MLB Picks Today
On Wednesday’s MLB slate, the Twins and Cubs are continuing their interleague matchup at 2:20 ET, and the Astros and Rangers meet up just after that at 2:35 ET. Some other day games on the schedule are the Angels and Yankees, along with the Diamondbacks and Guardians. At 6:45, the Giants are on the road to face the Nationals, and the Brewers and Braves are facing off as the Braves look to pick up a win after last night’s loss. The Phillies and Dodgers close things out at 10:10 ET in LA.
Moneyline Plays
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves
Brewers (+134) – Braves (-159) | O/U 8.0
Chris Sale and the Braves are 60-52 and are 6.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. Sale is 13-3 with a 2.71 ERA and will be facing a Brewers team that is 63-49 and leads the NL Central by six games. The Braves are favored at -159 on the moneyline, and the over/under line is set at 8 runs. The Brewers are currently +134 on the moneyline.
Atlanta’s offense is 15th in the league with a .238 batting average and 19th in on-base percentage at .302. Overall, they are 21st in scoring at 4.2 runs per game. Marcell Ozuna has been one of the league’s top power hitters, as his 32 homers are 3rd in the league. He also has 86 RBIs. For the season, Ozuna is hitting .297.
Freddy Peralta will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Braves on July 31st. In that start, he gave up two earned runs in six innings. Overall, Peralta is 6-6 with a 3.89 ERA and has a WHIP of 1.19. Opponents are hitting .210 off him, and he has given up 18 homers. Peralta will be facing an Atlanta offense that is 15th in batting average and 19th in on-base percentage.
Willy Adames and Rhys Hoskins are tied for the Brewers lead with 19 homers. Adames is also 8th in the league with 75 RBIs. The Brewers are 9th in scoring at 4.8 runs per game and are 6th in batting average. Milwaukee is also 2nd in on-base percentage. The Brewers are looking to snap a three-game series losing streak and are 19-14-3 overall in series this year.
MLB Best Bet: Milwaukee Brewers ML +134
Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Orioles (-151) – Blue Jays (+128) | O/U 9.5
The Orioles are the moneyline favorites for tonight’s game and are 67-47 overall, which is good for 2nd in the AL East. They trail the Yankees by just a half-game. Baltimore is 23-11 against other teams in the AL East and 33-22 as the road team. The Blue Jays are 52-61 overall and 5th in the division, 15 games behind the Yankees. So far, they are 16-23 against other AL East teams.
Heading into today’s game, the Orioles are the league’s top home run hitting team and are 3rd in scoring at 5.1 runs per game. Baltimore is also 6th in batting average. Anthony Santander and Gunnar Henderson have combined for 61 homers for the Orioles this season. Santander is hitting .246 for the season and .282 over his last 10 games. Colton Cowser is hitting .359 over his last six games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on a tear of late, going 16/30 with three homers in his last eight games. For the season, he is hitting .317 with 22 homers and 72 RBIs. George Springer and Daulton Varsho are also near the top of the Blue Jays’ home run leaderboard. Toronto is 23rd in scoring and 22nd in homers. The over/under line for today’s game is 9.5 runs.
Trevor Rogers is 2-10 with a 4.76 ERA for the Orioles and has a WHIP of 1.55. He is going up against Bowden Francis, who is 4-3 with a 5.64 ERA. So far, he has made 18 appearances and four starts. His ERA at home is 6.25 compared to 4.96 on the road. Rogers most recently pitched on August 1st, giving up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
MLB Best Bet: Toronto Blue Jays ML +128
San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Padres (-149) – Pirates (+127) | O/U 8.0
San Diego is the favorite on the moneyline today, with the odds sitting at -149. The Pirates are at +127. The over/under line for Wednesday’s game is at 8 runs. The Padres are 62-52 overall, and they are four games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Pittsburgh is 56-56 and seven games behind the Brewers in the NL Central.
San Diego has won three straight games and are starting Michael King, who is 9-6 with a 3.26 ERA this season. King is 8-2 with a 3.14 ERA on the road compared to 1-4 with a 4.35 ERA at home. Marco Gonzales is starting for the Pirates and is 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA this year. He is coming off a rough outing vs. the Diamondbacks, where he went just 2 1/3 innings and gave up four earned runs.
Offensively, the Padres are averaging 4.7 runs per game, which is 12th in the league. They are also hitting .265 as a team, which is the best mark in baseball. The Pirates are 19th in the league in batting average at .233 and are 20th in scoring, putting up 4.2 runs per game.
San Diego’s Jurickson Profar leads the team with 19 homers, and Manny Machado is right behind him with 17. Machado is 13/37 with four homers in his last nine games. Joey Bart is 11/31 with two homers in that stretch for the Pirates.
MLB Best Bet: Pittsburgh Pirates ML +127
Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
Red Sox (+123) – Royals (-146) | O/U 8.5
The Red Sox have won three straight games and are 61-51 overall, while the Royals are 63-52 and trail the Guardians by 5.5 games in the AL Central. Boston is 5.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL East. On the moneyline, the Royals are -146, and the Red Sox are +123. The over/under line is at 8.5 runs, and first pitch is set for 8:10 PM ET from Kauffman Stadium.
Offensively, the Red Sox are 4th in scoring and have the best team OPS in the league. Rafael Devers is 15/39 over his last nine games and is currently on a seven-game hitting streak. For the season, he is hitting .304 with 25 homers and 70 RBIs. Jarren Duran is 9/26 over his last eight games and is on an eight-game hitting streak.
Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. are both tied for 11th in homers this year, and Witt Jr. is hitting .343. Vinnie Pasquantino has gone 8/21 with two homers and six RBIs over his last five games. The Royals are 10th in scoring this year and are hitting .253 as a team.
Today, the Royals will have Cole Ragans on the mound, and he is 8-7 with a 3.36 ERA. So far, he has made 23 starts and is holding opponents to a batting average of .214. Ragans is averaging 10.68 strikeouts per nine innings. Kutter Crawford is 7-8 with a 3.81 ERA, and he is coming off a win in his last outing, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up five earned runs.
MLB Best Bet: Boston Red Sox ML +123
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs
Twins (-142) – Cubs (+120) | O/U 7.0
Joe Ryan is starting for the Twins today, and he has a record of 7-7 with a 3.59 ERA. He will be facing a Cubs offense that is 19th in scoring and is hitting just .234 as a team. The Twins are favored at -142, and the over/under line is at 7 runs. Minnesota is 63-49 overall and 24-14 against the AL Central, and the Cubs are 56-60 overall and trail the Brewers by nine games in the NL Central.
Minnesota’s offense is 5th in scoring this year, and they are 8th in batting average. The Cubs are 31-27 at home this year, and they are 31-32 as the underdog. As for the Twins, they are 25-11 as the favorite on the road and 51-28 overall when favored.
Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with 16 homers and 52 RBIs, and he is 8/31 in his last 10 games with four homers. On the other side, Isaac Paredes and Ian Happ are tied for the Cubs’ team lead in homers with 17. Happ is hitting just .227, and Paredes is at .239. Nico Hoerner is 12/38 in his last nine games.
Javier Assad is starting for the Cubs, and he is 5-3 with a 3.19 ERA. He has four quality starts in 20 outings. Assad is facing a Twins team that is 9th in homers this year. Assad’s last outing was a no-decision, and he gave up one earned run across four innings. Joe Ryan picked up the win in his last outing, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up two earned runs.
MLB Best Bet: Chicago Cubs ML +120
Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers
Astros (-120) – Rangers (+100) | O/U 9.0
The Astros are the slight moneyline favorite for Wednesday’s matchup vs. the Rangers, with their odds sitting at -120 compared to the Rangers at +100. The over/under line is currently at 9 runs. First pitch for this one is set for 2:35 PM ET from Globe Life Field in Arlington. MLBN is carrying this game on TV.
Yusei Kikuchi gets the start for the Astros and is 4-9 with a 4.67 ERA. He is facing a Rangers lineup that is 18th in scoring and 16th in batting average. Kikuchi will be looking to slow down Corey Seager, who has gone 9/32 with five homers in his last eight games. For the season, Seager is hitting .277 and leads the Rangers with 24 homers.
Jose Urena is starting for the Rangers and is 3-6 with a 3.70 ERA. He is looking to bounce back from a rough outing on August 2nd, in which he gave up seven earned runs across four innings of work. Overall, he has allowed 10 homers and is averaging 6.16 strikeouts per nine innings. The Astros have a potent lineup that includes Yordan Alvarez, who is hitting .300 for the season and has gone 8/26 with one homer in his last seven games. Overall, he has 21 homers.
Yainer Diaz is leading the Astros with 59 RBIs and is hitting .296. He has also gone 11/26 in his last seven games. The Rangers are 31-26 at home and 23-34 on the road. They are 18-32 as the underdog and 36-28 as the favorite. Texas is 3rd in the AL West and five games behind the Mariners, while the Astros are 2nd in the division and trail the Mariners by a half-game.
MLB Best Bet: Texas Rangers ML +100
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Cleveland Guardians
Diamondbacks (-118) – Guardians (-101) | O/U 7.5
Arizona’s offense has been one of the best in the league this season, as they are 2nd in scoring and 4th in batting average. They will be facing Ben Lively, who is 10-6 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Lively has seven quality starts this season and is coming off a win in his last outing. The Diamondbacks are favored on the moneyline for this one, with their odds sitting at -118.
Brandon Pfaadt is 5-6 with a 3.98 ERA and will be facing a Cleveland offense that is 11th in scoring at 4.7 runs per game. Jose Ramirez is 4th in the MLB with 29 homers, and he is on a three-game hitting streak. Overall, he is hitting .282. Arizona’s Ketel Marte is hitting .300 with 28 homers and 78 RBIs. He has four homers over his last six games and is on a seven-game hitting streak.
First pitch for this interleague matchup is set for 1:10 PM ET from Progressive Field. The Guardians are 67-45 overall and 1st in the AL Central, while Arizona is 61-52 and 4.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Cleveland is 35-18 at home, and the Diamondbacks are 30-27 on the road. Arizona has won two straight games overall and are 8-2 over their last 10 games. Cleveland is 19-15 vs. the AL Central and has lost three straight games.
MLB Best Bet: Cleveland Guardians ML -101
Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Rays (+101) – Cardinals (-119) | O/U 7.5
Brandon Lowe has been swinging a hot bat of late for the Rays, going 16/37 with two homers over his last 10 games. This has helped him move his average up to .275, which is the top mark in the Rays lineup. Lowe will be facing Erick Fedde, who is 7-5 with a 3.34 ERA this year. He is coming off a start in which he gave up five earned runs in five innings of work. Fedde has also given up at least two homers in three straight starts.
St. Louis is favored in this one, with their odds sitting at -119. The over/under line is currently 7.5 runs. The Cardinals are 58-56 overall and trail the Brewers by six games in the NL Central. As for the Rays, they are 57-55 and 9.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.
Taj Bradley is 6-5 this year with a 2.71 ERA, and he has seven quality starts in 15 outings. Bradley will be facing a Cardinals lineup that is 24th in scoring at 4.1 runs per game. Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman are both tied for 12th in the league with 19 homers.
MLB Best Bet: St. Louis Cardinals ML -119
Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners
Tigers (+115) – Mariners (-135) | O/U 6.5
Wednesday’s Tigers vs. Mariners game has a first pitch of 9:40 PM ET from T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The Tigers are 54-60 and their starter is Tarik Skubal, while the Mariners are 59-55 and George Kirby. Seattle is favored on the moneyline, with their odds sitting at -135 compared to the Tigers at +115. The over/under line is currently at 6.5 runs.
RSNW will be televising this AL matchup, and the Mariners will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak. They are currently in first place in the AL West, while the Tigers are 4th in the AL Central. Detroit is 14 games behind the Guardians for the division lead and 20-22 in AL Central matchups. They have an overall series record of 14-17-5.
Seattle is 33-25 at home and 26-30 on the road. The Mariners are currently 59-55 overall and lead the AL West by a half-game over the Astros. Detroit has taken two straight games from the Royals and are 26-31 at home and 28-29 on the road. The Mariners are 40-34 as the favorite this year and 26-19 as the home favorite. Their overall series record is 16-18-2.
Skubal is 12-4 with a 2.58 ERA this year and will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing on August 2nd. Kirby is 8-7 with a 3.04 ERA and a WHIP of 1.00. Opponents are hitting .224 off him this season. Offensively, the Tigers are 22nd in runs per game, while Seattle is 28th. The Mariners are also the league’s worst team in terms of strikeouts.
MLB Best Bet: Seattle Mariners ML -135
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Phillies (+118) – Dodgers (-140) | O/U 9.0
The Phillies are 67-46 and lead the NL East by 6.5 games over the Braves. They are 15-10 vs. the NL East and have split the first two games of this series vs. the Dodgers. The Dodgers are 66-48 and lead the NL West by four games over the Padres. Los Angeles is 21-18 in divisional games and 35-21 at home. The Phillies are 38-21 at home and 29-25 on the road.
Los Angeles is the betting favorite, with their moneyline odds at -140, while the Phillies are at +118. The over/under line is at 9 runs. Tyler Phillips will be going for the Phillies, and he is 2-1 this season. The Dodgers are starting Gavin Stone, who is 9-5 with a 3.63 ERA. Stone has taken the loss in each of his last three starts. The Dodgers are looking to take the series from the Phillies, and the game will be televised by NSPPH.
Offensively, the Phillies are 7th in scoring at 4.9 runs per game, while the Dodgers are 6th at 4.9 runs per game. The Phillies have the 5th best batting average and 7th most homers. Kyle Schwarber has been on a tear for the Phillies, going 14/37 with five homers in his last 10 games. Overall, he has 24 homers, which is 7th in the league. Bryce Harper has 25 homers, and Alec Bohm has 12. Harper comes into the game with a four-game hitting streak, while Bohm has hit safely in eight straight games.
Shohei Ohtani is hitting .306 with 34 homers for the Dodgers, and Teoscar Hernandez is hitting .269 with 25 homers. Hernandez is 12/41 in his last 10 games with four homers. Overall, the Dodgers are 8th in batting average and 3rd in homers. They also have the 2nd best on-base percentage in the league.
MLB Best Bet: Los Angeles Dodgers ML -140
Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins
Reds (-148) – Marlins (+125) | O/U 8.5
On Wednesday, the Reds are favored on the moneyline (-148) as they look to extend their two-game winning streak. Cincinnati is 55-58 and trail the Brewers by 8.5 games in the NL Central. The Marlins are 5th in the NL East and are 42-72 overall, which has them 25.5 games behind the Phillies.
First pitch for this one is set for 6:40 PM ET, and the game will be on BSOH. The pitching matchup is Andrew Abbott for the Reds and Valente Bellozo for the Marlins.
Elly De La Cruz has been on fire for the Reds, going 13/34 in his last eight games with two homers. Overall, he is hitting .268 with 20 homers, which is 11th in the league. As a team, the Reds are 10th in homers and are averaging 4.5 runs per game. Miami’s offense is even worse, putting up just 3.6 runs per game and are 22nd in on-base percentage.
Valente Bellozo is still looking for his first win of the season and is making his third start. In his most recent outing, he went five innings and gave up two earned runs on two hits. As for Abbott, he is 9-8 with a 3.41 ERA and has a WHIP of 1.29. He is also averaging 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
MLB Best Bet: Cincinnati Reds ML -148
New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
Mets (-160) – Rockies (+135) | O/U 11.5
Looking at the moneyline odds for this one, the Mets are the -160 favorite, and the Rockies are +135. The over/under line is sitting at 11.5 runs. First pitch for this one is set for 8:40 PM ET. The Mets are 59-54 overall and trail the Phillies by eight games in the NL East. They are 20-16 against other teams in the NL East. On the other side, the Rockies are 42-72 and are 5th in the NL West, trailing the Giants by 14.5 games. So far, the Rockies are 13-24 in divisional games.
New York is sending Paul Blackburn to the mound, and he is 5-2 this year. He most recently pitched on August 2nd and went six innings, giving up one earned run. For the season, he has an ERA of 4.11 and has five quality starts. Opponents are hitting .231 off him. The Rockies are starting Ryan Feltner, who is 1-10 this year with a 4.97 ERA. In his last outing, he went six innings and gave up three earned runs. Feltner has gone three straight starts without a win and has allowed at least one homer in each of those outings.
Offensively, the Mets are 8th in scoring, averaging 4.8 runs per game. The Rockies are 17th at 4.2 runs per game. New York is also 5th in homers and have a team isolated power figure of .169, which is 6th best in the league. Pete Alonso has three homers in his last 10 games and has 23 for the season. For the Rockies, Michael Toglia is hitting just .147 over his last 10 games and has 19 homers.
MLB Best Bet: New York Mets ML -160
Over Under Plays
San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals
Giants (-161) – Nationals (+137) | O/U 8.0
On Wednesday, the Giants will be looking to complete the sweep of the Nationals, as they have taken the first two games of the series. The Nationals are the slight underdog on the moneyline, with the odds for a Giants win sitting at -161. First pitch for this one is set for 6:45 PM ET from Nationals Park in Washington, DC.
San Francisco is 57-58 overall and 9.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Giants are 4th in the division and are 24-35 as the road team. The Nationals are 52-62 and are 15.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. Washington is 26-29 at home and 26-33 on the road.
Blake Snell will be starting for the Giants, and he is 1-3 with a 4.29 ERA this season. Snell’s WHIP is 1.13, and he is coming off a complete-game shutout. He will be facing a Nationals offense that is 12th in batting average and 16th in runs per game. Snell will be opposed by Jake Irvin, who is 8-9 with a 3.56 ERA. So far, he has 13 quality starts and a WHIP of 1.10. Irvin gave up four earned runs in his last outing and is 6/31 in his last seven games.
CJ Abrams is the Nationals’ leader in homers and RBIs, but he is just 6/31 in his last seven games. On the other hand, Luis Garcia Jr. has gone 12/27 in his last seven games and is on a seven-game hitting streak. San Francisco’s offense is 15th in scoring and 11th in batting average. Matt Chapman leads the team with 54 RBIs and is hitting .243. He has four homers in his last 10 games. Tyler Fitzgerald is 12/42 in his last 10 games with four homers and is hitting .250 for the year.
MLB Best Bet: Over 8 Runs -112</strong
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
White Sox (+177) – Athletics (-211) | O/U 8.5
Wednesday’s matchup between the White Sox and Athletics is set to start at 3:37 PM ET from Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics are the heavy favorite on the moneyline, with odds of -211, while the White Sox are at +177. So far, the White Sox are 28-88 and trail the Guardians by 41 games in the AL Central. Oakland is 5th in the AL West, with a record of 47-68.
The over/under line for this matchup is set at 8.5 runs, and the White Sox will be sending out Davis Martin, who is 0-1 this year. He has made one start and went 3 2/3 innings, giving up four runs. On the other side, Joey Estes is 5-4 with a 4.77 ERA for the Athletics. He has a WHIP of 1.20 this year.
Offensively, the White Sox are dead last in batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS. They are also near the bottom of the league in runs per game and homers. On the other side, the Athletics are 25th in scoring, averaging 4.1 runs per game. They are hitting .230 as a team and are 4th in homers and 8th in isolated power.
Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with 13 homers and 51 RBIs but is hitting just .236. Luis Robert Jr. is hitting .211 and has 12 homers. For the Athletics, Brent Rooker is hitting .290 with 28 homers and 81 RBIs, but is just 5/24 in his last seven games.
MLB Best Bet: Over 8.5 Runs -115</strong
Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees
Angels (+223) – Yankees (-276) | O/U 8.5
Wednesday’s Angels vs. Yankees game will be played at Yankee Stadium and is set to start at 4:05 PM ET. The Angels are the underdog, with the Yankees’ odds sitting at -276. The over/under line is currently at 8.5 runs. The Angels are 49-63 overall and are 4th in the AL West, while the Yankees are 67-46 and are 1st in the AL East.
New York’s offense is the top-scoring offense in the league, averaging 5.2 runs per game, and they are also the top home run hitting team. Aaron Judge leads the team with 41 homers and 103 RBIs. The Angels are hoping that their top power hitters, Logan O’Hoppe, Taylor Ward, and Jo Adell, who all have 16 homers, can help their offense, which is 26th in scoring at 4 runs per game.
Davis Daniel is 1-1 this year and will be making his 4th start of the season. So far, he has a 1-1 record and is coming off a start where he gave up seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. The Yankees are starting Luis Gil, who is 11-5 with a 3.19 ERA. Gil most recently picked up a win vs. the Phillies, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three runs.
MLB Best Bet: Over 8.5 Runs -112
