None of the top MLB strikeout leaders will be in action today, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any value in strikeouts props today.

MLB Bookies

Two Cy Young contenders – Alek Manoah in the AL and Sandy Alcantara in the NL – will be on the mound today and former three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers tonight.

Are any of the three worth playing in tonight’s MLB strikeouts props picks for Friday, July 15, 2022? Here’s a look at the best plays tonight.

Hunter Greene – OVER 5.5 Ks (-135)

Reds vs. Cardinals Predictions

Greene is still a project, but one thing is certain. He can strike out opposing hitters. He will face an inconsistent Cardinals lineup tonight. In his last start against St. Louis, Greene struck out seven.

While he is only 3-10 on the season, Greene is coming off what might be his best start of the season. He pitched six innings, gave up one earned run, and struck out nine as the Reds beat the Rays.

Greene has struck out at least six batters in 11 of his last 14 starts. St. Louis has been striking out at a 22.9 percent rate against right-handers over the last two weeks.

MLB Totals Odds

Clayton Kershaw – OVER 6.5 Ks (-122)

Dodgers vs. Angels Predictions

Kershaw has been solid since returning from injury. He is 6-2 with a 2.40 ERA for the season. In his last two starts, Kershaw has pitched 14.2 innings and allowed one earned run. He also has 18 strikeouts and went Over this prop in both games.

Tonight, he’ll face a struggling Angels team that actually leads the majors in strikeouts per game. The Angels whiff an average of 9.81 times per game. Over the last 14 days against left-handed pitchers, the Angels strikeout rate is 35 percent.

Robbie Ray – OVER 6.5 Ks (-140)

Mariners vs. Rangers Predictions

Ray has been on top of his game over the last two months. He has gone six straight starts allowing 0 or 1 earned run. In his last three starts, Ray has 26 strikeouts and will get his seven tonight.

Texas hits the ball well, but they strikeout a lot too. The Rangers whiff 8.56 times per game and with the way Ray is pitching getting to seven won’t be a problem.

MLB Totals Picks

Brandon Woodruff – OVER 6.5 Ks (-152)

Brewers vs. Giants Predictions

Since returning from injury, Woodruff has been outstanding. He has 27 strikeouts over 17 innings in three starts. That’s 9 Ks per start.

Woodruff will face the Giants tonight. They are a pretty strikeout prone team. San Francisco strikes out the eighth-most times per game in MLB (8.78).

Last night, San Francisco struck out 10 times against Brewers starter Corbin Burnes. Woodruff has hit this prop in three straight and he’ll hit it again tonight.