Guy Boston played Ben Williamson over 0.5 batter strikeouts at ‑145 on DraftKings. Williamson has fanned in seven of his last ten and 15 of 23 games this season (65%), averaging 0.96 K per contest with several multi-strikeout nights. He struck out once in last night’s 11-5 loss to New York and now faces the same pitching staff that owns an above-average strikeout rate against right-handed hitters. Even though Williamson is batting .244 and performs better versus lefties, his strikeout percentage remains elevated, giving Boston confidence that a single whiff will cash the ticket.

Guy Boston doubled down on yesterday’s Ben Williamson strikeout prop, adding pitch–type data to strengthen the case for the over 0.5 Ks. Williamson has fanned in seven of his last ten games and sports a 24.7% overall strikeout rate, cashing this number in 65% of appearances (15-of-23). Versus left-handers the K rate dips to 20.8%, but Boston pointed out that opponent Max Fried still sets up poorly for the rookie. Fried throws fastballs on 40% of his pitches and owns a 21.2% strikeout rate against right-handed hitters. Williamson’s whiff rate against heaters is a whopping 40.9%, and he has a 100% K rate (two plate appearances) versus Fried’s curveball in limited samples. With overlapping 20-plus percent strikeout profiles on both sides and only one punch-out needed to cash, Boston labeled it “a pretty good matchup across the board” and fired on the over at ‑145 on DraftKings.