Free MLB Picks For Today 7/16/2022
Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
White Sox at Twins—Lance Lynn to start for Chicago. Lynn in six starts an ERA of 6.97 with WHIP 1.52. The veteran is pitching to 20.1% strikeouts with 6.3% walks. Ground balls served at 43.6% with 1.16 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.17 which suggests a lowering of his ERA if these numbers hold.
Dylan Bundy to start for Minnesota. Bundy has fifteen starts with an ERA 4.68 with WHIP 1.28. The righthander strikes out 17.9% with 5% walks. Ground ball rate of 38.8% with 1.32 home runs per nine innings.
White Sox have taken the first two in this series after their 8-3 win on Friday. Twins have lost six of eight. Past ten games White Sox bullpen an ERA of 1.80. Lynn has been crushed in three of his past four starts. Play Minnesota -120.
Cincinnati Reds vs. St Louis Cardinals MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Reds at Cardinals—Nick Lodolo to start for Cincinnati. Lodolo in five starts carries an ERA of 4.44 with WHIP 1.60. The lefty a strikeout mark of 28.9% with 7.9% walks. Ground balls dealt at 42.6% with 1.48 home runs per nine innings.
Miles Mikolas to start for St Louis. Mikolas has eighteen starts posting an ERA 2.62 with WHIP 0.98. The righthander records 19.7% strikeouts with 4.9% walks. Ground ball rate is 43.8% with 0.95 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.64 suggests a rise in ERA if these numbers hold.
Cardinals win the opener of this series 7-3 and have won four of six. Mikolas has been outstanding at home and Lodolo an ERA of 5.40 on the road. Reds bullpen an ERA of 5.25 on the road this season. Play Cincinnati and St Louis over 8.5.
New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Mets at Cubs—Game 2 of this series was rained out on Friday. They play a doubleheader on Saturday. Here is Game 1 Pick.
Taijuan Walker to start for the Mets. Walker in fifteen starts has an ERA of 2.63 with WHIP 1.10. The righthander carries a 20% strikeout rate with 6.8% walks. Ground balls served at 50% with limited home runs damage.
Marcus Stroman is on the hill for Chicago. Stroman has ten starts posting an ERA 4.91 with WHIP 1.19. The veteran is striking out 22.5% with 6.1% walks. Ground ball dealt at 43.3% with 1.40 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.02 does suggest a lowering of his ERA if these numbers hold.
Cubs losing streak reaches eight as they drop an 8-0 decision in the opener of this series. New York has won six of nine. Past ten games Cubs batting .203 with bullpen ERA of 4.73. Play New York -134 in Game 1.
Game 2 features Max Scherzer on the mound for New York to battle Drew Smyly of the Cubs. Smyly returned from an oblique injury missing a month and a half. He allowed four earned runs with five hits in two innings at the Dodgers in his return. Play Mets on run line -1.5 runs in Game 2.
Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Royals at Blue Jays—Daniel Lynch to start for KC. Lynch has fourteen starts with an ERA of 4.92 and WHIP 1.55. The lefthander is striking out 22% with 10% walks. Ground balls served at 37.6% with 1.20 home runs per nine innings.
Max Castillo expected starter for Toronto. Castillo in six appearances posts an ERA of 2.30 with WHIP 0.83. The righthander a strikeout mark of 30.5% with 5.1% walks. Ground balls dealt at 50% with 2.30 home runs per nine innings. His FIP is 4.70 suggesting a dramatic rise if these numbers don’t improve.
Toronto evens this series with their 8-1 win on Friday behind 16 hits. They have won three of four on this home stand. Play Toronto on run line -1.5 runs.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Pirates at Rockies—Mitch Keller to start for Pittsburgh. Keller in seventeen appearances carries an ERA of 4.88 with WHIP 1.48. The righthander strikes out 19.5% with 8.8% walks. Ground balls check in at 51% with 0.87 home runs per nine innings. His FIP is 3.98 indicating a drop in ERA is possible with these numbers.
Jose Urena to start for Colorado. Urena has six appearances with an ERA of 2.66 and WHIP 1.48. The righty pitches to very high contact with 9% strikeout rate and 12.4% walks. Ground balls served at 47.1% with 0.89 home runs per nine innings.
Rockies win the opener of this series 13-2 piling up 17 hits. Pirates 19-29 on the road. Three straight losses for the Pirates. Play Colorado -125.
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Braves at Nationals—Max Fried to start for Atlanta. Fried in eighteen starts an ERA 2.56 with WHIP 1.06. The lefty is striking out 23.3% with 4.9% walks. Ground balls served at 49.7% with 0.48 home runs per nine innings.
Paolo Espino to start for Washington. Espino has worked 26 games with an ERA of 3.42 and WHIP 1.23. The righthander is striking out 18.8% with 5.5% walks. Ground balls dished at 35.2% with 1.37 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.20 indicating a possible rise of ERA with these numbers.
Braves have taken the first two in this series after their 8-4 win. Seven straight losses for the Nationals. Past ten games Braves bullpen an ERA of 1.70. Play Atlanta run line -1.5 runs at -145.
Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Athletics at Astros—Jarid Koenig to start for Oakland. Koenig has four starts with an ERA 6.38 and WHIP 1.75. The lefthander pitches to high contact with 11.1% strikeouts and 12.2% walks. Ground balls recorded at 44.6% with 1.47 home runs per nine innings.
Justin Verlander to start for Houston. Verlander in sixteen starts carries an ERA of 2.00 with WHIP 0.87. The veteran is striking out 24.6% with 4.8% walks. A ground ball rate of 39.5% with 0.96 home runs per nine innings. His FIP is 3.26 and indicator that his ERA could rise if these numbers hold.
Oakland wins the opener of this series 5-1. Astros getting elite work from their bullpen and Koenig high contact a concern here. Play Houston on run line -1.5 runs.
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Mariners at Rangers—Logan Gilbert to start for Seattle. Gilbert in eighteen starts has an ERA of 2.80 with WHIP 1.17. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 22.9% with 6.6% walks. Ground balls come in at 37.4% with 1.02 home runs per nine innings.
Spencer Howard expected starter for the Rangers. Howard has five appearances with an ERA 8.04 with WHIP 1.66. He started ten games in Triple A compiling an ERA of 3.69 and WHIP 1.26 in 46 1/3rd innings striking out 60 and walking 19. In his short MLB sample a strikeout rate of 20.8% with 5.6% walks.
Ground balls check in at 42.3% with 4.02 home runs per nine innings. In 30 career appearances an ERA of 7.13 with WHIP 1.63.
Mariners win streak continues with their 8-3 win on Friday. Rangers bullpen continues to be a problem as they sit with an ERA of 6.02 past ten games. Play Seattle -140.
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Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Orioles at Rays—Dean Kremer to start for Baltimore. Kremer in seven starts has an ERA 2.15 with WHIP 1.25. The righthander is striking out 19.4% with 7.7% walks. Ground ball rate of 33.6% with limited home run damage. His FIP is 3.32.
Ryan Yarbrough expected starter for Tampa Bay. Yarbrough eight appearances has an ERA of 5.82 with WHIP 1.56. The lefty pitches to high contact with 12.7% walks and 7% walks. Ground balls dished at 34.2% with 1.32 home runs per nine innings.
Rays win streak five straight with their 5-4 win in the opener. Their bullpen has been outstanding at home. Team is 12 games over .500 at home. Play Tampa Bay.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Phillies at Marlins—Ranger Suarez to start for Philadelphia. Suarez in fifteen starts an ERA of 4.33 with WHIP 1.46. The lefthander strikes out 18.6% with 9.6% walks. Ground ball rate of 55.1% with 1.03 home runs per nine innings.
Max Meyer expected starter for the Marlins. Meyer makes his MLB debut. He started twelve games in Triple A compiling an ERA 3.72 with WHIP 1.00 striking out 65 and walking 19. He was a first round pick of the 2020 draft by Miami.
Phillies broke their four game losing streak with their 2-1 win on Friday in the series opener. Marlins continue to struggle scoring runs. Past ten games they are batting .167 against lefty’s and .199 against righthanders. Phillies bullpen in this period an ERA of 2.41. Play Philadelphia -139.
Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Tigers at Guardians—Michael Pineda to start for Detroit. Pineda in eight starts has an ERA of 3.58 with WHIP 1.19. The righty pitches to high contact with 12.5% strikeouts and 3.9% walks. Ground ball rate of 37.8% with 1.91 home runs per nine innings.
Cal Quantrill to start for Cleveland. Quantrill has sixteen starts posting an ERA of 3.99 and WHIP 1.31. He strikes out 14.5% with 7% walks. Ground balls dished at 40% with 1.14 home runs per nine innings.
Tigers have lost seven of their dropping the first two in this series with their 6-5 defeat on Friday. Past ten games Detroit batting .199 against righthanders. Play Cleveland -165.
Boston Red Sox vs. NY Yankees MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Red Sox at Yankees—Nick Pivetta to start for Boston. Pivetta in eighteen starts an ERA of 4.08 with WHIP 1.22. The veteran a strikeout mark of 23.3% with 8.4% walks. Ground balls served at 34.8% with 1.04 home runs per nine innings.
Jameson Taillon the starter for NYY. Taillon has started seventeen games with an ERA of 4.01 and WHIP 1.18. The righthander is striking out 19.6% with 3.1% walks. Ground balls check in at 40.3% with 1.24 home runs per nine innings.
Boston wins the opener of this series 5-4 in extra innings. Thetr have been bullpen struggles for the Yankees in recent games. Play Boston and New York over 8.5.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Brewers at Giants—Eric Lauer to start for Milwaukee. Lauer has sixteen starts with an ERA of 3.83 and WHIP 1.20. Strikeouts at 25.8% with 7.5% walks. The lefthander deals 32.1% ground balls with 1.81 home runs per nine innings.
Alex Cobb to start for San Francisco. Cobb has thirteen starts with an ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.38. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 23.2% with 7.4% walks. He records 62.5% ground balls with 0.71 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.14 suggesting a drop in ERA with his numbers.
Giants evened this series with the 8-5 win on Friday behind six runs in the ninth inning. San Francisco bullpen showing improvement past five games and the team is hitting .337 against lefthanders past ten games. Play San Francisco -130.
LA Dodgers vs. LA Angels MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Dodgers at Angels—Julio Urias the starter for LAD. Urias in seventeen starts carries an ERA 3.01 with WHIP 1.05. The lefthander is striking out 23.9% with 6.1% walks. Ground balls check in at 37.7% with 1.41 home runs per nine innings. His FIP is 4.09 which suggests an increase in ERA if these numbers continue.
Jose Suarez to start for LAA. Suarez in ten appearances an ERA 4.79 with WHIP 1.52. The lefthander is striking out 21.2% with 10.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 33.1% with 1.31 home runs per nine innings.
LAD has won ten of eleven with their 9-1 win in the opener. Angels have now dropped seven of eight. Past ten games Angels hitting .206. Play LA Dodgers on run line -1.5 runs at -110.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction 7/16/2022
Diamondbacks at Padres—Tyler Gilbert to start for Arizona. Gilbert in six appearances has an ERA 5.33 with WHIP 1.26. The lefty registers 15.7% strikeouts with 7.4% walks. Ground balls sit at 30% with 2.49 home runs per nine innings. His FIP is 6.42 suggesting a rise in ERA with these numbers.
Sean Manaea to start for San Diego. Manaea in sixteen starts carries an ERA 4.09 with WHIP 1.21. The lefthander is posting 24.7% strikeouts with 9.2% walks. Ground balls served at 39.6% with 1.24 home runs per nine innings.
Diamondbacks have dropped seven of nine with their 5-3 defeat in the opener. Past ten games Diamondbacks are batting .286 and Padres a bullpen ERA of 6.17. San Diego had lost five of six prior to their Friday win. Play Arizona +160.
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