2 Hot Lineups: Saturday Experts Picks in the MLB
Written by: TonesTakes
Published: Sat Sep 19, 2026, 8:33 am ET
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Hard to believe that there is only 2 weeks left in the baseball regular season so let's make the most of it. We're coming off a stunning weekend going 7-0 for a profit of 8.35 Units. YTD sits at 42-26 for a profit of 21.43 Units. For today's Best Bets Let's look at the Athletics vs the Cleveland Guardians and the Miami Marlins vs the San Diego Padres.
MLB Best Bets for Saturday, September 19th
- Cleveland Guardians Team Total Over 4.5 +102 Lucky Rebel
- Jo Adell Over 1.5 Total Bases +135 Lucky Rebel
- San Diego Padres Team Total Over 4.5 +120 Lucky Rebel
- Jackson Merrill Over 1.5 Total Baes +160 Lucky Rebel
Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians
Athletics vs Guardians Pitching Matchup
- Athletics (61-93) LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 5.02 ERA/1.48 WHIP)
- Cleveland Guardians (79-75) RHP Tanner Bibee (6-15, 4.16 ERA/1.18 WHIP)
Best Bet: Cleveland Guardians Team Total Over 4.5 +102 Lucky Rebel
The Cleveland Guardians continue their 3 game series with the Athletics tonight, at Progressive field, in Cleveland. The Guardians took Game 1 of the series by a 5-3 final. The win, coupled with the White Sox loss, put Cleveland 1 game up in the American league central division. Cleveland has won 3 straight and 5 of their last 7.
Cleveland's offense has been heating up as they have scored at least 5 runs in 7 of their last 9 games. That trend should continue tonight against an awful Athletics pitching staff. The Guardians average 4.6 runs per 9 vs lefties at home this season and the A's send lefty Jacob Lopez to the bump, who has a road ERA of 4.37 and a WHIP of 1.49. Behind him is a bullpen that has a 5.35 ERA, which is worst in the majors, by far. With Cleveland in must win mode, I think their bats to stay hot tonight.
Best Bet: Jo Adell Over 1.5 Total Bases +135 Lucky Rebel
Cleveland acquired right fielder Jo Adell from the Angels at the trade deadline, and he has provided some pop to this lineup. Since the trade, Adell is hitting .242 with 6 home runs and 30 runs batted in. The Splits are in his favor tonight. Against lefties this season, Adell is hitting .318 with an ISO of .266. I like this spot for Adell to do some damage tonight.
Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres
Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres Pitching Matchup
- Miami Marlins (76-78) RHP Eury Perez (7-11, 3.99 ERA/1.24 WHIP)
- San Diego Padres (85-69) RHP Casey Mize (3.69 ERA/1.14 WHIP)
Best Bet: San Diego Padres Team Total Over 4.5 +120 Lucky Rebel
The Surging San Diego Padres continue their 3 game set with the Miami Marlins tonigut, at Petco Park, in San Diego. The Pads took game 1 by an 8-2 score. Sa nDiego plated 6 runs in the 5th inning and that was enough. The Padres have one 11 of their last 12 games and hold a comfortable 5 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final national league wild card spot. In those 11 wins, San Diego is averaging 6.1 runs per game and they have scored at least 5 runs in 9 of those wins. Miami send right Eury Perez to the mound, who has struggled on the road where he sports a 4.54 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Given San Diegos recent form, I'll glady take this price on their team total here tonight.
Best Bet: Jackson Merrill Over 1.5 Total Bases +160 Lucky Rebel
San Diego center fielder Jackson Merrill is hitting .256 on the season with 26 home runs and 86 runs batted in. He is absolutely raking in September where he is hitting .375 with 4 home runs and 16 runs batted in. Merrill has cleared 2 bases in 9 straight games, totaling 37 bases. Merrill is 3/5 lifetime vs Perez, with 2 doubles. We are getting a great price on him tonight to continue these trends.
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