It’s a fresh week in MLB, with 10 new matchups set to begin.
The latest: Yusei Kikuchi is off to a nice start with the Houston Astros, but tonight he’ll face a Boston Red Sox team that has given him plenty of trouble. In the late window, the Seattle Mariners look to avoid spiralling further out of wild-card contention as they square off with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Miami Marlins
Cincinnati Reds vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros
Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins vs. San Diego Padres
Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Betting insights
- The Astros are 3-0 through Kikuchi’s first three starts with the team. But now he faces a Red Sox lineup that is 16-for-49 (.327) against him with a .714 SLG. Kikuchi has allowed 15 runs on 23 hits against Boston since the start of last year (12.2 innings).
- The Royals have outscored their opponents 32-4 in the past four games, easily cashing on the run line each time. The Angels have lost by multiple runs in five of their past six games.
- Michael King’s past seven starts: 1.94 ERA, 11.2 K/9, .507 opponent OPS. The Padres are 6-1 in that span.
- Seattle is on the final stop of its three-city road trip after going 1-5 through Detroit and Pittsburgh. The Mariners have MLB’s third-worst run line record as road underdogs this year (12-15), per Team Rankings.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.