Picks Recap for August 2nd

By Albert Harris III

Kansas City @ Detroit (0.4u, 0.5u)

KC +100-WIN

KC/DET Under .5 -155-LOSS

The Royals dominate the Tigers in 9-2 rout led by a dominant 7-run inning in the 7th. The people who bet on the 1st inning under have Justin-Henry Malloy to blames with his 2-run homer in that inning which would be the Tiger’s only scores this game

Arizona @ Pittsburgh (0.4u)

PIT +120-LOSS

The Pirates lost a close one against the Arizona Diamondbacks as they suffered a 9-8 defeat. The Pirates attempted a comeback after Luis Ortiz had a horrible 1st inning allowing 5 runs but it just wasn’t enough. Arizona was hot off the bats with Josh Bell and Ketel Marte having a 2 home run performance which propelled them to victory.

Milwaukee @ Washington (0.6u,0.7u,0.5u)

WSH +100-LOSS

WSH +1.5 (-165)-LOSS

MIL/WSH Under .5 (1st Inning) -105-WIN

Nationals lose to the dominant Brewers in an 8-3 loss led by 2 RBI outings from Garrett Mitchell and Blake Perkins. The game started slow in the 1st until Milwaukee hit 3 runs in the 2nd inning which blew the game open.

Toronto @ New York Yankees (2u)

NYY -185-LOSS

Yankees lose to a middling Toronto Blue Jays team 8-5 as Ernie Clement and Brian Servin hit 3 and 2 RBIs respectively. Aaron Judge also hit his 40th homer of the season but wasn’t enough for the victory.

Baltimore @ Cleveland(1u)

CLE +1.5 -166-WIN

The Guardian won a marquee matchup against the Orioles in an 8-4 victory. Josh Naylor and Austin Hedges powered the Guardians to this win as they both hit 2 RBIs each to propel their team to their continued dominance at the top of the MLB.

San Francisco @ Cincinatti (1u)

CIN +118-LOSS

The Reds fell to the Giants as they dropped a goose egg losing 3-0. The night belong to Giants Pitcher Blake Snell as he threw a no-hitter along with an 11 strikeout performance. 

Miami @ Atlanta (0.4u,0.2u)

MIA +205-LOSS

MIA +1.5-LOSS

The Marlins suffered back to back losses to the Atlanta Braves as the lose 5-3. Spencer Shwellenbach struck out 10 Marlin Batters in the Braves’ victory as the Marlins have now lost 4 of their last 5 since their roster purge at the trade deadline.

Boston @ Texas (0.6u,1u)

BOS -105-WIN

BOS +1.5-WIN

3 different Red Sox players had a home run as the Red Soxs beat the Texas Rangers in dominating fashion in a 11-6 victory. Jose Urena allowed 7 earned runs for the Rangers in his 4 inning outing.

White Sox @ Minnesota (1u, 2u,0.5u)

CWS +260-LOSS

CWS +2.5-LOSS

CWS/MIN Under .5 (1st Inning) -110-LOSS

The White Sox continue their historically terrible season as the lose terribly to the Twins in a 10-2 blowout loss. A 6 run inning at the bottom of the 8th led by 2-run homers from Willi Castro and Byron Buxton closed the door shut on the Sox’s chances to win that game.

Tampa Bay @ Houston (0.6u,0.6u)

TB +136-LOSS

TB +1.5-WIN

The Rays suffered back to back losses as they lose to the Astros 3-2. Astros got the game clinching run on an error from an Aledmys Diaz double scored by Jose Altuve. Yusei Kikuchi had a stellar debut as he became the 1st pitcher in AL/NL history  to strike out 8-plus batters consecutively. Rays still hold on to cover the spread which is a win in the bettor’s book!

Mets @ Angels (0.2u)

LAA +120-LOSS

The Trout-less Angels fell to the Mets 5-1 as they struggled to get contact with only 6 hits. Brandon Nimmo had a day with a .600 batting average as well as Pete Alonso hitting a 2-run homer.

Dodgers @ Oakland (0.6u)

OAK +125-WIN

The Athletics survive a red hot Dodgers team in a 6-5 victory. The Dodgers had a valiant comeback effort in the 9th scoring 3-runs but it just wasn’t enough. Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers, and Seth Brown all had a home run for Oakland in their win.

Philadelphia @ Seattle(0.4u, 1u, 0.5u)

PHI -110-LOSS

PHI +1.5,-220-LOSS

PHI/SEA Under .5 (1st Inning),-120-LOSS

The Phillies get demolished by the Mariners in a 10-2 blowout including a 7 run 2nd inning by the Mariner. Phillies Pitcher Tyler Phillip had a disastrous outing allowing 8 runs before getting pulled in the middle of the 2nd. 

Colorado @ San Diego (1.2u,1.2u)

COL +165-WIN

COL +1.5, -130-WIN

The struggling Rockies managed to get an impressive victory over the Sand Diego Padres 5-2. Colorado had 3 runs in the 6th inning to seal the victory and the over as well. 

TOTAL: 9-16, -4.88 Units

A rough day for the AI as we had a net negative unit profit of -4.88 units along with a under .500 record. While it was a rough day, we do have a lot of optimism looking ahead to our future bets. Stay tuned for more predictions on all our socials and out Tech Takes app.