Four Free MLB Picks Worth Betting on August 1st 2009

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With the 2009 Major League Baseball regular season approaching its official three-quarter mark, ballclubs in both leagues are set to make a big late-season push for a division title – or fade into the background as they sit out the postseason altogether. While each team takes its respective steps either toward – or away – from the postseason, BetUS MLB sports betting members spanning the globe can increase their seasonal MLB betting bankrolls with some wise wagering on this MLB ‘Four-Pack’ of Free Picks in the most bettor-friendly Sportsbook in the online sports gambling industry. With first pitches being thrown out in a mere matter of hours, let me get started.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
L.A. left-hander Randy Wolf has gone 1-2 over his last three starts with a 3.26 ERA but was tagged with a loss despite limiting St. Louis to two earned runs on seven hits in six innings of a 6-1 loss on Monday. Atlanta right-hander Derek Lowe has gone 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA over his last three starts and picked up a win in his last starts by holding Milwaukee to two earned runs on nine hits in six innings of a 10-2 win on Sunday.

The Dodgers are 8-2 in Wolf’s last 10 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Dodgers are 4-1 in Wolf’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Braves are 4-0 in Lowe’s last 4 starts.
The Braves are 4-0 in Lowe’s last 4 starts on grass.
The Braves are 4-0 in Lowe’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Under is 4-1 in Wolf’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Under is 4-0 in Lowe’s last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.

MLB Free Pick: With two top-notch starting pitchers taking the mound tonight, I like the Under first and foremost in this contest. With the Dodgers dropping four of five heading into Friday, I like the Atlanta Braves to win what looks like a one-run ballgame waiting to happen.

Braves 3 Dodgers 2

Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia right-hander Joe Blanton has gone 2-0 with a stellar 1.61 ERA over his last three starts and held the Cardinals to two earned runs on seven hits in eight innings of a 9-2 win on Sunday. Giants’ fire-balling right-hander Tim Lincecum has gone 1-1 over his last three starts with a 2.14 ERA and gave up no earned runs (two unearned) in a complete-game performance in which he struck out a whopping 15 batters in a 4-2 win on Monday.

The Phillies are 4-0 in Blanton’s last 4 starts.
The Phillies are 11-4 in Blanton’s last 15 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
The Giants are 5-1 in Lincecum’s last 6 home starts.
The Giants are 5-1 in Lincecum’s last 6 starts as a favorite.

MLB Free Pick: While Philadelphia’s Joe Blanton has been throwing the ball very well recently and the Phillies have thrived with him on the mound, I just can’t bring myself to go against the Giants and Tim Lincecum in this contest. Not many pitchers can equal Lincecum’s usual mastery, Joe Blanton included – which is why I say take the Giants to win this contest with room to spare. Besides MLB bettors, if you know anything about Joe Blanton, then you already know he is apt to give up five or six runs any time he steps on the mound.

Giants 6 Phillies 2

Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays
Kansas City veteran right-hander Sidney Ponson was very good in his last start, tossing six shutout innings while allowing just five hits in what turned out to be a 7-2 loss to Texas on Sunday. Tampa Bay left-hander David Price is as gifted as any young hurler in the game today. Now all he needs to do is learn how to succeed at the major league level. Price was rocked in his last starts, giving up six earned runs on nine hits – including three home runs – in just three innings of a 10-9 win over Toronto on Saturday.

The Royals are 1-7 in Ponson’s last 8 starts.
The Royals are 0-7 in Ponson’s last 7 starts as an underdog.
The Rays are 4-1 in Price’s last 5 home starts.
The Rays are 5-2 in Price’s last 7 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.

MLB Free Picks: Despite his current struggles, Price has allowed one run or less in five of his last 10 starts – and the Tampa Bay Rays are so much better than their AL counterparts in this contest that this pick is an absolute no-brainer. Take the Rays to win and cover the Run Line and don’t look back MLB sports betting fanatics.

Rays 7 Royals 3

Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez has gone 2-1 with a 4.35 ERA over his last three starts but was lit up in his last start, allowing seven earned runs on 11 hits in 5.2 innings of an 11-4 loss to Toronto on Monday. Texas right-hander Tommy Hunter has gone 2-0 over his last three starts with a 0.95 ERA and held the Detroit Tigers to one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts in seven of a 5-2 win on Monday.

The Mariners are 8-1 in Hernandez’s last 9 starts.
The Mariners are 3-8 in Hernandez’s last 11 starts vs. American League West.
The Rangers are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.
The Rangers are 4-1 in Hunter’s last 5 home starts.
The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Texas.

MLB Free Picks: While I’ve always liked Seattle’s Felix Hernandez, I’ve got to go with the Texas Rangers and smoking red-hot right-hander Tommy Hunter in this contest. Hunter has not allowed more than two earned runs in each of his lat five starts and hasn’t given up more than one earned run in four consecutive outings. Oh, and the Rangers have the better hitting ballclub by far.

Rangers 5 Mariners 2