MLB Picks Today:
Expert baseball handicapper Greg Peterson shares his top MLB picks today for Friday, August 8.
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6:40 PM Eastern
Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds starting pitcher Chase Burns enters with a 6.04 ERA, but his 2.90 fielding independent and 14.9 strikeouts per nine innings suggest he’s due for positive regression. He has allowed three runs or fewer in three of his past four starts in which he’s gone more than one inning. Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller has a 3.89 ERA but has allowed at least three runs in three straight starts. He’s su