Free MLB Picks For Today 6/17/2023
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Tigers at Twins—Joey Wentz to start for Detroit. Wentz has thirteen appearances with an ERA of 7.23 and WHIP of 1.68. The lefthander fans 18.7% with 9.3% walks. Ground balls sit at 39.1% with 1.93 home runs per nine innings.
Brent Headrick to start for Minnesota. Headrick has three appearances with an ERA of 3.24 and WHIP of 0.96. He has struck out 36.4% batters with 12.1% walks. Ground balls sit at 17.6% with 1.08 home runs per nine innings. He posted an ERA of 4.23 and WHIP of 1.31 in 44 2/3rd innings in Triple A this season striking out 59 batters.
Tigers hit just .211 against lefthanded starters. Twins bullpen in good form. Wentz on the road an ERA of 8.72. Play Minnesota on run line -1.5 runs.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Orioles at Cubs—Kyle Gibson to start for Baltimore. Gibson in fourteen starts posts an ERA of 3.90 and WHIP of 1.30. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 16.9% with 7.3% walks. Ground balls dished at 44.1% with limited home run damage.
Justin Steele to start for Chicago. Steele has twelve starts in 2023 producing an ERA of 2.65 and WHIP of 1.06. The lefthander has a K rate of 21.4% with 5.9% walks. Grounders dished at 48.4% with minimal home run damage.
Cubs have won six of seven. Orioles bullpen an ERA over five past ten games. Chicago 10-1 at home against winning teams. Play Chicago -120.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Blue Jays at Rangers—Trevor Richards to start for Toronto. Richards has 22 appearances this season with an ERA of 3.30 and WHIP of 1.17. The righthander deals an elite 38.9% K’s with 11.1% walks. Grounders served at 27.9% with 1.50 home runs per nine innings.
Dane Dunning to start for Chicago. Dunning in fifteen starts on the campaign carries an ERA of 2.76 and WHIP of 1.19. The righty fans 14.8% with 7.4% walks. Ground balls come in at 46.8% with limited home run damage.
Dunning has been hammered in past three starts. High contact a concern against this Blue Jays lineup. Team record behind Dunning 4-10 when favored by -110 or higher. Play Toronto +100.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Marlins at Nationals—Braxton Garrett to start for Miami. Garrett in thirteen appearances in 2023 has an ERA of 4.10 and WHIP of 1.26. The lefthander has a strikeout mark of 25.7% with 4.9% walks. Ground ball rate of 47.8% with 1.27 home runs per nine innings.
Jake Irvin to start for Washington. Irvin in seven starts produces an ERA of 5.81 and WHIP of 1.68. The righthander fans 15.9% with 13.8% walks. Grounders dished at 40.6% with 1.16 home runs per nine innings.
Miami 22-10 against poor bullpen teams that have an ERA of 4.20 or worse. Team record behind Garrett is 9-3 this season. Nationals average just 3.7 runs at home. Play Miami -147.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Phillies at Athletics—Cristopher Sanchez to start for Philadelphia. Sanchez in his season opener allowed three earned runs with five strikeouts in 4 1/3rd innings at home to Colorado. He was drafted way back in 2013 and has 23 career appearances with an ERA of 5.53 and WHIP of 1.49.
The lefthander has ten appearances in Triple A producing an ERA of 4.35 and WHIP of 1.46 striking out 44 in 49 2/3rd innings. James Kaprielian to start for Oakland. Kaprielian twelve starts in 2023 with an ERA of 6.89 and WHIP of 1.71. The righthander fans 18.3% with 12.8% walks.
Grounders dealt at 29.9% with 1.45 home runs per nine innings. At home Kaprielian an ERA of 6.89 with the bullpen behind him an ERA of 5.34. Athletics 4-26 in day games. As this series started Philadelphia has won 10 of 12. Play Philadelphia -157.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Reds at Astros—Hunter Greene to start for Cincinnati. Greene in thirteen starts has an ERA of 4.01 and WHIP of 1.34. The righthander has an elite strikeout rate of 33.2% with 9.2% walks. Ground balls dealt at 32.7% with 1.07 home runs per nine innings.
Brandon Bielak to start for Houston. Bielak has eight appearances on the campaign posting an ERA of 4.01 and WHIP of 1.59. The righty deals 18.3% K’s with 8.1% walks. Ground ball rate of 46.3% with 1.90 home runs per nine innings.
Team record behind Greene 3-17 against winning teams. Reds bullpen an ERA of 5.14 on the road an Astros 3.11 at home. Bielak has been good at home. Play Houston -123.
LA Angels vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Angels at Royals—Griffin Canning to start for LAA. Canning in ten starts produces an ERA of 4.56 and WHIP of 1.26. The righthander fans 22.1% with 6.6% walks. Ground ball rate of 44.2% with 1.69 home runs per nine innings.
Mike Mayers expected to start for KC. Mayers has five appearances with an ERA of 5.06 and WHIP of 1.64. The righthander has a strikeout mark of 16.5% with 9.3% walks. Ground balls sit at 44.3% with limited home run damage.
Losses keep piling up on the Royals side with ten straight losses. KC 4-25 against winning teams. Angels bullpen performing well and Kansas City and ERA of 5.41 at home. Play LA Angels -155.
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St Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Cardinals at Mets—Adam Wainwright to start for St Louis. Wainwright has seven starts in 2023 producing an ERA of 5.79 and WHIP of 1.71. The veteran has seen his strikeouts plumet to 12% with 6.3% walks. Ground balls dished at 36.6% with 0.96 home runs per nine innings.
Kodai Senga to start for NYM. Senga in twelve starts an ERA of 3.34 and WHIP of 1.38. The righthander a K rate of 28.3% with 14.3% walks. Grounders sit at 49% with 0.97 home runs per nine innings. Now six straight losses for the Cardinals. Senga at home an ERA of 1.93. Wainwright an ERA of 6.75 on the road.
Cardinals 7-15 against a team with a good bullpen with WHIP of 1.25 or greater. Past seven games St Louis averaging 3.7 runs per game. Play New York -142.
Colorado Rockies vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Rockies at Braves—Connor Seabold to start for Colorado. Seabold in fifteen appearances produces an ERA of 4.70 and WHIP of 1.38. The righthander is striking out 17.6% with 7.5% walks. Grounders served at 35.3% with 1.17 home runs per nine innings.
Bryce Elder to start for Atlanta. Elder has thirteen starts in 2023 posting an ERA of 2.69 and WHIP of 1.18. The righty has a strikeout mark of 20.8% with 7.1% walks. Grounders sit at 55.7% with 0.82 home runs per nine innings.
Braves continue to punish this Rockies pitching in this series outscoring Colorado 16-4 in this series. Past ten games Atlanta hitting .301 against righthanders with a bullpen ERA of 2.63. Play Atlanta on run line -1.5 runs at -142.
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
White Sox at Mariners—Lucas Giolito to start for CWS. Giolito in fourteen starts posts an ERA of 3.54 and WHIP of 1.18. The veteran deals 24.9% strikeouts with 7.4% walks. Ground balls served at 33.5% with 1.33 home runs per nine innings.
Logan Gilbert to start for Seattle. Gilbert has thirteen starts in 2023 with an ERA of 4.38 and WHIP of 1.03. The righthander a strikeout mark of 27.1% with 4.3% walks. Ground balls sit at 40.5% with 1.22 home runs per nine innings.
Team record behind Giolito 36-17 against teams hitting .260 or worse. Team record behind Gilbert 2-9 at home favored by -125 to -175. Gilbert has been pounded in two of his past three starts. Play Chicago +133.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Pirates at Brewers—Mitch Keller to start for Pittsburgh. Keller in fourteen starts carries an ERA of 3.41 and WHIP of 1.11. The righthander has a strikeout rate of 28.2% with 6.4% walks. Ground ball rate of 46.5% with 0.93 home runs per nine innings.
Wade Miley to start for Milwaukee. Miley has eight starts posts an ERA of 3.67 and WHIP of 1.13. The lefthander deals 14% strikeouts with 5.3% walks. Grounders sit at 38.1% with 1.30 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.78 suggests a rise in ERA based on his form.
Pirates hit lefthanders well and put up 5.3 runs per game against them. Miley is coming back from a lat injury on May 16th. Team record behind Keller 7-2 on the road against an NL team hitting .255 or worse. Play Pittsburgh -107.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Rays at Padres—Zach Eflin to start for Tampa Bay. Eflin has twelve starts produces an ERA of 3.28 and WHIP of 1.00. The righthander fans 26% with 4% walks. Ground balls sit at 54.2% with 1.01 home runs per nine innings.
Blake Snell to start for San Diego. Snell in thirteen starts has an ERA of 3.78 and WHIP of 1.33. The lefthander is striking out 27.6% with 12.6% walks. Grounders come in at 40% with 1.30 home runs per nine innings.
Team record behind Snell 0-7 against winning teams. Rays hitting .292 against lefthanders averaging 6.6 runs per game. Eflin has pitched well against the Padres past two seasons. Play Tampa Bay -107.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Yankees at Red Sox—Clarke Schmidt to start for NYY. Schmidt in fourteen starts on the campaign an ERA of 4.70 and WHIP of 1.40. The righthander fans 24.1% with 6.5% walks. Ground balls dished at 46.5% with 1.48 home runs per nine innings.
Brayan Bello to start for Boston. Bello has ten starts in 2023 with an ERA of 3.78 and WHIP of 1.34. The righty a strikeout mark of 21.4% with 7.4% walks. Ground ball rate of 56.9% with 1.20 home runs per nine innings.
Schmidt has been pounded on the road. Yankees hitting .194 past ten games. Bello has shown improvement allowing two earned runs or fewer in seven of his past eight starts. Play Boston -122.
San Francisco Giants vs. LA Dodgers MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Giants at Dodgers—Alex Wood to start for SF. Wood has eight appearances on the year producing an ERA of 4.80 and WHIP of 1.60. The lefthander fans 21.4% with 11.4% walks. Grounders served at 50.6% with 0.90 home runs per nine innings.
Bobby Miller to start for LAD. Miller in four starts has an ERA of 0.78 and WHIP of 0.83. The righthander a K rate of 26.4% with 8% walks. Ground ball rate of 54.4% with no homers allowed. Miller has been outstanding. Wood struggled prior to getting injured. He returns from a back injury. Play LA Dodgers on run line -1.5 runs.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction 6/17/2023
Guardians at Diamondbacks—Shane Bieber to start for Cleveland. Bieber has fourteen starts in 2023 carrying an ERA of 3.29 and WHIP of 1.22. The righthander has seen his strikeouts plummet to 17.6% with 6.3% walks. Grounders dished at 45.6% with 0.82 home runs per nine innings.
Tommy Henry to start for Arizona. Henry has ten appearances producing an ERA of 4.86 and WHIP of 1.38. The lefthander fans 15.6% with 9.4% walks. Ground balls served at 40% with 1.62 home runs per nine innings.
Team record behind Bieber 21-8 against winning teams. Guardians bullpen has been in good form. Henry has been pounded in his past two starts. He pitches to very high contact. Play Cleveland -123.
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