The week in Major League Baseball concludes with a full 15-game slate on Sunday. The afternoon portion includes Diamondbacks at Red Sox, Phillies at Royals and Mets at Padres before the ESPN Sunday Night Game of th e Week pits the visiting Astros against the Orioles.'
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Below is my mega parlay, and also be sure to check out all of our MLB picks.'
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For this parlay I am going with 2 favorites on the run line and 1 underdog on the money line. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.'
Kansas City Royals -1.5 over Philadelphia Phillies (+142)'
The upstart Royals have won 7 of their last 9 heading into the rubber match of this 3-game home series against the Phillies. Kansas City lost on Saturday but should like its chances of bouncing back this afternoon. Seth Lugo is taking the hill and he has been stellar this season, boasting a 14-7 record, 3.02 ERA and 1.09. The Phillies are countering with Kolby Allard, who has made only 3 appearances in 2024 (2 starts). Allard is saddled with a 5.97 lifetime ERA in limited major-league work (258.0 innings dating back to his debut in 2018). The left-hander faces a tough test on Sunday, especially in the form of Bobby Witt Jr. and a currently red-hot Vinnie Pasquantino, who has 5 multi-hit performances in the last 8 games. Kansas City can win this by multiple runs.'
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Oakland Athletics ML over Milwaukee Brewers (+124)'
Oakland is surprisingly not terrible in 2024, at least not by its recent standards. The Athletics are way better than a handful of teams around the league and they are just 5 games worse than the defending World Series champion and AL West rival Rangers. They are 18-14 since the all-star break, so even though they have dropped the first 2 games of this series against Milwaukee they should still be feeling pretty good about themselves. The A's will like their prospects on Sunday, to o, as Joey Estes is toeing the rubber. Estes boasts a 3.00 ERA in August through 4 appearances spanning 24.0 innings. During this stretch he has mowed down 18 batters while walking just 3. Oakland has not been swept since June 24-26; I think that streak continues.''