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Published by Tom WilKinson on July 19, 2024

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We were dealt a horrible hand by the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen which ultimately crushed what should’ve been a profitable showing for last Friday’s MLB parlay picks. Tarik Skubal held up his end of the bargain holding the Dodgers to two hits (1 HR) and 2 ER with 8 K to put himself in a position to tally his eleventh win before handing things over to the pen following the sixth inning. After throwing a clean seventh, the relievers gave up the tying run in the eighth and go-ahead run in the ninth allowing LA to exceed their team total and ultimately pull out the 4-3 win. The nightcap in Houston wasn’t fun either with Hunter Brown notching one more out than we would’ve liked in a game Texas failed to show for. Thankfully, Andrew Heaney exceeded his K prop before hitting the showers after five innings. How ‘bout we kick the second half of the MLB betting season off by recouping some of those units from BetMGM Sportsbook – SLAM YOUR MAN!!

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees MLB Same Game Parlay:

The Yankees enter the second half of the baseball betting season the top dog in the AL wild-card race and one-game out in the AL East pennant race. The five weeks leading up to the All-Star break were rough, but the team did close the first half out on a high by taking two of three from the division leading Orioles. Tampa Bay also picked up some steam to close the first half out; logging series wins in seven of the last eight tries which included taking two of three from the Bronx Bombers from July 9-11. That being said, a bulk of those ticket cashes against the closing

MLB odds occurred in the comforts of “The Trop” and I got a feeling it will be up against it in the opener of this three-game set as it looks to eat into a 10-game deficit within the division while sitting 5.5-games out in the AL wild-card chase.

Zac Eflin took a tough loss last time out after tossing seven innings of 1 ER ball with 6 K against the Yankees with Trent Grisham proving to be his nemesis after accounting for both of the Pinstripes’ tallies. Though the Rays have come out on top in eight of his last 10 starts, New York has been a tough assignment for the right-hander due to the lineup’s excelled ability to pepper opposing sinkers and cutters, his two most widely used pitch types. It’s been a slow burn for Gerrit Cole since returning to the rotation, but the righty looked locked in in his most recent turn holding Baltimore to five hits and 1 ER with 7 K in his deepest stint through five starts. The right-hander logged six innings and was permitted to eclipse the 100-pitch plateau for the first time. He’s held current Rays sticks to a collective .207 batting average and accrued a 62:15 K/BB ratio. He held Tampa to 20 hits and 10 ER with a 29:6 K/BB ratio through four starts and 24.2 innings pitched last season, and I fully expect him to be in peak form in an attempt to get the Yankees off on the right foot to start the season’s second half.

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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Same Game Parlay:

Kansas City limped towards the finish line to close the first half of the baseball betting season. After taking that huge extended series from the Cleveland Indians to close out the month of June, the Royals managed just one series win through four tries compiling a 5-6 record versus the MLB odds in the process. Because of it, Matt Quatraro’s troops went into the break seven-games back and in third place of the AL Central and two-games out in the wild-card chase. It’ll have an excellent shot of becoming more of a factor in each race throughout the remainder of July with series set to go against the White Sox (twice), Diamondbacks, and Cubs with Arizona the lone .500 club. If KC is in fact going to snap a nine-year playoff drought, it must start taking advantage against lesser opposition. I peg that quest to begin tonight in earnest against the Palehose in the opener of the three-game series.

Michael Wacha has never truly lived up to his lofty prospect status, but the right-hander has been serviceable this year in going 6-6 with a 3.83 ERA and more impressive 3.73 FIP. The Royals have come out on top in each of his last three trips to the starting bump of which he’s allowed 16 hits (2 HR) and 5 ER with a K/BB ratio of 17:6 over 16.1 innings of work. The righty has done his best work at home where he’s allowed 39 hits (2 HR) and 15 ER through 38.2 innings while holding opposing bats to a .265 batting average. He took the loss throwing at Chicago back on April 17 even though he held the White Sox to four hits (1 HR) and 2 ER with 4 K over six innings. With not much else to turn to, Chicago has been forced to march Chris Flexen to the bump every fifth day. The righty has rewarded them with a 2-8 record and 4.82 ERA while serving up 9.0 hits and 3.5 BB per nine innings. He got hit around pretty good in his lone start against KC earlier this season, and I foresee him playing the role of a sacrificial lamb in this one as well.