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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024
RICK BOWE MLB FREE PICKS
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It was another Best Bet win for the Coach last night. That makes it 7-3 over the last ten days. If you like winners, Coach Rick consistently produces them. He missed on yesterday's Quick Picks as a few pitchers seemed to find their way last night in Cincinnati. It's a new day though, and the Coach is ready to deliver. Here are today's Quick Picks!
SEATTLE @ MINNESOTA (SEA -114, 7.5)
F5 UNDER 4.5
Tonight's total of 7.5 is a good indicator of a solid pitching matchup. George Kirby starts for Seattle. He is 3-2 with a 3.29 ERA. Kirby has allowed just 1 ER combined in his last three starts. He's got great command. In fact, in his last 229 innings, Kirby has only walked 19 batters and his xERA this season is just 2.85.
Chris Paddack starts for Minnesota. He's 3-1 and has won each of his last three starts. He does have a 4.78 ERA, but that is really the result of two bad outings. One of those was a 9 ER fiasco in a loss to Baltimore on April 16. Paddack doesn't allow a lot of baserunners. His WHIP is right around 1.00 over his last three starts.
Seattle actually leads the majors in F5 Under percentage. The Mariners F5 O/U record is 12-24 so far this season. In 17 road games for the Mariners, the F5 Under has cashed in 12 of them. With this pitching matchup, the first half total is going Under.
HOUSTON @ NY YANKEES (NYY -144, 9)
YANKEES ML
The Yankees have won four straight games and put up 10 runs last night in a 10-3 win over Houston. Tonight, New York will start Carlos Rodon against the Astros. He'll go up against rookie Spencer Arrighetti.
Arrighetti pitched his best game last time out. He allowed 2 ER as the Astros beat Cleveland. Arrighetti wasn't involved in the decision, so he is still 0-3 this season. He also sports an 8.27 ERA.
Houston has now lost three straight and they don't fare very well against Rodon. In 10 career starts against Houston, Rodon is 3-0 with a 2.47 ERA. That includes a start in Rodon's season opener on March 29. He pitched 5 innings, allowed just 1 ER, and the Yankees went on to win that game 7-1.
The Yankees are playing well with 5 wins in the last 6 games. The Astros are not. Houston has just 6 wins in its last 18 games.
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