So in my mind it was either Rays F5 at about -125 or this at such a better number. The thing with the Rays' Shane McClanahan is that he has a fairly short leash via pitch limit. And the southpaw has not been very good in his past three. But those were all away. But at home he is 5-0 with a 2.05 ERA in five starts while averaging about 6 innings per. The Royals, who burned me good last night, are without Bobby Witt again and put Maikel Garcia on the IL. Weak, weak lineup so I could see five shutout from Shane. Just need the Rays to get a couple after a disappointing one run Monday.

The Kansas City Royals took game one over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday by a score of 2 to 1. The team generated just four hits, as the impact of not having Bobby Witt in the lineup is being felt. A player that had one of the four hits was Nick Loftin. Loftin is hitting .283 in the month of June, and gets a bump up in the lineup hitting second today. Shane McClanahan has had issues here in the month of June with a 7.11 ERA, and the most pitches he has had over his last five starts is 84. Take Loftin over on his combination prop line, and don't mind a play on an RBI as well.

FanDuel. Shane McClanahan has remained under this outs line in 11/14 starts this season, his first since 2023. After a strong start to his campaign, he’s struggled over his last three starts, allowing 19 hits, eight walks and ten runs in just 12.2 innings. With the Rays continuing to manage his workload, McClanahan is averaging only 79 pitches per start. Even in a plus spot against the Royals, I’m taking the under on 15.5 outs for the Rays lefty in almost any matchup, until the Rays let him off his leash.