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St Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Cardinals at Reds—MLB pick is St Louis Cardinals +140 odds. Starting for the Cardinals will be Kwang hyun Kim. The lefthander has pitched well with an ERA of 1.08 and WHIP of 0.90 in his three starts. Bullpen behind Kim is good. It is two straight wins for St Louis after taking the first game of this series. Sonny Gray starts for the Reds. Team record is 0-2 in his past two starts against the Cardinals. On the season Gray has pitched well but the Reds have a poor bullpen. Cincinnati near the bottom of the league in hitting. Play Cardinals +140 odds.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Miami Marlins Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Blue Jays at Marlins—MLB free pick is Toronto Blue Jays -104 odds. Julian Merryweather throws for Toronto. A strikeout pitcher in the minors who has seen action in three games with the big club. Nine strikeouts in 3 1/3rd innings this year. Elieser Hernandez tosses for Miami. Five earned runs with four homers allowed in his past two starts working nine innings. He averages 4 2/3rd innings per start. Marlins bullpen over six at home. Blue Jays have won ten of fourteen. Past seven games averaging nearly six runs per game. Their bullpen has been good. Play Blue Jays -104 odds.
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Cubs at Pirates—MLB free pick is Pittsburgh Pirates +140 odds. Chad Kuhl takes the hill for the Pirates. The righthander in his four starts has an ERA of 2.70 and WHIP of 0.95. He has allowed one earned run in each of his past two starts. Pirates have won six of ten. Jon Lester counters for the Cubs. He has ben roughed up for fourteen earned runs in his past three starts working 14 2/3rd innings with six homers. Lester is pitching to 46.7% hard contact and his velocity has not dipped under 90 miles per hour. Bullpen struggling for Chicago. Play Pirates +140 odds.
New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Mets at Orioles—Free pick is Baltimore Orioles +117 odds. Asher Wojciechowski starts for the Orioles. He has allowed no greater than three earned runs in his past five starts. This lineup hits for Baltimore. Mets have been playing a lot of twin bills of late. Ariel Jurardo starts for New York. His ERA was approaching six in his past two seasons with the Rangers. He pitched to high contact last year as the strikeout rate dipped considerably. He pitched to 46% hard contact in 2019 and 42% in 2018. Play Orioles +117 odds.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Rays at Yankees—Free pick is Tampa Bay Rays +135 odds. Trevor Richards start for the Rays. The righthander comes off a good outing at Atlanta allowing no runs over five innings. Rays have won five straight against the Yankees after winning the opener of this series. Masahiro Tanaka throws for the Yankees. Past three starts against Tampa Bay the veteran has allowed nine earned runs in 15 1/3rd innings of work. Rays putting up nearly six runs per game on the road. Judge, Stanton and Torres out for the Yanks. Play Tampa Bay +135 odds.
Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Nationals at Phillies—Free pick is Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies over the total of 8.5. Patrick Corbin takes the hill for the Nationals. Past three games the lefthander has given up ten earned runs in 17 1/3rd innings. His lineup is tearing the cover off the baseball putting up 6.3 runs and batting .301 on the road. Aaron Nola throws for the Phillies. Past two starts against the Nationals he has allowed seven earned runs in 12 2/3rd innings of work. Nola has been hurt by the home run ball this year. Philadelphia bullpen carries an ERA over seven. Play Phillies and Nationals over 8.5 runs.
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Braves at Red Sox—MLB free pick is Atlanta Braves on the run line -1.5 runs at -110 odds. Ian Anderson starts for Atlanta. The righty was strong in his first outing holding the Yankees to one run over six innings. He struck out 27.3% of the Yanks he faced and was a strong strikeout pitching in the minors. Ryan Weber throws for the Red Sox. Weber in ten innings pitched this year has allowed eleven earned runs, five homers and nine walks. Bullpen has not been good for the Red Sox. Play Braves on run line -1.5 runs at -110 odds.
Detroit Tigers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Tigers at Brewers—MLB pick is Detroit Tigers +165 odds. Adrian House starts for Milwaukee. The righthander in his past two starts has given up eight earned runs in eleven innings of work. Michael Fulmer throws for the Tigers. He doesn’t go deep into games but he is facing a Brewers lineup that bats only .195 against righthanders. Detroit has won five straight and in their past seven games hitting .335. Play Detroit +165 odds.
Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Indians at Royals—MLB free pick is Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals under the total of nine runs. Zach Plesac throws for Cleveland. The righthander has an ERA of 1.29 and WHIP of 0.66 in his 21 innings. Indians bullpen strong and lineup hits only .198 on the road. Matt Harvey throws for KC. He faces a weak hitting team and my not go deep here turning it over to a KC bullpen that has pitched well at home. Royals have scored two runs in each of their past two games and face a sharp pitcher and relief corps. Play Indians and Royals under nine.
Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
White Sox at Twins—MLB free pick is Chicago White Sox -110 odds. Dallas Keuchel will throw for the White Sox. The lefty in seven starts has an ERA of 2.70 and WHIP of 1.03. His bullpen has performed well on the road and this team can hit. Michael Pineda starts for the Twins. He returns from suspension. He makes his first start of the year. He was a victim of 39.3% hard contact last year. Twins have lost six straight and White Sox have won ten of twelve. They have struggled to score runs at home. Play White Sox -110 odds.
Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Rangers at Astros—Free pick is Texas Rangers and Houston Astros under the total of nine runs. Framber Valdez throws for Houston. The lefty has pitched well with an ERA of 2.35 and WHIP of 1.10 in his five starts. He reaches into the seventh inning. His bullpen has been good at home. Luis Garcia throws for Texas. A good strikeout pitcher has had success pitching against the Astros. Rangers struggle to score on the road and against lefty’s. Play Texas and Houston under nine.
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Giants at Rockies—MLB free pick is San Francisco Giants +100 odds. Kevin Gausman goes for San Francisco. Three earned runs or fewer allowed in six of eight starts. Giants have won nine of twelve. Jon Gray counters for Colorado. On the road Gray has an ERA of 6.44 and Rockies bullpen at home sits with an ERA of 8.14. Rockies in their home games on this home stand has averaged only 2.5 runs per game. Play Giants +100 odds.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. LA Dodgers Pick Prediction 9/1/2020
Diamondbacks at Dodgers—MLB pick is LA Dodgers on the run line -1.5 runs at -125 odds. Julio Urias will get the start for the Dodgers. His numbers have been better at home with an ERA of 2.35 and WHIP of 1.17. LA bullpen has been outstanding at home. Past five wins have come by two runs or greater. Alex Young throws for Arizona. His ERA is approaching five in three starts and has allowed four homers in 13 1/3rd innings. Diamondbacks bullpen carries and ERA over six on the road and have lost ten of eleven. Lineup struggles for runs and hit poorly against lefthanders. Play Dodgers on the run line -1.5 runs at -125 odds.