MLB betting market report: Daily picks, advice for Thursday, May 26th

There are 12 games on Thursday. Rain is forecast in a lot of the cities hosting games. Some of them could be postponed or delayed. There are concerns about the safety of players.

Colorado lost to Pittsburgh by 15 runs on Thursday afternoon. The Rockies Road Fade was successful.

Giants scored nine runs early and the game went over the total by the second inning. The Mets are showing the signs of their pitcher injuries.

Erick Fedde threw six shutout innings against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Julio Urias pitched well himself, but the one run he allowed was enough for the Nats to secure a 1-0 victory.

The Padres lost 2-1 to the Brewers on Wednesday. Only Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer are hitting well for San Diego.

The Reds beat the Cubs 4-3 on Thursday. The Reds were a -140 favorite.

Neither Charlie Morton nor Ranger Suarez were effective yesterday. The Braves bullpen threw 4.2 shutout innings. Three of the four Phillies relievers gave up runs. Atlanta’s bullpen is pitching well now.

Paul Blackburn has a 13/9 K/BB ratio over his last four starts. Blackburn allowed four hard-hit balls yesterday. He's in the 24th percentile in Hard Hit%. Blackburn was also in 11th in Chase Rate.

JP Sears threw five shutout innings for the Yankees. The Yankees pen did the rest. Sears only allowed two hard-hit balls.

Red Sox lost to the White Sox. The Red Sox only scored one run. They were 1-for-9 with RISP. White Sides managed a three-run homer off of Rich Hill.

Cristian Javier had 20 whiffs in 51 swings over 5.2 dominant innings. Cal Quantrill pitched around a low strikeout rate. The game only featured seven hard-hit balls, with four for the Astros and three for Guardians.

Glenn Otto threw five strong innings with seven strikeouts and the Rangers cruised to a 7-2 win. Mike Trout struck out four times in four at bats. Otto has a 4.91 ERA.

Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for several games today. Winds often accompany storms. Injuries are covered in the Injury Report at VSiN.

Rockies are playing at home against the Nationals. Patrick Corbin is the starter for Washington. German Marquez has not pitched very well this season with a 6.14 ERA.

Royals are playing at Twins (-175, 8) on Thursday. Daniel Lynch has been a popular starter for bettors this season. Kansas City has moved down a few cents today.

Blue Jays are playing against the Angels. The game is a toss-up.

Eric Lauer has taken a big leap for the Brewers this season. He will be playing against the Cardinals today. The Cardinals have a .377 wOBA and a 147 wRC + against southpaws.

Michael Wacha is one of the league's most obvious regression candidates. He has a 1.76 ERA with a 3.54 xERA and a 4.32 FIP. Wachai was shaky coming off the IL last time out with two runs allowed on four hits and three walks in 4 innings.

Thursday Best Bets are based on a market consensus number.

Cardinals are the best team in baseball when it comes to hitting left-handed pitchers. Eric Lauer has been overachieving, but he should be regressioning soon. Adam Wainwright is having a fine season with a 2.87 ERA and a 3.84 FIP. Josh Hader is away from the team, Devin Williams has pitched three straight days, Trevor Gott has worked three of the last five, Miguel Sanchez was used in high leverage the other day. The Brewers have some injuries with Willy Adames and Hunter Renfroe out.