MLB Free Pick: Ventura Yielded 2 Runs in 15 Innings vs. Cleveland This Season

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Our second free pick of the day will be on the Kansas City Royals at -121 at Bookmaker as they face off against Cleveland.

The Royals RH Yordano Ventura (7-8, 3.59) is 2-0 against the Indians.  He allowed just one run over seven frames at home on June 11 and a single run in 8 1/3 innings at Cleveland on July 4.

The Indians RH Josh Tomlin (5-7, 4.43 ERA) was reached for five runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 frames against KC on July 4.

The Indians are 1-6 in Tomlin's last 7 starts and 2-7 in his last 9 starts as a road underdog of +110 to +150.

The home team in this series has won 8 of the last 10 games.

Today’s power trends:

Pitchers

Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton is 2-0 when starting against Colorado with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.341.

LA's Zach Greinke is 2-0 when starting against San Francisco with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 1.192.

Toronto's Mark Buehrle is a disastrous 1-11 when starting against the Yankees with an ERA of 5.81 and a WHIP of 1.528.

The Royals Yordano Ventura is 2-0 when starting against Cleveland with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.000.

The Yankees are 6-2 in Hiroki Kuroda's last 8 starts vs. Toronto with a 3.86 ERA and a WHIP of 1.286.

Teams

Cardinals/Cubs OVER 7-1 this season.

Now let’s get to our free pick.

 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - Jul 25

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

Jul 25

901

STL CARDINALS

J. KELLY -R

-139

o9-120

-1½+120

 

4:05 PM

902

CHI CUBS

T. WOOD -L

+129

u9EV

+1½-140

 

Jul 25

903

ARI D`BACKS

W. MILEY -L

-123

o8-105

-1½+130

 

7:05 PM

904

PHI PHILLIES

K. KENDRICK -R

+113

u8-115

+1½-150

 

Jul 25

905

WAS NATIONALS

T. ROARK -R

-115

o7½-110

-1½+140

 

7:10 PM

906

CIN REDS

A. SIMON -R

+105

u7½-110

+1½-160

 

Jul 25

907

SDG PADRES

J. HAHN -R

+150

o6½-125

+1½-160

 

7:35 PM

908

ATL BRAVES

A. WOOD -L

-160

u6½+105

-1½+140

 

Jul 25

909

NY METS

Z. WHEELER -R

+131

o7½-120

+1½-170

 

8:10 PM

910

MIL BREWERS

Y. GALLARDO -R

-141

u7½EV

-1½+150

 

Jul 25

911

PIT PIRATES

C. MORTON -R

-120

o10½-105

-1½+130

 

8:40 PM

912

COL ROCKIES

B. ANDERSON -L

+110

u10½-115

+1½-150

 

Jul 25

913

LA DODGERS

Z. GREINKE -R

-120

o6½-135

-1½+140

 

10:15 PM

914

SFO GIANTS

T. LINCECUM -R

+110

u6½+115

+1½-160

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

Jul 25

915

TOR BLUE JAYS

M. BUEHRLE -L

+120

o8½-105

+1½-175

 

7:05 PM

916

NY YANKEES

H. KURODA -R

-130

u8½-115

-1½+155

 

Jul 25

917

BOS RED SOX

J. LESTER -L

+129

o6½+105

+1½-190

 

7:10 PM

918

TB RAYS

D. PRICE -L

-139

u6½-125

-1½+165

 

Jul 25

919

OAK ATHLETICS

J. HAMMEL -R

-164

o9½-105

-1½-110

 

8:05 PM

920

TEX RANGERS

J. WILLIAMS -R

+154

u9½-115

+1½-110

 

Jul 25

921

CHI WHITE SOX

J. DANKS -L

+107

o9-105

+1½-190

 

8:10 PM

922

MIN TWINS

K. CORREIA -R

-117

u9-115

-1½+165

 

Jul 25

923

CLE INDIANS

J. TOMLIN -R

+112

o8½-105

+1½-190

 

8:10 PM

924

KAN ROYALS

Y. VENTURA -R

-122

u8½-115

-1½+165

 

Jul 25

925

DET TIGERS

D. SMYLY -L

+112

o8½-115

+1½-190

 

10:05 PM

926

LA ANGELS

T. SKAGGS -L

-122

u8½-105

-1½+165

 

Jul 25

927

BAL ORIOLES

K. GAUSMAN -R

+178

o6½+110

+1½-135

 

10:10 PM

928

SEA MARINERS

F. HERNANDEZ -R

-188

u6½-130

-1½+115

INTERLEAGUE

 

Jul 25

929

MIA MARLINS

B. HAND -L

+114

o8-115

+1½-190

 

8:10 PM

930

HOU ASTROS

D. KEUCHEL -L

-124

u8-105

-1½+165

GRAND SALAMI

(ALL GAMES MUST GO OFFICIAL TIME)

 

Jul 25

941

AWAY

R

-115

   
 

4:05 PM

942

HOME

R

+105

   
 

Jul 25

943

OVER

R

 

o125½-110

 
 

4:05 PM

944

UNDER

   

u125½-110

 

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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