{"id":21667,"date":"2023-08-10T05:22:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T09:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=21667"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:19:04","slug":"free-mlb-picks-today-four-mlb-games-predictions-for-8-10-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/free-mlb-picks-today-four-mlb-games-predictions-for-8-10-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Free MLB Picks Today \u2013 Four MLB Games Predictions for 8\/10\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dlv230531006_phi_v_nym-e1687976973954.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Nola pitches baseball\" class=\"wp-image-20108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dlv230531006_phi_v_nym-e1687976973954.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dlv230531006_phi_v_nym-e1687976973954-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dlv230531006_phi_v_nym-e1687976973954-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Mejia drops FOUR free MLB Picks for 8\/10\/2023. 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Following Michael Lorenzen\u2019s no-hitter of the Nationals on Wednesday in a 7-0 victory, the Phillies have moved into the NL\u2019s top Wild Card spot, holding a slim lead on San Francisco and the rest of a large pack chasing the final berth with less than 50 games to go. The reigning NL champs are looking for their third straight series win and aim to ride Aaron Nola (9-8, 4.58 ERA) to avoid a split against Washington. Nola, formerly Philly\u2019s ace, can no longer be considered that given how shaky he\u2019s been of late. Nola has given up at least four runs in eight of 13 starts and has dropped his last two outings to the Pirates and Royals, surrendering 10 earned runs over 10 innings. He can occasionally still be lights out, but beating even bad teams like the Nats is no sure thing, which makes laying this much juice backing a Phillies win a bad bet even against a team that just got no-hit. This is Nola\u2019s first start against Washington this season. He went 1-1 over four starts against them in \u201922, finishing with a 1.52 ERA over 23.2 innings. Current Nats hitters are 16-for-66 (.242) against Nola, with Dominic Smith and Lane Thomas doing the bulk of the damage (12-for-48, 2 HRs, 7 doubles).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Fading Nats lefty Patrick Corbin (7-11, 5.03) has become a go-to in the handicapping since 2020, as he\u2019s gone 24-53 over the past four seasons. Corbin had a 5.83 July ERA but ended up going 2-2 and he comes off a quality start on Aug. 4 at Cincinnati, giving up three runs, all on solo homers, over 6.1 innings. Although he still regularly gets hit hard and has lost double-digit games again, he\u2019s no longer an automatic fade. In fact, Washington is 8-7 over Corbin\u2019s last 15 starts. This is his first outing against the Phillies in 2023, but they terrorized him last season, going 4-0 and scoring 27 runs (20 earned) over 15.1 innings and batting .443 against Corbin. Current Philadelphia hitters have gone 44-for-128 (.344) against him with six home runs. Bryson Stott (.571), Kyle Schwarber (.357, 2 HR), Alec Bohm (.350, 2 HR) and and J.T. Realmuto (.344, 2 HR) have all excelled against Corbin.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Phillies Player Prop Pick <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Bohm has hit safely in 14 of 16 contests, scoring 12 runs in that span, homering three times and driving in 13. He\u2019s got 23 hits in 62 at-bats in that span (.371). <strong>Ride Philly\u2019s Alec Bohm to top his runs + hits + RBI prop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MLB Picks and Predictions Today on the Power Five with Bryan Power {8-10-23}\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JfiMxEYWNG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardinals at Rays Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> CARDINALS (+150) at RAYS (-180), 7:05 p.m. ET, Total: 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Rays couldn\u2019t win a bullpen game over St. Louis on Wednesday, which may be foreshadowing that they may not be able to survive all the bad luck they\u2019ve had with their pitchers being injured, especially if Tyler Glasnow\u2019s back issues. Ace Shane McClanahan sounds done for the season, Jeffrey Springs was lost to Tommy John surgery, and Drew Rasmussen is done with an elbow issue. Young Shane Baz won\u2019t appear in 2023, so manager Kevin Cash will have to piece things together. Zack Littell (2-2, 4.04) will be a key part of that and has won his last two starts after serving exclusively as a reliever or opener since being picked up on waivers in May. He\u2019s given up two runs over 11 innings in wins in Houston and Detroit. Littell will make just his second home start this season and just the 10th start of his six-year career that spans stops in Minnesota, San Francisco, Boston and now Tampa Bay. Current Cardinals are 12-for-30 against Littell, with Paul Goldschmidt an impressive 5-for-6. Nolan Arenado, Carlson and Goldschmidt have all homered against Littell.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis, stuck playing spoiler the rest of this season, can do so effectively because they didn\u2019t really have much of a fire sale at the trade deadline. The Cardinals are plenty capable of taking this series and hope young lefty Matthew Liberatore (1-4, 6.93) can start living up to billing as the top prospect he was expected to be. Tampa Bay drafted him 16th in the 2018 Draft and moved him in the Randy Arozarena deal back in 2020. Liberatore has largely struggled over the two seasons the Cards have given him a shot to be in the rotation. Prior to being brought back up in August, he couldn\u2019t get out of the first inning. Liberatore has one quality start over the 16 he\u2019s made so far, and gave up five runs over 5.2 frames against the Twins last Thursday. Expect him to get a long leash with the season looking lost since St. Louis is bringing up the rear in the NL Central, but you have to wonder where his confidence level is considering he gave up multiple homers for just the second time in the bigs in the Aug. 3 5-3 loss to Minnesota. No Rays have ever faced their former farmhand.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY &#8211; Cardinals Strikeout Prop Pick <\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Liberatore is facing a Rays squad that struck out eight times on Wednesday, and he does have a revenge angle in play in facing the team that drafted him, but he\u2019s had a tough time missing bats so far in his career. He\u2019s had more than three K\u2019s in five of his 16 starts, so he\u2019ll have to overachieve to top this prop. <strong>Ride the under on Cardinals\u2019 pitcher Matthew Liberatore\u2019s strikeout prop.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royals at Red Sox Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> ROYALS (+215) at RED SOX (-265), 7:10 p.m. ET, Total: 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Boston has yet to win back-to-back games in August, so that\u2019s the task facing the Wild Card hopeful as it enters this game as a heavy favorite. The Red Sox are 3-8 in over their last 11 following Wednesday\u2019s 4-3 victory over the Royals, which was notched with a little drama as Kenley Jansen blew the run line victory in the ninth by surrendering a home run. Lefty James Paxton (6-3, 3.60) has been sharp for most of the season but has struggled in two of his last four outings, suffering losses to the Cubs and Blue Jays. He gave up a season-high three homers in a 7-3 loss to Toronto, the most he\u2019s surrendered in a single game since 2019. Only two current Royals have ever faced Paxton, Salvador Perez (4-for-13, 1 double) and Matt Duffy (1-for-3, double), so the Sox lefty should have an early edge against most who have never faced him.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rookie Alec Marsh (0-5, 6.75) debuted on June 30 and has just one quality start to his credit among the six he\u2019s made so far in his young career. He struck out 11 Rays on July 15, allowing two runs over six innings. The rest of his outings haven\u2019t been as sharp, and he\u2019s given up at least one home run in each of his starts, none of which Kansas City has managed to win. A former second-round pick who excelled at Arizona State, Marsh will work the bulk of the innings behind opener Austin Cox (0-1, 3.58), a rookie lefty who has primarily come out of the bullpen but has started two games, neither of which went particularly well. Neither Marsh nor Cox have faced any current Red Sox hitters.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Royals at Red Sox F5 Straight Bet\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s Paxton should bounce back and the combination of Cox and Marsh doesn\u2019t inspire much confidence. At home, this is a game where the Red Sox should jump out in front as they try to make up ground in the AL Wild Card race and win their first series since July 25-26. <strong>Ride Boston in the first-five run line in this contest<\/strong>, taking the Red Sox bullpen out of the equation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rockies at Dodgers Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> ROCKIES (+275) AT DODGERS (-345), 10:10 p.m. ET, Total: 8.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>L.A. stayed hot on Wednesday, winning for the eighth time in nine games when David Peralta came threw with a key two-run single to snap a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, beating Arizona 2-0. The Dodgers swept a two-game set in Phoenix and now head back home for a series with the last-place Rockies, owners of the National League\u2019s worst record. Clayton Kershaw (10-4, 2.55) has missed just over six weeks due to shoulder soreness but has thrown multiple bullpen sessions and it sounds like he\u2019s ramped up and ready to go. Kershaw returns against the last team he faced back on June 27, when he worked six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in Denver. He\u2019s dominated the Rockies throughout his career (27-11, 3.33), but has been particularly incredible in Dodgertown against them, compiling a 1.81 ERA over 139 innings, which includes a no-hitter. If Kershaw is healthy, he should dominate out of the gate against a team missing their biggest bat in Kris Bryant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Lefty Ty Blach (1-1, 4.85) will make his fourth start, but has been a reliever most of his career. He\u2019s pitched pretty well as a starter since joining Colorado\u2019s rotation out of necessity. He\u2019s been dominant against the Dodgers in L.A., compiling a miniscule 1.16 ERA over 23.1 innings, but we\u2019ll see how he fares in this new role, especially against an L.A. offense that\u2019s rolling. Current Dodgers are 28-for-109 against Blach with three home runs. Peralta (.364, 1 HR) and Chris Taylor (.308, 1 HR) have had the most success with a larger sample size. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are a combined 1-for-13 against Blach. J.D. Martinez won\u2019t be available after missing the past few games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Dodgers Player Prop Pick \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Mookie Betts saw his 15-game hitting streak come to an end but isn\u2019t likely to slump. Betts is 1-for-5 in his career against Blach and should bounce back from an 0-for-4 in Phoenix at Dodgers Stadium, where he\u2019s batting .314 with 17 of his 31 homers. Despite a rough Wednesday night, the All-Star is still slashing .342\/.390\/.763 in August. <strong>Ride L.A.\u2019s Mookie Betts to top his runs + hits + RBI prop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br \/><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a>\u00a0updated in real time, including who the public is betting on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong>: Check out our extensive library of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a>\u00a0and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Want an expert opinion?<\/strong>\u00a0Check out the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Sports Picks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Bets<\/a>\u00a0from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Mejia drops FOUR free MLB Picks for 8\/10\/2023. Visit Tony&#8217;s expert profile now! You can also find free MLB picks across Wagertalk&#8217;s experts all year long. Check out Tony Mejia&#8217;s free picks and THEN buy his amazing 3 DAY PASS for MLB. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/tony-mejia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony's expert profile<\/a> now! You can also find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free MLB picks<\/a> across Wagertalk's experts all year long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Tony Mejia's free picks and THEN buy his amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/addtocart?data_productName=capperSubscription_3days_tony-mejia_ALL_ALLBETS_ALLRATINGS&amp;data_quantity=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 DAY PASS for MLB<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br \/><!-- wp:image {\"id\":21589,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img class=\"wp-image-21589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dhz220503023_sf_vs_lad-e1691597480814.jpg\" alt=\"Mookie Betts of Dodgers hits MLB RBI\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pulse: Daily MLB Betting Picks for Thursday, August 10<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationals at Phillies Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> NATIONALS (+210) at PHILLIES (-260), 6:40 p.m. ET, Total: 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia is slowly pulling away as they look to overcome another slow start and reach the postseason. Following Michael Lorenzen\u2019s no-hitter of the Nationals on Wednesday in a 7-0 victory, the Phillies have moved into the NL\u2019s top Wild Card spot, holding a slim lead on San Francisco and the rest of a large pack chasing the final berth with less than 50 games to go. The reigning NL champs are looking for their third straight series win and aim to ride Aaron Nola (9-8, 4.58 ERA) to avoid a split against Washington. Nola, formerly Philly\u2019s ace, can no longer be considered that given how shaky he\u2019s been of late. Nola has given up at least four runs in eight of 13 starts and has dropped his last two outings to the Pirates and Royals, surrendering 10 earned runs over 10 innings. He can occasionally still be lights out, but beating even bad teams like the Nats is no sure thing, which makes laying this much juice backing a Phillies win a bad bet even against a team that just got no-hit. This is Nola\u2019s first start against Washington this season. He went 1-1 over four starts against them in \u201922, finishing with a 1.52 ERA over 23.2 innings. Current Nats hitters are 16-for-66 (.242) against Nola, with Dominic Smith and Lane Thomas doing the bulk of the damage (12-for-48, 2 HRs, 7 doubles).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Fading Nats lefty Patrick Corbin (7-11, 5.03) has become a go-to in the handicapping since 2020, as he\u2019s gone 24-53 over the past four seasons. Corbin had a 5.83 July ERA but ended up going 2-2 and he comes off a quality start on Aug. 4 at Cincinnati, giving up three runs, all on solo homers, over 6.1 innings. Although he still regularly gets hit hard and has lost double-digit games again, he\u2019s no longer an automatic fade. In fact, Washington is 8-7 over Corbin\u2019s last 15 starts. This is his first outing against the Phillies in 2023, but they terrorized him last season, going 4-0 and scoring 27 runs (20 earned) over 15.1 innings and batting .443 against Corbin. Current Philadelphia hitters have gone 44-for-128 (.344) against him with six home runs. Bryson Stott (.571), Kyle Schwarber (.357, 2 HR), Alec Bohm (.350, 2 HR) and and J.T. Realmuto (.344, 2 HR) have all excelled against Corbin.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Phillies Player Prop Pick <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Bohm has hit safely in 14 of 16 contests, scoring 12 runs in that span, homering three times and driving in 13. He\u2019s got 23 hits in 62 at-bats in that span (.371). <strong>Ride Philly\u2019s Alec Bohm to top his runs + hits + RBI prop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/JfiMxEYWNG4<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardinals at Rays Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> CARDINALS (+150) at RAYS (-180), 7:05 p.m. ET, Total: 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Rays couldn\u2019t win a bullpen game over St. Louis on Wednesday, which may be foreshadowing that they may not be able to survive all the bad luck they\u2019ve had with their pitchers being injured, especially if Tyler Glasnow\u2019s back issues. Ace Shane McClanahan sounds done for the season, Jeffrey Springs was lost to Tommy John surgery, and Drew Rasmussen is done with an elbow issue. Young Shane Baz won\u2019t appear in 2023, so manager Kevin Cash will have to piece things together. Zack Littell (2-2, 4.04) will be a key part of that and has won his last two starts after serving exclusively as a reliever or opener since being picked up on waivers in May. He\u2019s given up two runs over 11 innings in wins in Houston and Detroit. Littell will make just his second home start this season and just the 10th start of his six-year career that spans stops in Minnesota, San Francisco, Boston and now Tampa Bay. Current Cardinals are 12-for-30 against Littell, with Paul Goldschmidt an impressive 5-for-6. Nolan Arenado, Carlson and Goldschmidt have all homered against Littell.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis, stuck playing spoiler the rest of this season, can do so effectively because they didn\u2019t really have much of a fire sale at the trade deadline. The Cardinals are plenty capable of taking this series and hope young lefty Matthew Liberatore (1-4, 6.93) can start living up to billing as the top prospect he was expected to be. Tampa Bay drafted him 16th in the 2018 Draft and moved him in the Randy Arozarena deal back in 2020. Liberatore has largely struggled over the two seasons the Cards have given him a shot to be in the rotation. Prior to being brought back up in August, he couldn\u2019t get out of the first inning. Liberatore has one quality start over the 16 he\u2019s made so far, and gave up five runs over 5.2 frames against the Twins last Thursday. Expect him to get a long leash with the season looking lost since St. Louis is bringing up the rear in the NL Central, but you have to wonder where his confidence level is considering he gave up multiple homers for just the second time in the bigs in the Aug. 3 5-3 loss to Minnesota. No Rays have ever faced their former farmhand.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY - Cardinals Strikeout Prop Pick <\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Liberatore is facing a Rays squad that struck out eight times on Wednesday, and he does have a revenge angle in play in facing the team that drafted him, but he\u2019s had a tough time missing bats so far in his career. He\u2019s had more than three K\u2019s in five of his 16 starts, so he\u2019ll have to overachieve to top this prop. <strong>Ride the under on Cardinals\u2019 pitcher Matthew Liberatore\u2019s strikeout prop.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royals at Red Sox Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> ROYALS (+215) at RED SOX (-265), 7:10 p.m. ET, Total: 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Boston has yet to win back-to-back games in August, so that\u2019s the task facing the Wild Card hopeful as it enters this game as a heavy favorite. The Red Sox are 3-8 in over their last 11 following Wednesday\u2019s 4-3 victory over the Royals, which was notched with a little drama as Kenley Jansen blew the run line victory in the ninth by surrendering a home run. Lefty James Paxton (6-3, 3.60) has been sharp for most of the season but has struggled in two of his last four outings, suffering losses to the Cubs and Blue Jays. He gave up a season-high three homers in a 7-3 loss to Toronto, the most he\u2019s surrendered in a single game since 2019. Only two current Royals have ever faced Paxton, Salvador Perez (4-for-13, 1 double) and Matt Duffy (1-for-3, double), so the Sox lefty should have an early edge against most who have never faced him.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rookie Alec Marsh (0-5, 6.75) debuted on June 30 and has just one quality start to his credit among the six he\u2019s made so far in his young career. He struck out 11 Rays on July 15, allowing two runs over six innings. The rest of his outings haven\u2019t been as sharp, and he\u2019s given up at least one home run in each of his starts, none of which Kansas City has managed to win. A former second-round pick who excelled at Arizona State, Marsh will work the bulk of the innings behind opener Austin Cox (0-1, 3.58), a rookie lefty who has primarily come out of the bullpen but has started two games, neither of which went particularly well. Neither Marsh nor Cox have faced any current Red Sox hitters.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Royals at Red Sox F5 Straight Bet\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s Paxton should bounce back and the combination of Cox and Marsh doesn\u2019t inspire much confidence. At home, this is a game where the Red Sox should jump out in front as they try to make up ground in the AL Wild Card race and win their first series since July 25-26. <strong>Ride Boston in the first-five run line in this contest<\/strong>, taking the Red Sox bullpen out of the equation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rockies at Dodgers Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong> ROCKIES (+275) AT DODGERS (-345), 10:10 p.m. ET, Total: 8.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>L.A. stayed hot on Wednesday, winning for the eighth time in nine games when David Peralta came threw with a key two-run single to snap a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, beating Arizona 2-0. The Dodgers swept a two-game set in Phoenix and now head back home for a series with the last-place Rockies, owners of the National League\u2019s worst record. Clayton Kershaw (10-4, 2.55) has missed just over six weeks due to shoulder soreness but has thrown multiple bullpen sessions and it sounds like he\u2019s ramped up and ready to go. Kershaw returns against the last team he faced back on June 27, when he worked six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in Denver. He\u2019s dominated the Rockies throughout his career (27-11, 3.33), but has been particularly incredible in Dodgertown against them, compiling a 1.81 ERA over 139 innings, which includes a no-hitter. If Kershaw is healthy, he should dominate out of the gate against a team missing their biggest bat in Kris Bryant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Lefty Ty Blach (1-1, 4.85) will make his fourth start, but has been a reliever most of his career. He\u2019s pitched pretty well as a starter since joining Colorado\u2019s rotation out of necessity. He\u2019s been dominant against the Dodgers in L.A., compiling a miniscule 1.16 ERA over 23.1 innings, but we\u2019ll see how he fares in this new role, especially against an L.A. offense that\u2019s rolling. Current Dodgers are 28-for-109 against Blach with three home runs. Peralta (.364, 1 HR) and Chris Taylor (.308, 1 HR) have had the most success with a larger sample size. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are a combined 1-for-13 against Blach. J.D. Martinez won\u2019t be available after missing the past few games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE PLAY \u2013 Dodgers Player Prop Pick \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Mookie Betts saw his 15-game hitting streak come to an end but isn\u2019t likely to slump. Betts is 1-for-5 in his career against Blach and should bounce back from an 0-for-4 in Phoenix at Dodgers Stadium, where he\u2019s batting .314 with 17 of his 31 homers. Despite a rough Wednesday night, the All-Star is still slashing .342\/.390\/.763 in August. <strong>Ride L.A.\u2019s Mookie Betts to top his runs + hits + RBI prop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br \/><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a>\u00a0updated in real time, including who the public is betting on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong>: Check out our extensive library of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a>\u00a0and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Want an expert opinion?<\/strong>\u00a0Check out the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Sports Picks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Bets<\/a>\u00a0from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21667"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21685,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21667\/revisions\/21685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}