{"id":60706,"date":"2023-08-16T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=60706"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:52:21","slug":"mlb-betting-picks-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/16\/mlb-betting-picks-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting Picks of the Day 8\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday night in the league turned out to be another night belonging to dominant starting pitching. Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>\u2019 Yusei Kikuchi<\/a>, Atlanta Braves\u2019<\/a> Bryce Elder<\/a>, and the tandem of Jakob Junis<\/a> and Sean Manaea<\/a> for the San Fransisco Giants<\/a> all turned in dominant performances to help their teams to victory last night. Not to be forgotten about: Cleveland Guardians<\/a>\u2019 Logan Allen<\/a>, St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>\u2019 Dakota Hudson<\/a>, and Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u2019 Bobby Miller<\/a> all provide quality starts in wins for their clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday was a night to be forgotten about, going 0-3 with our picks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a> went 0-3 with one walk, Detroit Tigers<\/a>\u2019 Kerry Carpenter<\/a> went 1-3 with a run scored and a walk, and Seattle Mariners<\/a>\u2019 Julio Rodriguez<\/a> only went 1-5 in his team\u2019s 10-run win last night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another full day of baseball awaits us on Wednesday and LWOS has three MLB betting picks for today\u2019s action. Don\u2019t forget to tail and BOL!<\/span><\/p>\n

TAMPA BAY RAYS VS. SAN FRANSISCO GIANTS: ESTRADA o1.5 H+R+RBI (+115)<\/b><\/h4>\n

San Fransisco Giants\u2019 Thairo Estrada<\/a> has been scorching hot on their current homestand with hits in four of their five games, including three multi-hit efforts. Last night, he launched his 10th hit of the season in the Giants win. He\u2019ll get to face Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>\u2019 starter Aaron Civale<\/a> who he has already has succes against in two at-bats, launching a three-run home run.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the south Florida side acquired Civale at the trade deadline, he has struggled, recording a 0-1 record with a 4.82 ERA in 9.1 innings. In his one start against the Giants, Civale only went four innings and gave up three earned runs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Estrada hits better at home (.282 v .268) and during the day (.336 v .226) for this season. The over for Estrada\u2019s H+R+RBI has hit in four straight games since the start of his hitting streak. There is also value in his total bases prop (o0.5, -170) and his hit total (o0.5, -170).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The best 2nd-half ERA in the AL!<\/p>\n

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Goodnight from Yusei \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/IOVdhIJTGc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n