MLB strikeout props for Tue. 8/6: Fade Dodgers with Phils' Sanchez on hill

Sonny Gray over 6.5 Ks (-140 DK)

Rays at Cardinals, 7:45 p.m. ET

Gray has been on fire of late with 26 strikeouts over his last three starts. The St. Louis Cardinals righty now ranks in the 92nd percentile in strikeout rate (30.8 percent) and the 74th percentile in whiff rate (28.4 percent), and he's staring down a great matchup on Tuesday night. The Tampa Bay Rays have the highest K rate against righties over the last week (34.6 percent).

Cristopher Sanchez over 4.5 Ks (-110 DK)

Phillies at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. ET

This is a great matchup for Sanchez to rack up some Ks. For one, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the third-highest strikeout rate against lefties over the last two weeks (34.3 percent). Six batters in LA's projected starting lineup also have a whiff rate above 26 percent against changeups this season, which is great news for Sanchez. The left-hander throws his changeup 34 percent of the time and has a 37.8 percent whiff rate and a 23.5 percent putaway rate with that pitch.