The Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team in the American League right now, winners of nine of ten — and now a game ahead of Oakland for the first wild card out of the junior circuit. The New York Yankees still lead the AL East by 8 ½ games, and their 94-50 record is tied with Houston for the best record in the AL. Houston leads Oakland by 9 ½ games in the AL West, and Minnesota leads the AL Central by 5 ½ games over the Cleveland Indians, who are 1 ½ games out of the wild card race. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers have split their last ten games, but they still lead the West by 17 games. St. Louis has moved to a 4 ½-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, while Atlanta has won nine of ten to pull out to a nine-game lead over Washington. Washington and the Cubs hold the two wild cards in the National League right now, with Arizona 1 ½ games behind the Cubs. Thinking about including baseball in your sports betting this week? Take a look at our top MLB betting picks.
Top MLB Betting Picks of the Week – September 9th
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Monday, September 9
Oakland at Houston (8:10pm ET)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Mike Fiers (14-3, 3.51 ERA) (OAK) vs Zack Greinke (14-5, 3.09 ERA) (HOU)
Tuesday, September 10
Chicago Cubs at San Diego (10:10pm ET)
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Jose Quintana (13-8, 4.00 ERA) (CHI) vs Ronald Bolanos (0-1, 3.00 ERA) (SD)