The Morning Card — August 6, 2026

Last night

The night lost: we went 4-5 and finished −0.6u. Credit where due — Eury Perez Over 5.5 Ks at +108 delivered the best win (9), and the worst miss was Mitch Bratt Under 3.5 Ks at −147 (9).

Hunter Brown — Over 5.5 Ks (+128): WON
Christian Scott — Over 5.5 Ks (+128): WON
Eury Perez — Over 5.5 Ks (+108): WON
Cody Bradford — Over 3.5 Ks (-132): WON
Mitch Bratt — Under 3.5 Ks (-147): LOST
Bryan Woo — Over 6.5 Ks (+116): LOST
Jake Irvin — Over 3.5 Ks (-159): LOST
Sean Burke — Over 6.5 Ks (+122): LOST
Reid Detmers — Over 6.5 Ks (-148): LOST

Tonight

11 games on the slate — the marquee: Athletics @ Reds at 2026-08-06T16:40:00.0000000+00:00.

Andrew Abbott's lefty start is the game's spine — he's logged a 3.98 ERA across 126.7 IP this season and draws an Athletics lineup that's dropped seven straight. Books peg Cincinnati at -158 with a 9.5 total, signaling the market leans the home side and expects a middling-scoring game. That makes Jeff McNeil — red-hot at .361 over his last 10 games but just .200 against lefties this year — the matchup to watch against Abbott as the A's try to halt their skid.

The angle

Mason Barnett — Over 4.5 Strikeouts (Athletics @ Reds, 2026-08-06T16:40:00.0000000+00:00)

Cincinnati’s swings have a wobble against right-handers — they’ve struck out in 25.1 percent of trips this season, and Eugenio Suárez alone has nine strikeouts in his last five games. Mason Barnett comes in on seven days’ rest and just punched out six over five innings on 73 pitches against Boston, with an eight-strikeout outing tucked into his last five starts. Give me Mason Barnett Over 4.5 strikeouts.

Prices: FanDuel -128 · Fanatics -130 · DraftKings -132

9 Ks over his last 2 starts

Watch list

Tigers @ Mariners — Taylor Ward owns Framber Valdez — 15-for-34 (.441) over 38 plate appearances across 6 seasons.

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