continue Monday night. To say the Marlins have struggled against lefties would be an understatement. They're as bad as it gets.The Marlins are sporting a .179 batting average and .256 xwOBA versus left-handed arms this season. They also have a league-worst barrel rate of just 3.8%. They don't hit for average, power, or generate walks.Harrison throws a ton of strikes and doesn't issue many free passes. That means the Marlins will need to string together hits to chase him from this game, which feels like a lot to ask from a team that isn't even hitting close to .200 versus pitchers of Harrison's handedness.Look for Harrison to pitch six innings (or more) and go over this number comfortably.Odds: -125 (playable to -160)Giants (-115) @ Marlins (-105)The Marlins are a complete disaster. They've won only three of 16 games this season and now have to deal with a promising lefty in Harrison. That isn't what the doctor ordered for a Marlins attack that underwhelms at the best of times.Harrison should be able to chew up innings against a completely inept lefty-hitting team that just so happens to have more plate appearances against lefties than anybody. The sample size will cross 300 in the first inning, so this isn't just a case of variance over a small amount of at-bats. There's a ton of evidence the Marlins are the worst offense in the majors versus left-handed arms.A.J. Puk will be scratched for the Marlins due to illness, allowing Edward Cabrera to make his season debut. Puk starting would've been preferable, but the Giants should still be in good shape versus Cabrera.The Giants have hit righties fairly well thus far. They rank 12th in xwOBA, tied for 13th in homers, and walk at an above-average rate. They're a competent offense.I don't think they'll need to provide Harrison too much support, given the Marlins' ineptitude at the dish.This is a good matchup for the Giants, who are a little slow out of the gate, to right the ship and get back on track.Bet: Giants (-115)Joe Musgrove: Under 17.5 outsMusgrove is off to a rocky start. He's allowed 14 runs through four games and posted alarmingly poor underlying numbers. At the top of the list is a .409 xwOBA, the second worst of all the pitchers projected to start a game Monday.Musgrove has pitched against a difficult string of opponents, already seeing prolific offenses like the Dodgers and Cubs. A date with the Brewers isn't exactly a step in the right direction.The Brewers are hitting .303 with a league-high 21 homers against right-handed pitching. They're making life miserable for opposing pitchers.In fact, only two starters have completed six innings against the Brewers this season. That's pretty remarkable given this will be Milwaukee's 15th game.Given Musgrove's struggles, and how well the Brewers have hit righties, this doesn't look like a good matchup for him to get back on track and pitch deep into the game.Odds: -115 (playable to -140)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.