Wednesday’s MLB Baseball Free Picks & Predictions [8/19/26]

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San Diego (King) at NY Mets (Stock) – 1:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mets are 4-0 in their last 4 games on grass.
Hot: Mets are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
Hot: Mets are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Padres are 1-6 in King’s last 7 road starts.
Cold: Mets are 1-4 in Stock’s last 5 starts.
Cold: Mets are 1-4 in Stock’s last 5 starts on grass.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Mets last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Mets last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Over is 5-0 in King’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Stock’s last 5 starts on grass.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Stock’s last 5 starts overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in King’s last 4 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in New York.
Cold: Padres are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings in New York.
Cold: Padres are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Mets +118


Miami (Alcantara) at Philadelphia (Nola) – 6:05 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 games on grass.
Hot: Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Hot: Marlins are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Cold: Marlins are 0-8 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Marlins are 0-8 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cold: Phillies are 0-5 in their last 5 Wednesday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 8-0 in Alcantara’s last 8 starts on grass.
Hot: Under is 8-0 in Alcantara’s last 8 starts overall.
Hot: Under is 6-0-2 in Nola’s last 8 starts vs. National League East.
Hot: Over is 7-0 in Phillies last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Over is 6-0 in Phillies last 6 home games.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Alcantara’s last 6 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Hot: Over is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in Philadelphia.
Hot: Marlins are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Cold: Marlins are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Philadelphia.

Pick: Marlins +111


St Louis (Liberatore) at Cincinnati (Burns) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Cardinals are 5-0 in their last 5 Wednesday games.
Hot: Reds are 4-0 in Burns’ last 4 starts with 4 days of rest.
Hot: Reds are 7-1 in Burns’ last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Reds are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Cold: Cardinals are 0-4 in Liberatore’s last 4 starts on grass.
Cold: Reds are 2-11 in their last 13 games vs. a left-handed starter.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Reds last 4 Wednesday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Reds last 4 during game 4 of a series.
Hot: Under is 8-1 in Liberatore’s last 9 Wednesday starts.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Cardinals last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Cardinals last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 8-2 in Reds last 10 games vs. a left-handed starter.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Cincinnati.

Pick: Reds -1.5 +145

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LA Dodgers (Sasaki) at Colorado (Freeland) – 8:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Dodgers are 6-0 in Sasaki’s last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Dodgers are 9-1 in Sasaki’s last 10 starts with 5 days of rest.
Hot: Dodgers are 5-1 in Sasaki’s last 6 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Rockies are 0-4 in their last 4 home games.
Cold: Rockies are 1-9 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Cold: Rockies are 1-7 in Freeland’s last 8 starts vs. National League West.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Rockies last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Rockies last 6 Wednesday games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Rockies last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Sasaki’s last 6 starts on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Sasaki’s last 6 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Sasaki’s last 6 starts overall.

Head-to-Head
Dodgers are 40-11 in the last 51 meetings.

Pick: Rockies +1.5 +110


NY Yankees (Warren) at Baltimore (Bassitt) – 6:35 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League East.
Yankees are 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cold: Yankees are 1-6 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Yankees are 5-14 in their last 19 vs. a team with a losing record.
Orioles are 3-8 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 8-0 in Bassitt’s last 8 starts overall.
Hot: Over is 7-0 in Bassitt’s last 7 starts on grass.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Orioles last 5 during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Orioles last 5 home games.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Bassitt’s last 4 starts during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Under is 10-1 in Yankees last 11 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Yankees are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.
Hot: Under is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings in Baltimore.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Yankees -1.5 +130


Toronto (Scherzer) at Tampa Bay (Rasmussen) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Rays are 7-0 in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Hot: Rays are 5-0 in Rasmussen’s last 5 starts.
Hot: Rays are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 2 of a series.
Cold: Rays are 0-4 in Rasmussen’s last 4 starts with 6 days of rest.
Cold: Blue Jays are 1-6 in Scherzer’s last 7 starts with 5 days of rest.
Cold: Blue Jays are 2-9 in Scherzer’s last 11 starts following a team loss in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 7-0-1 in Rasmussen’s last 8 starts vs. American League East.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Blue Jays last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Blue Jays last 4 on fieldturf.
Hot: Over is 7-1-1 in Rays last 9 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Rays last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Rays last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Under is 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings.
Cold: Blue Jays are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: Blue Jays +178

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Athletics (ACTION) at Kansas City (Lugo) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Royals are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Royals are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League West.
Royals are 11-4 in their last 15 home games.
Cold: A’s are 0-5 in their last 5 Wednesday games.
Cold: Royals are 1-5 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series.
Cold: A’s are 3-13 in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a losing record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in A’s last 5 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Royals last 4 home games.
Hot: Under is 9-1-2 in Royals last 12 Wednesday games.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Royals last 8 during game 3 of a series.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in A’s last 5 road games.
Over is 3-1-1 in A’s last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

Pick: A’s +115


LA Angels (Urena) at Houston (Pecko) – 8:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Angels are 4-1 in Urena’s last 5 starts during game 2 of a series.
Astros are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. American League West.
Angels are 5-2 in Urena’s last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Cold: Angels are 1-4 in Urena’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Angels are 2-6 in Urena’s last 8 road starts.
Angels are 8-20 in their last 28 road games vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Angels last 6 during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Angels last 4 vs. American League West.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Angels last 7 road games.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Urena’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Urena’s last 6 road starts.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Astros last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Head-to-Head
Angels are 20-42 in the last 62 meetings in Houston.
Angels are 26-54 in the last 80 meetings.

Pick: Astros -1.5 +135


Detroit (Jobe) at Pittsburgh (Skenes) – 12:35 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Tigers are 6-0 in Jobe’s last 6 road starts.
Hot: Tigers are 6-0 in Jobe’s last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Tigers are 4-0 in Jobe’s last 4 starts during game 3 of a series.
Cold: Pirates are 0-6 in Skenes’ last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Pirates are 0-4 in their last 4 Wednesday games.
Cold: Pirates are 0-4 in Skenes’ last 4 starts on grass.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0-1 in Pirates last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Pirates last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Pirates last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Skenes’ last 4 home starts.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Pirates last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Pirates last 7 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Cold: Tigers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Tigers +140

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Atlanta (Smith-Shawver) at Minnesota (Bradley) – 1:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Braves are 11-0 in their last 11 during game 3 of a series.
Hot: Braves are 7-1 in Sale’s last 8 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Braves are 6-1 in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Cold: Twins are 1-6 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Twins are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Cold: Twins are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 8-0 in Sale’s last 8 Wednesday starts.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Bradley’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Bradley’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Bradley’s last 4 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Bradley’s last 4 home starts.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Braves last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Braves are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Minnesota.
Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Braves are 20-8 in the last 28 meetings.

Pick: Braves -112


Chicago White Sox (Newcomb) at Chicago Cubs (Holmes) – 2:20 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: White Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: White Sox are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague road games.
White Sox are 13-40 in their last 53 vs. National League Central.
Cubs are 2-6 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Cubs last 4 interleague games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Cubs last 4 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in White Sox last 7 Wednesday games.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in White Sox last 7 during game 3 of a series.
Hot: Over is 16-4-1 in Cubs last 21 Wednesday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in White Sox last 5 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings in Chicago.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Cold: White Sox are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago.
Cold: White Sox are 3-12 in the last 15 meetings.

Pick: White Sox +128


Arizona (Pfaadt) at Boston (Tolle) – 4:10 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Sox are 7-0 in Tolle’s last 7 starts.
Hot: Red Sox are 6-0 in Tolle’s last 6 starts on grass.
Hot: Diamondbacks are 5-0 in Pfaadt’s last 5 road starts.
Cold: Diamondbacks are 0-5 in their last 5 vs. American League East.
Cold: Diamondbacks are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Cold: Red Sox are 1-6 in Tolle’s last 7 starts during game 3 of a series.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Red Sox last 4 interleague home games.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Red Sox last 8 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Over is 6-1-1 in Diamondbacks last 8 Wednesday games.
Hot: Under is 10-2-1 in Pfaadt’s last 13 Wednesday starts.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Pfaadt’s last 7 starts vs. American League East.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 Wednesday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Boston.
Diamondbacks are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Diamondbacks are 4-11 in the last 15 meetings in Boston.

Pick: Red Sox -1.5 +145

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San Francisco (Wilkinson) at Cleveland (Messick) – 6:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Guardians are 6-1 in Messick’s last 7 interleague starts.
Hot: Guardians are 6-1 in Messick’s last 7 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Guardians are 7-2 in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Guardians are 0-7 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Guardians are 0-5 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Giants are 0-5 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 3-0-2 in Giants last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Giants last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 20-4-3 in Giants last 27 vs. American League Central.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Giants last 7 interleague games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 Wednesday games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Giants are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Guardians -1.5 +125


Seattle (Gilbert) at Milwaukee (May) – 7:40 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mariners are 11-2 in Gilbert’s last 13 starts on grass.
Hot: Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cold: Mariners are 0-6 in their last 6 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cold: Mariners are 1-9 in their last 10 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cold: Mariners are 1-8 in their last 9 Wednesday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Brewers last 5 vs. American League West.
Hot: Under is 3-0-2 in Mariners last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Gilbert’s last 4 interleague starts.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Gilbert’s last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.
Hot: Under is 7-1-1 in Brewers last 9 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Brewers last 8 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Mariners are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: Mariners +107


Washington (Cavalli) at Texas (Rocker) – 8:05 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Nationals are 7-0 in Cavalli’s last 7 starts during game 2 of a series.
Hot: Nationals are 5-0 in Cavalli’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Nationals are 7-1 in Cavalli’s last 8 interleague starts.
Cold: Nationals are 1-10 in their last 11 road games.
Cold: Nationals are 1-7 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cold: Rangers are 1-6 in their last 7 Wednesday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Rangers last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Rangers last 4 Wednesday games.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 overall.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 on grass.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Nationals last 7 interleague road games.

Head-to-Head
Under is 18-7-1 in the last 26 meetings.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Texas.

Pick: Nationals +122