<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marlins-news-luis-arraez-six-word-response-the-athletic-400-chase');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marlins’ 2B Luis Arraez’s hilarious six-word explanation for ridiculous .400 batting average chase');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/arraez.jpg"></figure><h1>Marlins’ 2B Luis Arraez’s hilarious six-word explanation for ridiculous .400 batting average chase</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-13T10:07:48-07:00">July 13th, 10:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-13T10:07:48-07:00">July 13th, 10:07am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>An MLB player has not batted .400 in a season since 1948. Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-400-batting-average-pursuit-draws-brutally-honest-take-from-jeff-mcneil" rel="noopener">is looking to change</a> that.</p><p>Following the MLB’s All-Star Game Tuesday in which he hit in both of his at-bats, Arraez will enter a second half of the season in which he looks to push toward the .400 clip. He is currently batting .383, hitting 126 times in 329 at-bats.</p><p>Here is <a href="https://theathletic.com/4685061/2023/07/12/luis-arraez-400-marlins-all-star/?source=emp_shared_article&amp;access_token=12902765" rel="noopener">what he told</a> The Athletic on his mindset for the incredible average:</p><p>“See the ball, hit the ball,” [he said.] “I just come here to enjoy it, but also to do my job. So that’s why I’m here. I enjoy the game a lot. It’s a beautiful sport. And it’s special to play this game with a lot of star players and enjoy myself.</p><p>“It was hard to see,” he said. “But I trust myself to say, ‘OK, wait for the ball and hit the ball — and that’s what I did.”</p><p>Luis Arraez <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-reach-rare-feat-vs-red-sox-world-series-contenders" rel="noopener">is becoming</a> one of the best players in baseball. He is an All-Star for the second straight season and in 2022, was named the American League batting champion. He hit 173 times in 547 at-bats (.316 average) and hit eight home runs and 49 RBIs.</p><p>This season with the Marlins, Arraez has hit for three home runs and 42 RBIs. His placement of his hits is something that stood out to Braves first baseman Matt Olson, who was attributed in the story about Arraez:</p><p>“But the guy’s got some of the best bat-to-ball skills I’ve ever seen,” Olson said. “I mean, it’s an art of hitting — of hitting the ball where they’re not. There are very few guys where you feel like he’s actually picking the holes that he’s hitting them in. But that’s really how it seems.”</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marlins’ 2B Luis Arraez’s hilarious six-word explanation for ridiculous .400 batting average chase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marlins-news-luis-arraez-flowers-shohei-ohtani-juan-soto-mlb-all-star-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marlins’ Luis Arraez earns his flowers from Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto at MLB All-Star Game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/marlins-news-luis-arraez-earns-his-flowers-from-shohei-ohtani-juan-soto-at-mlb-all-star-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Marlins’ Luis Arraez earns his flowers from Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto at MLB All-Star Game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-12T12:38:13-07:00">July 12th, 12:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-12T12:38:13-07:00">July 12th, 12:38pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockies-news-elias-diaz-history-en-route-mlb-all-star-game-mvp" rel="noopener">MLB All-Star Game</a> was exciting from start to finish as the National League finally got the victory. Miami Marlins star Luis Arraez, who leads the league <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-400-batting-average-pursuit-draws-brutally-honest-take-from-jeff-mcneil" rel="noopener">in batting average</a>, apparently caught the eyes of a number of fellow All-Stars during the festivities.</p><p>Arraez has made headlines as he has held a .400 batting average at times and is on pace for a record season. As a result, San Diego Padres star Juan Soto <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-arraez-shines-with-rbi-single-in-2023-all-star-game?partnerID=web_article-share" rel="noopener">raved about</a> the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-highest-batting-average-century" rel="noopener">Marlins’ sensation</a> (h/t Jessica Camerato of MLB.com).</p><p>“It doesn’t look hard for him. I always say that hitting is easy; we make it harder. It’s unbelievable what he’s doing. And he’s a great guy. It’s incredible the skill that he has to put the ball in play.”</p><p>Moreover, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, who has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-shohei-ohtani-trade-possibility-conflicting-reports-amid-angels-slide" rel="noopener">entrenched in trade buzz</a> lately, revealed he has been impressed with Luis Arraez as well this season: “Every time I watch him on TV, he gets base hits, like every single time. So it’s very, very impressive.”</p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Freddie Freeman also has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-dodgers-freddie-freeman-blown-away-luis-arraez-push-for-400" rel="noopener">cheering him on</a> in the hopes of ending with a .400 batting average. In the All-Star Game itself, Arraez had two hits in two at-bats and on two pitches.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A typical day in the office.</p><p>Luis Arraez went 2-for-2 on 2 pitches in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllStarGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllStarGame</a>. <a href="https://t.co/8davK2VaiK">pic.twitter.com/8davK2VaiK</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1679139536587169794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At the break, Arraez is hitting .383 with three home runs, 42 RBI, and 40 runs scored. If he continues to hit at this pace, he should be inching close to that treasured mark by the time the season ends, and the Marlins’ playoff hopes hinge largely on the success of his offense as well. All in all, Arraez is catching the attention of some of the best players in the game of baseball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marlins’ Luis Arraez earns his flowers from Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto at MLB All-Star Game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marlins-news-dodgers-freddie-freeman-blown-away-luis-arraez-push-for-400');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Incredible hitter’: Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman is blown away by Luis Arraez’ push to hit .400');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Incredible-hitter_Dodgers_-Freddie-Freeman-is-blown-away-by-Luis-Arraez_-push-to-hit-.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Incredible hitter’: Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman is blown away by Luis Arraez’ push to hit .400</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-11T19:23:22-07:00">July 11th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-11T20:41:16-07:00">July 11th, 8:41pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Marlins second baseman and National League All-Star Luis Arraez has captivated fans with his pursuit for a .400 batting average, one of the most immortalized feats in all of sports. Make no mistake, though, players are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-400-batting-average-pursuit-draws-brutally-honest-take-from-jeff-mcneil" rel="noopener">just as mesmerized</a> by his contact-hitting mastery.</p><p>Even one of the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/07/11/luis-arrez-pursuit-of-400-envy-of-every-hitter-in-baseball/70400392007/" rel="noopener">best hitters of this era</a> is in awe of the 2022 American League batting champion. “What’s he’s doing is incredible in today’s game,” Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman told Bob Nightengale of USA Today. “It’s amazing, it’s fun to watch. He’s an incredible hitter, he really is.”</p><p>Freeman is not exaggerating. Although Arraez’s quest for .400 is in a fragile state at the All-Star break (batting .383), his bat-to-ball skills is truly something to behold. A singles machine who places the ball precisely where he wants to is extremely rare these days. Extra-base power reigns supreme. Yet, somehow the 26-year-old is turning back the clock and exciting fans in the process.</p><p>While Miami’s successful season (53-39) can sometimes feel like a secondary narrative to Arraez’s daily at-bats, which included the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-becomes-first-player-in-franchise-history-to-hit-for-the-cycle" rel="noopener">first cycle in franchise history</a>, they are inextricably linked. His arrival in South Beach can coincide with a monumental postseason berth. That is a lot of pressure to carry, but he remains completely composed at the plate like few others.</p><p>Freeman, who is a pure-hitting savant himself, knows just how difficult it is to accomplish what Arraez has done during the first half of the season. Hitting is an art form. “Most of the time you’re facing three different pitchers, they’re throwing 95-97 (mph), nothing straight, and you’re trying to cover four different pitches,” he said.</p><p>Even if the Venezuelan native does not rally and become the first MLB player to hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941, he is likely to snag his second consecutive batting title, and be just the second man in the modern era to wear the crown in both the AL and NL. Fans should not take the anomaly that is Luis Arraez for granted. Watching him hit is an unexpected luxury in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Incredible hitter’: Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman is blown away by Luis Arraez’ push to hit .400

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-all-star-game-top-prop-bets-featuring-ronald-acuna-jr-luis-arraez');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB All-Star Game Top Prop Bets featuring Ronald Acuna Jr., Luis Arraez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Thumbs-16.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB All-Star Game Top Prop Bets featuring Ronald Acuna Jr., Luis Arraez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-11T12:05:35-07:00">July 11th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-11T12:49:59-07:00">July 11th, 12:49pm</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s Tuesday 7/11 and we are finally at the All-Star break. We have a great All-Star game on tap tonight between the players in the American League and National League going head-to-head starting at 8:00 P.M. ET in Seattle, Washington. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look at our MLB prop bets odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> for this year’s MLB All-Star game.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener sponsored">MLB Prop Bets Odds</a>, Courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>MLB All-Star Game Prop Bets Odds</b></h2><p>Ronald Acuna Jr. to Record a Stolen Base (+390)</p><p>Luis Arraez to Hit a Single (+120)</p><p>Shohei Ohtani to Record an RBI (+185)</p><p>Each Starting Pitcher 1+ Strikeouts in the First Inning (+118)</p><p>Corey Seager to Record a Run (+150)</p><h2>Ronald Acuna Jr. to Record a Stolen Base (+390)</h2><p>Ronald Acuña Jr. is one of the most exciting players in baseball, and his speed on the basepaths is a big reason why he is stealing a base in tonight’s All-Star game. He’s one of the fastest players in the league: Acuña Jr. has been clocked at 30.3 feet per second, which is faster than the league average of 27 feet per second.</p><p>He’s been stealing bases at a high rate this season, as Acuna Jr. has stolen 41 bases in the first half of the season, which is by far the most in the league. He’s been successful on 87% of his stolen base attempts, which is well above the league average of 73%. Acuña Jr. is a fierce competitor who always wants to win.</p><p>He’s also playing in his fourth straight All-Star Game, so he knows what it takes to perform on the big stage, and being as they should allow the players to play more freely in tonight’s game it’s almost a given that if Acuna Jr. gets on base he is attempting a steal.</p><h2>Luis Arraez to Hit a Single (+120)</h2><p>Luis Arraez is one of the best contact hitters in baseball, and his impressive batting average this season makes him a strong candidate to record a single in tonight’s All-Star Game. Arraez is batting an incredible .383 this season, which is almost unheard of in June as second-place Acuna Jr. is hitting .331. He has been a consistent performer throughout the season, with his lowest batting average being .371 on May 27.</p><p>Arraez is a contact hitter who rarely ever whiffs and walks more than he strikes out. He has struck out just 19 times over 362 plate appearances this season, which is a 5.2-percent strikeout rate. The MLB average this season is 22.1 percent. Arraez will have plenty of opportunities to hit the ball in play and just recording a single seems easy enough for him to achieve.</p><h2>Shohei Ohtani to Record an RBI (+185)</h2><p>Shohei Ohtani is one of the most exciting players to ever step foot on a baseball diamond. He is a dominant hitter in the batter’s box as much as he is a dominant pitcher on the pitcher’s mound. As the leading vote-getter in the American League, Ohtani will be starting at DH for the AL team.</p><p>Ohtani has been one of the best hitters in baseball this season, with 32 home runs and a .663 slugging percentage. He has also been a clutch performer, with 10 go-ahead RBIs and 7 game-winning RBIs. As we know the All-Star game is notoriously a high-scoring game we can expect Ohtani to have the opportunity to knock in some runs as he has done in his last All-Star game where he hit a home run and drove in two runs.</p><h2>Each Starting Pitcher 1+ Strikeouts in the First Inning (+118)</h2><p>Zac Gallen and Gerrit Cole are two of the best pitchers in baseball, and they will be starting the All-Star Game tonight. Gallen has been one of the best strikeout pitchers in baseball this season, with 125 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings. He has a strikeout rate of 9.5 per nine innings pitched and a swinging strike rate of 12.7% making it hard on the opposing batters he is facing.</p><p>Cole is one of the best strikeout pitchers in the American League this season, with 123 strikeouts in 117 innings this season. He has a career strikeout rate of 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings, which is one of the highest rates in baseball history. He has a career swinging-strike rate of 14.4%, which is well above the league average of 11.1% and during the first half of the season, he has a 12.3% swinging strike rate. This makes both pitchers have the right tools to get at least 1+ strikeout each in the first inning.</p><h2>Corey Seager to Record a Run (+150)</h2><p>Corey Seager is a talented shortstop for the Texas Rangers, and his impressive performance this season makes him a strong candidate to record a run in tonight’s All-Star Game. Seager has been consistent all throughout his career, with a career batting average of .295 and an OPS of .853.</p><p>Seager is having a great season with the new-look Texas Rangers that are atop of the AL West, with a batting average of .353 12 home runs, 41 runs, and 52 RBIs. Being at the top of the order with great bats behind in the American League lineup there is a great chance for him to cross home plate as long as he gets himself on the basepaths.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB All-Star Game Top Prop Bets featuring Ronald Acuna Jr., Luis Arraez

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This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Luis Arraez’s pursuit of history continues. Through 86 games, Arraez’s batting average continues to remain elite, although over the past few weeks, he has fallen off the pace in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/luis-arraez-marlins-batting-average" rel="noopener">pursuit of the ever-elusive</a> .400 batting average. At the time of writing, the Miami Marlins’ second baseman has a batting average of .383, which is still <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB-leaders.shtml" rel="noopener">heads and shoulders above</a> second-placer Corey Seager (.353).</p><p>Even then, the 26-year old Marlins middle infielder is still within shouting distance, even though he has to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-luis-arraez-highest-batting-average-century" rel="noopener">remain elite from here on out</a> to make history. And his fellow NL East second baseman knows just how difficult it is to threaten the .400 batting average mark, especially when the Marlins have 70 games left on their schedule.</p><p>As New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil pointed out, Luis Arraez still has to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/07/11/luis-arrez-pursuit-of-400-envy-of-every-hitter-in-baseball/70400392007/" rel="noopener">go through a ton</a> of hoops to put himself in contention to become the first player since the legendary Ted Williams in 1941 to finish a season with a batting average of .400 or better.</p><p>“It’s pretty impressive what he’s doing, but he still has a long ways to go. We got half a season left,” McNeil said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>McNeil then doubled down on his pessimism, he believes that the Marlins second baseman won’t be able to pull it off given the sheer difficulty of the task ahead. But if Luis Arraez manages to pull off the unthinkable, he will certainly command McNeil’s respect from now until the end of time.</p><p>“I don’t think [he can do it], to be honest. The pitching is too good. I mean, you’ve got to go 2-for-4 every day just to raise your batting average,” McNeil added. “[But] if he does it, it will be the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.299	0	5	0.719	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.299	0	5	0.719	0

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