Free MLB Picks Today for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

Free MLB Picks Today for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
Thu 23rd June 2022

Our free MLB picks are out for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022! Make sure you check our MLB picks before the action kicks off.

Look below to find our free MLB picks for the five best games on today’s schedule!

Colorado Rockies @ Miami Marlins – 12:10PM ET

The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins will be playing the third and final game of their three game series. In game one the Miami Marlins picked up the victory. In game two of the series the Marlins clinched the series victory with another win. Now they will be looking to grab the sweep on Thursday.

Tony Battalio

The Colorado Rockies are coming into this game with a record of 30-39 through their first 69 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in last place of the National League West division as they trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by thirteen games at the moment. They have won five out of their last ten games and are currently on a two game losing streak at the moment. 

The Miami Marlins are coming into this game with a record of 31-36 through their first 67 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won four out of their last ten games and they are currently on a two game winning streak. They are currently in fourth place in the National League East division. As for the result of this game I am going with the Miami Marlins to pick up the win. 

Tony’s MLB Pick: Miami Marlins (-138)

Jeffery Thomas

The Colorado Rockies’ struggles on the road continued on Wednesday as they fell once again to the Miami Marlins, this time by the score of 7-4. Pablo Lopez gave the Marlins a quality start, throwing seven solid innings and only allowing 1 earned run. The deep ball was also working for Miami as Jorge Soler, Jazz Chisholm, and Garrett Cooper all hit home runs in the win. 

The Rockies will now try to avoid getting swept but this is not a team I’m ever looking to back on the road. They are heavily reliant on their offense which just isn’t as strong away from Coors Field where they get a lot of help from the altitude. Give me the Marlins to bring out the brooms on Thursday.

Jeffery’s MLB Pick: Miami Marlins (-138)

Marko Nadin

The Miami Marlins are fourth in the NL East with a 31-36 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games including the first two games of the series against the Colorado Rockies. Miami is ranked 12th in the league scoring 4.65 runs per game and 18th in the league allowing 4.39 runs per game. Braxton Garrett will start for the Marlins tonight who is 1-2 for the season with a 4.85 ERA. Miami has won the last 7 home games as favorites and the last 5 games against teams with a losing record.

The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with a 30-39 record. They came into the series against Miami after a 3-0 series sweep over the San Diego Padres but lost the opening two games against the Marlins. Colorado is 11th in the league scoring 4.70 runs per game and is ranked 29th in the league allowing 5.60 runs per game. The Rockies will start Kyle Freeland tonight who is 3-5 for the season with a 4.46 ERA. Colorado has won 5 of the last 7 third games of a series and have lost the last 4 games against teams with a losing record.

Marko’s MLB Pick: Colorado Rockies (+118)

Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 12:35PM ET

The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing the fourth and final game of their four game series. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won the first two games of this series. In game three the Chicago Cubs grabbed a huge win to give themselves a shot to secure the series split in game four on Thursday afternoon.

Tony Battalio

The Chicago Cubs are coming into this game after a huge win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They come into this game with a record of 26-43 through their first 69 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won only three out of their last ten games of the year and are in fourth place of the National League Central division. They are currently on a one game winning streak after their victory on Wednesday evening. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be looking to secure the series victory in this one. They come into this game with a record of 28-40 through their first 68 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won four of their last ten games on the year and are currently on a one game losing streak. As for the result of this game I am going with the Chicago Cubs to get the win. 

Tony’s MLB Pick: Chicago Cubs (-112)

Jeffery Thomas

The Chicago Cubs put a pounding on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday winning the game 14-5. This offensive explosion was unexpected because of how bad the Cubs had been at the plate the previous three games where they only scored 2 runs. Chicago now has a win in this series after being outscored 19-2 by the Pirates in the first two games. 

They will go for the series split in the finale on Thursday but I like the Pirates to get back on track in this one. One game doesn’t erase the struggles of that bad skid the Cubs were on and I like the home team to get back in the win column here against Chicago who has lost 13 of their last 16 games.

Jeffery’s MLB Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (-104)

Marko Nadin

The Pittsburgh Pirates are third in the NL Central with a 28-40 record. They have won 3 of the last five games and won the opening two games of the series against the Cubs before losing last night. The Pirates are 28th in the league scoring 3.71 runs per game and 25th allowing 5.16 runs per game. They will start Jose Quintana tonight who is 1-4 for the season with a 3.66 ERA. The Pirates have won 5 of the last 6 fourth games of a series and have lost 7 of the last 9 games as home underdog.

The Chicago Cubs are fourth in the NL Central with a 26-43 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 14-5 win over the Pirates last night. The Cubs are 21th in the league scoring 4.27 runs per game and are ranked 27th allowing 5.41 runs per game. The Cubs will start Justin Steele tonight who is 2-5 for the season with a 4.27 ERA. The Cubs have lost 7 of the last 10 games as favorites and 20 of the last 26 games against teams with a losing record.

Marko’s MLB Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (-104)

Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins – 1:10PM ET

The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins will be playing the third and final game of their three game series. In game one it was the Guardians who got the win in extra innings. In game two it was the Cleveland Guardians who secured the series victory with another thrilling win. Now they will be looking to clinch the series sweep on Thursday afternoon.

Tony Battalio

The Cleveland Guardians have pulled off two straight wins in this series and both of them have been spectacular. They have now won seven straight series on the season and are in sole possession of first place in the American League Central division. They come into this game with a record of 36-28 through their first 64 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won eight out of their last ten games on the year. They are currently on a three game winning streak. 

The Minnesota Twins are coming into this game looking to avoid being swept by the Cleveland Guardians. They come into this game with a record of 38-32 through their first 70 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won four out of their last ten games of the year and are currently on a three game losing streak. As for the result of this game I am going with the Cleveland Guardians to pick up the win. 

Tony’s MLB Pick: Cleveland Guardians (+122)

Jeffery Thomas

The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins had one of the best games of the year on Wednesday with both teams scoring over 10 runs. It was the Guardians who walked away with the 11-0 victory after mounting a vicious comeback in the 9th inning. Cleveland entered the final inning down 10-7 before scoring four runs to win the game and take sole possession of first-place in the AL Central. 

The Guardians are surging and have won 3 straight while the Twins are on the opposite end, losers of 3 straight. Sometimes you just have to keep riding the hit hand until they give you a reason not to and that’s what I’m going to do. Cleveland is playing some inspired baseball right now and I’m backing them to finish off this pivotal sweep. 

Jeffery’s MLB Pick: Cleveland Guardians (+122)

Marko Nadin

The Minnesota Twins are second in the AL Central with a 38-32 record. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off back-to-back one-run losses to the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins are 14th in the league scoring 4.50 runs per game and are ranked 11th allowing 4.15 runs per game. Minnesota will start Devin Smeltzer tonight who is 3-1 for the season with a 3.52 ERA. The Twins have won 16 of the last 21 games as home favorites and 7 of the last 10 games after losing the first two games of a series.

The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 36-28 record. They have won 8 of the last 9 games including the first two games of the series against the Twins. Cleveland is 13th in the league scoring 4.64 runs per game and is ranked 8th in the league allowing 4.07 runs per game. The Guardians will start Zach Plesac tonight who is 2-4 for the season with a 4.41 ERA. Cleveland has won the last 4 games against AL Central teams and 7 of the last 8 road games.

Marko’s MLB Pick: Minnesota Twins (-144)

Seattle Mariners @ Oakland Athletics – 3:37PM ET

The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will be playing the third and final game of their three game series. In game one of the series, it was the Seattle Mariners who picked up the win. In game two of the series the Seattle Mariners added another win to secure the series win and now they will be looking to grab the series sweep on Thursday afternoon. 

Tony Battalio

The Seattle Mariners are coming into this game with a record of 31-39 through their first 70 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in fourth place of the American League West division as they are 13 games out of first place. They are a young team and their inexperience has shown at times this season. 

The Oakland Athletics are coming into this game with a record of 23-47 through their first 70 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in last place of the American League West division at the moment and are 21 games out of first place. As for the result of this game I am going with the Seattle Mariners to get the win. 

Tony’s MLB Pick: Seattle Mariners (-134)

Jeffery Thomas

The Seattle Mariners came into this road series with the Oakland Athletics losing 7 of their last 9 games but have now rattled off two straight impressive wins to begin this division series. I think the sweep is in the cards for them here as the Athletics just continue to struggle to find any offense. 

They have only scored over 2 runs in two of their last seven games entering Wednesday and that’s just not a recipe to winning games in today’s game. That’s not a team I’ll ever be confident in backing so give me Seattle here.

Jeffery’s MLB Pick: Seattle Mariners (-134)

Marko Nadin

The Oakland Athletics are at the bottom of the AL West with a 23-47 record. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games including the first two games of the series against the Seattle Mariners. The Athletics are second to last in the league scoring 3.26 runs per game and are 22nd in the league allowing 4.73 runs per game. Oakland will start Frankie Montas who is 3-7 for the season with a 3.53 ERA. The Athletics have won 12 of the last 16 games played on Thursday and have lost 40 of the last 52 home games.

The Seattle Mariners are fourth in the AL West with a 31-39 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games but are coming off a 9-0 win over the Athletics last night. The Mariners are 26th in the league scoring 4.02 runs per game and 11th in the league allowing 4.21 runs per game. Seattle will start Robbie Ray tonight who is 6-6 for the season with a 4.25 ERA. Seattle has won 4 of the last 5 road games and 11 of the last 14 games as favorites.

Marko’s MLB Pick: Oakland Athletics (+114)

Baltimore Orioles @ Chicago White Sox – 8:10PM ET

The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will be playing the first game of their four game series in this one. This will be the first of two times they will meet this season. Both of these teams could use a momentum boost from a winning streak. 

Tony Battalio

The Baltimore Orioles are coming into this game with a record of 31-39 through their first 70 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in last place of the American League East division at the moment as they are 20.5 games out of first place. They have won six out of their last ten games on the year as they come into this game on a one game winning streak. 

The Chicago White Sox have been severely underwhelming this season. They were expected to run away with the American League Central division but come into this one hanging around the .500 mark and in third place. They currently have a record of 33-34 through their first 67 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. As for the result of this game I am going with the Baltimore Orioles to get the win.

Tony’s MLB Pick: Baltimore Orioles (+136)

Jeffery Thomas

The Baltimore Orioles had a late night with multiple delays in their game against the Washington Nationals but most importantly were able to pull out the victory. They’ll now travel to Chicago for a series with the White Sox who lost on Wednesday to the Blue Jays 9-5. 

This usually would be an easy pick for the White Sox but the Orioles are a young scrappy team that has been putting together a pretty good stretch of baseball recently. Baltimore’s starter Dean Kremer has only given up 1 run in his last two outings and I think he’ll keep his great form going in this one and keep things close enough for the Os to cover the run line.

Jeffery’s MLB Pick: Baltimore Orioles +1.5 (-152)

Marko Nadin

The Chicago White Sox are third in the AL Central with a 33-34 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 2-1 series win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The White Sox are 20th in the league scoring 4.28 runs per game and 24th in the league allowing 4.89 runs per game. Johnny Cueto will be the White Sox’ starting pitcher tonight who is 1-3 for the season with a 2.95 ERA. The White Sox have won the last 4 games against AL East teams and 5 of the last 7 games against teams with a losing record.

The Baltimore Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East with a 31-39 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 1-1 series against the Washington Nationals. The Orioles are 23rd in the league scoring 4.15 runs per game and are ranked 21st in the league allowing 4.66 runs per game. Baltimore will start Dean Kremer tonight who is 1-1 for the season with a 2.35 ERA. The Orioles have lost 70 of the last 96 games as road underdog and 44 of the last 59 road games against a right-handed starter.

Marko’s MLB Pick: Chicago White Sox (-162)

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