It’s time for the next stage of the MLB postseason – the divisional round. Eight teams remain and they will all play on Tuesday, starting with Phillies-Braves at 1:07 pm ET and concluding with the Padres-Dodgers at 9:37 pm ET. Although there are only 4 games, that didn’t stop us from creating a 3-leg mega parlay for Tuesday’s action.
But before we dive in, here’s all of our picks for Tuesday’s MLB playoff games
Houston Astros -1.5 over Seattle Mariners (+110)
Justin Verlander is no stranger to Seattle, having faced the Mariners 6 times during the regular season in their AL West rivalry when he went 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA. Verlander had five starts where he gave up no more than two runs, although he had one outlier performance in May when he gave up 6 runs and 10 hits in 6 innings. However, Seattle only managed a .210 average against the veteran this year, even with that poor outing.
Logan Gilbert will oppose Verlander, and that immediately gives Houston the pitching advantage. Gilbert had a solid season, but he's been due for negative regression for quite some time now. As one of the strongest fastball-hitting teams in the league, Houston knows to swing early in the count to see Gilbert’s fastball because they faced him 4 times during the regular season. Feel confident backing the Astros by the -1.5 run line, as they have every advantage in this game.