MLB Beat the Streak Picks for 8/8/2015: Dee Gordon, Nick Markakis – SportsBlog.com (blog)
My Beat the Streak picks for 8/8/2015 are Dee Gordon and Nick Markakis.
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I’ll only need to pay attention to one game today with my Beat the Streak picks as I dip into a meaningless one between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves to find the two players I believe will pick up a hit. For Beat the Streak on 8/8/2015, I’m selecting Dee Gordon and Nick Markakis.
Gordon gets to face Mark Foltynewicz, a pitcher he has never seen before. Foltynewicz has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP which gives me plenty of confidence in Gordon. Additionally, Gordon has hit safely in 6 straight games. He appears to be fully healthy again and ready to attempt to recapture the MLB lead in hits.
Somehow, Markakis has been ever better over the last week in spite of Gordon having put together a great 2015 campaign. Markakis picking up hits very regularly and gets to take on Tom Koehler in today’s game. He has seen Koehler before, hitting .500 in 6 at-bats. Koehler is nothing more than an average pitcher with a 1.23 WHIP that will certainly represent a good chance for Markakis to get a hit. The past numbers are the main reason why I’m going in this direction instead of one of the more popular choices on the market today.
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