MLB Picks Today:

Expert baseball handicapper Greg Peterson shares his top MLB picks today for Thursday, August 21.

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4:10 PM Eastern

San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease has had a rough season with a 4.61 ERA, but his 3.58 fielding independent and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings point toward positive regression. The bullpen behind him has the best ERA in baseball at 2.95, while the Giants are second at 3.29. Giants starting pitcher Justin Verlander has struggled with a 1–9 record, but his 4.23 ERA and 3.95 fielding independ

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