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MLB Expert Picks for Sunday, May 5
Our VI baseball betting experts have compiled their MLB picks for Sunday, May 5 and they're focusing on the matchups below:
- Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates (1:40 p.m. ET)
- San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies (7:10 p.m. ET)
Rockies vs Pirates Free Picks
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies both rank in the bottom five in the majors in weighted on base average. These are two weak offenses.
Colorado has consistently been one of the worst offenses away from Coors Field in the last few years, and this Rockies lineup has less depth than most of their teams in recent seasons.
The Pirates are dead last in the majors in wOBA against right-handed pitching. Feltner is only a mediocre pitcher, but the Pirates have been struggling badly at the plate.
Pittsburgh's pitching staff has been better than expected. The bullpen is a strong point for the Pirates. Falter has been pitching pretty well and I like his chances of pitching well in this matchup.
The Pirates have played 8 straight games that have stayed under this total.
Doug Eddings is the home plate umpire here. He is a top three under umpire in the majors. He consistently has very high strikeout/walk ratios.
Take the under.
Giants vs Phillies Free Picks
Taijuan Walker wasn't especially sharp for the Phils in his 2024 debut, allowing 6 runs and 8 hits across 6 1/3 IP last Sunday at San Diego, though the result was an 8-6 win for Philly.
That's the rub here, as the Phils continue to win, now with MLB's best mark at 23-11, and hard to justify them as an underdog, however slight, against the Giants, who are at risk of being swept this weekend.
SF was battered for 14 runs last night, and if basing just upon the last start, the Giants' Logan Webb really struggled against the Bosox at Fenway on Tuesday, allowing 4 runs and 9 hits in just 3 2/3 IP of an eventual Giants loss.
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