{"id":60913,"date":"2023-08-22T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=60913"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:43:13","slug":"mlb-betting-picks-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/22\/mlb-betting-picks-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting Picks of the Day 8\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Monday night in the show featured nine games after the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/21\/infielders-lead-way-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cincinnati Reds<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/21\/angels-look-towards-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Los Angeles Angels<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0match-up was postponed to a double-header Wednesday. Around the league, we saw a family reunion in the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/17\/mets-vs-cardinals-at-busch-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/twins-take-on-pirates-in-exciting-mlb-showdown-at-target-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0game when Richie and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/palacjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joshua Palacios<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0shared the field and made some outstanding plays. Elsewhere,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/rangers-vs-brewers-pitching-duel-in-the-lone-star-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Texas Rangers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019 pitcher\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=montgjo01,montgo001jor&amp;search=Jordan+Montgomery&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jordan Montgomery<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0went eight flawless innings only to see his bullpen surrender the lead and the game in extra-innings to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/padres-vs-diamondbacks-nl-west-showdown-in-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. In Chicago, the<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/22\/mariners-playoff-deadline-sewald\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Seattle Mariners<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> continued their scheduled programming for their 7th straight win.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HE&#8217;S THE BIG BROTHER. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qsAwgtKfuy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qsAwgtKfuy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pirates\/status\/1693781882121425030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For our bets, a 2-1 is a good day by any standards. The Mariners pounded the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/19\/rockies-hand-white-sox-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chicago White Sox<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a014-2 for our money-line chance, and the<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/braves-vs-giants-a-game-not-to-miss\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Atlanta Braves<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> could put up four runs before the 5th inning to cash out over 2.5 runs in the first five innings. Our only loss came from the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/20\/chris-sale-return-red-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Boston Red Sox<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/astros-vs-mariners-rodriguezs-hot-streak-faces-tough-pitching\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Houston Astros<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0game, where after a three-run home run from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duvalad01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Duvall<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Red Sox were outscored 9\u20131 the rest of the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Major League Baseball offers another exciting lineup of 10 games on a Tuesday night, and LWOS has highlighted three bets to target tonight. Remember to tail and BOL!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES: PIRATES ML (-<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>135) <\/b>The Pittsburgh Pirates got to the St. Louis Cardinals starter <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/romdr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew Rom<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0early and often, hitting him for six runs on eight hits in their 11-1 victory last night. In eight matchups this season, the Pirates are now 6-2 against their division rivals and have outscored them 39-21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tonight&#8217;s pitching matchup will be\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oviedjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Johan Oviedo<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0vs.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wainwad01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Wainwright<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, whose struggles have been widely documented this year. Wainwright&#8217;s 8.42 ERA is not pretty, and he has given up 18 earned runs in his last ten innings. Oviedo was excellent his last time out against the Cardinals, going seven innings, striking out 10, and giving up one run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look to take the Pirates ML for around -135 and could also target Pittsburgh total teams runs at o4.5 (-135).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MIAMI MARLINS VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES: PADRES o2.5 TT &#8211; F5 (+114)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The walls feel like they&#8217;re finally closing on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/21\/padres-farm-system-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">San Diego Padres<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0season. They sit 17.5 GB in the NL West and 5.5 GB in the NL Wild Card. The Southern California ballclub energy has been off all season, and their record in one-run games (6-23) also shows a bit of bad luck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With that said, the Padres rode a four-run second inning to a 6-2 victory over the Marlins last night and will be happy to see\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/dodgers-and-marlins-set-to-face-off-in-exciting-mlb-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Miami Marlins&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0pitcher\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luzarje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jesus Luzardo<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on the bump. In his only start vs. the Padres this year, he gave up five runs in 5.1 innings and had a 6.55 ERA in his last seven games.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogaexa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Xander Bogaerts<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.333),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grishtr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Trent Grisham<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.500),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/machama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manny Machado<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.333),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gary Sanchez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.500, 1 HR), and Fernado Tatis Jr. (.400, 3 RBI) all have found previous success off of Luzardo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for the Padres to get to Luzardo early in this one, target their full game total runs at o3.5 (-145), but stay away from their ML.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WASHINGTON NATIONALS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: NATS o3.5 TT (-110)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From one underperforming team to another in the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/22\/what-to-expect-from-yankees-promotion-of-top-prospects\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New York Yankees<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. They are 1-9 in their last ten games and 9.5 GB in the AL Wild Card race. They welcome a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/18\/2023-washington-nationals-farm-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Washington Nationals<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> team that is 7-3 in their previous games and surging from the bottom of the NL East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees starting rotation would be their calling card this season, but it has not panned out, especially for\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodonca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carlos Rodon<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Rodon has gone 1-4 in six games this season with a 7.33 ERA in 27 innings. His last time out did not go well, it was his shortest start of the season (2.2 IP), and he gave up five earned runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Nationals are currently 4th in the whole league in batting average vs. LHP (.277). Outfielder\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garrest01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stone Garrett<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.600, 1 HR) and catcher\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsri03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Riley Adams<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.500) have had previous success off of Carlos Rodon and have been hot recently, hitting .407 and .370 in their last seven games, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Target the hot bats of the Nationals in this game and look at the ML for a plus-money play, too (+150).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sport<br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday night in the show featured nine games after the\u00a0Cincinnati Reds\u00a0and\u00a0Los Angeles Angels\u00a0match-up was postponed to a double-header Wednesday. Around the league, we saw a family reunion in the\u00a0St. Louis Cardinals\u00a0vs.\u00a0Pittsburgh Pirates\u00a0game when Richie and\u00a0Joshua Palacios\u00a0shared the field and made some outstanding plays. Elsewhere,\u00a0Texas Rangers\u2019 pitcher\u00a0Jordan Montgomery\u00a0went eight flawless innings only to see his bullpen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4823,"featured_media":60918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1071,6171],"tags":[728,197,3425,71,41,231,93,168,38],"class_list":["post-60913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-sports-gambling","tag-adam-wainwright","tag-carlos-rodon","tag-jesus-luzardo","tag-miami-marlins","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-washington-nationals"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}