MLB Same Game Parlay Picks, Odds & Predictions – Wednesday, August 9

We ended up cashing one of three MLB Same Game Parlays over at PointsBet Sportsbook last Tuesday. The Angels proved costly in failing to get the best of Yonny Chirinos, while Gerrit Cole held up his end of the bargain against the Rays but Shane McClanahan struggled with an injury and was bounced early once again. The lone winner proved to be the Rangers who destroyed the White Sox to cash the full game over in with ease. Here’s to reeling in some green with a Hump Day trio of baseball parlay picks – SLAM YOUR MAN!!

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Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies likely won’t catch the Atlanta Braves who currently sit atop the NL East standings with a comfy 10.5-game lead and 50+ games remaining on the docket. They do however still have an excellent shot of going back to the playoffs by locking down a wild-card invite sitting tied with the San Francisco Giants for the top spot. Upper management made a great decision to bring on the services of Michael Lorenzen at the trade deadline, and I think it’s a move that will ultimately help them punch a ticket back to the postseason. His first start for Philly went without a hitch after tossing eight innings of 2 ER ball at the Marlins to go along with a 5:1 K/BB ratio. Since the All-Star break, the righty has allowed just 16 hits (1 HR) and 5 ER with a 22:8 K/BB ratio through 26.2 total IP with three of the four starts being of quality. Now he gets an improved Washington offense that still ranks amongst the worst in the league regardless of coming off a fine showing in the GAB. Mackenzie Gore has been peppered by the Phillies for 15 hits (2 HR) and 10 ER through a pair of 2023 starts that saw him go a combined 8.2 innings. Though the Nats are 3-1 in his last four starts, he’s fade bait on the road (4.66 ERA) and at night (4.43 ERA) which have been his two worst splits all MLB betting season long.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: PHILLIES MONEYLINE + GORE UNDER PITCHING OUTS

Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles

Many an MLB bettor will be quick to fade the O’s running up against a surging Astros outfit, but I simply can’t get on board with Cristian Javier set to take the bump in the second game of this series that pits AL heavyweights up against one another. Javier has been every bit as bad as his 4.39 ERA suggests if not worse. Walks were always an issue for the right-hander so his 3.0 BB/9 comes with little surprise. However, his ability to tally strikeouts used to make up for it. That hasn’t occurred this baseball betting season. The owner of 11+ K/9 the previous two seasons, Javier is only averaging 8.5/9 this year which has seen his K/BB ratio plummet to 2.82 per nine innings. Baltimore ranks No. 12 in strikeout percentage (22.1%) and while it ranks No. 20 in walk rate, it comes off a series in which it took a free pass at an 11.5 percent clip. Jack Flaherty dramatically improved throughout the month of July, and really made a great first impression for his new team outdueling Kevin Gausman by hurling six innings of 1 ER ball with 8 K at Toronto. I’m interested to see how he performs in Camden Yards where he’s never once thrown a pitch. My gut says the showing won’t be great, but it won’t be terrible either. Regardless, I think both offenses hold the upper hand in this one.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: FULL GAME OVER + ASTROS OVER TEAM TOTAL + ORIOLES OVER TEAM TOTAL

San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners

I saw an incredibly funny clip on Twitter over the weekend where every single one of Bryan Woo’s strikeouts was highlighted by an infamous “Woo!” from Ric Flair. The bit was genius and had me laughing all the way through! The Mariners right-hander fell off my radar in the middle of July, but the rookie is back on it due to the strikeout returning to his arsenal having logged 13 in his last 17 innings of work. However, the youngster is being treated with kid gloves with him approaching that max pitch count wall for the season. Seattle has only allowed him to reach 90 pitches in one of his last seven starts, and he was recently hooked after tossing 83 pitches against the Angels in a winning effort. Even so, I still think the Mariners own the advantage regardless of the Friars marching a locked in Yu Darvish to the hill for the series finale. Seattle owns by far the better of the two pens, and has been playing by far the better brand of ball. As much as we’d like to see Fernando Tatis Jr. and co. in the postseason, you can’t help but label this team as the biggest underachiever of the year. Look for the game to be competitive and low scoring early, but for the home team to find a way late and come out with the MLB odds victory.

MLB SAME GAME PARLAY: MARINERS MONEYLINE + FIRST FIVE INNINGS UNDER

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