MLB Picks Today
There are three games starting at 6:40 ET, with the Cardinals and Pirates facing off along with the Orioles and Marlins. The Tigers and Guardians will also meet up in an AL Central matchup. At 7:05 ET, the Mets and Yankees face off in New York, and we also have an AL East matchup between the Rays and Blue Jays. In Colorado, we have an interleague game between the Red Sox and Rockies and to close out the night, the Dodgers will host the Giants.
Moneyline Plays
Los Angeles Angels vs. Seattle Mariners
Angels (+155) – Mariners (-185) | O/U 7.0
Seattle is the heavy favorite on the moneyline tonight at -185, and they are currently tied with the Astros for the AL West lead. The Mariners are 53-49 overall, while the Angels are 43-57 and nine games behind Houston. First pitch is set for 9:40 PM ET from T-Mobile Park, and RSNW is carrying the game on TV.
Seattle’s offense is 28th in scoring at 3.8 runs per game, and they are hitting just .217 as a team. The Angels are 26th in scoring and are hitting .235 overall. José Soriano will be on the mound for the Angels and is 5-7 with a 3.71 ERA. He will be looking to build off a good outing vs. Seattle last time out. As for the Mariners, they are going with Logan Gilbert, who is 6-5 with a 2.79 ERA and has a WHIP of .87.
Jo Adell leads the Angels with 15 homers but is hitting just .199. Zach Neto is 14/34 in his last 10 games and is hitting .257 overall. Logan O’Hoppe has gone 9/31 over his last nine games. Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez is hitting .263 and has 11 homers. He is 2/13 over his last four games. Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 20 homers but is hitting just .210.
MLB Best Bet: Los Angeles Angels ML +155
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Cardinals (+152) – Pirates (-180) | O/U 7.5
Paul Skenes is starting for the Pirates and is 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA. He is facing off against the Cardinals, who are 52-48 and trail the Brewers by five games in the NL Central. The Pirates are 51-49 and trail the Brewers by six games. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET from PNC Park.
St. Louis is 26-26 on the road this year and 15-15 in divisional games. The Pirates are 25-25 at home and 16-14 against other NL Central teams. The Cardinals are the underdog today at +152, while the Pirates are -180. The over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs.
Andrew McCutchen is on an eight-game hitting streak for the Pirates and has gone 10/35 over his last nine games. Joey Bart and Oneil Cruz have also gone deep in their last seven games. Bryan Reynolds is hitting .288 with 18 homers and 61 RBIs for the Pirates.
St. Louis is sending Lance Lynn to the mound, and he is 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA. In his last outing, he went six innings and gave up two earned runs. For the season, opponents are hitting .249 off him. His road ERA is 6.85 compared to 3.99 at home.
Alec Burleson is 14/37 with three homers over his last nine games for the Cardinals. He has 18 homers overall, which is 2nd on the team. Nolan Gorman is hitting .206 but has 19 homers. Overall, the Cardinals are 10th in batting average and are scoring 4.2 runs per game.
MLB Best Bet: St. Louis Cardinals ML +152
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Minnesota Twins
Phillies (-159) – Twins (+135) | O/U 8.0
Philadelphia is 63-37 this season and leads the NL East by 8.5 games over the Braves. The Phillies are 15-10 against other teams in the division. Minnesota is 55-44 and trails the Guardians by four games in the AL Central. The Twins are 19-13 against other teams in the division. The Phillies have dropped two straight series, while the Twins have lost two series in a row.
Philadelphia is the -159 favorite today, and the over/under line is set at eight runs. The Twins are 44-26 as the favorite this year and 5-3 as the underdog at home. The Phillies are 55-29 as the favorite and 8-8 as the underdog. Minnesota is 28-20 at home, and the Phillies are 37-16 at home.
Carlos Correa is hitting .308 for the Twins and leads the team with 47 RBIs. He has also gone deep 13 times. Alec Bohm is hitting .296 for the Phillies and has 11 homers and 71 RBIs. Bryce Harper is hitting .297 for the Phillies and has 23 homers. Over his last nine games, Trea Turner is 11/35 with four homers and eight RBIs.
Minnesota’s offense is 6th in scoring at 4.9 runs per game, and the Phillies are 4th at 4.9 runs per game. The Twins are also among the league leaders in home runs, batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Philadelphia is 6th in homers and 3rd in batting average.
Right-hander Zack Wheeler is 10-4 with a 2.70 ERA for the Phillies and has 14 quality starts. He is averaging 9.72 strikeouts per nine innings. For the Twins, Simeon Woods Richardson is 3-1 with a 3.51 ERA and has a WHIP of 1.15. He has made five quality starts and has not lost a game since May 30th.
MLB Best Bet: Minnesota Twins ML +135
New York Mets vs. New York Yankees
Mets (+134) – Yankees (-159) | O/U 8.5
Jose Quintana will be on the mound for the Mets, and he is 4-6 with a 4.13 ERA this season. His WHIP is 1.26, and he is coming off a loss vs. the Rockies. Facing off against him will be a Yankees lineup that leads the majors in scoring and has the top slugging percentage in the league. They have also gone deep 146 times, which is the most in the MLB.
As for the Mets offense, they are 8th in scoring at 4.8 runs per game and are 5th in homers. Francisco Lindor has three homers over his last six games and is hitting .256 with 19 homers for the season. Pete Alonso is tied with him for the team lead with 19 homers but is hitting just .241. The Mets are the underdog in this one, with the Yankees being favored at -159.
New York’s starter, Luis Gil, is 10-5 with a 3.17 ERA and a WHIP of 1.08. Opposing hitters are batting just .166 off him. So far, he has nine quality starts. The Mets are 51-48 and trail the Phillies by 11.5 games in the NL East. The Yankees are 60-42 and trail the Orioles by 1.5 games in the AL East. First pitch is set for 7:05 PM ET from Yankee Stadium.
MLB Best Bet: New York Mets ML +134
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
Brewers (+100) – Cubs (-119) | O/U 8.5
Willy Adames and the Brewers offense will be looking to take advantage of a Cubs pitching staff that will be starting Jameson Taillon, who is 7-4 with a 3.10 ERA this year. Milwaukee comes into today’s game leading the NL Central by five games over the Cardinals, while the Cubs are 4th in the division and trail the Brewers by nine games. The Cubs are the slight favorite at -119, and the over/under line is sitting at 8.5 runs.
Christopher Morel has been one of the Cubs’ biggest power threats this season, as he is 11th in the league with 18 homers. Morel will be facing off against right-hander Colin Rea, who is 9-3 with a 3.77 ERA. Rea has six quality starts this year and is averaging 6.51 strikeouts per nine innings. So far, he is 6-2 with a 3.86 ERA at home and 3-1 with a 4.03 ERA on the road.
Offensively, the Brewers are 2nd in OBP and 3rd in walks, and they are also 5th in team batting average. The Cubs are 23rd in runs per game and are near the bottom of the league in team batting average and slugging percentage. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 59 RBIs and is 2nd on the team with 16 homers, but he is hitting just .237 for the season and is 4/23 in his last seven games.
MLB Best Bet: Chicago Cubs ML -119
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals
Diamondbacks (-121) – Royals (+101) | O/U 9.5
Arizona is 51-50 and they are starting Jordan Montgomery, who is 6-5 with a 6.44 ERA this year. He is facing a Royals offense that is 12th in scoring at 4.6 runs per game. Kansas City is 56-45 and four games behind the Guardians in the AL Central. The Diamondbacks are -121 road favorites for this game, and the over/under line is 9.5 runs.
The Royals are 35-18 at home and 21-27 on the road. As the underdog, they are 26-30 this year and 30-15 when favored. Kansas City’s overall series record is 15-16-1. Alec Marsh is starting for the Royals, and he is 7-6 with a 4.52 ERA. His WHIP for the season is 1.23, and he has five quality starts in 18 appearances. Marsh has won two straight starts.
Arizona’s offense is 5th in scoring at 4.9 runs per game, and they are 7th in team batting average. Ketel Marte is hitting .291 and has two homers and seven RBIs in his last seven games. Christian Walker is 7th in the league in RBIs with 68. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 18 homers and 69 RBIs and is 17/31 in his last eight games with three homers. Salvador Perez has homered three times in his last eight games.
MLB Best Bet: Arizona Diamondbacks ML -121
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
White Sox (+107) – Rangers (-126) | O/U 7.5
Chicago is currently on an eight-game losing streak and they are 27-75 overall, which has them 5th in the AL Central. The Rangers are favored on the moneyline (-126) and their record of 48-52 has them 3rd in the AL West. Tuesday’s over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs, and NBCS will be televising this game. Jon Gray is starting for the Rangers, while the White Sox are sending Garrett Crochet to the mound.
For the White Sox to get their offense going, they will need better production from Andrew Vaughn and Paul DeJong, as both players are near the top of the team’s home run leaderboard but are batting just .236 and .225 for the season, respectively. DeJong is also on a five-game hitting streak but is just 5/26 in his last eight games. Tommy Pham has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 10/33 in his last eight games with one homer. Chicago’s offense has really struggled this season, as they are last in the league in on-base percentage and OPS. Overall, they are averaging just 3.1 runs per game, which is the worst mark in the league. So far, they have been a bad home and road team, averaging 3.1 runs per game in both situations.
Over the last eight games, Marcus Semien has been swinging the bat well for the Rangers, going 10/29 with two homers. This has pushed his season average to .241, and he leads the team with 52 RBIs. Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia are also at the top of the Rangers’ home run leaderboard, with 18 and 17 homers, respectively. Seager is batting .262 for the season, and Garcia is hitting just .205. Josh Smith and Leody Taveras have been struggling at the plate for the Rangers, with Smith going 2/24 in his last eight games and Taveras going 4/25. Currently, Nathaniel Lowe is on a four-game hitting streak for the Rangers, while Wyatt Langford has a three-game streak going.
Garrett Crochet gets the start for the White Sox today as he faces the Rangers on the road. So far this season, he has made 20 starts and has a record of 6-6 with an ERA of 3.02. Crochet’s WHIP for the season is currently .95, and opponents are batting .194 off the left-hander this year. In his 20 starts, Crochet has turned in 11 quality starts and is coming off an outing in which he didn’t allow a run. In that start vs. the Pirates, he went 2 innings and gave up just one hit. Crochet has not taken a loss in his last six outings.
MLB Best Bet: Texas Rangers ML -126
Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics
Astros (-133) – Athletics (+113) | O/U 8.5
Osvaldo Bido is starting for the Athletics, and he will be facing off against Jake Bloss for the Astros. Houston is currently on a two-game losing streak, but they are still 1st in the AL West with a record of 52-48. The Athletics are 5th in the AL West and have an overall record of 40-62.
At home, the Athletics are 25-26 compared to 15-36 on the road. As the underdog, Oakland is 31-59 this season, and they are 9-3 when favored. So far, they have gone 6-4 in their last 10 games overall. The Astros are currently 52-48 overall, and they are 24-27 on the road. Houston is currently tied for the lead in the AL West with the Mariners.
Yordan Alvarez has 20 homers for the Astros this season, which is 9th in the league. He is also hitting .301. Jose Altuve has gone deep 14 times this year and is on a seven-game hitting streak. Kyle Tucker has 19 homers for the Astros. As a team, they are 10th in homers and have the best slugging percentage in the league. The Athletics are 24th in scoring and have a team batting average of .230, but they are 4th in homers.
The over/under line for tonight’s game is 8.5 runs, and the Athletics are +113 underdogs. The Astros are -133 on the moneyline. First pitch is set for 9:40 PM ET at Oakland Coliseum.
MLB Best Bet: Houston Astros ML -133
San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Giants (+121) – Dodgers (-142) | O/U 8.5
The Giants are 12 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and are 48-53 overall. As for the Dodgers, they are 60-41 and have won four straight games. Los Angeles is the -142 moneyline favorite, and the over/under line is 8.5 runs. The game gets started at 10:10 PM ET.
San Francisco is 16-17 in divisional games and 0-1 vs. the Dodgers in this series. They will be sending Jordan Hicks to the mound, who is 4-6 with a 3.79 ERA. Hicks has three quality starts this year and is coming off a rough outing where he gave up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings of work.
Shohei Ohtani is hitting .312 with 30 homers for the Dodgers, and he is 5th in the league in RBIs. Teoscar Hernandez is also swinging a hot bat for the Dodgers, as he is on a nine-game hitting streak and is 11/28 in his last seven games.
On the other side, the Giants offense is 15th in scoring and 12th in batting average. Mike Yastrzemski is 11/27 in his last eight games, and Tyler Fitzgerald is 4/8 in his last three games with three homers.
First pitch is set for 10:10 PM ET, and the game will be televised on SNLA.
MLB Best Bet: Los Angeles Dodgers ML -142
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Rays (+131) – Blue Jays (-157) | O/U 8.5
On Tuesday, the Blue Jays are favored at -157, and they are 45-54, which has them in 5th in the AL East. The Rays are 4th in the division and trail the Orioles by 10.5 games. Overall, they are 50-50. First pitch for this matchup is set for 7:07 PM ET. The over/under line is at 8.5 runs.
Shawn Armstrong is starting for the Rays, and he is 2-2 with a 5.91 ERA. Armstrong has made five starts and 36 appearances. He is facing a Blue Jays lineup that is 25th in scoring at 4.1 runs per game. Toronto’s team OPS of .689 is 20th in the league.
Jose Berrios is starting for the Blue Jays, and he is 8-7 with a 4.01 ERA. He is coming off a rough outing vs. the Diamondbacks, where he gave up five earned runs in four innings. So far, he has a total of 12 quality starts. The Blue Jays offense is led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is hitting .292 with 16 homers and 59 RBIs.
Offensively, the Rays are last in scoring at 3.9 runs per game. Randy Arozarena has three homers over his last six games, and overall, he is 2nd on the team with 15 homers. Yandy Diaz is hitting .273 and has 46 RBIs. Isaac Paredes leads the team with 51 RBIs and 16 homers but is hitting just .252.
MLB Best Bet: Toronto Blue Jays ML -157
Over Under Plays
Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
Red Sox (-162) – Rockies (+136) | O/U 10.5
Coors Field in Denver will be the site of an interleague matchup between the Red Sox and Rockies on Tuesday night. Boston is favored on the moneyline and is currently on a four-game losing streak. They are 53-46 overall and trail the Orioles by seven games in the AL East. As for the Rockies, they are 37-64 and are 23 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. First pitch is set for 8:40 PM ET.
So far, the Rockies are 23-28 at home and have gone 14-36 on the road. They are yet to win a game as the favorite and are 37-64 overall in this category. As for the Red Sox, they are 13-4 as the road favorite and 30-20 overall. Boston’s overall series record is 16-11-5.
Colorado’s offense has been pretty average this year, as they are 19th in runs scored and 11th in team batting average. As for the Red Sox, they are 9th in scoring and have been even better on the road, averaging five runs per game. Boston is also 4th in team batting average. Jarren Duran comes into the game with a six-game hitting streak and is batting .419 over his last seven games.
Cooper Criswell will be on the mound for the Red Sox and is 3-4 with a 4.50 ERA. His WHIP for the season is 1.28. Criswell will be facing a Rockies lineup that has been led by Ezequiel Tovar of late, as he is 14/29 with four homers over his last six games. Tovar is also 2nd on the team with a batting average of .280.
Ty Blach is 3-5 with a 5.46 ERA for the Rockies and is averaging 4.85 strikeouts per nine innings. He will be facing a Red Sox lineup that has Rafael Devers, who is 6th in the majors with 23 homers and 13th with 62 RBIs. He is also hitting .284. Tyler O’Neill is 11th in the majors with 18 homers and is batting .265 for the Red Sox.
MLB Best Bet: Over 10.5 Runs -118
