Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Cash with Flash Best Bets Saturday MLB Betting Column. We’re excited to be here and we’ll try and write in this space as often as time allows.
Thursday was a better day than Wednesday as we went 2-0 with our picks. That leaves us with a 13-8-2 mark over the history of this MLB Betting column.
We’re ahead of the game because of the six underdogs we hit. Nearly 50 percent of our wins were from wagering on underdogs and without them we’d be trending in the wrong direction. That’s something we don’t want to do.
The most important thing to remember when betting on baseball is finding underdogs as it takes a 52.4 percent success rate at -110 just to break even. This column will offer a mixture of mid to short favorites (-110 to -160) as well as underdogs at +200 and below.
We’re also looking at F5 inning wagers in order to eliminate bullpens, the church league softball extra-inning, man on second base and seven-inning doubleheader rules MLB has thrust upon us.
Saturday MLB Best Bets!
Unless otherwise indicated, all wagers are First Five Innings Wagers (F5).
In order to arrive at our conclusions, we’ll be using the principles found in Betting Baseball 101
New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies
Game one of a two-game series begins today and this is the first meeting between the two clubs this season.
Righty Jameson Taillon (1-1, 5.09) is set to toe the rubber this afternoon and over his previous 15.1 innings pitched has allowed six earned runs with a dozen strikeouts. He’s up against a Phillies offense with a 25.5 percent strikeout rate, .142 ISO and .310 wOBA against righties this season.
Right-hander Vince Valesquez (2-1, 4.33) is scheduled to make the start today and over his past 13 innings of work has allowed nine earned runs with a dozen punchouts. He’ll pitch against a Yankees offense with a 25 percent strikeout rate along with a .146 ISO and .310 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Saturday MLB Pick: Phillies +105
Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins
Game two of a three-game series is on tap this evening and Houston took game one of the series by a score of 6-4.
Righty Luis Garcia (5-3, 2.75) is scheduled to make the start tonight and over his previous 19 innings pitched has allowed three earned runs with 21 strikeouts. He’s up against a Twins offense with a 23 percent strikeout rate, .183 ISO and .319 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season.
Right-hander Jose Berrios (6-2, 3.58) is set to toe the rubber and over his past 19.2 innings pitched has surrendered six earned runs with 17 strikeouts. His task is to slow down a Houston offense with a 19.3 percent strikeout rate alongside of a .163 ISO and .331 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Saturday MLB Pick: Astros -110
Good luck today!
