Just A Bet Outside urged DFS players and home-run bettors to lock in Matt Olson against Lucas Giolito. Olson has demolished Gio in prior meetings, going 7-for-10 with four homers. Giolito’s four-seam usage is back up above 50%, and Olson carries a .371 xwOBA and 57% hard-hit rate versus heaters from righties. With Truist Park temperatures in the mid-80s and a 10-mph breeze to right, the tout projects Olson’s HR odds closer to +240 than the +300 being offered. He labeled Olson a core play in tournaments and a strong ladder candidate for 2+ total bases.

Mark leaned to Over 9.5 runs in Braves–Red Sox. Summer humidity at Truist Park historically boosts carry, and Friday’s forecast is textbook sticky. Grant Holmes has been merely serviceable, Lucas Giolito is prone to blow-ups, and Ronald Acuna Jr.’s return reignited Atlanta’s lineup. Mark believes both teams can trade punches, projecting a "shoot-out" environment where double-digit runs are well within reach. He likes Atlanta on the money line too, but prefers the total given the offensive upside on both sides.

Cash Out Sports Picks urged bettors to grab Atlanta, noting Grant Holmes’ 2.93 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and three straight quality starts over 30.2 May innings. He’s throttled the current Boston lineup to a .150/.261/.350 slash in 20 AB. The Red Sox limp in on a 0-5 skid, averaging just two runs per game while missing Alex Bregman, Masataka Yoshida and Triston Casas. Lucas Giolito’s overall 5.27 ERA and uncertain form leave Boston vulnerable. With the Braves’ superior talent and Holmes dealing, the tout expects Atlanta to take care of business at Truist Park.

Lindquist likes OVER 9 runs in Boston–Atlanta, citing two combustible starters and a fully operational Braves lineup. Grant Holmes carries a 334 xwOBA and elevated walk rate, while Lucas Giolito sports a 362 xwOBA and has been torched by power from both sides. Ronald Acuna Jr. returning to the leadoff spot, Matt Olson’s 58 % hard-hit rate, and Drake Ball’s 57.8 % hard-hit / .529 xSLG give Atlanta enormous scoring ceiling. Holmes’ control issues add free baserunners for Boston’s own slugging core. With neither pitcher missing bats and rain-out scheduling quirks unlikely to affect hitters, Lindquist projects double-digit runs and is comfortable laying the current –110 juice on 9.

Lonte Smith echoed the Atlanta side but wants to see the number once books re-post after bullpen usage is confirmed. He noted the Braves took two of three at Fenway last week, outscoring Boston 20-13, and Giolito surrendered six earned in that series. Smith cited Giolito’s volatility, Boston’s ‘consistently inconsistent’ offense, and an already overworked Red Sox relief corps missing Chris Martin and Whitlock as reasons the Braves lineup — now with Ronald Acuna Jr. healthy — should get right. Four of Holmes’s five May starts have been quality, so Lonte leans under early but over full game because of Boston’s pen. Tentative targets: Braves ML up to –150 and full-game over 8 if it opens below 9.

Scott Reichel said he will back Atlanta at virtually any reasonable price against Boston. Lucas Giolito sports a 5.27 ERA and was torched by these same Braves for six runs in four innings two weeks ago. Atlanta counters with rookie AJ Holmes, who owns a sub-3.00 ERA at Truist Park and has allowed fewer than three earned in three straight, including two runs over six frames at Fenway. Reichel’s biggest edge comes after the starters leave: Boston’s bullpen has already blown 11 saves and ranks bottom-five in xFIP, while Atlanta’s late-inning group remains top-10. Even if Giolito survives the first time through, Reichel expects the Sox to crumble late, projecting Braves 6-3. He is willing to lay up to –155 on the moneyline and would sprinkle the –1.5 run line at plus money.

Ross Benjamin recommended betting the Braves–Phillies nightcap under 7.5 runs. He cited both aces being in elite current form: Chris Sale owns a 1.62 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and is averaging 6.7 IP over his last five starts, with all five games staying under. Zack Wheeler has been even better in that span (1.08 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, same 6.7 IP average). Atlanta’s bullpen backs Sale with a 1.72 ERA across the last five games, while Philadelphia’s pen carries a solid 3.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and has converted 11-of-13 recent save chances. The matchup data also tilts lower scoring—current Braves hitters are just 60-for-291 (.206 AVG, .240 OBP) lifetime off Wheeler, and the Phillies offense is slumping at .205 over their last five games. Atlanta’s bats dip on the road as well, averaging fewer than four runs per game with a .229 team average. With two workhorse starters likely pushing seven innings each and both line-ups trending cold, Benjamin sees little bullpen exposure and projects a tight, low-scoring affair.

LM Tipster took Braves moneyline because Lucas Giolito (5.27 ERA) continues to fight velocity loss while Atlanta’s offense ranks first in HR% at home. Rookie Gavin Holmes (3-3, 3.68 ERA) keeps the ball on the ground (58%), limiting Boston’s big inning potential. Braves bullpen is fully rested after Thursday’s off day.

LM Tipster fired on Matt Olson to homer. Giolito’s declining four-seam velocity (averaging 91.9 mph) has resulted in 12 HR allowed in nine starts. Olson has a .320 ISO against four-seamers below 93 mph, making Truist Park’s short right-field porch enticing.

Despite playing only six games in 2025, Ronald Acuna Jr. shows video-game quality contact numbers—a blistering 102.7 mph average exit velocity, 84.6% hard-hit rate, and hulking 30.8% barrel rate per plate appearance. Shubham Soni noted those numbers dwarf even Acuna’s 2023 MVP campaign and make him a constant homer threat. Friday he draws Lucas Giolito, whose 5.27 ERA is fueled by 1.8 HR/9 and a declining four-seam spin rate. Soni likes Acuna at +310 to go yard, stressing that Truist Park’s summer humidity and Giolito’s fly-ball tendencies could turn any 102 mph bolt into instant fireworks.

Kenny G circled the Under 7.5 in Game 2 as his favorite way to attack the Chris Sale vs. Zack Wheeler duel. Sale has allowed just four earned runs across his last four starts and is coming off back-to-back one-run outings against Boston and San Diego. Wheeler has been even hotter: 20.2 straight scoreless innings, nine hits allowed, 22 K and a 2.42 season ERA. He also carries a 6-1 record and hasn’t given up an earned run in three straight appearances. Kenny noted both pitchers are capable of working deep, mitigating exposure to Philly’s weaker bullpen, and Atlanta’s lineup ranks only 21st in runs while Philadelphia’s faces a lefty on short rest in the nightcap. With two front-line arms, mediocre weather for hitting and a playoff-type atmosphere, he expects a low-scoring grinder and advised bettors to grab Under 7.5 (and even sprinkle NRFI).

For game two, Cash Out Sports Picks played the OVER. Philadelphia scored five off Sale last month and is averaging 5.2 runs per game in its last ten. On the other side, Wheeler’s lone bad start of 2025 came against Atlanta, who have plated 26 runs in their previous five road games and 14 during the first series between these teams. Add a shaky 4.52 ERA Phillies bullpen and a modest posted total, and he anticipates both offenses doing enough to clear the number.

Cash Out Sports Picks recommended the full-game UNDER in game one. Both scheduled starters have pitched well this season, the series began with a low-scoring Phillies win, and Atlanta’s lineup remains inconsistent. Philadelphia’s park has played neutral, but the Braves’ 21st-ranked offense and the Phillies’ strong bullpen support a tight contest. He projects another pitching-driven battle and believes the posted total is a couple runs too high.

Scott Reichel jumped on Under 7.5 at +120 for the nightcap once Chris Sale and Zack Wheeler were confirmed. He called the number a "gift" because his projection with Sanchez vs. Sale was 7.4; swapping in Wheeler (2.41 ERA, 30.7% K-rate) should push the fair total closer to 6.8. Atlanta’s bats continue to slump (.229 road average, 0.96 HR/G away) and draw Wheeler’s unhittable four-seamer that has limited left-handers to a .192 wOBA. Sale has rediscovered swing-and-miss stuff (14.1% swinging-strike rate) and faces a Phillies lineup that is likely without Bryce Harper (rest in G2 of doubleheader). With both clubs owning top-6 bullpens by WAR, Reichel expects a 3-2 or 4-2 type finish.

Steve Merrill called Atlanta a live underdog and suggested attacking the plus-1 run line at roughly –115. His case: the game projects as low-scoring, which reduces variance and magnifies run-line value. Although fading Wheeler is "scary" given Philadelphia’s 10-1 run and the ace’s three straight scoreless starts, Merrill expects regression and trusts Smith-Shawver in a bounce-back after being shelled by Washington; prior to that outing the rookie allowed only one earned run across three starts. Merrill also noted sharp action already trimming Philadelphia from –170 to –145, signaling market respect for Atlanta. For bettors lacking a +1 line, he advised splitting a stake between Braves moneyline and +1.5 at heavy juice to approximate the same exposure.

Steve Merrill recommended betting the Braves-Phillies game under 7.5 runs. He pointed to Zack Wheeler’s dominant form—19.0 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three starts—and A.J. Smith-Shawver’s 3.70 season ERA despite last week’s seven-run blow-up, noting the rookie had surrendered only one earned run across the three outings before that meltdown. Merrill highlighted that both teams combined for just 10 hits in Tuesday’s 2–0 final, that early sharp money pushed the total from 8 to 7.5, and that each club has cashed the over only once in its last six (Braves) and five (Phillies) games respectively. With a key number of 7 still untouched and both offenses slumping, Merrill believes the under remains the best betting angle.

He also played the over. Ronald Acuna Jr. is back with two homers, Atlanta is heating up, and six of the Phillies’ last nine divisional games have topped the number. Smith-Shawver just allowed hard contact in bunches while Ranger Suarez, though sharp against Colorado, draws a far stronger Braves lineup. Both clubs are swinging hot bats, so the tout anticipates another high-total finish.

Dylan Rockford recommended the Phillies team total over (projecting 5+ runs) against rookie AJ Smith-Shawver. The teenager was torched for six runs by Washington in his last road start and now faces a Philadelphia offense hitting .271 and scoring 5.16 runs per game at Citizens Bank Park. Rockford also noted Atlanta’s recent slump—losers of four of five with a taxed bullpen—reducing the likelihood of late lockdown relief. Given Smith-Shawver’s 11.3% walk rate and Philadelphia’s league-leading chase discipline, Rockford expects plenty of traffic and multiple crooked innings.

JDBetsHQ recommended betting the over 8.5 runs in Braves-Phillies. Both offenses are top-five across most hitting categories right now, with Philadelphia "cooking" and Atlanta’s lineup still loaded. Spencer Strider makes only his second start since returning from the IL—he surrendered four earned runs on five-plus hits to Washington in his first outing—so he may not be in peak form. Ranger Suarez, meanwhile, has historically struggled with the Braves; Ozzie Albies has already taken him deep three times in 20 at-bats. Add in a mild six-mph breeze blowing out and two lineups that can post crooked numbers quickly, and JDBetsHQ expects a high-scoring affair that clears the 8.5 total.

Mills Young played Ronald Acuna Jr. over 1.5 total bases and suggested sprinkling a homer prop as well, confident the Braves superstar’s power/speed combo will translate into extra-base production tonight.

Despite the fact Spencer Strider has yet to top 6 strikeouts since returning from injury, Mills Young is still playing the over tonight. His reasoning: Strider "damn near owns" Philadelphia, a club he has historically carved up, to the point Young jokes there should be a statue of him outside the park. He conceded he will reassess future Strider props if the ace fails again, but for this matchup the rivalry history outweighs the recent under run.

Lonte Smith laid the short number with Atlanta, saying the market over-corrected on Spencer Strider’s slow start. Strider’s whiff rate and velocity are inching back toward career norms, and he owns a solid track record versus Philadelphia. Smith noted the Braves are batting above .280 over their last ten and already took two of three from the Phillies in early April, both wins by multiple runs. He dismissed Philadelphia’s current 9-1 run as schedule-aided (series against the A’s, Rockies, and Pirates) and pointed out that Ranger Suarez’s 6.1% swinging-strike rate gives Atlanta a chance to string together contact against the left-hander. Even acknowledging Atlanta’s season-long dip versus southpaws, Smith believes the offense’s recent surge plus Strider’s buy-low pricing at roughly ‑105 make the Braves the correct side to end the Phillies’ streak.

Albies owns a 4-for-13 (.308) line with two homers off Ranger Suarez and is riding an 11-game hit streak. It's The Final Round said those two data points make him an appealing hit streak continuation bet or multi-base target on May 27.

The tout highlighted Matt Olson as a batter to consider against Ranger Suarez. Olson is 7-for-24 (.292) lifetime off Suarez—"close enough" to the .300 cutoff—and has logged hits in six of his last eight contests. Those trends, combined with Olson’s power profile, make him a viable over-0.5-hit or HR prop dart.

Just A Bet Outside recommended circling Braves right-handed power bats against lefty Ranger Suarez. Austin Riley (7-for-20), Marcell Ozuna (6-for-20) and Ozzie Albies (6-for-20) all own .300+ averages with pop off Suarez, making Atlanta a premier DFS stack and home-run prop hunt despite Suarez’s solid 2024 surface numbers.

Kenny G is fading the Padres again—he put them on his personal "ban list"—and advised taking Atlanta at –134. He acknowledged Dylan Cease has settled down (no more than three earned in five straight), yet San Diego is only 2-3 in those outings and its once-elite bullpen is down to 3.56 ERA. More concerning is a lineup that has produced 1-2-6-0-1-1-1 runs over the last seven and now ranks 17th in scoring. Kenny contrasted that with Atlanta’s 16-8 home record and said the return of Ronald Acuna Jr. (two homers in two games post-ACL) reignites an offense that is otherwise middling (19th runs) but capable. Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach is admittedly volatile, yet owns a respectable 3.60 ERA and hands off to an above-average bullpen. Ball-park trend favours the host: Truist Park is 15-7-2 to the under, suggesting Cease will not get much run support. Kenny leans under 8 but the stronger position is Braves money line, projecting a 4-3 or 5-3 home win.

JD Bets targeted Max Fried’s hits-allowed prop, taking under 5.5 against Colorado. Fried has not surrendered six hits in any of his last five starts, giving up just 3.6 on average during that stretch. Colorado ranks 20th in hits per game and owns a modest .229 batting average versus left-handers this year. JD emphasized Fried’s 56% ground-ball rate and consistent six-plus-inning workload, noting that even deep outings rarely translate into big hit totals because batters struggle to square him up. With the Rockies’ offense scuffling and books hanging a full 5.5, JD expects Fried to allow four or fewer knocks and cruise under the posted line.

Lonte Smith echoed Reichel but added his own wrinkles. He likes Atlanta at plus money because Ronald Acuna Jr. is slated to rejoin the order and believes that presence alone raises the Braves’ projected run total by a half-run. Smith pointed out the Padres have dropped five straight to Atlanta, including three meetings earlier this season. While Michael King’s underlying metrics are strong, his hard-hit rate spikes to 47% on the road, and San Diego is just 11-18 away from Petco. With Atlanta’s pitching staff allowing only 2.9 runs per game at home, Smith expects a get-right spot for the Braves and played them straight up, pairing the wager with the Under because of San Diego’s ongoing offensive drought.

Reichel jumped at the chance to take Atlanta at +104, calling the price an over-reaction to Michael King’s name value. The Padres limp in on a six-game skid and have pushed across just three total runs in their last five contests. San Diego’s OPS drops 90 points outside Petco, and their bats have been held to two runs or fewer in nine of the past twelve road games. Atlanta, meanwhile, is 15-7 at Truist Park and should get a jolt with Ronald Acuna Jr. expected back in the lineup. Even if Charlie Holmes (3.42 FIP) merely matches King, Reichel trusts the Braves’ deeper bullpen and home-field edge. He also leans Under 8.5 because the Padres “can’t hit right now,” projecting a 4-2 Braves victory.

The Bettor Mark advised taking Grant Holmes under 4.5 strikeouts at plus-money. He pointed out that San Diego sits in the middle of the league in K-rate over the last seven days and has historically made contact against right-handers. Holmes has topped four punch-outs only once in his last four outings and rarely works past the sixth inning, limiting his volume ceiling. Mark expects the Padres’ left-heavy lineup to force early trouble and thinks four strikeouts is Holmes’ ceiling, making the under a +EV play.

Donnie Rightside leaned to the UNDER in Braves-Padres even with 75-degree temps and a light seven-mph wind blowing out at Truist Park. He laid out that San Diego’s lineup has cratered during its six-game skid, producing just three total runs in the five losses before Thursday’s extra-inning outburst. The Padres have struggled all season versus left-handed pitching (.218 ISO and .343 wOBA allowed by Nick Pivetta last 30 days notwithstanding), and Chris Sale has dominated right-handed bats while the only two lefties in the Friars’ order—Jake Cronenworth and Luis Arraez—have sub-.200 ISOs against southpaws in the past month. On the other side, Pivetta’s ERA has ballooned above 5.00 over his last 20 innings, but Atlanta’s right-handed heavy lineup owns mediocre power numbers versus righties in the same span (only Riley, Olson, and Ozuna showing plus ISOs). Rightside concluded that the pitching matchup plus the Padres’ offensive funk outweigh the weather boost, making the total too high.

Scott Reichel backed Atlanta on the run line, projecting a comfortable win with Chris Sale in elite form and San Diego stuck in a six-game skid. Sale owns a 1.72 ERA over his last five starts with 8-plus strikeouts in four straight, while the Padres have scored only three total runs over their last five contests before a cosmetic ninth-inning rally on Thursday. Reichel highlighted Nick Pivetta’s extreme home/road split—1.44 ERA at Petco but an ugly 5.21 elsewhere—and noted this game is in Atlanta where the right-hander’s 46% hard-hit rate becomes a liability. With the Braves’ bullpen ranking top-5 in WHIP and San Diego’s lineup batting just .202 versus lefties on the road, he expects Sale to work deep and the Friars to finish below three runs. Reichel will lay the -1.5 at anything better than +110 and would also sprinkle the Padres team-total Under 3.5.

Data Skrive projected nine combined runs (Braves 5, Padres 4) and recommended taking the Over 7.5 at -116. The handicappers pointed to Atlanta’s recent offensive surge—5.1 runs per game with 11 homers in their last ten—and San Diego’s pitching slump (5.21 ERA during a 2-8 slide). The Padres’ shaky bullpen has also led to five Overs in their last ten. With both lineups featuring top-15 home-run threats in Matt Olson (11 HR, .524 over his current five-game tear) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (12 HR on the season), Data Skrive expects enough power to clear the modest total despite Truist Park’s neutral run environment.

Data Skrive sided with Atlanta on the -151 moneyline, projecting a 5-4 Braves victory. Their model highlighted several edges: the Braves have been favorites 37 times this season and won 54.1% of those games (20-17), including a 12-9 mark when the price is at least -151. Over their last 10 contests Atlanta is producing 5.1 runs per game with a 3.72 team ERA, while San Diego has cratered to a 2-8 record, 2.8 runs per game, and a 5.21 ERA in the same span. The Padres are just 2-6 when priced at +126 or longer. Although the implied odds give Atlanta a 60.2% win probability, Data Skrive’s simulation still shows a 53% win rate for the Braves—enough to justify a play given the current form gap between the clubs.

Donnie Rightside flipped his earlier stance and is now buying Atlanta’s +380 NL East futures. He reasoned that the Braves are only four-and-a-half to five games behind despite their 0-7 start and have major reinforcements coming: Spencer Strider is set to rejoin the rotation and Ronald Acuna Jr. is expected back shortly. Meanwhile, key rivals are springing leaks. Philadelphia just lost closer Jose Alvarado to an 80-game PED suspension, leaving the Phils’ bullpen exposed for the next three months and making him ineligible for the postseason. In New York, Donnie highlighted clubhouse turmoil around an unnamed “high-priced player that doesn’t fly on jets,” hinting at chemistry concerns for the Mets. With the Mets priced at +110 and the Phillies at +140, he sees far better risk-reward on Atlanta because the gap in the standings is modest and the Braves could surge once healthy. Rightside’s bottom line: grab the plus money now before the roster stabilizes and the number shortens.

Ben Stevens echoed the sell call on Atlanta division futures. He reminded listeners the Braves dug an early hole—starting 0-7, slipping to 5-13, and sitting 14-18 after their first two May games. Although they have since won 10 of 15 and five of their last seven, Ben stressed they still dropped a series to Pittsburgh two weekends ago and remain five games behind the Phillies. Reinforcements help, but closing that gap against two playoff-caliber teams before October is a long shot. Stevens advised bettors to pass on the current number until Atlanta is within a game or two of first place.

Donnie Rightside flat-out rejected the idea of betting Atlanta at +380 to win the NL East. He pointed out the Braves already trail Philadelphia by five games and the Mets by 4.5 as of May 20. Even with Spencer Strider coming off the IL this week and Ronald Acuna Jr. expected back soon, Donnie noted bettors still have to fade two legitimately good clubs that already own sizeable leads. In his words, "only a fool" would buy Atlanta right now when the Phillies have banked early wins and the Mets are playing well. His bottom line: pocket the five-game head start and look elsewhere for division tickets.

Guy Boston recommended laying the Braves first-five run line (-0.5, ‑120) behind Spencer Strider’s second start off the IL. Boston admitted Atlanta’s lineup is weaker versus left-handed pitching, yet still prefers trusting Strider over Nationals rookie Mitchell Parker, who has been torched for 19 earned runs across his last four starts (all 4.0–5.0 IP stints, including four earned versus these same Braves). Atlanta has covered the F5 run line in eight of its last nine games (seven straight) and owns a rested bullpen if the full-game run line is preferred. Strider’s hamstring looked fine in his return, his four-seam sat 97.3 mph, and Washington’s lineup projects for the sixth-lowest wOBA vs high-velocity fastballs. Boston expects two trips through the order of near-ace level run prevention and penciled in a 3–1 type lead through five.

The tout also recommended the OVER, noting both teams’ recent power surge and shaky relief corps. Atlanta and Washington have gone over in each of their last two and three of five overall; the Braves have six homers in their past three games, while Washington mashed five in Sunday’s slugfest. Over the past week the Nats rank 13th in wRC+, 12th in wOBA, and 6th in ISO, and Atlanta sits 5th in wRC+ and 4th in wOBA. Bullpens are a liability—Washington’s relievers carry a 6.55 ERA (29th) and Atlanta is outside the top ten as well—so any early exit by Strider or further struggles from Parker should open run-scoring floodgates. All signs suggest a shootout worthy of an over wager.

Lindquist is eyeing the over 8.5 runs at Nationals Park but only if the Braves confirm anyone other than Spencer Strider as the starter. His model balloons the total if Atlanta is forced into a bullpen game (candidates include JR Smith-Shawver or Darius Vines) because none grade above league average and Washington’s park plays better for offense in warm, humid weather. In Strider’s lone 2024 start he carried a 5.60 xERA despite 97 pitches, so even if the ace goes he’s not untouchable, but Lindquist would downgrade the wager to a pass. Bettors should wait for an official pitching announcement and be prepared to grab 8.5 quickly if it is not Strider.

Lonte Smith took Atlanta –1.5, explaining that the Braves’ bats have rediscovered their groove—hitting .270 and scoring 4.6 runs per nine over the last 10 games—just as Spencer Strider is slated to return from the IL. Washington left-hander Mitchell Parker has issued three walks per start and been tagged for 19 earned runs in his past four outings, while the Nats’ bullpen owns an ERA north of 6.00. Atlanta has already won three of four against Washington this month and plated five-plus runs in four of its last six overall. Smith therefore likes both the run line and an Atlanta team-total Over, believing the lineup will overwhelm Parker long before Washington’s shaky relievers can bail him out.

Michael Savio said the Over 8.5 at +100 is the best way to attack Braves–Nationals. His logic: Spencer Strider is only two starts removed from a month-long hamstring layoff and threw just once since April 5 after missing most of last year with elbow trouble, so he is still on a feel-out pitch count and vulnerable to a Washington lineup that owns an OPS above .800 the last seven days. On the other side, Mitchell Parker has fallen off a cliff after a strong opening stretch, posting a 9.68 ERA and 1.98 WHIP across his most recent four starts and failing to survive the fifth inning in any of them. Savio added that Atlanta’s hitters are scorching (.300 team average this week) and both bullpens grade out as bottom-third units by ERA and FIP, creating nine full innings of scoring upside. He expects both starters gone early and plenty of crooked numbers once the relievers enter, projecting double-digit total runs.

It's The Final Round observed Michael Harris is 2-for-4 versus Brayan Bello and has a hit in nine of his last eleven starts, warranting consideration for a 1+ hit prop or low-owned DFS play.

It's The Final Round pointed to Austin Riley’s 3-for-6 lifetime (.500) versus Brayan Bello plus a current run of hits in 13 of his past 15 games as justification for using Riley in today’s batter prop or DFS pool.