We have a full slate of MLB games on Tuesday, but Twins vs Yankees and Tigers vs Rangers are two that have my attention. In those games, I'll be backing Aaron Judge, Corey Seager and Matt Vierling.
Let's dive into our Tuesday MLB props for June 4.
Tuesday MLB Props (June 4)
In the table below, you'll find each of Action Network contributor Alex Hinton's top player prop picks from Tuesday's full slate of games. Click on any pick or team logo to navigate to a specific MLB prop bet discussed in this article.
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Twins vs. Yankees
Aaron Judge
Over 0.5 Walks
Aaron Judge is coming off a phenomenal month of May that earned him AL Player of the Month honors. In May, he hit .361 with 12 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 runs batted in to go along with a 1.397 OPS.
Judge now leads the MLB in home runs and OPS while ranking fifth in runs batted in. Tonight, Judge is back home, where he owns an OPS of 1.197.
Judge may very well leave the yard again tonight, but frankly, there's little value in betting on him to do so. After being +370 to +390 to homer over the weekend in San Francisco and usually in the +250 to +280 range, Judge's home run odds range from +150 to +190 tonight.
Additionally, the Twins have little reason to give him a pitch he can drive out of the park. That may lead to him drawing a walk or two instead.
After Judge homered in three of his first five at-bats against the Giants, he drew three walks, including one intentional walk. He has now drawn a walk in three of his past five games and 35-of-61 games (57%) this season.
Twins starter Bailey Ober has issued only 12 walks this season, but he has also never faced Judge in his career. Additionally, Judge has drawn a walk in 13 of his last 17 games against Minnesota.
With Alex Verdugo batting behind Judge as opposed to Juan Soto, the Twins may feel comfortable putting Judge on with Verdugo being more of a contact hitter than a power hitter.
Whether it's Ober or a Twins reliever, I expect Judge to draw at least one walk tonight.
Pick: Aaron Judge Over 0.5 Walks (-140)
Tigers vs. Rangers
Matt Vierling & Corey Seager
1+ Hit Parlay
Matt Vierling received an off day in the first game of the Tigers' series in Texas last night, but I don't expect that to cool him off.
Over the last 15 days, Vierling is hitting .395 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 runs batted in. Vierling has recorded a hit in 13 of his last 15 starts, including seven in a row entering tonight's game.
Vierling has not faced tonight's starter, Dane Dunning, but he's hitting .283 with an OPS of .870 against right-handed pitching this season. Batting in the top third of Detroit's lineup of late, he will have four or possibly five plate appearances to find the hit column tonight.
Corey Seager's hitting streak more than doubles Vierling's after last night's game.
Even facing fellow lefty and AL Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal couldn't deter him, as he went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. In that span, Seager has raised his batting average from .236 to .272 and hit nine of his 13 home runs.
Now, Seager has another tough matchup today against Jack Flaherty. Seager has gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts against Flaherty in his career.
However, Seager singled twice off Skubal despite hitting just .244 against lefties this season. He recorded a hit in his final at-bat on Friday against the Marlins, which is important to note in case he needs one against the Tigers' bullpen tonight.
Additionally, given Vierling is nearly hitting .400 of late and Seager has hit for a lot of power, they may also record two total bases. You can parlay both for two bases at +328 at ESPN Bet.
Pick: Matt Vierling & Corey Seager 1+ Hit Parlay (-114)
