Experts Eye Ketel Marte, Drake Baldwin, and Riley Greene for Thursday Homers
TITLE: Experts Eye Ketel Marte, Drake Baldwin, and Riley Greene for Thursday Homers
Baseball enthusiasts are looking forward to a packed Thursday, July 9, slate, with several sluggers drawing attention for their potential to hit home runs. Among the players highlighted are Arizona’s Ketel Marte, Drake Baldwin, and Detroit’s Riley Greene, each identified by analysts as strong contenders to go deep.
Ketel Marte, the Diamondbacks’ second baseman, has already tallied 17 home runs this season, including a notable four-game streak of long balls to close out June. His power surge makes him a favored pick for Thursday’s action.
Drake Baldwin, an All-Star in just his second season, is also generating buzz. He is projected to have one of the highest probabilities of hitting a homer on the day, facing Mitch Keller, a pitcher who has given up eight home runs in his last 32 innings over six starts. Baldwin recently ended a brief cold spell with a home run over the weekend, and his swing metrics show an uptick in both contact and speed.
Riley Greene of the Tigers is another player on a hot streak, matching Yordan Alvarez’s swing speed over the past two weeks, ranking him 17th in the league and first on his team. Greene has accumulated 24 total bases, including four home runs and six extra-base hits, across his last 27 at-bats, positioning him as a strong candidate to add another dinger to his season total.
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