Free MLB Picks Today for Wednesday, August 17th, 2022

Our free MLB picks are out for Wednesday, August 17th, 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!

Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals – 1:05PM ET

The Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals will be playing the third and final game of their three-game series. In game number one the Nationals picked up the win. In game number two the Cubs picked up the victory to even up the series. Now it will be a winner take all series finale on Wednesday afternoon.

Tony Battalio

The Chicago Cubs come into this game with a record of 48-67 through their first 115 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are currently in third place in the National League Central division as they trail the first-place St.Louis Cardinals by sixteen games at the moment. The Cubs have won six out of their last ten games on the season and come into this game on a one-game winning streak. 

The Washington Nationals are coming into this game with a record of 39-79 through their first 118 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in last place in the National League East division as they are 36.5 games out of first place in the division. They have lost seven out of their last ten games of the year. Washington comes into this game on a one-game losing streak. 

Marko Nadin

The Washington Nationals are at the bottom of the NL East with a 39-79 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are currently tied at 1-1 in the series against the Cubs. The Nationals are 25th in the league scoring 3.91 runs per game and are 30th in the league allowing 5.75 runs per game. Washington will start Cory Abbott tonight who is 0-2 for the season with a 5.94 ERA. The Nationals have lost 36 of the last 54 home games against teams with a left-handed starter and 62 of the last 87 home games overall.

The Chicago Cubs are third in the NL Central with a 48-67 record. The Cubs have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 7-5, 11th inning win over the nationals last night. The Cubs are 21st in the league scoring 4.22 runs per game and are ranked 25th allowing 4.84 runs per game. The Cubs will start Drew Smyly tonight who is 5-6 for the season with a 3.69 ERA. The Cubs have won 4 of the last 5 games played on Wednesday and have lost 7 of the last 9 road games.

Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins – 1:10PM ET

The Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins will be playing the third and final game of their three-game series. In game number one the Twins picked up the win. In game number two Minnesota got the victory to clinch the series victory. 

Tony Battalio

The Kansas City Royals will be looking to avoid getting swept in game three of their series against the Minnesota Twins. They come into this game with a record of 48-70 through their first 118 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are in fourth place in the American League Central division at the moment as they trail the Cleveland Guardians by 14 and a half games heading into the finale of this series. 

The Minnesota Twins are coming into this game only a game out of first place in the American League Central division. They come into this game with a record of 60-55 through their 115 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won seven out of their last ten games of the year. They have won five out of their last ten games of the year and come into this game with a two-game winning streak. 

Marko Nadin

The Minnesota Twins are second in the AL Central with a 60-55 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are currently2-0 in the series against the Royals. The Twins are 11th in the league scoring 4.57 runs per game and are ranked 16th allowing 4.32 runs per game. Minnesota will start Tyler Mahle tonight who is 6-7 for the season with a 4.26 ERA. The Twins have won the last 4 home games against a left-handed starter and 5 of the last 6 games against Al Central opponents.

The Kansas City Royals are fourth in the AL Central with a 48-70 record. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 0-9 loss to the Twins last night. Kansas City is ranked 24th in the league scoring only 3.99 runs per game and 27th allowing 5.17 runs per game. The Royals will start Daniel Lynch tonight who is 4-7 for the season with a 4.52 ERA. Kansas City has lost 38 of the last 56 road games against teams with a winning record and 9 of the last 11 road games in general.

Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays – 3:07PM ET

The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays will be playing the third and final game of their three-game series. In game number one the Orioles picked up the win. In game number two Baltimore added another win to clinch the series victory. 

Tony Battalio

The Baltimore Orioles are coming into this game with an opportunity to sweep this three-game series against their American League East division rivals. They come into this game with a record of 61-55 through their first 116 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have now won their last five games against the Toronto Blue Jays. They are ten and a half games out of first place in the American League East at the moment but sit only a half-game out of the third wild card spot in the American League. 

The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to avoid being swept in this three-game series. They come into this game with a record of 61-54 through their first 115 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. However, they have lost eight out of their last ten games of the year. They come into this game on a three-game losing streak and currently hold onto the third and final wild-card spot in the American League. 

Marko Nadin

The Toronto Blue Jays are third in the AL East with a 61-54 record. They have lost 6 of the last 7 games and are currently 0-2 down in the series against the Orioles. The Blue Jays are 6th in the league scoring 4.74 runs per game and are ranked 17th with 4.37 allowed runs per game. Toronto will start Ross Stripling tonight who is 5-3 for the season with a 3.16 ERA. The Blue Jays have won 7 of the last 8 games after dropping the first two games in a series and have lost the last 4 games against AL East opponents.

The Baltimore Orioles are fourth in the AL East with a 61-55 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 4-2 win last night against the Blue Jays. The Orioles are 18th in the league scoring 4.33 runs per game and are ranked 14th in the league allowing 4.24 runs per game. Baltimore will start Austin Voth tonight who is 3-1 for the season with a 5.34 ERA. The Orioles have 25 of the last 36 games overall and have lost 6 of the last 7 third games of a series.

Seattle Mariners @ Los Angeles Angels – 4:07PM ET

The Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels will be playing the third and final game of their three-game series. In game number one the Mariners picked up the win. In game number two the Mariners got another to win to clinch the series and now they will be looking for the sweep. 

Tony Battalio

The Seattle Mariners are coming into this game looking to complete the sweep over their American League West division rivals. They come into this game with a record of 64-54 through their first 118 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They are currently in second place of the division as they are eleven games out of first place but currently hold onto the top spot in the American League wild card. They have won six out of their last ten games on the season and come into this game on a two-game winning streak. 

The Los Angeles Angels are coming into this game looking to avoid a sweep in this three-game weekday series. They come into this game with a record of 51-66 through their first 117 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won six out of their last ten games on the season but come into this game on a two-game losing streak at the moment. I have the Seattle Mariners winning this girl. 

Marko Nadin

The Los Angeles Angels are fourth in the AL West with a 51-66 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off back-to-back losses against the Mariners. The Angels are 26th in the league scoring 3.90 runs per game and 13th in the league allowing 4.20 runs per game. The Angels will start Touki Toussaint who is 1-0 for the season with a 2.70 ERA. The Angels have lost 19 of the last 26 third games of a series and 35 of the last 52 home games against teams with a winning record.

The Seattle Mariners are second in the AL West with a 64-54 record. They have won 5 of the last 7 games and are coming off an 8-2 win against the Angels last night. The Mariners are 23rd in the league scoring 4.08 runs per game and 6th in the league allowing 3.93 runs per game. Seattle will start George Kirby tonight who is 4-3 for the season with a 3.39 ERA. Seattle has won 8 of the last 10 games played on Wednesday and 12 of the last 16 third games of a series.

Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians – 7:10PM ET

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians will be playing the fourth and final game of their four-game series in this one. In game number one the Guardians picked up the win. In game number two of the series, Detroit picked up the victory. In game three the Tigers added another win to clinch a share of the series. 

Tony Battalio

The Detroit Tigers got a huge win in game three of this series and now they have won the last two games of this series as well. They are still in the middle of a terrible season at the moment as they come into the final game of this series with a record of 45-74 through their first 119 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have lost eight out of the last ten games on the season but come into this game on a two-game winning streak at the moment. 

The Cleveland Guardians are coming into this game with a record of 62-55 through their first 117 games of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They have won seven out of their last ten games of the year but come into this game on a two-game losing streak at the moment. They currently lead the American League Central division but will have to get back into the winners column to keep that lead heading into the middle of August. 

Marko Nadin

The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 62-55 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are currently 1-2 down in the series against the Tigers. Cleveland is 16th in the league scoring 4.41 runs per game and is ranked 12th in the league allowing 4.19 runs per game. The Guardians will start Cal Quantrill tonight who is 9-5 for the season with a 3.67 ERA. Cleveland has won 4 of the last 6 games against teams with a losing record under 40% and 6 of the last 8 games following a loss.

The Detroit Tigers are at the bottom of the AL Central with a 45-74 record. After losing 8 straight games, the Tigers won the last two against the Guardians. The Tigers are at the bottom of the league scoring 3.30 runs per game and are ranked 20th in the league allowing 4.52 runs per game. Daniel Norris will start tonight for the Tigers who are 0-4 for the season with a 5.97 ERA. Detroit has lost 42 of the last 62 games against teams with a winning record and 41 of the last 57 third games of a series.

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*Odds and spreads correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.