Big Bang or Bust: Today's MLB Plays

We have identified Wednesday September 18, 2024 as a good day to find some value picks in Major League Baseball, so time to go all out. 

Here are our MLB Daily Rankings:

MLB Daily Power Rankings

1. Detroit Tigers
2. New York Yankees
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. New York Mets
5. San Diego Padres
6. Cleveland Guardians
7. Kansas City Royals
8. Houston Astros
9. Seattle Mariners
10. Chicago Cubs
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. LA Dodgers

Twins @ Guardians

Cleveland is 8-2 in this series.  Minnesota managed to pull away with the win yesterday but how much more does this club's pitching staff have in the tank on Wednesday?

Cleveland Guardians career statistics vs. Bailey Ober are not very good though with 16 hits in 76 at bats.  Just four RBIs and one home run.

Will Brennan and Jose Ramirez have had some luck against Ober.

Ober surrendered five runs in 6 2/3 innings Friday in a loss to the Reds and hasn't had a win over his last six starts.  This followed a four-win streak. 

Minnesota Twins career statistics vs. Tanner Bibee are just .190 and Bibee is also hungry for the win but starts for the better team.

Bibee allowed eight hits and three runs with nine strikeouts across six innings in a loss to the Rays on Friday and does not have a win over his last two starts.

Cleveland is our play here.

Astros @ Padres

Houston comes into this one winners of five of their last six while San Diego, still a hot team, has won five of their last seven.

San Diego Padres career statistics vs. Framber Valdez are just .212 in 54 at bats.

Valdez pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the A’s on Thursday but did not factor into the decision.

Houston Astros career statistics vs. Dylan Cease are .256 win 82 at bats.

Jose Altuve is 5-for-11 with two RBIs. Kyle Tucker is 5-for-11 with three RBIs.

Top cappers at the G911 Sports Hub are on Houston and so are we.

Tigers @ Royals

Detroit is one of the best teams in Major League Baseball right now and is starting their best pitcher, Tarik Skubal.

The Tigers are 8 games down in the AL Central.  That's hard to believe. It's a team that has won eight of their last ten.

Kansas City Royals career statistics vs. Tarik Skubal are .256.  He's only permitted them four home runs in 133 at bats.  He's also allowed 22 RBIs.

Paul DeJong has been solid against him but is just .232 on the season thus far.

Dairon Blanco, Freddy Fermin and Salvador Perez have had success against Skubal.

Skubal’s right hand has continued to check out fine after additional tests.  He has not had a win in his prior two starts.

Marsh matched his career high with 11 strikeouts and held the Pirates to one run in 5 1/3 innings in the Royals’ 8-3 win Friday.

Take Detroit here at a good price of -140.

Alec Marsh (4-4 with a 4.52 ERA) will start for Kansas City.

Kansas City has lost their last three games.