MLB Picks

Corbin Carroll is locked in at the plate right now, hitting .429 over the last week while piling up extra-base hits. The Diamondbacks star has cleared this line in six consecutive games and now faces Tyler Mahle, who has struggled badly on the road with an ERA above eight. Given Carroll’s current form and Mahle’s issues away from home, there’s strong value on Carroll continuing his hot streak.

The Chicago White Sox project as one of the best moneyline values on the board today at +133, with a fair price closer to -102. Years of losing have softened the market on Chicago, but THE BAT is extremely high on them in this spot. They grinded out a 2-1 win last night in Seattle behind a combined one-hitter and could catch a Seattle Mariners team looking ahead. Seattle has to pack up after a two-series homestand and travel to Kansas City for Thursday, while the White Sox stay on the road and remain on the West Coast. It’s a favorable schedule spot for Chicago, and Seattle could also be forced to navigate today without its closer and setup man after both relievers worked on back-to-back days.

Chris Sale has looked dominant all season and continues to pitch like one of the favorites for the NL Cy Young Award. The Braves ace owns a sub-2.00 ERA and has allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his last six starts. Coming off another scoreless outing, Sale now gets a matchup against a mediocre Marlins lineup that could struggle to generate much offense against him.

Tonight’s matchup features two starters in outstanding form. Cam Schlittler has emerged as the early AL Cy Young frontrunner after allowing one earned run or fewer in eight of 10 starts, while Trey Yesavage enters with a stellar 1.40 ERA. In their 14 combined starts this season, only four have gone Over the total. Both offenses have also cooled off significantly against right-handed pitching, ranking 26th and 28th in OPS over the last two weeks.

Shohei Ohtani takes the mound on Wednesday after throwing seven scoreless innings against the Giants in his last start. That adds to the fact that his ERA sits at a sterling 0.82 through seven starts this season. He hasn't gotten much run support, but this Dodgers offense ranks third in runs per game, so the tide will turn soon enough.

Kurtz is climbing the AL MVP board and now sits as the No. 5 betting favorite at +2200. Over the last two weeks, he owns the third-fastest swing speed in baseball behind Junior Caminero and Jordan Walker, while also ranking inside the Top 20 in both ISO and slugging percentage. He’s coming off a 3-for-5 game in Anaheim and should get a full nine innings against some of the worst pitching in baseball. Jack Kochanowicz is a pitch-to-contact arm with poor BlastContact numbers and is coming off a three-home-run outing at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers. His bullpen is also a massive target, carrying the second-worst ERA in baseball over the last two weeks while dealing with closer issues. The Athletics piled up 15 hits yesterday, including six extra-base knocks. This fair price should be under +300.