Washington Nationals (Corbin) @ Cincinnati Reds (Mahle)
Game# 903-904

The current MLB betting odds at Bookmaker is showing Cincinnati as a money line underdog of +102.

Washington starter Pat Corbin has been extremely impressive of late. As a matter of fact, Corbin is coming off a 4-hit complete game shutout against Milwaukee is his last start. Complete game pitching performances have become a rarity in this specialized modern baseball era. Expecting a pitcher to go the distance in 2 straight starts is nothing short of dubious. That’s certainly an issue for Washington when considering their bullpen has a massive staff ERA of 10.00 throughout its previous 7 games.

Cincinnati starter Tyler Mahle has been erratic in his road starts thus far. However, during his only 2 home starts, Mahle posted a brilliant 0.82 ERA. The Reds bullpen has a stellar 2.98 ERA throughout their 32 games played at night this year.

Cincinnati is coming off a 7-2 loss to Pittsburgh in their previous game. That result dropped their season record to 26-30. Nevertheless, the Reds are a perfect 6-0 in their previous 6 games following a loss. Conversely, Washington is a dismal 7-16 on the road in 2019, and that includes an even worse 2-8 when facing teams with losing records.

The Reds bats have been loud over their last 7 games. During that stretch, Cincinnati has averaged 6.9 runs scored per game, hit 14 home runs, and amassed a terrific .949 OPS.

Pick: Cincinnati Reds +102

Kansas City Royals (Duffy) @ Texas Rangers (Jurado)
Game# 917-918

5Dimes presently has Kansas City as a money line underdog of +106.

The Royals starting pitcher Daniel Duffy has exhibited very good form thru his previous 3 starts while compiling a 3.18 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. Since 2017, Duffy made 2 starts at Texas and had a superb 0.60 ERA in 15.0 innings of work. During that precise time frame, Kansas City’s veteran southpaw hurler is a highly profitable 8-2 in his team starts on the road when facing AL West teams.

The Royals bullpen has improved by leaps and bounds compared to where they were earlier this season. Conversely, Texas relievers have an awful 6.44 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over their last 7 games.

Pick: Kansas City Royals +106

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San Francisco Giants (Pomeranz) @ Baltimore Orioles (Cashner)
Game# 925-926

The dime line betting odds at BetOnline is displaying Baltimore as a money line underdog of +107 in this inter-league game.

The Giants starter Drew Pomeranz has been brutal in his last 3 starts. During that stretch, Pomeranz collected a gargantuan 13.98 ERA and 2.89 WHIP. Additionally, the veteran southpaw lasted only a combined 9.0 innings. That’s even more problematic when considering the Giants bullpen has an uninspiring 5.75 ERA during its last 7 games, and in addition to surrendering 8 home runs while doing so.

San Francisco snapped a 7-game losing streak by virtue of yesterday’s 3-1 win at Miami. Nevertheless, the Giants have been outscored by a whopping margin of 64-22 in those previous 8 games. San Francisco is also a dismal 1-7 during their last 8 games following a win. The Giants will be facing a Baltimore team which possesses a terrible 17-39 (.304) record. Unfortunately for San Francisco, since 2018, they’ve managed to go an inept 2-9 against teams with a win percentage of .380 or worse.

There aren’t many positive things that can be taken away from another horrendous Orioles start to the season. One of the exceptions being a 2.96 ERA posted by Andrew Cashner during his 4 home starts.
Let’s face it, both teams aren’t very good, but someone must come out on top today. It then becomes a matter of picking the lesser of 2 evils. I’m taking a calculated risk on the home underdog for one of my MLB picks.

Pick: Baltimore Orioles +107

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