Wednesday's MLB slate features some awesome matchupes, especially late in the day with the White Sox at Yankees, Guardians at Brewers and Pirates at Athletics. Ahead of the top evening games of the day, we'll look at the best MLB trades available at Kalshi using recommendations from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. Use the latest Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS for Wednesday's MLB games to get a $15 bonus after $10 in trades:
Best MLB trades for Wednesday, June 17
- Yankees to win vs. White Sox
- Brewers to win vs. Guardians
- Mariners to win vs. Orioles
- Athletics to win, or lose by fewer than 1.5 runs, vs. Pirates
Yankees to win vs. White Sox
This matchup of division leaders resumes for the second of a three-game set after New York got a 12-2 blowout win on Tuesday to kick things off. Lefty Anthony Kay (6-1, 4.34 ERA) gets the ball for the White Sox while Carlos Rodon (2-2, 3.19 ERA) starts for the Yankees. The White Sox enter Wednesday tied with the Guardians, while the Yankees lead the Rays by 2.5 games and can secure another series win with a victory on Wednesday. The model expects that to happen, as New York wins in 68% of simulations, a result that's trading at 62 cents a share at Kalshi.
Brewers to win vs. Guardians
The Guardians and Brewers have been moving in opposite directions lately, with Cleveland dropping seven of 10 while Milwaukee has won seven of its last 10. The Brewers won a hard-fought 2-1 affair to take the series opener on Tuesday, but they'll deal with arguably Cleveland's best pitcher with Gavin Williams (9-3, 3.32 ERA) starting against Brandon Sproat (1-4, 5.70 ERA). The model has the Brewers winning in a whopping 73% of simulations, and a Milwaukee win is priced at 54 cents a share at Kalshi. Trade on White Sox-Yankees and Guardians-Brewers at Kalshi with CBSSPORTS for a $15 bonus when you trade $10 or more:
Mariners to win vs. Orioles
The Mariners got a boost with the return of catcher and 2025 AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh on Tuesday, and he knocked in the two runs to give Seattle a 3-1 win over Baltimore. The M's are trying to extend their AL West lead, while the O's are trying to inch closer to .500. Kyle Bradish (3-7, 4.30 ERA) will try to get the Orioles back in the win column, while George Kirby (5-6, 4.07 ERA) starts for the Mariners. Seattle wins here in 63% of simulations, and a Seattle win is currently 56 cents per share at Kalshi.
A's to win, or lose by fewer than 1.5 runs vs. Pirates
The A's are just 1.5 games back of the Mariners in the AL West and can get back to .500 on Wednesday after losing to the Pirates 6-5 on Tuesday. Pittsburgh has dropped seven of 10 and is back to .500 as well after a very nice start to the year. Pirates righty Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 3.30 ERA) faces off with veteran A's right-hander Aaron Civale (5-2, 4.20 ERA) on Wednesday. The A's to win or lose by fewer than 1.5 runs in 64% of simulations, and that's trading at 58 cents a share.
