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Tuesday 8/10/21 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc
Aug 10 '21, 7:10 PM in 49m
MLB | A's vs Indians
Play on: A's -137 at pinnacle
Jack's Free Pick Tuesday: Oakland A's -137
The Oakland A's have won four straight and are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall. They had yesterday off so they come in rested and ready to go. The Cleveland Indians had to play yesterday in a make up game against Cincinnati.
The A's have a big advantage on the mound over the Indians tonight. Sean Manaea is 8-7 with a 3.26 ERA and 1.165 WHIP in 22 starts this season. He has done his best work on the road, going 4-4 with a 2.64 ERA and 1.017 WHIP in 10 starts away from home.
Manaea has never lost to the Indians, going 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA and 0.912 WHIP in four career starts against them. He'll be opposed by Triston McKenzie, who is 1-5 with a 6.08 ERA in 15 starts this season while averaging just 4.4 innings per start.
Cleveland is 2-9 after scoring 9 runs or more this season. Oakland is 12-3 after four or more consecutive wins this season. The Indians are 1-7 in their last eight games following a win. The A's are 50-15 in their last 65 vs. AL Central opponents. Oakland is 5-0 in its last five trips to Cleveland. Bet the A's Tuesday.
Aug 10 '21, 7:10 PM in 49m
MLB | Rays vs Red Sox
Play on: Red Sox -115 at SC Consensus
ASA FREE PLAY ON Boston Red Sox Money Line -120 over Tampa Bay, Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET - The Rays have won 5 straight games over the Red Sox but all those games were at Tampa. Home field has been huge in this series this season as the Red Sox have won all 3 games played at Boston. In fact, the road team has won only one of the nine games between these clubs this season and we do not see that changing here. The Red Sox recent struggles overall can largely be attributed to a long road trip and now look for some home cooking to do them some good here. Boston is 14-7 in Eduardo Rodriguez starts this season and this includes 5-2 in his home starts. Luis Patino has just one winning decision in his 7 starts this season and he has an 8.36 ERA in his 3 road starts. The Red Sox get some payback for the recent sweep at the hands of the Rays down in Tampa Bay a little over a week ago. We’ll back Boston to get the win on Tuesday night.
Aug 10 '21, 7:10 PM in 49m
MLB | TAM vs BOS
Play on: OVER 9½ -115
1 Unit FREE PLAY on Rays/Red Sox OVER 9.5
The Tampa Bay Rays are crushing the ball right now in scoring 31 games in their last three games. They have scored 7 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. They should stay hot at the plate against Eduardo Rodriquez, who is 3-2 with a 6.35 ERA in seven home starts this season. The Red Sox should also get their runs off of Luis Patino, who is 0-1 with an 8.36 ERA in three road starts this season. The OVER is 19-5-2 in the last 26 meetings, including 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings in Boston. The Red Sox and Rays have combined for 10 or more runs in seven of their last nine meetings. Give me the OVER.
Aug 10 '21, 7:10 PM in 49m
MLB | OAK vs CLE
Play on: OVER 9 -120
Tuesday MLB Free play. My selection is on the 'over' between Oakland and Cleveland at 7:10 pm et on Tuesday.
We won with the 'over' in Cleveland last night and I won't hesitate to go right back to the well with the same play here as the Indians open a three-game series against the Athletics.
In my analysis of last night's play I pointed out that weather conditions were ideal for hitters and that appears to be the case again on Tuesday with warm temperatures expected and the wind blowing out to right field.
Left-hander Sean Manaea will get the call for the visiting A's. He's been terrific this season but has cooled off a little lately, allowing at least three earned runs in four of his last six starts overall. Last time out he turned in one of his worst outings of the season as he was tagged for five earned runs in just 4 1/3 innings at home against the Padres. Here, he'll be facing an Indians lineup that should come in confident after scoring 16 runs in their last two games - both victories - and averages 5.0 runs per game against left-handed pitching this season.
While the A's bullpen has been solid as a whole on the road this season, it has only managed to convert 12-of-22 save opportunities so there's reason to believe the Indians can find some late runs if needed in this one.
Triston McKenzie will counter for Cleveland. He lasted seven innings in a quality outing against the Blue Jays last time out but I wouldn't count on a repeat performance here. Note that the last time he worked seven innings he followed it up by allowing five earned runs in just four innings in a 9-3 loss to the Astros on July 20th. McKenzie owns a 5.81 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in six home starts this season with the 'over' cashing in four of those games. Worse still, he's posted a 6.52 ERA in eight nighttime starts.
I have been high on the Indians bullpen for much of the season but they're in a bit of a tough spot this week as they haven't had a day off since July 29th (last night's contest was a make up game, robbing them off a scheduled off day). The A's have actually been a better offensive club on the road than at home this season, averaging 4.6 runs per game. Take the over.
Aug 10 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Yankees vs Royals
Play on: Yankees -145 at pinnacle
My Free plays are now 52-25 68% last 77 releases!
Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Tuesday 8-10-21
NY Yankees @ Kansas City (8:10 PM EST)
Play On: NY Yankees -145 (Cortes/Lynch) Listed
The New York Yankees travel to Kansas City to take on the Royals on Tuesday night. New York Yankees are 62-50 SU overall this year while Kansas City comes in with a 48-63 SU overall record on the season. Nestor Cortes has a 2.00 ERA in his 4 overall starts this year including a 0.93 ERA on the road and a 1.84 ERA his last 3 starts. Daniel Lynch is 2-3 with a 6.00 ERA overall this year and 1-1 with a 7.42 ERA at home this season. Kansas City is 11-29 the past 3 years at home when the total is 10 to 10 1/2. We'll recommend a small play on the NY Yankees tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
Aug 10 '21, 8:10 PM in 1h
MLB | Yankees vs Royals
Play on: Yankees -147 at pinnacle
My free play is on the NY Yankees at 8:10 ET.
The Yankees and the Royals opened a three-game series in Kansas City last night and it was FAR from a typical contest. Game-time temps were in the mid to upper 90s, with heat indices in the low 100s. The Yankees took one-run leads in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, but the Royals answered all three times. The Yankees scored twice in the 10th, but the Royals came back in the bottom of the 10th to tie it once again, Finally, the Yanks scored three runs in the 11th, holding on for an 8-6 in a game that lasted four-hours and 52 minutes. The Yankees have won 11 of their last 14 and are while they are six games back of the Rays in the AL East, they are right in a three-team race (with the Red Sox and the A's) for the two wild card spots. KC's season has been 'over' for quite some time, as they check in at 48-63, 18 games back in the AL Central and with no realistic hopes of a wild card berth.
The starting pitchers for the middle contest of this three-games series are New York's Nestor Cortes (0-0, 2.15 ERA) and KC's Daniel Lynch (2-3, 6.00 ERA). Cortes was selected by the Yankees in the 36th round of the 2013 draft, and he played in the majors for the Baltimore Orioles (2018), the Yankees (2019) and the Mariners (2020) before returning to New York as a minor league free agent in January. In his first stint with the Yankees in 2019, he made 33 appearances (just one start) but while he was 5-1, his ERA was 5.67 and his WHIP 1.55. Cortes will make his fifth start (13th appearance overall) for the Yankees in 2021, and while he's yet to earn a decision, his ERA is 2.15 and his WHIP is 1.04. This marks his third consecutive start, allowing three ERs over 10 innings of his last two (2.70 ERA), as the Yankees won both games. Lynch made his MLB debut on May 2 but in three May starts went 0-2 (KC was 0-3) with a 15.75 ERA. He was sent down to Triple-A Omaha but he just may have figured things out in the minors, as in his three starts since rejoining the Royals on July 25, he is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA.
However, I want no part of the Royals, as the Yankees are fighting through injuries and COVID-related absences to make a strong run at a wild card berth. Cortes has faced the Royals twice in his career (both times in relief), pitching 6.2 scoreless innings.
Good luck...Larry
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