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Mike’s MLB Free Pick August 2, 2023 The Padres defeated the Rockies 8-5 yesterday, but they are still only 21-18 as a favorite laying -170 or more. Fading them blindly in these spots has generated an ROI of 24.9%. The Padres are only 12-10 laying -200 or more (2-4 on the road). Since the start …

The Rays have been slumping since the All-Star break, but it looks like they’re back on track again with a 3-3 record in their last six games. They’re still 64-44 on the season and today’s starter Tyler Glasnow is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA over his last three starts. The Yankees hand the ball to …

The Phillies are 8-2 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings following a 2-1 win Friday night. I think they’ll win a lot more comfortably here in Game 2 of the series. Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola has four quality starts and a 3.57 ERA over his last seven starts. The Phillies went 5-2 in those games …

The Angels are 8-2 in their last 10 games but I think they’ll take a big L here in right-hander Lucas Giolito’s team debut since coming over from the White Sox. Giolito has a 5.74 ERA over his last three starts. He is 2-2 with a 5.45 ERA in seven career starts against Toronto. Toronto right-hander …

The Tigers are 9-2 as favorites against a right-handed starter. Angels right-hander Griffin Canning recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in his last start, but he’s still 0-2 with a 6.91 ERA in his last three starts and I would not be surprised if he has a letdown game here. Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodrigues is 3-2 …

The Mariners are 8-2 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings and here they’ll face Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah who has been struggling all season long. The Jays have a 5-10 team record in his 15 starts this season and they are 1-6 in his last seven starts. Manoah has an ERA of 8.31 over those …

Mike’s MLB Free Pick July 19, 2023 The Guardians are going for the sweep of this series after outscoring Pittsburgh 21-1 through the first two games. I expect another lopsided win for Cleveland today. Pittsburgh left-hander Rich Hill has allowed three runs or more in each of his last six starts and he is 0-2 …

Mike’s MLB Free Pick July 18, 2023 The Nats are 30-14 against the runline as road underdogs while the Cubs are 13-15 against the runline as home favorites. The Cubs are 3-7 SU in Jameson Taillon’s last 10 starts overall. Taillon is 1-4 with a 7.41 ERA in eight home starts this season, and the …

The Cardinals are only 19-26 in their home games this season and Miles Mikolas is 1-2 with a 5.01 ERA over 50 1/3 innings in his home starts. The Cardinals have lost seven of his last eight starts overall, including a 5-4 loss in Miami on July 3. Miami left-hander Jesus Luzardo tossed six scoreless …

The Braves opened the series with a 9-0 win Friday night and the White Sox are now 2-8 in their last 10 games. White Sox righty Lance Lynn held Toronto scoreless over seven innings in his last start, but the team still lost 6-2 and he is 5-8 with a 6.03 ERA on the season. …