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LA Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Dodgers at Rays—Gavin Stone to start for Los Angeles. Stone in two starts allowed nine earned runs, two strikeouts and seven walks in eight innings of work. A fifth round pick in 2020 who spent 2022 in three levels of the minor with great results. He had eight starts in Triple A this season producing an ERA of 4.04 and WHIP of 1.28 striking out 41 in 35 2/3rd innings. Taj Bradley to win for Tampa Bay. Bradley has five starts in 2023 producing an ERA of 4.44 and WHIP of 1.15. The righthander fans 33.7% with 4% walks. Ground balls sit at 32.3% with 1.48 home runs per nine innings. After winning the opener of this series the Rays are 25-5 at home. Bradley’s K rate is impressive. Dodgers bullpen an ERA of 5.85 on the road. Play Tampa Bay at -130.
San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Padres at Yankees—Yu Darvish to start for San Diego. Darvish in nine starts on the season carries an ERA of 3.67 and WHIP of 1.13. The righthander has a K rate of 26% with 7.8% walks. Ground ball dished at 41.7% with 1.17 home runs per nine innings. Gerrit Cole to start for NYY. Cole has eleven starts in 2023 with an ERA of 2.53 and WHIP of 1.14. The veteran has a strikeout mark of 25.3% with 8.3% walks. Grounders sit at 43.1% with 0.80 home runs per nine innings. Past ten games Padres batting .215 and Yankees .216. Both bullpens performing well. Play San Diego and New York under 7.5
Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Rangers at Orioles—Cody Bradford to start for Texas. Bradford in his MLB debut allowed six earned runs with three strikeouts in five innings at home to the Braves. He was drafted out of Baylor. He spent 2022 in Double A compiling an ERA of 5.11 and WHIP of 1.25. In eight Triple A starts this season the lefthander had an ERA of 0.99 and WHIP of 0.93 striking out 42 in 45 1/3rd innings. Kyle Bradish to start for Baltimore. Bradish has eight starts with an ERA of 4.34 and WHIP of 1.39. The righty is striking out 19.8% with 8% walks. Grounders dealt at 43.5% with 1.21 home runs per nine innings. Orioles have been a good home team. Bradish past two home starts outstanding and backed up a bullpen with an ERA of 2.58 at home. Play Baltimore -143.
St Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Cardinals at Guardians—Jordan Montgomery to start for St Louis. Montgomery in ten starts to the season has an ERA of 4.55 and WHIP of 1.43. The lefthander has a strikeout mark of 21.1% with 6.5% walks. Ground ball rate of 44.6% with 1.14 home runs per nine innings. Hunter Gaddis to start for Cleveland. Gaddis in six appearances in 2023 produces an ERA of 5.26 and WHIP of 1.21. The righthander deals 15.5% strikeouts with 6.4% walks. Grounders served at 26.8% with limited home run damage. Team record behind Montgomery 2-8. Gaddis in his start after being sent down to the minors got the message and delivered a gem. Past ten games Cardinals batting .225 against righthanders. Play Cleveland +120.
Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
White Sox at Tigers—Dylan Cease to start for Chicago. Cease in eleven starts has an ERA of 4.60 and WHIP of 1.36. The righthander A K rate of 23% with 9.6% walks. Ground balls sit at 42.4% with 1.07 home runs per nine innings. Eduardo Rodriguez will start for Detroit. Rodriguez in ten starts on the campaign posts an ERA of 2.19 and WHIP of 0.96. The lefthander fans 25.5% with 5.9% walks. Grounders come in at 42.8% with limited home run damage. Team record behind Rodriguez against bad teams with a win mark of .380 to .460 at 14-1. Play Detroit -113.
Washington Nationals vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Nationals at Royals—MacKenzie Gore to get the start for Washington. Gore in ten starts on the campaign has an ERA of 3.88 and WHIP of 1.53. The lefthander has a strikeout rate of 28.3% with 12.1% walks. Ground balls dealt at 46.2% with 1.24 home runs per nine innings. Daniel Lynch to start for KC. Lynch returns from a shoulder strain. He had 27 starts in 2022 with an ERA of 5.13 and WHIP of 1.57. The lefthander had a strikeout mark of 20.3% with 8.7% walks. Ground ball sat at 41.5% with 1.44 home runs per nine innings. He has 42 career starts in MLB with an ERA of 5.32 and WHIP of 1.59 striking out 177 in 199 2/3rd innings. Lynch figures to be limited returning from injury which exposes a bad KC bullpen. Nationals are pounding lefthanders. After losing the opener of this series the Royals are 7-20 at home. Play Washington -110.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Blue Jays at Twins—Jose Berrios to start for Toronto. Berrios has ten starts in 2023 producing an ERA of 4.22 and WHIP of 1.22. The righthander fans 23.1% with 5.7% walks. Ground ball rate of 46.8% with 1.06 home runs per nine innings. Bailey Ober to start for Minnesota. Ober in six starts posts an ERA of 2.55 and WHIP of 0.99. The righty deals 21.9% strikeouts with 7.3% walks. Ground balls sit at 27.1% with 0.76 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.54 suggests a rise in ERA if form holds. Berrios road form a concern. Play Minnesota +102.
San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Giants at Brewers—Alex Cobb to start for San Francisco. Cobb in ten starts produces an ERA of 2.17 and WHIP of 1.31. The veteran fans 21.4% with 5.8% walks. Ground balls sit at 61.5% with 0.78 home runs per nine innings. Colin Rea to start for Milwaukee. Rea has eight appearances in 2023 with an ERA of 4.71 and WHIP of 1.27. The righthander is striking out 19.1% with 9.9% walks. Grounders come in at 51.4% with 1.49 home runs per nine innings. Giants have won eight of ten. Brewers have scored a total of two runs in their three games in this series. Past ten games Brewers batting .200 with a bullpen ERA of 5.50. Giants bullpen in this period an ERA of 0.62. Play San Francisco -124.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Reds at Cubs—Graham Ashcraft to start for Cincinnati. Ashcraft in ten starts to the season posts an ERA of 5.57 and WHIP of 1.48. The righthander is striking out 17.4% with 8.9% walks. Ground balls dealt at 49.1% with 1.01 home runs per nine innings. Drew Smyly to start for Chicago. Smyly has ten starts with an ERA of 2.93 and WHIP of 0.98. The lefthander a strike out mark of 23.3% with 5.5% walks. Grounders come in at 35.3% with 0.98 home runs per nine innings. Reds pound lefthanded starters pushing across 5.8 runs per game and hitting .299. Cubs struggling at the plate as in their past ten games hitting .203 and a bullpen ERA of 6.82. Play Cincinnati +140.
New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Mets at Rockies—Tylor Megill to start for NYM. Megill in ten starts in 2023 has an ERA of 4.32 and WHIP of 1.48. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 18.2% with 11.4% walks. Ground balls sit at 45.7% with 1.44 home runs per nine innings. Austin Gomber to start for Colorado. Gomber has ten starts with an ERA of 6.48 and WHIP of 1.46. The lefthander pitches to contact with 14.3% strikeouts and 8.8% walks. Ground ball rate of 40.2% with 1.98 home runs per nine innings. Mets hitting only .214 against lefthanded starters pushing across 3.1 runs per game. They are 7-13 against lefthanded starters. Megill on the road an ERA of 5.56 and WHIP of 1.83. Play Colorado on the run line +1.5 runs at -120.
Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Astros at Athletics—Christian Javier to start for Houston. Javier in ten starts produces an ERA of 3.07 and WHIP of 0.95. The righty fans 27.8% with 5.7% walks. Ground balls dealt at 27.6% with 1.23 home runs per nine innings. Luis Medina to start for Oakland. Medina has four starts in 2023 with an ERA of 6.45 and WHIP of 1.25. The righthander is striking out 19.8% with 7.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 44.3% with 2.82 home runs per nine innings. Eight of the past eleven losses by Oakland has been by two runs or greater. They have been held to three or fewer runs in ten straight. Play Houston on run line -1.5 runs at -151.
Miami Marlins vs. LA Angels MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Marlins at Angels—Eury Perez to start for Miami. Perez has three starts in 2023 with an ERA of 3.86 and WHIP of 1.21. The righthander fans 27.1% with 10.2% walks. Grounders served at 33.3% with 1.93 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 5.07 suggests a rise in ERA based on his numbers. Patrick Sandoval to start for LAA. Sandoval in nine starts posts an ERA of 3.47 and WHIP of 1.24. The lefthander a strikeout mark of 16% with 9.4% walks. Ground balls come in at 51.9% with 0.55 home runs per nine innings. Marlins are hitting .293 against lefthanders. They have won six of eight against the American League. Past ten games Miami bullpen has been in good form. Play Miami +115.
Boston Red Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Red Sox at Diamondbacks—Tanner Houck will start for Boston. Houck in nine starts produces an ERA of 4.99 and WHIP of 1.25. The righthander is striking out 22.5% with 8.3% walks. Ground ball rate of 51.8% with 0.92 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.84 suggests a drop in ERA based on his results. Merrill Kelly to start for Arizona. Kelly has ten starts on the campaign with an ERA of 2.98 and WHIP of 1.08. The righty fans 26% with 10.1% walks. Grounders served at 48.9% with 0.78 home runs per nine innings. Past seven games Red Sox batting .214 pushing across 3 runs per game. Diamondbacks are 20-13 against righthanded starters this season. They hit .281 at home. Play Arizona -110.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Pirates at Mariners—Luis Ortiz to start for Pittsburgh. Ortiz in three starts posts an ERA of 4.02 and WHIP of 1.66. The righthander fans 11.1% with 9.7% walks. Ground balls sit at 50.9% with limited home run damage. Marco Gonzales to start for Seattle. Gonzales has nine starts on the season posting an ERA of 5.68 and WHIP of 1.51. The lefthander has a K rate of 15.6% with 7.8% walks. Grounders come in at 42.4% with 1.02 home runs per nine innings. Pirates do a good job of hitting and scoring against lefthanders. Their bullpen ERA on the road is 2.59. Marines bat just .224 against righthanders. Play Pittsburgh +130.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Pick Prediction 5/28/2023
Phillies at Braves—Dylan Covey to start for Philadelphia. Covey has two appearances, allowing three earned runs with nine strikeouts in nine innings. The righthander has 73 career appearances in MLB with an ERA of 6.45 and WHIP of 1.33 starting 45 games. Spencer Strider to start for Atlanta. Strider in ten starts produces an ERA of 2.97 and WHIP of 1.04. The righty an elite K rate of 41.5% with 9% walks. Grounders served at 32.7% with 0.78 home runs per nine innings. Past two starts Strider has allowed eight runs, six earned with three homers in 11 innings walking six. Braves are 18-9 to the over at home. Their bullpen an ERA of 4.99 at home and Phillies 5.83 on the road. Play Philadelphia and Atlanta over 8.5.