MLB strikeout props for 8/2: Small wonder we like this under

Boom! We brought out the brooms on Thursday for a 3-0 sweep in strikeout props . Let's keep it rolling and finish the week strong with our three favorite K props for Friday's MLB slate.

Cole Ragans 8+ strikeouts (+142 FanDuel )

Royals at Tigers 6:40 p.m. ET

Let's kick things off with a plus-money alternate line. Ragans ranks in the 93rd percentile in whiff rate (32.6 percent) and the 87th percentile in strikeout rate (29.0 percent) this season. Now he gets to face a Detroit Tigers lineup that's striking out at a 33.3 percent clip against left-handed pitchers since the All-Star break. Ragans faced the Tigers once this season, and he struck out a season-high 12 batters in six shutout innings.

Frankie Montas over 3.5 Ks (-145 DraftKings )

Brewers at Nationals, 6:45 p.m. ET

This line is surprisingly low, and it's clearly being affected by Montas' last start against the Washington Nationals in which he gave up seven earned runs and struck out only three batters in 4.2 innings. If you take that performance out, the right-hander has gone over this line in six straight starts and eight of his last nine. It's unlikely that Montas will pitch as poorly against Washington as he did two weeks ago, so we'll buy the dip here.

Randy Vasquez under 4.5 Ks (+130 FD )

Rockies at Padres, 9:40 p.m. ET

We've been fading the Colorado Rockies in strikeout props almost daily since the All-Star break, but Vasquez doesn't have the stuff to take advantage of this struggling lineup. The San Diego Padres right-hander ranks in the fifth percentile in strikeout rate (14.8 percent) and the fifth percentile in whiff rate (18. percent) this year, going under this line in 10 of his 15 starts. In two starts against the Rockies this season, Vasquez has given up nine earned runs and managed only two total strikeouts in 6.1 innings.