Max Scherzer is scheduled to make his long-awaited return to the New York Mets rotation Tuesday in Cincinnati against the Reds. It’ll be his first appearance in more than a month since suffering a strained oblique on May 18.
If the plan is to ease Scherzer back into action, his return couldn’t come against a better opponent. At 27 wins, the Reds are tied with the Oakland A’s for the fewest in the majors. And their below average offense has been especially futile more recently, striking out at a rate higher than every team but the awful Angels in the last week.
This puts tremendous value on Scherzer’s strikeout prop Tuesday. The line is 7.5, and I’m hammering the over for plus money on Tipico Sportsbook.
