MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 8th is Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Los Angeles Dodgers:

Fixture: Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis
Time/Date: 8:15 PM ET, August 8, 2013
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers
Odds: -103 (1.97 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the final game of 4 game series played in St. Louis. LA Dodgers won 3-2 on Monday and 13-4 last night. St. Louis won 5-1 on Tuesday night. Season series is tied at 3 games apiece.

LA Dodgers are leading National League West with 63-50 record. LA Dodgers are the best road team in MLB with 32 victories in 57 away games and they are 16-1 in last 17 road games. They are 16-3 since All Star break, outscoring their opponents 92-51. St. Louis is second in National League Central with 66-47 record.

St. Louis is 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter, 1-5 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record, 1-5 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and 0-6 in their last 6 games as a favorite.

Carlos Martinez will be starting for St. Louis tonight. He was recalled from Triple-A Memphis because today's scheduled starter Jake Westbrook had to pitch yesterday in relief, after Shelby Miller was injured. Martinez is 0-0, 5.56 ERA in 10 relief appearances for St. Louis this season.

LA Dodgers are sending out Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 10-3, 3.15 ERA after 21 starts in 2013. He is 3-0, 3.57 ERA in last 3 starts. In those 3 games he has allowed 7 earned runs in 17.2 innings of work combined. Ryu had 11.69 run support average during that stretch. He is 5-2, 4.52 ERA in 11 away starts. LA Dodgers are 4-0 in Ryu's last 4 road starts, 4-0 in Ryu's last 4 starts as an underdog, 7-0 in Ryu's last 7 starts and 4-1 in Ryu's last 5 starts as a road underdog.

LA Dodgers are 14-3 in their last 17 games as a road underdog and I expect them to win tonight.

MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 7th is Detroit

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Detroit:

Fixture: Detroit @ Cleveland
Time/Date: 7:05 PM ET, August 7, 2013
Pick: Detroit
Odds: -113 (1.88 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the third game of 4 game series played in Cleveland. Detroit won 4-2 on Monday night and 5-1 yesterday. Detroit is leading the season series 11-3, outscoring Cleveland 87-51.

Detroit is leading American League Central with 66-45 record and they are 29-26 on the road. Cleveland is second in the same division 62-51, 5 games behind Detroit.

Detroit's 3rd baseman Miguel Cabrera became the sixth player in history to record 10 consecutive 100-RBI seasons. Cabrera has been especially efficient against Cleveland this season with 15 RBI's and 5 homers in 14 meetings against them.

Detroit is on 10 game winning streak during which they have posted a 1.16 ERA. They have the best team ERA in American League with 3.57. Cleveland's pitching staff is ranked only 9th in American League with 4.04 ERA. Detroit is in top 3 in MLB in most of offensive stats.

Doug Fister will be starting for Detroit tonight. He is 10-5, 3.52 ERA after 22 starts in 2013. He has 3 wins in his last 4 starts, allowing just 4 earned runs while striking out 18 in 28 innings of work combined. Fister is 5-3, 2.71 ERA in 86.1 career innings against Cleveland.

Cleveland is sending out rookie Danny Salazar. This will be his second MLB start. Salazar recorded a win in his first start on July 11th against Toronto. He pitched for 6 innings allowing 1 earned run and 1 walk while striking out 7.

Detroit is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings against Cleveland and 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Cleveland and I expect them to win tonight.

MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 5th is Kansas City

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Kansas City:

Fixture: Minnesota @ Kansas City
Time/Date: 8:10 PM ET, August 5, 2013
Pick: Kansas City
Odds: -153 (1.65 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the first game of 3 game series played in Kansas City. Kansas City leads the season series 10-3, outscoring Minnesota 63-45.

Kansas City is third in American League Central with 56-52 record and they are 27-24 at home. Minnesota is 4th in same division with 48-60 record, 8 games behind Kansas City. They are 22-33 on the road.

Kansas City is 13-3 since the All-Star break and they have won 11 of their last 12 games.

Kansas pitchers have the beast team ERA in American League, 3.58.Minnesota's pitchers are ranked 11th in American League with 4.28 ERA.

Kansas City is sending out Jeremy Guthrie, who is 11-7, 4.22 ERA in 22 starts this season. He is 3-0, 4.00 ERA in his last 3 starts. In 18 innings of work combined over those 3 starts he has allowed 8 earned runs, while striking out 16. He has pitched for at least 6 innings in 20 of his 22 starts. Guthrie's last win came against Minnesota where he has allowed 2 earned runs in 6 innings. He is 3-1, 3.24 ERA in 4 starts against Minnesota this season and 7-3, 3.29 ERA in 11 career starts and 2 relief appearances against them. Kansas City is 15-2 in Guthrie's last 17 home starts.

Minnesota's catcher Joe Mauer has just 2 hits in 11 at-bats against Guthrie.

Kevin Correia will be starting for Minnesota tonight. He is 7-7, 4.49 ERA after 21 starts in 2013. He faced Kansas City 5 days ago and recorded a no-decision allowing 2 earned runs on 10 hits. Correia is 0-1, 4.91 ERA in 3 starts against Kansas City this season and 0-2, 5.01 ERA in 4 career starts against them. Correia has been excellent pitching at home this season, going 5-1, 3.28 ERA in 11 home starts, but on the road he is just 2-6 with 6.11 ERA in 10 starts. Opponents are batting .338 against him when pitching away from Minneapolis. Minnesota is 1-6 in Correia's last 7 starts as an underdog, 1-6 in Correia's last 7 starts, 0-4 in Correia's last 4 road starts and 0-4 in Correia's last 4 starts as a road underdog.

Kansas City is 6-1 in last 7 home games against Minnesota and I expect them to win tonight.

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MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 3rd is Los Angeles Angels

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Los Angeles Angels:

Fixture: Toronto @ Los Angeles Angels
Time/Date: 9:05 PM ET, August 3, 2013
Pick: Los Angeles Angels
Odds: -170 (1.59 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the third game of 4 game series played in Los Angeles. LA Angels won 8-2 on Thursday and 7-5 last night.

LA Angels are third in American League West with 50-58 record and they are 29-28 at home. Toronto is last in American League East with 50-59 record. They are 22-31 on the road.

LA Angels have 4th best batting average in majors with .266. Toronto is 17th with .253.

LA Angels outfielder Mike Trout reached base for the 33rd consecutive game yesterday. Their left fielder J.B. Shuck had 3 RBI's on Thursday and right fielder Kole Calhoun had a four-hit night with a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning yesterday.

Jered Weaver will be starting for the Angels tonight. He is 5-5, 2.84 ERA in 14 starts this season. Weaver had 2 consecutive wins before recording a no-decision in his last start 5 days ago against Texas. In those 3 starts he has allowed just 1 earned run while striking out 23 in 21.2 innings of work combined. Weaver hasn't been good on the road where he is 0-3, 3.96 ERA in 6 starts, but he is much better at home, going 5-2, 2.06 ERA in 8 home starts. Weaver is 7-2, 3.70 ERA in 9 career starts against Toronto. Toronto's right fielder Jose Bautista is 0-for-6 with 4 strikeouts against Weaver. LA Angels are 24-5 in Weaver's last 29 home starts vs. a team with a losing record, 4-1 in Weaver's last 5 starts during game 3 of a series, 42-11 in Weaver's last 53 starts as a favorite, 42-12 in Weaver's last 54 starts as a home favorite and 7-2 in Weaver's last 9 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200.

LA are 5-1 in Weaver's last 6 starts against Toronto and 5-1 in Weaver's last 6 home starts against them.

Toronto is sending out Esmil Rogers, who is 3-5, 4.36 ERA after 11 starts and 23 relief appearances in 2013. Rogers is winless in his last 7 starts. In his last start, 5 days ago, against Oakland Rogers has allowed 8 earned runs on 10 hits and 3 walks in 4.1 innings of work. Rogers never started against the Angels, but has a 10.13 ERA, 2.63 WHIP and .429 batting average against in 4 relief appearances against the Angels. Toronto is 4-1 in Rogers' last 5 starts on grass and 1-4 in Rogers' last 5 starts.

LA Angels are 4-0 in last 4 home games against Toronto and 6-2 against them overall and I expect them to win tonight.

MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 2nd is Pittsburgh

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Pittsburgh:

Fixture: Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Time/Date: 7:05 PM ET, August 2, 2013
Pick: Pittsburgh
Odds: -158 (1.63 in decimal odds) @ Pinnacle

This will be the first game of 3 game series played in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is the best team in MLB with 65-43 record. They are also the best home team with just 15 losses in 55 home games. Colorado is 3rd in National League West with 51-59 record. They are 20-33 on the road on 4 game losing streak.

Colorado lost 8 out of their last 11 games. They are coming to Pittsburgh after being swept in 4 game series in Atlanta. Atlanta outscored them 40-13.

Pittsburgh has the best pitching staff in MLB with 3.09 team ERA. Colorado is 26th with 4.32 ERA.

Pittsburgh is sending out Gerrit Cole, who is 5-4, 3.56 ERA after 9 starts in 2013. Rookie has never allowed more than 3 runs. Cole started his major league career with 4 consecutive victories, but he is 1-4 since.

Jhoulys Chacin will be starting for Colorado. He is 9-5, 3.54 ERA in 20 starts this season. He is 1-2 in his last 4 starts. Chacin is 1-3, 6.97 ERA in four career starts against Pittsburgh. Colorado is 2-5 in Chacin's last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record, 3-8 in Chacin's last 11 road starts, 2-6 in Chacin's last 8 starts as a road underdog, 2-8 in Chacin's last 10 starts as an underdog and 1-4 in Chacin's last 5 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150.

Colorado is 1-5 in their last 6 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150, 0-4 in their last 4 overall and 0-6 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

Pittsburgh is 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 4-1 in their last 5 overall and I expect them to win tonight.

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