MLB Home Run Props Picks for Friday, August 19th 2022

Aaron Judge has cooled off a bit in August. After hitting double-digit homers in each of the first four months of the baseball season, Judge only has four home runs in August. Over the past week, he has just one home run.

Judge will be in action today as the Yankees try and rebound from a 9-2 loss to Toronto yesterday. A homer would be just what New York needs as they try and avoid a 13th loss in 16 games.

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With all 30 teams in action today, guys like No. 2 Kyle Schwarber (34) and No. 3 Yordan Alvarez (31) will have an opportunity to cut Judge’s lead in the home run category.

Here are the top MLB home run props picks for Friday, August 19th 2022.

Mookie Betts – OVER 0.5 HRs (+235)

Marlins vs. Dodgers Picks

Betts will go up against Miami’s Jesus Luzardo tonight. The Dodgers as a whole are very good against left-handed pitching and Luzardo is a guy that Betts can take deep.

The Dodgers star is among the MLB leaders with 27 homers this season. Since last Saturday, Betts has hit two dingers. He’s hitting .271.

Luzardo recently returned from an injury that forced him to miss two months of the season. He has started three times since coming back and the Marlins lost two of the three games. In his last start, Luzardo served up a long ball and gave up four earned runs in a loss to the Braves.

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Shohei Ohtani – OVER 0.5 HRs (+425)

Angels vs. Tigers Picks

Ohtani continues to battle to win a second straight AL MVP award. He’s hitting .265 with 27 homers. He’s also 10-7 with a 2.69 ERA on the mound. He won’t pitch today, but he’ll get another chance to go long against Matt Manning.

Ohtani went 4-for-5 yesterday with a homer and four RBIs. He is 1-for-3 against Manning in his career. Manning recently returned from an injury. In his first start back on Aug. 2, he gave up one home run. In his last start on Aug. 13, Manning surrendered 10 hits and four earned runs.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – OVER 0.5 HRs (+350)

Blue Jays vs. Yankees Picks

Guerrero is a man on a mission. He’s batting .282 and has 26 home runs on the season. Guerrero has hit at least one home run in three of his last four games. That includes last night’s dinger in a 9-2 win over the Yankees.

Tonight, Guerrero will face New York’s Jameson Taillon. The Blue Jays star is batting .294 with a homer against Taillon in his career.

Taillon has given up 19 homers this season. He’s given up at least one in his last three starts. In two of those three trips to the mound, Taillon allowed two home runs.

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Jose Ramirez – OVER 0.5 HRs (+400)

White Sox vs. Guardians Picks

Jose Ramirez is due. With 22 homers on the season, Ramirez has just one in the month of August. He will go up against White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn tonight.

Lynn has allowed 13 homers during the season. He didn’t allow one in his last start, but that was against the Tigers, the worst offensive team in MLB.

In his previous three starts, Lynn gave up six home runs. In his career, Ramirez is batting .348 (8-for-23) against Lynn. He has three home runs.