Twins @ Tigers 6:40pm
Twins Moneyline (-157)
Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez has been very good on the road this season. Lopez holds a 3.39 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 71.2 innings pitched on the road this season. In July Pablo Lopez had his best month of the season, and he started August off with a strong performance against a hot Cardinals lineup (6 inning, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts). The Tigers are starting lefty Joey Wentz, who holds a 6.37 ERA and 5.36 FIP this season. Wentz is 0-3 with a 1.57 WHIP at home in Detroit this season (39.1 innings). We like the Twins starter and offense better in this matchup. Our wager is on the Twins moneyline.
(Pick posted 8/7 at 9:49am via BetRivers)
Guardians vs. Blue Jays 7:10pm
Guardians +0.5 First 5 Innings (-120)
In this matchup we are siding with the Guardians rookie starter Gavin Williams, over the Blue Jays 36 year old veteran Hyun Jin Ryu. Last week Ryu made his first start of the 2023 season, and it didn’t go very well. Ryu allowed 9 hits and 4 earned runs. The Blue Jays lost that game 3-13. What’s more concerning was Ryu’s velocity and spin rates. Ryu had a pretty serious UCL injury and had missed most of the 2022 season. His fastball was sitting around 89 mph last week, with a barrel percentage of over 10%. Guardians starter Gavin Wiliams has struggled a bit with walks, but he’s one of the top pitching prospects in the MLB. Williams has allowed 5 hits or less in his last four starts. He also has not allowed a home run in 5 five consecutive starts, which included games against the Astros, Phillies, and Rangers. There is some risk here with the Guardians, as a suspension for Jose Ramirez could take him out of the lineup tonight. We are hoping that the suspension occurs tomorrow, or later this week. Our wager is on the +0.5 run line through the first 5 innings of the game. The Guardians must either be tied or winning at the conclusion of the 5th inning for this ticket to win.
(Pick posted 8/7 at 9:57am via BetMGM)
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