{"id":62375,"date":"2023-09-18T09:26:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=62375"},"modified":"2023-09-18T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:26:06","slug":"mlb-betting-picks-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/18\/mlb-betting-picks-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting Picks of the Day 9\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the season winding down, more teams are finding out what the next part of the season has in store. For the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/13\/john-means-return\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/26\/rays-vs-yankees-clash\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>, they faced off this weekend in Camden Yards, and both teams clinched spots in the postseason on Sunday. Elsewhere, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/08\/mlb-playoff-picture\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Marlins<\/a> swept aside the NL-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/15\/snitker-led-braves-division\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> to reclaim the third and final NL Wild Card spot. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/14\/toronto-blue-jays-bats-wake-up\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> walked off the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/16\/alex-cora-red-sox-chief-baseball-officer\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> on Sunday and have now won three straight and sit in the 2nd AL Wild Card spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The postseason-bound <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orioles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Orioles<\/a> win a thriller! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeptemberBaseball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SeptemberBaseball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ozk7cMano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2ozk7cMano<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1703510559293931833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are 11 games to start our week, and LWOS has three MLB betting picks to win some money on Monday. Remember to tail and BOL!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CLEVELAND GUARDIANS VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS: GUARDIANS ML (-125)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our first pick is in the only afternoon game between the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/31\/guardians-boost-roster-waivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cleveland Guardians<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/26\/mariners-and-royals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kansas City Royals<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Guardians are on a three-game win streak and sit at 72-78 this year, seven games back of the first-place\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/31\/al-playoffs-weekly-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minnesota Twins<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Royals have the second-worst record in the AL and sit at 48-102.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The starting pitching matchup favors the Guardians as they send out\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quantca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cal Quantrill<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who has been solid since coming back from injury. He has given up one earned run across his last 12 innings pitched with eight strikeouts. Royals&#8217; start,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/singebr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brady Singer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, has been anything but solid in his recent starts. He has a 5.63 ERA in his last seven games and has given up 12 earned runs in his 10.1 innings pitched.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Guardians&#8217; batters\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brennwi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will Brennan<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.571),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kwanst01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steven Kwan<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.438),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ramirjo01,ramirjo02,ramire032jos,ramire022jos,ramire023jos,ramire036jos,ramire030jos,ramire034jos&amp;search=Jose+Ramirez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jose Ramirez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.429, 2 HR), and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/strawmy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Myles Straw<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.412, 2 RBI) have all had previous success off of Singer. Cleveland is 7-3 against Kansas City this season, outsourcing them 55-26. Take the Guardians&#8217; ML or their team&#8217;s total runs in this matchup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. ST LOUIS. CARDINALS: o8.5 runs (-135)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ON MONDAY NIGHT, an NL Central clash in St. Louis features the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/06\/mets-discussions-brewers-executive\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0vs. the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/26\/phillies-vs-cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. There have been a combined 44 runs in the first six matchups this year, with the teams splitting the series at 3-3. The Brewers will send\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/peralfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Freddy Peralta<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(12-8, 3.79 ERA) against Cardinals&#8217;\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=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Wainwright<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(4-11, 7.95 ERA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In Peralta&#8217;s last start vs. the Cardinals, he gave up six earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched on May 15th. Wainwright has not faced Milwaukee this season, but his 9.48 ERA in his last seven starts does not inspire much confidence in the veteran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cardinals&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arenano01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nolan Arenado<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.409, 2 HR vs. Peralta) and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goldspa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paul Goldschmidt<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.381, 2 HR) will look to continue hitting off Peralta tonight. Meanwhile,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tayloty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tyrone Taylor<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.429, 2 HR vs. Wainwright),\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tellero01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rowdy Tellez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.278), and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yelicch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Christian Yelich<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(.295) will lead the charge for the Brewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DETROIT TIGERS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS: o8.5 runs (-110)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our final pick takes us to Dodger Stadium for the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/26\/tigers-vs-astros-meadows-heroics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Detroit Tigers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0vs. the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/01\/nl-playoffs-weekly-watch-milwaukee-brews-braves-vs-dodgers-wild-card-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Tigers send starter\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=rodried05,rodried01&amp;search=Eduardo+Rodriguez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eduardo Rodriguez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(11-8, 3.32) for a matchup with a little more intrigue after Rodriguez rejected a move to the southern California ball club at the trade deadline. The Dodgers had to shift their focus and landed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lynnla01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lance Lynn<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(11-11, 5.94) from the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/31\/chris-getz-promoted-general-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chicago White Sox<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who takes the mound tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rodriguez has started twice at Dodger Stadium; he has a 0-2 record and 6.30 ERA in 10 innings pitched. In his last outing vs. the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/01\/cincinnati-reds-waiver-additions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cincinnati Reds<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, he only went 4.1 innings and gave up five earned runs. Lynn has also struggled recently, giving up a 4.73 ERA in his last seven starts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Dodgers have the second-best offense in the league (117 wRC+), and the Tigers have won four straight and have scored 29 runs in their last four games. Look for the offenses to explode for runs tonight in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: \u00a0Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the season winding down, more teams are finding out what the next part of the season has in store. For the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, they faced off this weekend in Camden Yards, and both teams clinched spots in the postseason on Sunday. Elsewhere, the Miami Marlins swept aside the NL-leading Atlanta [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4823,"featured_media":62384,"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":[6171,1071],"tags":[728,4095,985,1764],"class_list":["post-62375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-gambling","category-mlb","tag-adam-wainwright","tag-cal-quantrill","tag-eduardo-rodriguez","tag-lance-lynn"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62375","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=62375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}