John Hyslop
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I think I speak for all of us when I say yesterday was very hard. We had only three MLB games and we were expected to get by with just that. That’s not even enough for a proper MLB parlay. The good news is, most of us made it and now there are 15 MLB games on the docket tonight.
There isn’t much on television as Fox Sports 1 is giving us the Nationals/Rays game at 7:10pm ET. After that, MLB Network is pitching in with the Cubs/Padres at 10:10pm ET. Still, we have our score apps and after yesterday, we’ll need an MLB parlay even if we can’t watch it.
The point is, today has potential and if this MLB parlay hits, it will go down as a great day. We’ve also got picks on the side and total for all of today’s games.
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-122)
Miami Marlins ML (-200)
Oakland Athletics -1.5 (-110)
Kansas City Royals ML (+140)
Parlay odds: +1180
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-122)
This is solely about Walker Buehler. We all saw how good the Pirates’ bats looked in their series with the Marlins but they struggled badly against Sandy Alcantara on Sunday. Buehler has been electric this season sporting a 2.82 ERA over 70.1 innings pitched. Only one team in MLB has scored fewer runs than the Pirates this season so it’s hard to expect them to step up tonight. The Dodgers have not been great in the last week but they are still tied for the MLB lead in runs scored. They should roll the Pirates tonight which will get the MLB parlay going.
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Miami Marlins ML (-200)
This seems like a dumb thing to do but I’m not sure it is. Backing the Marlins at -200 is not something we even have the chance to do often. But in tonight’s situation, I think we almost have to. Pablo Lopez is on the hill and he looks filthy so far this season. He’s 1-3 because the Marlins don’t exactly hit but he is working on a 2.82 ERA on the year. He gets a team in the Rockies who just don’t score on the road. They have scored 26 fewer runs than any team in MLB on the road this year. That’s awful. I would expect the Marlins to do just enough to get by Antonio Senzatela and Colorado tonight.
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Oakland Athletics -1.5 (-110)
This one is a play against Jon Duplantier as well as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offense on the road. Duplantier has been downright terrible since joining the D’Backs’ rotation on May 27. He has yet to go more than 4.2 innings and has yet to give up less than four earned runs. That is not good news for Arizona backers since they are hitting .210 on the road this season. They will see Chris Bassitt who has been pretty good this season. Bassitt is coming off a poor four-inning performance against the Mariners but that looks more like a buy low opportunity than anything else. The Athletics should keep the MLB parlay alive tonight.
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Kansas City Royals ML (+140)
The final play of the night is a nice +140 move. The Royals are on the road but against the Trout-less Angels, that’s not a big deal. They are sending Kris Bubic to the mound and although he was not great in that start, the offense carried them to a win. He wasn’t horrible though as he only gave up three earned runs through 4.1 innings. If the Royals’ offense can get to Andrew Haney, they will see a bullpen that is ripe with a very bad 1.44 WHIP on the season. Only four teams have scored more runs than the Royals in the last week so they are coming into form. This game should bring our MLB parlay home tonight.
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