Free Picks for Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 from some of the nations best and worst handicappers
Paul Leiner
100* Padres -125
100* Rockies -115
100* Rays / Blue Jays Over 9
MVP Lock Club
Nationals -160
Stephen Nover
Cleveland -140
Baltimore -125
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Baltimore/Chicago Under 10.5
Arizona/Detroit Under 9
Kansas City/San Francisco Under 7.5
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Atlanta/Washington Over 9 .5
Colorado/Pittsburgh Over 9
New York/Los Angeles Under 8.5
Jim Feist
Rays / Blue Jays Over 9
Kyle Hunter
4* Cubs -108
Chase Diamond
15* Seattle +125
Andre Ramirez
75 Dime Dodgers +138
Eric Schroeder
My free play for Wednesday night is on the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles.
The teams opened their series on the South Side, in what was being billed as a matchup of slumping teams. But the Orioles were demoralized in the Bronx over the weekend, and then had to head to Chicago to continue their road trip.
The White Sox returned home after losing two of three in Cleveland, where they concluded an eight-game road trip with a 4-2 loss to the Indians on Sunday.
But the Pale Hose were in a better position to right their ship, and did with Monday night's 10-7 win, then carried the momentum over with a 6-1 victory last night. Baltimore has lost six consecutive games by a combined margin of 60-17.
Not only is Baltimore mired in a six-game slump, but it is also in a 6-16 rut and is batting a meager .246 in June, the seventh-worst batting average this month.
Take the White Sox, don't list pitchers.
3* WHITE SOX
Jeff Benton
Wednesday night comp play will be the Under in the Baltimore-Chicago meeting.
Last night these teams held Under the total, as the Pale Hose have now held Under the total in 3 of their last 4 games played.
Dylan Bundy did see his last start against the Yankees land Over the total, but his 3 starts prior were all Under the total. In fact 5 of his last 8 overall have landed Over the total.
True, one of his starts in that stretch did come against the White Sox and landed Over the total, but Bundy did go 6 innings in that start with 3 runs allowed.
Overall, the Under is 11-4-1 when Bundy starts on grass.
Miguel Gonzalez will counter, and his numbers of late have not been conducive to an Under, but he does boast a 3.38 home ERA this season, and he did hold the O's to just 2 runs back on May 5th in a game that held Under the total.
Let's stay with the Under in this Wednesday night meeting in the Windy City.
4* BALTIMORE-WHITE SOX UNDER
Chris Jordan
I'm ready to improve on this 110-81-4 run with free picks, including a 35-28 mark on the MLB season with freebies.
My free play for Hump Day is in the Lone Star State, where I'm taking the Houston Astros over the Texas Rangers. And in this game I want you listing young right-hander Francis Martes over veteran Andrew Cashner.
Martes has been forced into this start, and will make his first career MLB start, after making his big-league debut last Friday as a reliever. It wasn't the best introduction, as Martes allowed four earned runs in 3.2 innings, so I think he'll be looking to avenge that performance with a better showing tonight.
Cashner, meanwhile, has been a respectable 3-2 with a 3.27 ERA in his past seven starts, but he is also 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA in two starts this season against these Astros. He is also 2-3 with a 3.22 ERA in six starts this year, while toting a suitcase.
I'll play the Astros, as Martes pitches the best game of his career, at any level.
4* ASTROS
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Orioles -125
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Blue Jays -140
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5 Dime White Sox +125