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MLB Picks & Analysis for 5/31

EMAILED ON May 31, 2022

MLB Picks & Analysis for 5/31

7:05 PM Los Angeles Angels @ New York Yankees

Angels: +120
Yankees
: -130
Total
: 7.5

The Los Angeles Angels visit the New York Yankees for the opener of a three-game series. The Angels head to New York on a season-high 5-game losing streak after scoring 18 runs and getting 32 hits in 3 straight one-run losses to the Blue Jays. The Angels bullpen allowed 10 runs in 13 innings in that series. The Yankees are starting a stretch with 12 of their next 15 games at home, where they are 17-7 and are returning home after a 4-game split against the Rays. The Yankees will face Noah Syndergaard (4-2, 3.08 ERA), who is making his 8th start after missing most of the previous 2 seasons. Syndergaard last pitched Tuesday against the Rangers when he allowed 1 run on 4 hits. The Yankees are starting Jordan Montgomery (0-1, 3.30) who has allowed 2 runs or fewer in 7 starts this season.

⚾Syndergaard is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA in 3 outings on the road and is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 2 career starts against the Yankees.

⚾Montgomery has allowed just 6 runs in his last 3 home starts.

⚾The Yankees are 36-15 against the Angels in the last 51 meetings in New York.

⚾The Under is 4-1 in the Yankees’ last 5 games.

The Bookie: Yankees

 

7:45 PM San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals

Padres
: +105
Cardinals
: -125
Total
: 8.5

The Cardinals host the Padres for the 2nd game of the 3-game series after taking the opener 6-3. The Padres are starting Blake Snell (0-2, 6.00 ERA) will make his 3rd start since returning from the IL. His last time out he threw 104 pitches in a 4-1 loss to the Brewers. He struck out 7 hitters in 5 1/3 innings while giving up 3 runs on 3 hits with 2 walks. Snell has made 1 start against the Cardinals in 2017 when he allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. The Cardinals will be going with Adam Wainwright (5-4, 3.12 ERA) who struggled in his last start against the Brewers allowing 4 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings. Wainwright had allowed just 3 runs in 20 innings over his previous 3 starts and he is 7-5 with a 2.73 ERA in 17 career appearances against the Padres.

⚾The Padres have scored just 15 runs in its last 6 games, losing 4 of those contests.

⚾The Cardinals have won 7 of their last 10 games.

⚾The Padres have lost 7 of the previous 8 games started by Blake Snell dating back to last season.

⚾The Cardinals have won 17 of the last 22 games against a left-handed starter.

⚾The Padres are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings with the Cardinals.

The Bookie: Cardinals

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