Today's MLB Rundown + Best Bets (8/27)

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Tigers/Athletics Over 10.5 (-108) – 10:05 PM ET
Oakland's bullpen ranks 27th in MLB with a 4.87 ERA, and rookie Luis Morales is on a short leash. With Detroit slugging .446 vs lefties (3rd-best in MLB) and both teams swinging hot bats, the Over is the sharp side here.

Red Sox ML (-144) @ Orioles – 6:35 PM ET
Brayan Bello has a 2.75 ERA in his last 15 starts and faces an Orioles team that ranks 27th in wRC+ this month. Boston has won five of six on this road trip and should stay hot against Baltimore's patchwork pitching setup.

Brewers ML (-145) vs Diamondbacks – 7:40 PM ET
Milwaukee has won 9 straight Priester starts and owns a 45-22 home record. Arizona’s bullpen owns MLB's worst ERA (5.70) in close-and-late situations—this is a bad spot for a fading team on a three-game skid.

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Washington Nationals (53-79, .402) @ New York Yankees (72-60, .545) – 1:05 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Under 8.5 (-115)
🔹 Cade Cavalli (WSH): 1-0, 2.82 ERA, 18 SO — has allowed 7+ hits in 3 straight
🔹 Max Fried (NYY): 13-5, 3.14 ERA, 148 SO — coming off 6 scoreless vs BOS
🔍 Fried steadied after a rough stretch and gets MLB’s worst bullpen behind him. Cavalli has been serviceable, and with NY’s bullpen allowing just a .139 AVG with 2 strikes, this has Under vibes.
💰 Odds: Yankees -290, Nationals +229 | Total: 8.5

Tampa Bay Rays (64-68, .485) @ Cleveland Guardians (65-66, .496) – 1:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 7.0 (-108)
🔹 Drew Rasmussen (TB): 10-5, 2.62 ERA, 108 SO — 3 ER total in last 4 starts
🔹 Slade Cecconi (CLE): 5-6, 4.41 ERA, 79 SO — 6.86 ERA in August
🔍 Rasmussen is in full lockdown mode, while Cecconi has lost six straight decisions. Cleveland ranks dead last in MLB batting (.224), and 9 of the last 10 in this series have gone under.
💰 Odds: Rays -165, Guardians +135 | Total: 7.0

Atlanta Braves (60-72, .455) @ Miami Marlins (62-70, .470) – 1:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 8.5 (-108)
🔹 Joey Wentz (ATL): 4-4, 5.25 ERA, 62 SO — just 2 quality starts in 7 tries
🔹 Ryan Gusto (MIA): 7-6, 5.05 ERA, 95 SO — 5+ IP in 3 straight
🔍 Miami hits just .224 vs lefties (tied 4th-worst), and both pitchers face familiar lineups in this rubber match. Without dominant velocity on either side, expect sharp scouting and a lower total.
💰 Odds: Braves -119, Marlins -102 | Total: 8.5

San Diego Padres (75-58, .564) @ Seattle Mariners (71-62, .534) – 4:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.0 (-104)
🔹 Yu Darvish (SD): 3-3, 5.36 ERA, 39 SO — coming off 6 IP, 1 ER vs LAD
🔹 Bryan Woo (SEA): 11-7, 2.94 ERA, 160 SO — 0.94 WHIP over 159 IP
🔍 Both teams have cleared the total in 5+ of their last 7. San Diego is patient (19% K rate, 3rd-best), and Seattle’s offense has scored 6+ in three straight.
💰 Odds: Mariners -144, Padres +119 | Total: 8.0

Boston Red Sox (73-60, .549) @ Baltimore Orioles (60-72, .455) – 6:35 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Red Sox ML (-144)
🔹 Brayan Bello (BOS): 10-6, 3.07 ERA, 102 SO — 2.75 ERA over last 15 starts
🔹 Dietrich Enns (BAL): 1-2, 4.97 ERA — opener; bulk: Roansy Contreras (AAA: 3.73 ERA)
🔍 Boston is 5-1 on this road trip and faces a bottom-3 offense in August. Bello just blanked NYY over 7 IP, while the Red Sox own MLB’s 2nd-best OBP (.358) vs SPs 3rd time through.
💰 Odds: Red Sox -144, Orioles +118 | Total: 9.0

Minnesota Twins (60-72, .455) @ Toronto Blue Jays (77-56, .579) – 7:07 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 9.0 (-101)
🔹 Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN): 5-4, 4.24 ERA, 69 SO — allowed 5 ER in lone TOR start
🔹 Eric Lauer (TOR): 8-2, 2.76 ERA, 87 SO — 2 runs or fewer in 10 of last 12
🔍 Toronto’s bullpen is shaky, but wind and cooler air at Rogers Centre favor pitchers. Lauer has dominated recently, and Twins hitters have MLB’s lowest slugging (.160) on pitches outside the zone.
💰 Odds: Blue Jays -187, Twins +153 | Total: 9.0

Philadelphia Phillies (76-56, .576) @ New York Mets (71-61, .538) – 7:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.5 (-118)
🔹 Taijuan Walker (PHI): 4-6, 3.44 ERA, 70 SO — 2.28 ERA in August
🔹 Nolan McLean (NYM): 2-0, 1.46 ERA, 15 SO — 12.1 IP, 2 ER in MLB debut stretch
🔍 Both bullpens are taxed after Tuesday’s extras. Philly leads MLB with a 3.25 road ERA from starters, but the bats are heating up—series has already seen 18 total runs.
💰 Odds: Mets -158, Phillies +129 | Total: 8.5

Kansas City Royals (68-65, .511) @ Chicago White Sox (48-84, .364) – 7:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 8.5 (-108)
🔹 Ryan Bergert (KC): 1-1, 2.79 ERA, 56 SO — 2.82 ERA since joining KC
🔹 Aaron Civale (CHW): 3-8, 5.02 ERA, 70 SO — 4 ER in last outing
🔍 KC ranks 2nd in MLB in lowest K% (18%), while Chicago slugs just .232 with two strikes (tied worst in MLB). This series has played tight and low-scoring; another under spot.
💰 Odds: Royals -132, White Sox +108 | Total: 8.5

Arizona Diamondbacks (64-69, .481) @ Milwaukee Brewers (83-50, .624) – 7:40 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Brewers ML (-145)
🔹 Ryne Nelson (ARI): 6-3, 3.63 ERA, 105 SO — 5.01 ERA in 9 road starts
🔹 Quinn Priester (MIL): 11-2, 3.44 ERA, 104 SO — won last 9 starts
🔍 Arizona's bullpen is a mess in high-leverage (MLB-worst 5.70 ERA), while Priester keeps cruising. The Brewers are 45-22 at home and looking for a sweep.
💰 Odds: Brewers -145, Diamondbacks +118 | Total: 8.5

Pittsburgh Pirates (58-75, .436) @ St. Louis Cardinals (65-68, .489) – 7:45 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 7.5 (-101)
🔹 Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT): 3-7, 3.89 ERA, 70 SO — 2.04 ERA vs STL in 9 appearances
🔹 Sonny Gray (STL): 12-6, 4.33 ERA, 161 SO — 2.45 ERA in last 5
🔍 PIT has scored 32 runs in their last 5 games, while STL is giving up 6.8 runs/game over their last 10. Expect scoring despite some strong historical matchups for both starters.
💰 Odds: Cardinals -175, Pirates +143 | Total: 7.5

Los Angeles Angels (62-70, .470) @ Texas Rangers (67-67, .500) – 8:05 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 9.0 (-107)
🔹 Jack Kochanowicz (LAA): 3-10, 6.19 ERA, 71 SO — 8.22 ERA over last 7 starts
🔹 Jacob Latz (TEX): 1-0, 3.05 ERA, 56 SO — 3 starts this year
🔍 Rangers lead MLB with a 3.45 team ERA. The Angels strike out at a league-high 26% clip and have scored 3.3 runs/game in their last 10.
💰 Odds: Rangers -158, Angels +129 | Total: 9.0

Colorado Rockies (38-94, .288) @ Houston Astros (72-60, .545) – 8:10 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 7.5 (-102)
🔹 Chase Dollander (COL): 2-10, 6.91 ERA, 68 SO — 0-7, 7.11 ERA in last 13
🔹 Framber Valdez (HOU): 11-7, 3.32 ERA, 153 SO — 1.85 ERA at home
🔍 Rockies SPs own the worst ERA in MLB (6.62), but Valdez dominates at home. Two of the last three matchups between these teams went under; lean to the under again here.
💰 Odds: Astros -311, Rockies +244 | Total: 7.5

Cincinnati Reds (68-65, .511) @ Los Angeles Dodgers (76-57, .571) – 8:40 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Under 8.0 (-102)
🔹 Nick Lodolo (CIN): 8-6, 3.05 ERA, 124 SO — 1.13 ERA last 3 starts
🔹 Shohei Ohtani (LAD): 0-1, 4.61 ERA, 35 SO — 5 ER vs COL last time out
🔍 Lodolo struck out 11 Dodgers last time and has been lights out in August. With both teams underperforming at the plate lately, this leans toward a tight, low total.
💰 Odds: Dodgers -206, Reds +167 | Total: 8.0

Chicago Cubs (76-56, .576) @ San Francisco Giants (64-68, .485) – 9:45 PM ET
✅ Best Bet: Over 8.5 (-110)
🔹 Colin Rea (CHC): 10-5, 3.96 ERA, 93 SO — 2.53 ERA last 4 starts
🔹 Carson Whisenhunt (SF): 1-1, 4.91 ERA, 13 SO — 7.00 ERA at home
🔍 Cubs average nearly 5 runs per game and are 39-16 after losses. With Whisenhunt’s home struggles and Rea’s ugly 8.31 career ERA vs SF, the over is in play.
💰 Odds: Cubs -131, Giants +108 | Total: 8.5

Detroit Tigers (78-56, .582) @ Oakland Athletics (62-72, .463) – 10:05 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Over 10.5 (-108)
🔹 Casey Mize (DET): 12-4, 3.68 ERA, 103 SO — allowed 3 ER on 9 hits last time out
🔹 Luis Morales (OAK): 1-0, 1.72 ERA, 15 SO — rookie, 11 IP, 1 ER in last 2 starts
🔍 Oakland’s bullpen owns a 4.87 ERA (27th), and Morales may be on a short leash. Detroit hits lefties hard (.446 SLG, 3rd-best), and both offenses are clicking—play the Over.
💰 Odds: Tigers -126, Athletics +104 | Total: 10.5

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