Game 6 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will get underway at 8 p.m. ET on Friday night from Rogers Centre, with the Blue Jays leading the best-of-seven series, 3-2.
Our best Dodgers vs. Blue Jays player prop bet for Game 6 of the World Series is Max Muncy over 0.5 hits.
Max Muncy over 0.5 hits
Max Muncy over 0.5 hits
After posting solid numbers during the regular season, Muncy has struggled during the postseason, slashing just .188/.339/.364 with a .693 OPS. However, there are a few reasons to believe he’ll record a hit on Friday night against the Blue Jays.
Muncy has had a considerable amount of success against Toronto’s Game 6 starting pitcher, Kevin Gausman. He took him deep in Game 2 of the World Series to improve to 7-for-21 (.333 batting average) with four homers and two extra-base hits in his career against the veteran right-hander. Muncy also excels at hitting splitters, Gausman’s signature pitch, for power, boasting a very impressive .538 slugging percentage (the league average is a .333 slugging percentage against splitters) this season.
The Dodgers third baseman has exceeded this betting line in three of five games against the Blue Jays in this World Series and at a 51% rate overall this season. Additionally, he’s recorded at least one hit in six of his last 10 games and in eight of 15 playoff games.
Lastly, Muncy, a left-handed batter, has hit right-handed pitchers much better than southpaws this season, recording a robust .923 OPS against righties compared to a .564 mark against lefties.
At -130 odds, back Muncy to record a hit in Game 6 against the Blue Jays on Friday night.