Wednesday 8-8-18 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Brandon Lee

Aug 08 '18, 3:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Pirates vs Rockies
Play on: Rockies -135 at YouWager

10* FREE MLB PICK (Rockies -135)
I'll gladly take my chances here with Colorado at home in Wednesday's series finale against the Pirates. The Rockies will send out one of their hottest starters in German Marquez, who has a 2.95 ERA in his last 6 starts. He's been especially good in his last two outings. He allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits with 8 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings at home against the A's on 7/29. He followed that up by allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts in 7 innings at Milwaukee. He's also 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in 3 career starts against the Pirates. Pittsburgh will counter with newly acquired Chris Archer, who struggled in his first start with his new team, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks in 4 1/3 innings. Archer has a 5.51 ERA and 1.715 WHIP in his last 3 starts and Coors Field is the last place a struggling pitcher wants to take the mound. Give me the Rockies -135!

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Dennis Macklin

Aug 08 '18, 7:05 PM in 5h
MLB | Red Sox vs Blue Jays
Play on: Red Sox -137 at BMaker

DMack's Free Play for Wednesday, August 8, 2018, is on the Boston Red Sox
You just don't want to step in from of the Red Sox at the moment. 9-1 L10 overall and 9-5 L14 road games, BoSox looked down and out late last night but pummeled the back of the Jays pen for 10-7 win. Boston now 46 games above .500 and facing a first-time starter (Mike Hauschild) that was just 7-6 and 4.86 in 19 AAA. He did throw six scoreless at Seattle in relief this week but expect regression against the big dogs. Less than 40 cents ??? Take Boston.

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Tommy Brunson

Wednesday comp play goes on the afternoon card as I look for Chris Archer and German Marquez to keep the bats on the quiet side at Coors Field as the Pirates and the Rockies end up holding Under the total.

Yesterday the Pirates posted 10 runs in a game that did land Over, but the fact remains, the Rockies are still on a 12-3-1 Under run their last 16 games played in their home ballpark.

Archer will be out to atone for his Pittsburgh debut in which he allowed 4 runs to the Cardinals. Do keep in mind the Pirates pitching staff does lead the N.L. with a 3.09 ERA since July the 8th.

Marquez is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.50 in 3 career starts against the Pirates, including an April win this season over the Bucs.

Look for the runs to not be enough to take this game Over the total.

Pirates-Rockies Under for Wednesday.

2* PITTSBURGH-COLORADO UNDER

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Eric Schroeder

On to my complimentary winner...

My free play for tonight is on the San Diego Padres, over the Milwaukee Brewers. And in this game be sure you're listing ONLY San Diego starter Brett Kennedy.

In Tuesday's game, the Padres defeated the Brewers 11-5. Matt Strahm got the win for San Diego, his third on the season. That should spark Kennedy for his big outing.

The Padres right-hander is set to make his Major League debut in the middle game of this National League series, and you damn right I'm going to take a shot with the 24-year-old. Kennedy has far exceeded expectations, impressing scouts with Triple-A El Paso by going 10-0 with a 2.72 ERA in 16 starts.

He'll get the run support from the bat of Eric Hosmer, who is batting .253 with a .312 on-base percentage and .387 slugging percentage in 110 games this season. There's also Austin Hedges, who has been solid of late, with four home runs and seven RBIs while slugging .714 in his past 10 games.

Take the Friars and list Kennedy ONLY.

2* PADRES (List Kennedy)

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Jack Brayman

My free play for Wednesday is an early total, getting you ready for third straight total winner tonight. This afternoon I want you playing the Seattle Mariners-Texas Rangers Under the posted total.

Since every MLB wager on a run line or total auto-lists pitchers, I want you to be sure the two pitchers on your ticket, when making this play, are Marco Gonzales and Yovani Gallardo. If they are not the pitchers of record when making your play, disregard this play.

The Mariners hand the ball to Gonzales, and I like what I've seen from the 26-year-old southpaw of late. He is 5-1 with a 2.18 ERA over his last six starts, with 38 strikeouts versus just five walks over 41 1/3 innings. Gonzales beat the Rangers on May 28 with one unearned run and four hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 2-1 victory in Seattle. So confidence will prevail here.

With Gallardo, we have a seasoned veteran who is 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his past three starts and 6-1 with a 5.24 ERA in eight starts for the Rangers since being called up from Triple-A Round Rock. the right-hander is just 2-2 in four career starts against the Mariners, all in 2015, but he also has a 2.42 ERA in those outings.

Look for a pitchers' duel here, as this one stays low.

4* UNDER Mariners-Rangers (Gonzales-Gallardo)

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Jeff Benton

Your Wednesday freebie is the Yankees-White Sox to conclude their set with another Under.

The first pair in this three game series have both landed Under the total, as this series has now seen 3 straight, and 4 of the last 5 played between the clubs land Under the total.

New York is now 4-0-1 Under in their last 5 games, while Chicago has played each of their last 4 games Under the total.

The Yankees on the road, are now 22-8-3 Under the total, and while Luis Severino has been struggling, this is the type of team he can get back in the groove against. His lone start last year against the White Sox saw him toss 7 innings of one run ball. Look for a reprise tonight.

Lucas Giolito has gone 2-1 with a 3.19 ERA over his last 5 starts, and he is facing the Yankees for the first time ever. New York tends to struggle against pitchers they are seeing for the first time - see last night when they were getting no-hit into the 6th.

Play the Yanks and ChiSox Under.

2* N.Y. YANKEES-WHITE SOX UNDER

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Chris Jordan

My free winner for tonight is on the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago Cubs.

And in this game I want you listing the scheduled starting pitchers: Jose Quintana and Heath Fillmyer.

We're taking a huge shot here, but I like the value with the Royals and Fillmyer here.

I know Quintana finally took direction from his pitching coach and delivered first-pitch strikes in his last outing, but that was also against the league's worst offense, the San Diego Padres. The left-hander is 3-9 with a 4.05 ERA in 24 career starts against the Royals, so this game isn't going to be a breeze for him.

I'd rather play the value with the young right-hander in a Royals uniform, as Fillmyer steps to the hill after lasting three innings against the Minnesota Twins before a 91-minute delay forced the Royals to turn to their bullpen last Friday. Fillmyer has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his three starts since joining the rotation, and will be in his comfort zone tonight.

Play the Royals.

4* ROYALS (Fillmyer over Quintana)

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MLB Miami +105

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