Best YRFI Bets Today: Fade Cooper Criswell Against Aaron Judge and Juan Soto

With Cooper Criswell listed as the starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees top of their order will be in a position to open up the scoring early off the bats of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. After that takes place, we turn our attention towards the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants as a pair of underwhelming pitchers are set to take the mound.

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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees - Cooper Criswell vs. Nestor Cortes (7:15 PM, EST)

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In the midst of a tight race against Baltimore for the AL East division title, the New York Yankees need to string together a hot stretch of play in order to pull away from the Orioles. Winning the division is critical this season as both the Yankees and Orioles possess two of the best records in the AL, meaning the winner of the division will secure a bye for the first round of the playoffs while the loser will have to start in the wildcard round.

Should the Yankees want to increase their chances of making a run to the World Series with a bye in the playoffs, then they must continue to rely on their elite top of the order to help kick start the rest of the offense. Current MVP front runner Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have made up for a majority of the Yankees offensive production, contributing to their near top of the league marks in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage.

Against the Red Sox rotational pitcher Cooper Criswell, the Yankees elite top of their order will be in a position to open up the scoring early as Criswell has struggled with avoiding contact. In 23 appearances, Criswell has generated an ERA of 4.11, a WHIP of 1.337, a FIP of 4.09, and over one Hit Against per Inning Pitched. The Red Sox back end has also struggled to provide Criswell the coverage he needs as the Red Sox defense ranks 19th in Defensive Efficiency.

On the other side of the field, the Red Sox offense has been as equally productive as the Yankees as they also rank above league average in the same previously mentioned offensive metrics. Every bit of their offensive production will be needed to help match the Yankees scoring pace as they draw a tougher assignment in Nestor Cortes. Cortes has excelled at limiting the number of opposing runners on base this season as he possesses a WHIP of 1.151 and ERA of 3.97.

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants - Frankie Montas vs. Hayden Birdsong (9:45 PM, EST)

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After the conclusion of our first YRFI, we turn our attention towards the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants as a pair of unproductive pitchers are set to take the mound. Getting the win is crucial for the Brewers as time is running up for them to secure a bye in the playoffs. With less than 20 games remaining, the Brewers are currently three games back from the Dodgers for one of the two byes.

Fortunately for Milwaukee, their offense will have an opportunity to continue to play at a high rate as they are set to face off against the Giants Hayden Birdsong. Birdsong has been horrific in his brief attempts at limiting opposing offensive production this season, taking the mound with an ERA of 5.19, a WHIP of 1.500, and FIP of 5.41. 

As for the Giants, their regressing offense gets the opportunity to round back into form as they are set to face off against the Brewers newly acquired Frankie Montas. Like Birdsong, Montas has also struggled with limiting the number of opposing scoring opportunities as he enters the contest with a WHIP of 1.368 and 76 Runs Allowed in 132.1 Innings Pitched. Expect a bounceback performance from the Giants, potentially opening up the scoring early in the process.

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