The weekend kicks off with 15 MLB games on Saturday, as baseball will be on throughout the day. With such a large slate, we’ve come up with a 3-team mega parlay for today’s action. The Brewers-Red Sox are the first leg of this parlay to begin at 4:10 pm ET, while the Athletics-White Sox and Twins-Padres won’t have first pitch until 7:15 pm ET. For this parlay, we’re going with two favorites on the run line and one underdog on the money line. Let’s get into it!
Milwaukee Brewers -1.5 over Boston Red Sox (+164)
The Brewers went into the all-star break on a 3-game losing streak, but they have come out red-hot in the second half of the season. Before Friday night's game, the Brewers had won 5 of their 6 games since the Midsummer classic. Their lineup is seeing a beach ball for a baseball because their offense ranks 3rd in batting average, 1st in on-base percentage, and 1st in OPS in the second half of the season. Eric Lauer will be on the mound for the Brewers and the lefty has already pitched well against some of the best offenses in baseball such as the Braves, Phillies, and Padres.
He will face a Boston lineup that has struggled without Rafael Devers since they have won just 2 of their 7 games in the second half of the season, prior to Friday night's game. If the Brewers struggle against Nick Pivetta, they will welcome the sight of the Red Sox bullpen, which has an 8.10 ERA since the all-star break. Expect Milwaukee to win big.
Chicago White Sox -1.5 over Oakland Athletics (+112)
Paul Blackburn was the sole All-Star representative in Los Angeles, but he's just lucky the votes were in before his last 2 starts of the first half of the season. Blackburn allowed 11 runs on 10 hits in his final 10 innings against the Astros and Rangers before the break. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a sore back from carrying the Athletics in the first half of the season, but his troubles didn't end in the first half of the year. In his first start back against the Rangers, Blackburn was shelled once again for 10 runs on 10 hits in just 4.1 innings.