Live Bet Saturday | August 1, 2026 | Hour 4

**Ben Stevens** (0:01)
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**Dustin Swedelson** (0:08)
Hey, hey, it is a LiveBets Saturday with Ben Stevens. I'm Dustin Swedelson. Thanks for being a part of the program, SiriusXM Channel 158, YouTube TV, the VSiN Watch app, radio affiliates across the United States of God bless America. We've been all over the baseball all afternoon long, and we know this story too many times, right Ben? Right church, wrong pew.
I went Minnesota first five plus a half a run. It's a one run ball game in the sixth. Seattle, by the way, is that a double play on a fly ball to center? Did someone just get thrown out at second base trying to get back? That could be huge for Minnesota hanging in this game. I thought the Twinkies could hang. I didn't think it'd be a full game thing, but Seattle, this is always the concern. They don't put teams away, Ben. And right now up three to two on Minnesota.
I don't hate the idea of taking a little flyer on the Twinkies at plus 337

**Ben Stevens** (1:01)
Listen, Minnesota has been very hot as of late. It is why the Twins enter this Saturday in a tie with the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final spot in the American League wild card race. Plus 337 the number. They are getting a run and a half, but the juice, if you want to take a run and a half, of which Minnesota is currently covering, is minus 156 The Twins have won seven of their last nine after a one and four start in their first five games post-all-star break. A couple of solo shots. That's really been the offense for Minnesota. Luke Keyshaw first off of Logan Gilbert. And then I believe in the top of the sixth or the top, yeah, top of the sixth because you had them getting half a run in the first five. Trevor Larnick adds on the leadoff hitter today for the Twins. I don't think they're out of this ball game, Dustin. And although you got to lay minus 156 in terms of that juice to get a run and a half, a number that if the game closed with this score, Minnesota would already be winning that wager. Not the worst idea. A couple of our live looks have not been terrible. The one that just came to a close in Toronto is frustrating, but we've got some low scoring games right now in Tampa. It's one zip between the White Sox and the Rays as we head to the eighth and your New York Mets trying to fight for you to stay within a two and a half live run line wager that you place.

**Dustin Swedelson** (2:21)
Yep, top of the order, AJ Ewing is at the dish in the fifth for the New York Mets. We'll see if they can get to Tyler Phillips going around the lineup one more time. What just went down to T-Mobile though, it's a developing situation now for Seattle. What looked like a nice shoestring catch by Keyshaw in center for Minnesota, it winds up being ruled a single. The ball hit the ground before it got into his glove. Runners first and second, there are two outs. Still a chance here for Adams and Relief to get out of this, but that is certainly not a great omen to begin things here in the inning. As AJ Ewing is on base for the New York Mets, he represents their third run of the game, which would make it a one-run game between these two teams. It is 4-2.
Marlins with the lead. There are two outs though for the Mets up in the bottom half of the fifth inning.

**Ben Stevens** (3:11)
Yeah. And right now, that's what the New York Mets need to continue to do against. Is it still in this game, Tyler Phillips? He is still out there? It is. Interesting. Again, Phillips has been prone to the long ball. He has now started three consecutive games for Miami, allowing a home run in all three. Can the Mets generate the offense necessary against the fish? Miami has won four of its last five, but they are still outside of a nationally wild card spot, despite an awesome month of June. That was not so awesome in the month of July. I like the Mets. We have talked about the Mets. We wanted Zach Thornton to have a better day than he did. We were trying to find ways for the Mets to make something of it. Plus $2.48, not the worst price for a team that is trailing by two, but they are within your number of plus two and a half. It's still one and a half in the run line in favor of Miami. Just shot up back to plus two and a half, as I think we will head to the top of the sixth.