Stitches Backs $50 on Marlins Vs Rays With Junk Angle

For marlins vs rays on Friday, the Post went with Miami and told readers to play $50 on the Marlins. The pick centered on Janson Junk’s recent profile and Jesse Scholtens’ shaky run prevention, giving bettors a direct side to follow rather than a broad preview.

Janson Junk And The Marlins

Junk was the main reason Miami landed the recommendation. He had allowed just one run over his previous 16 1/3 innings before the Nationals game, but the preview also noted that he was set ablaze by Washington and gave up four runs in that outing.

That split is the friction inside the handicap. Junk’s recent stretch showed enough steady work to keep Miami in the conversation, yet the four-run lapse against the Nationals made the pick hinge on whether the better version of him shows up Friday.

Jesse Scholtens’ Numbers

Scholtens gave the other side little support. He had appeared in six games, made just two starts, and surrendered seven runs over 10 1/3 innings, a line that left the Rays’ pitching case thinner in the preview than Miami’s.

The same piece also pointed to Chase Dollander, who gave up three runs on five hits in just one inning and allowed a Ryan O’Hearn home run before the Pirates beat the Rockies 7-2. Those notes sat outside the Marlins-Rays pick, but they showed the broader method behind the handicap: recent pitcher form drove the betting view.

Stitches’ Pick

The recommendation came from Stitches, who has been handicapping baseball daily for the Post since 2019 and has finished in the black twice. That background frames the $50 play on Miami as a deliberate betting call, not a casual lean, and it leaves readers with a simple move: side with the Marlins if they want the same angle the preview took on Friday.