Thursday MLB Free Picks
The San Francisco Giants look to make the San Diego Padres dormy on Thursday in Major League Baseball.
The Giants have a 2 game lead with four to play and a San Francisco win and a Padres loss makes it 3 up with 3 to play as the two meet for a weekend series starting on Friday.
All other playoff spots have been clinched outside of the NL Wildcard, where the Atlanta Braves lead the Padres by 1.5 games with Atlanta having three games to play.
In the AL East race, the Tampa Bay Rays lead the New York Yankees by ½ a game with the Rays having four games remaining and the Yankees having three to play.
Here are three picks to consider for Thursday’s baseball schedule:
Chicago Cubs at. San Diego Padres, 6:35PM ET
The Padres are 1-11 in their last 12 games with Holbrook behind the plate and are just 0-4 in their last four Thursday games. The Cubs, meanwhile, are 4-0 in the last four road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 7-1 in their last eight games as a road underdog. They’re 6-1 in the last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning record and 11-2 in their last 13 games following a loss.
MLB Free Pick: Chicago Cubs | View Matchup | Best Line: +154 SBGGLOBAL.com
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals, 8:10PM ET
The Rays are 21-8 in their last 29 against the AL Central while starter Matt Garza is 5-2 in his last 7 starts on Thursdays. Kansas City is just 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games while the Royals are 1-5 in Zach Greinke’s last six starts.
MLB Free Pick: Tampa Bay | View Matchup | Best Line: -130 SBGGLOBAL.com
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox, 8:10PM ET
Chicago is 6-1 in their last seven games and 10-3 in their last 13 Thursday games while the Red Sox are just 2-5 in Jon Lester’s last seven starts against the AL Central.
MLB Free Pick: Chicago White Sox | View Matchup | Best Line: +120 SBGGLOBAL.com