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To help you out, here are the six questions for Tuesday’s MLB games, along with my breakdown and picks.
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#1 SEATTLE HOME RUNS VS. HOUSTON
0, 1, 2 or 3+ Home Runs?
Seattle has had four home runs in the past week and was smacked last night by Houston 11-2. Today’s matchup should be more evenly distributed, but homers may be hard to come for the road team. Jake Odorizzi will take the mound for Houston and he allowed a homer in three straight until his previous start.
Pick: Seattle 0 Home Runs
#2 HOUSTON HOME RUNS VS. SEATTLE
0, 1, 2 or 3+ Home Runs?
Houston has six homers and will see Logan Gilbert for the third time. Gilbert was blasted in the first meeting for two homers, eight hits and nine earned runs versus Houston. It will not be that bad, but I will ride with two homers again.
Pick: Houston 2 Home Runs
#3 SAN FRANCISCO SINGLES & DOUBLES VS. COLORADO
0-2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7+ Singles? 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4+ Doubles?
This is a fun and great series so far. Kevin Gausman versus Kyle Freeland was a good matchup yesterday and we have Logan Webb versus Chi Chi Gonzalez today. Webb and San Fransico certainly have the advantage so go with a higher number at Coors Field.
Pick: San Francisco 5 Singles & 2 Doubles
#4 OAKLAND SINGLES & DOUBLES VS. CHICAGO (CWS)
0-2, 3, 4, 5-6 or 7+ Singles? 0, 1, 2 , 3 or 4+ Doubles?
Oakland will face Jimmy Lambert, who will make his second appearance this season after four earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched. This game could get ugly.
Pick: Oakland 5-6 Singles & 3 Double
#5 SAN FRANCISCO STRIKEOUTS & EARNED RUNS ALLOWED VS. COLORADO
0-6, 7, 8, 9-10, or 11+ Strikeouts? 0-1, 2, 3, 4-5, or 6+ Earned Runs?
With Gonzalez pitching, I will not go many strikeouts, but Webb could light the opposition up. San Francisco is capable of scoring, and with the NL West depending on every game, it’s hard not to back them each day.
Pick: San Francisco 0-6 Strikeouts & 6+ Earned Runs
#6 CHICAGO (CWS) STRIKEOUTS & EARNED RUNS ALLOWED VS. OAKLAND
0-6, 7, 8, 9-10, 11, 12 or 13+ Stikeouts? 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-6 or 7+ Earned Runs?
Chicago strikes out a ton and it’s James Kapriellian versus Lambert, so this contest appears to be one-sided. I will go with plenty of earned runs and a lower number of strikeouts versus Lambert.
Pick: Chicago (CWS) 11 Strikeouts & 3 Earned Runs
