Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Cash with Flash Best Bets Wednesday MLB Betting Column. We’re excited to be here and we’ll try and write in this space as often as time allows.
We’re sure you are wondering what an “NBA Guy” is doing writing an MLB betting column here at Win Daily?
That’s a very good question and since you asked, you can rest assured that Cash with Flash Best Bets knows exactly what we are doing. In order to arrive at our conclusions, we’ll be using the principles found in Betting Baseball 101
Tuesday was a better day as we went 2-1 for a slight profit. That leaves us with a 5-2-1 mark over the history of this MLB Betting column.
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 and the church league softball extra-inning and doubleheader rules MLB has thrust upon us.
Wednesday MLB Best Bets!
Unless otherwise indicated, all wagers are First Five Innings Wagers (F5).
We have a couple of underdogs for you to consider tonight!
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees
This is game three of a four-game scheduled series with each club winning one game apiece.
Southpaw Shane McClanahan (2-0, 3.29) takes the bump tonight and has allowed five earned runs with 17 strikeouts over his past 15.1 innings of work. He faces a Yankees offense with a 23.7 percent strikeout rate, .143 ISO along with a .303 wOBA against lefties this season.
The Yankees are expected to start Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 4.22) tonight and over 14.2 innings pitched has allowed eight earned runs with 16 strikeouts. He’ll face a Tampa Bay offense with a 30.7 percent strikeout rate, .156 ISO and .297 wOBA.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Tampa Bay +105
Miami Marlins vs Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto took game one of this two-game scheduled series Tuesday night by a score of 5-1.
Rightly Pablo Lopez (1-3, 2.71) should be handling the pitching duties tonight and over his past 19 innings has allowed four earned runs with 16 strikeouts. He’s up against a Blue Jays offense with a 22.3 percent strikeout rate, .185 ISO and .334 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season.
Righty Alek Manoah (1-0, 0.00) has allowed just two hits with seven strikeouts over his six innings pitched this season. He’ll face a Miami offense with a 26.4 percent strikeout rate alongside a .121 ISO and .287 wOBA against righties this season.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Miami +130
Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
Game three of a three-game series concludes tonight with each club winning one game apiece.
Lefty Sean Manaea (3-2, 3.86) is set to toe the rubber tonight and over his past 17.2 innings pitched has allowed five earned runs with 17 strikeouts. He’ll face a Seattle club with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate with a .168 ISO and .287 wOBA against southpaws this season.
Righty Chris Flexen (5-2, 4.34) is slated to start against Oakland and over his last 14.1 innings of work has surrendered nine earned runs with seven strikeouts. He’ll see an Oakland offense with a 24.1 percent strikeout rate along with a .170 ISO and wOBA of .308 this season against right-handed pitching.
Cash with Flash Wednesday MLB Pick: Oakland -145
Good luck today!
