Partner Content | Phillies vs. Braves picks for Sunday Night Baseball: Strider should dominate at home

Strider’s jersey number matches his K-rate percentile ranking: 99.

Yes, his 41.5% K-rate is in the 99th percentile, per Baseball Savant, which has shown itself with some gaudy strikeout totals so far this season.

Strider has an MLB-high 97 strikeouts over 10 starts, for an average of 9.7 per outing. He’s hit the nine-strikeout mark eight times already.

Atlanta has lost two of Strider’s past three starts, but that is well out of the ordinary. On the year, the Braves are 8-2 when their young ace takes the mound.

The Braves have lost back-to-back games against the Phillies, but Strider gives the home squad a hefty advantage. He went 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA in three starts against Philadelphia last year, allowing exactly one run apiece in those outings.

Taking the Braves on the moneyline (-265) isn’t a very exciting play. But pairing that with a strikeout line Strider is clearing frequently gets us to plus money.

Key stat: Strider owns a remarkable 38.7% K-rate against the current Phillies lineup, as well as a .127 opponent BA.

Quick picks

Braves to score first and win (+104) : Most offences struggle to figure Strider out at all, but that’s especially true the first time through the order.