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2026-09-18 (2-8)

Every pick we fired for games on this ET calendar day. Each card links straight to ESPN's box score so you can confirm the final score yourself. Settled by espn-grader within ~5 minutes of the game ending; no manual override.

Crowned · Pick of the DayMLB · ANNOUNCED 11:02 AM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates ML -193

Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Why crowned: the single highest-conviction moneyline on today's board — the market prices Pittsburgh Pirates at a 65.9% implied win probability at -193, the best edge-to-price on the slate when it was crowned.

Tipoff: Fri, Sep 18, 6:40 PMWin prob: 65.9%Open the full slate →

All (12)CROSS-SPORT (MLB + WNBA) (1)MLB (10)WNBA (1)

Picks

10

Settled

10

0 pending

Wins

2

Losses

8

Hit %

20.0%

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MLBLOSS

MLB

PARLAY

MLB High-Floor (10 legs) +595

+595

MLB Jeremy Pena Over 0.5 Hits-221

MLB Chandler Simpson Over 0.5 Hits-258

MLB Cody Bellinger Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Bo Bichette Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Elly De La Cruz Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Junior Caminero Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Pete Crow-Armstrong Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Bryan Reynolds Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Cal Raleigh Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Jose Ramirez Over 0.5 Hits-250

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MLBLOSS

MLB

PARLAY

MLB High-Floor (10 legs) +590

+590

MLB Nick Gonzales Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Jeremy Pena Over 0.5 Hits-221

MLB Chandler Simpson Over 0.5 Hits-258

MLB Cody Bellinger Over 0.5 Hits-275

MLB Bo Bichette Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Elly De La Cruz Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Junior Caminero Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Pete Crow-Armstrong Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Bryan Reynolds Over 0.5 Hits-250

MLB Cal Raleigh Over 0.5 Hits-250

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MONEYLINE

Kansas City Royals ML

+158

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PRO

MLBWIN

Max Clark

TIG vs SOX

ALT LINE

Max Clark Over 0.5 Hits

1 / 0.5 H✓

-175

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CLOSE -159CLV -3.53%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

Colorado Rockies ML

+156

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CLOSE +150CLV +2.40%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

LA Angels ML

+100

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CLOSE -112CLV +5.66%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

Arizona Diamondbacks ML

+113

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CLOSE +124CLV -4.91%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

Miami Marlins ML

+175

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CLOSE +129CLV +20.09%Verify on ESPN →

PRO

MLBWIN

Fernando Tatís Jr.

MAR vs PAD

ALT LINE

Fernando Tatís Jr. Over 0.5 Runs Scored

1 / 0.5 ✓

-167

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CLOSE -162CLV -1.14%Verify on ESPN →

MONEYLINE

San Francisco Giants ML

+239

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CLOSE +254CLV -4.24%Verify on ESPN →

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