I’m not sure I can recall seeing an MLB schedule at any other point this season like the one we have now. We’ve got four AL games, four NL games and six interleague games on the docket for Wednesday after we had seven last night. We’ve got our share of big favorites, but also some reasonably-priced lines as well.
Two more days of the article before I go into full football mode (at least until I start doing college basketball prep). I’ll have more to say tomorrow, but, as always, thank you for reading. I greatly appreciate it and all the support the article has gotten throughout the season.
Cardinals/Cubs: The teams split a twin bill yesterday, with Chicago winning 2-0 early and the Cardinals winning 13-3 late. We also found out that Franmil Reyes might be a better pitcher than hitter. My biggest takeaway is that the Adrian Sampson regression happened that I’ve been waiting for. I’ll still be on the lookout for more, but he gave up five runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings in the losing effort.
Reds/Phillies: This game was really something. 1st 5 bettors had a 0-0 game and then all hell broke loose in the sixth with seven combined runs. In total, 13 runs were scored over the final four innings and the Phillies walked it off in the ninth by erasing a one-run deficit. Both Nick Lodolo and Ranger Suarez lost it the third time through the order, yet another example of how that is such a hard thing for pitchers to navigate.