Monday MLB action closes out with what projects to be a grind of a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers. If you throw Eric Lauer’s miserable month of July out, he’s been a REALLY good pitcher this season. On the other side of the field, you’ve got Julio Uras who has looked like a Cy Young candidate lately, allowing only four earned runs over his last thirty-eight innings. This smells like a low scoring affair! Get our Mil/LAD pick here!
A pair of lefties go head-to-head Monday evening at Wrigley Field when the St. Louis Cardinals come to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Cubs. It’ll be Jordan Montgomery for the Cards, who has only allowed one earned run over his last 16.2 innings. The Cubs will feature Drew Smyly, who has also been good lately, who has only allowed two earned runs over his last seventeen innings. In fact, Smyly has allowed two earned runs or less in five of his last six starts. Get our Stl/ChC pick here!
The “Subway Series” kicks off Monday between the New York Mets vs. New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The fans will be up for it, but the game doesn’t have the same shine as the Yanks have only scored more than two runs once in their last four games. They’re not putting up wins either, as they’re 3-9 in their last twelve games. Get our NYM/NYY prediction here!
The White Sox and Royals square off Monday afternoon in the only day game on an abbreviated nine game slate. After a quick start to the season, Michael Kopech has looked average at best lately. Lefty Daniel Lynch started the season off slow, but has pitched better over the last month or so. The Sox got rained out yesterday and Kansas City is 1-6 in their last seven games. Who wins Monday afternoon at Kaufman Stadium? Get our CWS/KC pick here!
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a stacked group of young players but it hasn’t yet translated into wins. The Bucs are 2-8 in their last ten games, with a firm grasp on last place in the National League Central division. The Braves are in just the opposite situation, winners of eleven of their last thirteen games. Bookmakers have made the Bravos heavy -200 favorites, despite Jake Odorizzi’s inconsistencies and the game being played at PNC Park. Get our Atl/Pit bet recommendation here!
If you like strikeouts, Sunday’s Brewers vs. Cubs contest is the game for you! Brandon Woodruff and Justin Steele sit hitters down at a rate of better than one per innings! Wins are expected to be blowing in at around 12mph. Runs could be at a premium! Get our Mil/Chi bet recommendation here!
unday Night Baseball on ESPN isn’t the most exciting matchup we’ve seen this season but should provide for a competitive game with Nick Pivetta and Deam Kremer going at it. It’s definitely one of the tougher games to handicap on Sunday’s card! Get our Bos/Bal pick here!
For those not familiar with 30-year old pitcher Koehi Arihara, he has a 3-7 record and 5.49 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in the minors over two seasons. His Major League debut consisted of a 5.2 inning start in which he allowed a combined 11 hits and walks. There’s nothing that makes us think he won’t struggle again Sunday at Target Field against Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins. Kelly’s stats are very deceptive due to an outing in which he gave up 10 earned runs. Get our Tex/Min betting prediction here!
In his last start, Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease gave up 3 runs for time since May 24th. He’ll face Aaron Civale, who runs hot and cold but hasn’t pitched well in day games this season. The Sox “big bats” are all back in action too. Get our CWC/Cle prediction here!
Mike Minor and Zach Thompson are the kind of pitchers that oftentimes allow as many runs as innings pitched. A forecasted 24% chance of rain and winds blowing in at 5mph still might not be enough to keep this game going over the posted total of 8!