The top MLB pick today, Thursday, June 18, 2026, is Trey Yesavage Over 4.5 Strikeouts (TOR @ BOS, 1:36 PM ET). PropsBot’s AI rates the pick at 53.6% Confidence with a 4.0% Edge Score, meaning the modeled probability sits about 4 points above the implied price the market is charging. Best available price: DraftKings Pick6 -137.
Below is the full breakdown — Confidence Score, Edge Score, sportsbook odds comparison, and historical hit rate data — so you can make a data-backed decision before the 1:36 PM ET first pitch.
| Window | Over Hit Rate | Sportsbook | Line | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L5 / L10 / L20 | 60% / 70% / 68% | DraftKings Pick6 | 4.5 Strikeouts | -137 |
| Season | 66% | DraftKings Pick6 | 4.5 Strikeouts | -137 |
| H2H vs BOS | 0% | DraftKings Pick6 | 4.5 Strikeouts | -137 |
Is Trey Yesavage a good Over 4.5 Strikeouts bet vs the Red Sox on June 18?

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Why Trey Yesavage Over 4.5 Strikeouts vs the Red Sox?
PropsBot’s AI models assigned a 53.6% Confidence Score to Trey Yesavage over 4.5 Strikeouts tonight. That threshold qualifies as Moderate Confidence in PropsBot’s framework. The pick carries a 4.0% Edge Score, with a -6.4% Confidence Gap between modeled and implied probability.
Trey Yesavage misses bats, and that is the case for the Over. The rookie’s strikeout stuff has been the loud part of his profile — he has cleared the number in 7 of his last 10, with a stretch of 6, 6, 6, 8, 6 through May. The 53.6% read lands Moderate, and the negative Confidence Gap says the market already prices the strikeouts in. The one flag is the head-to-head column against Boston, which reads 0% — but that’s a tiny sample, and the Red Sox carry a middle-of-the-pack strikeout rate. Yesavage just needs five.
Historical Performance at 4.5 Strikeouts
Start with the strikeout log. Over 4.5 Strikeouts has cashed in 7 of Yesavage’s last 10 — the chart runs 6, 6, 6, 8, 6 across May before cooling to a 5-and-3 mix in June. Across the full season he’s over the number about 66% of the time. The dip to 3 on June 12 is the caution; when his command wanders he works quicker and the strikeouts dry up. But the swing-and-miss baseline is real, and 4.5 is a number he beats more often than not.
Matchup Context: TOR @ BOS
TOR @ BOS sends Yesavage into Fenway against a Red Sox lineup that strikes out at a roughly league-average clip. Nothing about the matchup screams shutdown — it’s the arm’s own whiff rate doing the work here. Five strikeouts in five-plus innings is the floor for a starter with this kind of stuff. The head-to-head history says zero, but that’s two looks, not twenty.
Best Line Available
DraftKings Pick6 has the Over at -137, the number to take. Kalshi (-138) and BetMGM (-150) are a touch worse. -137 implies about 58% against the model’s 53.6% — so you’re closer to fair than a steal; the case is the strikeout profile, not a soft price.
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- Career stats: Trey Yesavage on MLB.com
- Advanced metrics: Statcast page for Trey Yesavage
- Game info: TOR at BOS on June 18, 2026
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