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MLB Best Bets: Expert Bets and Props to Target for Friday, May 5
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Toronto Blue Jays 
at Pittsburgh Pirates 
Bassitt got clobbered in his season opener but has largely been his normal self since then, logging 6+ innings in four of his last five starts. The Pirates send out Rich Hill, who continues to allow a lot of baserunners and is generally a good fade. It's a nice coin-flip price on the better team and better pitcher.
MLB Best Bets for Blue Jays at Pirates
- Toronto Blue Jays F5 -0.5, (FanDuel -106)
Boston Red Sox 
at Philadelphia Phillies 
Zack Wheeler is an excellent home pitcher, posting a 1.85 ERA in Philly last year (two full runs lower than his road ERA) and carrying that success into this season. Red Sox starter Chris Sale has shown some signs of life recently but has largely been getting clobbered this year. There's a good chance the Phillies can grab an early lead today.
MLB Best Bets for Red Sox at Phillies
- Philadelphia Phillies F5 -0.5, (FanDuel -110)
Minnesota Twins 
at Cleveland Guardians 
Bailey Ober has been sharp since returning to the Twins rotation last week, pitching 5.2 innings of one-run ball in both starts so far. He's in a nice spot here facing Guardians starter Payton Battlefield, who has allowed 17 baserunners and seven earned runs over his last two starts, which lasted just 6.2 innings. The Twins are good value at their short price.
MLB Best Bets for Twins at Guardians
- Minnesota Twins (DraftKings -120)
Baltimore Orioles 
at Atlanta Braves 
Fried has been fantastic since returning from the injured, pitching scoreless baseball over his last three starts. That's just the opposite of O's starter Dean Kremer, who has allowed four or more runs in five of his six starts this year, making this a great spot for the red-hot Braves.
MLB Best Bets for Orioles at Braves
- Atlanta Braves -1.5, (FanDuel -102)
Los Angeles Dodgers 
at San Diego Padres 
Clayton Kershaw has been tremendous this year, allowing one run or fewer in four of his six starts (with only two runs allowed in one of the other games), while pitching at least six innings in every appearance. The Dodgers face Yu Darvish, who was good against them last year over a pretty large sample, but it's also worth noting the Dodgers are 16-7 vs. RHP this year. It's hard not to like them at the short price the way Kershaw has been pitching.
MLB Player Props for Dodgers at Padres
- Los Angeles Dodgers (FanDuel -118)
MLB Best Bets Today Recap
- Toronto Blue Jays F5 -0.5 (FanDuel -106)
- Philadelphia Phillies F5 -0.5 (FanDuel -110)
- Minnesota Twins (DraftKings -120)
- Atlanta Braves -1.5 (FanDuel -102)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (FanDuel -118)
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