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Twins at Braves 4:20 pm pacific Braves SP Bryce Elder has pumped out good starts for Atlanta over the past 2 months. He looked strong against the Phillies last week shutting down the Phils for 7 innings. Twins SP Joe Ryan cleared 110+ pitches in his last start and in his career, he has not been a workhorse. Ryan uses a splitter-heavy … [Read more...]
Rockies at Reds 4:10 PDT - It’s a small sample size (13 innings) but Rockies starting pitcher Noah Davis has a strong ground ball lean (61%) to start off his MLB career. It will serve him well today vs Reds hitters that are top-10 in MLB when it comes to hitting fly-balls. Davis has struck out 10 batters in the 9 innings he’s pitched away from … [Read more...]
Red Sox at Twins 7:40 pm Eastern Twins SP Pablo Lopez endured a slew of injuries early in his career, but after an injury free 2022 and his current average fast ball velocity sitting at 95 MPH (highest in his career), his arm is sound. Lopez gets a home start vs. a Red Sox team coming off of a double-header sweep of the Yankees yesterday – … [Read more...]
Marlins at Nationals Nationals hitters are making good contact vs lefties over the past 30 days. Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo is carrying an 0-4 record and an ERA over 6.00 in day games so far this season. Nate starter Patrick Corbin has seen better days and his inflated ERA of 4.81 is justified by his underlying numbers. Bet: Over 4.5 … [Read more...]
Marlins at Nationals 4:05 PM Eastern My bets on MLB teams at -150 or more are few and far between but I have a lot of confidence in Marlins SP Braxton Garrett today and no confidence at all in Nationals starter Jake Irvin. Marlins hitters hold a sky-high ISO away from Miami (ISO is a power/slugging metric). This matchup is ripe for Marlins … [Read more...]
Marlins at Nationals 7:05 pm Eastern Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams is putting up good strikeout numbers, but he's been terribly inefficient often pushing the 90 to 100 pitch mark after only 5 or 6 innings - Williams has not pitched more than 6 innings this season and will eventually turn the ball over to a Nationals bullpen that is … [Read more...]
Angels at Rangers (5:05 pm pacific, Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX) The Angels quietly find themselves in MLB's top 10 of all major offensive categories (batting avg., slugging, OPS, etc.). Halos hitters are also working more walks recently, which will be key tonight vs. Rangers SP Andrew Heaney, who is having control issues - he's walked 6 … [Read more...]
White Sox at Dodgers (7:10 pm pacific Dodger Stadium Los Angeles) This is a tough number to lay (-175) but this is an excellent spot for Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin. He should be backed with confidence tonight vs. a White Sox team that is struggling offensively. Gonsolin holds a 2.00 ERA and a WHIP under 1.00 at Dodger Stadium over the past 3 … [Read more...]
MLB Play of the Day Rockies at Red Sox 4:10 pm pacific (Fenway Park Boston) Colorado Rockies hitters struggle vs. lefties - they are near the bottom of the league in several offensive categories when facing southpaws. Also, no different than in past seasons, the Rockies offense is a different animal on the road compared to Coors Field. The … [Read more...]
Astros (-110) at Blue Jays (+100) 4:07pm pacific (Rogers Centre Toronto) Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez continues to be Houston’s workhorse – he’s as reliable as they come. Valdez has allowed only one run over his last 22 innings pitched and that success is likely to continue today vs a Blue Jays team whose hitters hold one of … [Read more...]
