The Dodgers sit atop the NL West, but the Giants are just one game behind them in the standings. The Giants vs. Dodgers series this weekend begins Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET and one team could take the division lead.
Friday's game has the potential to be an excellent pitching matchup between Giants SP Logan Webb and Dodger SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Dodgers will look to their star DH Shohei Ohtani to help them start off the series on the right foot.
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Top Shohei Ohtani Projection vs. Giants – Friday, June 13
Here is the best Shohei Ohtani projection for Friday’s matchup against the Giants on the PrizePicks MLB board.
Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani – 9.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Ohtani enters this game on an eight-game hitting streak. While he did not hit a home run during that span, he did record two doubles and a triple. After setting a new career high with 54 home runs last season, Ohtani already has 23 home runs this season. His OPS sits at 1.008, putting him on pace to have an OPS of at least 1.000 for the third straight season.
Ohtani has hit for a lot of power, with a20.6% barrel rate and a 62.4% hard-hit rate. During his historic campaign last season, he had a 21.4% barrel rate and a 59.5% hard-hit rate. For a player with his type of power, his career 25.4% strikeout rate is very reasonable.
As good as Ohtani has been, facing Webb is no easy task. Webb has allowed two or fewer runs in nine of his 14 starts. His xFIP comes in at 2.19 — best among qualified starters — and he has a stellar 3.13 xFIP for his career. While he hasn’t missed a ton of bats during his career, he has a 28.5% strikeout rate this season. He has also limited batters to a 5.1% barrel rate and a 39.8% hard-hit rate.
Ohtani might struggle to hit a home run in this matchup. Webb only gave up 11 home runs over 204.2 innings last season. For his career, Webb has allowed 0.6 HR/9.
More Shohei Ohtani projections vs. Giants Tonight
Here are other top Shohei Ohtani projections vs. the Giants for Friday, via PrizePicks.
- 0.5 Total Bases (Goblin)
- 0.5 RBIs (Demon)
- 0.5 Runs (Goblin)
- 3.5 Hits+Runs+RBI (Demon)
- 0.5 Hitter Strikeouts (Goblin)
- 0.5 Home Runs (Demon)
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The Dodgers entered this season as heavy favorites to win the NL West. However, the Giants enter Friday’s matchup just one game behind them in the standings. Find more PrizePicks MLB picks for this NL West matchup here.
The Giants will have their ace Webb on the mound, which could make things difficult for Ohtani at the plate.
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