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MLB Best Bets and Betting Picks for August 31
Happy Thursday here on the MLB Best Bets as we ride into the very last day of August on the the calendar! That means we have just one month remaining in what has been a wild ride of an MLB regular season but worry not there is still plenty of wagers to be had as we go down the stretch. It's been a good week for me on this article as we've pushed up to 15 wins over .500 on the season record and while its a small slate tonight in the MLB I do have one play I very much like.
Jakob Junis, Nicky Lopez lead Kansas City Royals past Chicago White Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jakob Junis struck out a career-high 10 and Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs and scored twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Monday night. The Royals beat Lucas Giolito for the first time and thwarted his bid for a 12th victory. The right-hander entered the game 6-0 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 previous career starts against Kansas City. After an eight-game winning streak, Giolito is 1-3 with a 6.48 ERA in his last five starts.
Junis dominates Tigers again as Royals roll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jakob Junis held scuffling Detroit to six hits in his first career complete game, Adalberto Mondesi homered to spur a five-run frame and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers 6-2 to begin their midweek, two-game series Tuesday night. The only runs Junis (7-12) allowed came in the third, when Jeimer Candelario managed a sacrifice fly, and the eighth, when JaCoby Jones went deep.
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