MLB Games Of The Day For Friday, August 12

Odds and analysis for the most anticipated matchups

Here we go; this is easily the most anticipated matchup of the day. While the Mets are still way ahead of the Phillies in the standings, Philadelphia has been on a roll as of late, improving their record to 62-49. New York has been the best team in the division all year long, and catching up to them for the division crown seems very unlikely at this point. Especially when they have guys like Max Scherzer taking the hill for them.

In his last start, Scherzer allowed four hits and struck out 11 across seven scoreless innings of work to earn the win in Game 2 of a doubleheader versus Atlanta. He threw 80 of 108 pitches for strikes while racking up an insane 23 swinging strikes. He has turned in seven straight quality starts since returning from an injury in early July, and he's recorded 11 strikeouts in three of those outings. For the year, he owns a 1.98 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 120:17 K-to-BB across 95.2 innings through 15 starts. This should be a phenomenal game that I can't wait to take in. Subscribe to BetQL to see our best bets above!

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Here we go; this is easily the most anticipated matchup of the day. While the Mets are still way ahead of the Phillies in the standings, Philadelphia has been on a roll as of late, improving their record to 62-49. New York has been the best team in the division all year long, and catching up to them for the division crown seems very unlikely at this point. Especially when they have guys like Max Scherzer taking the hill for them.

In his last start, Scherzer allowed four hits and struck out 11 across seven scoreless innings of work to earn the win in Game 2 of a doubleheader versus Atlanta. He threw 80 of 108 pitches for strikes while racking up an insane 23 swinging strikes. He has turned in seven straight quality starts since returning from an injury in early July, and he's recorded 11 strikeouts in three of those outings. For the year, he owns a 1.98 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 120:17 K-to-BB across 95.2 innings through 15 starts. This should be a phenomenal game that I can't wait to take in. Subscribe to BetQL to see our best bets above!

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This matchup might not be the one that some of you will want to see, and that is totally understandable, but I think it could be more competitive than you think. Kansas City hasn't been great this season, but they have been playing better as of late. Los Angeles obviously is the much better team, and they have been on a roll themselves. At some point, that has to end, and I think it will be soon. Maybe not on Friday though, as they have Tony Gonsolin on the hill.

In his last start, Gonsolin earned the win during an 8-1 victory over San Diego, allowing three hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings of work. He has now posted consecutive wins after losing his first contest and is tied with Atlanta's Kyle Wright for second in the majors with 13 victories. Gonsolin sports a 2.30 ERA and 0.89 WHIP with 102 strikeouts in 109.2 innings across 20 starts. Kansas City will have a heck of a time getting runs across the plate on him, but never underestimate an underdog that has been hot recently. I'm interested to see if KC can keep their little streak going and snap the Dodgers big streak.

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I'm solely in on this one because of a solid pitching matchup between Max Fried and Pablo Lopez. These guys have been dominating all year long, although Lopez has slipped a bit as of late. It doesn't help that his team can barely get three runs across the plate on any given night, and it is truly a miracle that he has a 7-7 record. He's allowed at least four runs in three of his last four turns. The 26-year-old has an ERA close to 5.00 since the end of May, and one has to wonder if maybe he is hurt.

Fried has been just how you would expect him to be, a true star. In his last start, he allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings of work, taking the loss in Game 2 of a doubleheader versus the Mets. Fried has maintained a 2.60 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 127:25 K-to-BB in 138.1 innings across 22 outings this year. He'll look to avoid going a season-worst four starts without a win in this one. I'm curious to see if Lopez is limited, and if he can bounce back at home. Much the same, I love pitching duels, so this could be the one for me on today's slate.

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