Steve Merril
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Pick: Under 9.5
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals
Pick: Under 9.5
Arizona D-Backs vs. San Francisco Giants
Pick: San Francisco Giants +1.5
David Malinsky
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Boston Red Sox
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3 Units - Pittsburgh Pirates -125
3 Units - Oakland Athletics -110
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Toronto Blue Jays
Tonight is the firt game of a three-game set between the Blue Jays and the Mariners. The Blue Jays look to build off of Thursday where they won two games in one day and have gotten back to .500 at 51-51 on the season. The Mariners on the other hand come in this game after a 1-5 home stand. So far these two teams have met 6 times and the Mariners lead the series 4-2. But look for Toronto to build off their recent wins and getting back to even on the seaon and start the series off with an easy win over the worst team in the AL. The Blue Jays send John Parrish to the mound who is 1-0 with a 4.5 ERA. This is only his fourth start since being called up from the minors and the Blue Jays have won the previous three! Parrish is averaging 11.3 hits/walks per nine innings pitched. The Blue Jays are happy to be home as they are 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. On the other hand, the Mariners are 2-5 in their last 7 road games. The Mariners send Miguel Batista to the mound who is 4-11 with a 6.89 ERA on the year. The Mariners are 5-11 overall in his starts this year. Batista has really struggled recently posting a 17.55 ERA in his last 3 starts with only 6.2 innings pitched. He is averaging 25.2 hits/walks per nine innings pitched which means the Blue Jays should have no trouble getting people on base tonight and putting up some runs. The Mariner's are 1-4 in Batista's last 5 starts overall! Look for the Blue Jays to easily win this game, and put it away early! My Free Play Selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays!
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OAK (-111) vs TEX 3* AL GAME of the WEEK
DET (-112) vs CWS 2* ML WAGER
Joe Gaffney
LAA Angels vs. Baltimore Orioles
Pick: LAA Angels -123
Jorge Gonzalez 25* Grand Slam Winner!
LAA Angels vs. Baltimore Orioles
Pick: LAA Angels
The Los Angels don’t look to be slowing down here in the second half of the season wining five of the six games they have played. They will be happy to be playing the Baltimore. The Angels have beaten the Orioles in 12 of their last 16 games. The Angels will go with starting pitcher Joe Saunders (12-5, 3.05). Saunders a native of Baltimore has a record of 3-0 against the Orioles. Baltimore will be using Brian Burres (7-6, 5.02) Angels as a team is 18-6 against lefties. The Angels are also the best road team in the majors with a record of 31-18. Take the Angels
Vernon Croy
NL Total of the Week
Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Pick: Over
This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and the O/U is 13-3 for the Dodgers in their last 16 games when favored by -175 to -200 at home including 4-1 this season. The Nationals are hitting .290 as a team over their last 7 games while averaging 5.1 rpg and the Dodgers are hitting .287 as a team over their last 7 games while averaging 6.4 rpg. Both of these starters have had trouble finding the strike zone with John Lannan (6-9, 3.29) walking 9 batters over his last 3 starts and Chad Billingsley (9-9, 3.32 ERA) walking 7 batters. The O/U is 8-4 the last 12 times these teams have faced each other and the O/U is 5-1 for the Nationals in their last 6 games played. Take the Over as my MLB NL Total of the Week.
AL Bookie Buster of the Month
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Pick: New York Yankees
This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and we are getting solid value tonight with the red hot Yankees who have won 6 straight. The Yankees are hitting .292 as a team over their last 7 games while averaging 5.6 rpg while Boston is hitting just .244 as a team while averaging just 3.4 rpg over their last 7 games played. Joba Chamberlain (2-3, 2.52) has pitched extremely solid on the road for the Yankees with an ERA of just 1.86 over 3 starts and Josh Beckett (9-6, 3.98) has struggled over his last 3 starts with an ERA of 5.68. The Yankees are 7-4 this season as a road dog of +100 to +125 and they are 11-3 over their last 14 games played. Take the Yankees as my MLB AL Bookie Buster of the Month
WUNDERDOG
San Diego at Pittsburgh
Pick: 2 units on Pittsburgh -1.5 runs +163
The Pirates have been a .600 team in their last 40 home games with a 25-15 record. They have also been on a bit of a run lately where they have now won their last four by outscoring the opponent 34-13. Zack Duke has not pitched well lately, but over his career has been a much better pitcher than Cha Seung Baek, where the Padres have amassed a 3-6 road mark in his nine starts outside of San Diego. The Padres are a bad team playing poorly with just one win to show for their last 10 games. In their last 17 losses the Padres have gone down by two runs or more in 13 of them, and in 24 of their last 33 on the road. We like the Pirates to come away with another easy win over the Padres.
Los Angeles at Baltimore
Pick: 2 units on Los Angeles -133
The Angels own the best record in baseball and are red hot. The Angels are winners of seven of their last eight. They also own the best road record by far at 31-18, and have been destroying LHP to the tune of a 19-6 record. The Orioles hung in their for a while, but are now on a 4-12 run and have been playing rather poorly even at home where they are now just 3-7 over their last 10 home games. Joe Saunders is on his way to a potential 20-win season, and the Angels are 14-5 in his first 19 starts as Saunders has not allowed more than three runs over his last six starts. After a good start and ERA of 3.18 into late May, Brian Burres has pitched to a 7.28 ERA over his last 10 starts and has been highly ineffective. We like the Angels to take the opener here.
Texas at Oakland
Pick: 2 units on Texas +110
The A's are quickly playing themselves out of wildcard contention and are now just 1-7 over their last eight as the offense has gone stone cold. Outside of an eight-run outburst against Tampa Bay, they have produced a total of 12 runs in the other seven games during this eight-game stretch. They will face Vicente Padilla who has pitched the Rangers to a 14-5 mark over his 19 starts including a league-best 10-2 on the road. The Rangers are a much improved team with a high-octane offense, especially against RHP where they are 41-29 on the season. We like the Rangers in this one.
WNBA
Seattle at Phoenix
Pick: 2 units on Seattle +4.5
Outside of a 3-6 mark at midseason Seattle has gone 14-3 otherwise, and is currently the hottest team in the WNBA. Seattle has claimed victory in eight of their last nine contests, and has gone 2-0 against the Mercury already this season winning at Phoenix and at home in Seattle. Phoenix has been opposite Seattle in the fact that they have surrounded a midseason 8-3 run with a 3-11 mark before and after and the current run is 3-7. Although this team scores at will, so do their opponents, and all too often at a much higher rate. The Storm is just a half game behind San Antonio for the lead in the west, and we expect a big effort from them in this game.
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Yankees / Red Sox Over 8.5
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Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Pick: Toronto Blue Jays -158 3-Units
The Seattle Mariners are coming off a 1-5 home stand, that saw them lose 5 straight at home, before heading to Toronto. To make matters worse, they went 1-2 at home against a struggling Cleveland Indian squad. John Parrish will be getting the start for the Blue Jays. Parrish struggled in his most recent outing against the Rays at Tampa, ginving up 4 earned runs over 3 innings of work. However, he has pitched well in his two home starts on the season, giving up 4 earned runs over 13 innings of work. Both of his home starts resulted in wins for the Rays. Opponents are hitting .237 against him this season, and he has shown that he has some control of the strike zone with a 1.25 whip. Parrish will be opposed by Miguel Batista of the Mariners. Batista has been used primarily in relief situations this season, but gets a another start after giving up 8 runs in two innings against Cleveland on Saturday. He will be facing a Toronto team that has put up 34 runs over their last 5 games, and have scored 4 or more runs in 12 of their last 15. On the other side, Batista will have a Seattle team backing him that has scored 3 or less runs in 10 of their last 15. The Blue Jays went 4-3 on their recent road trip, winning 4 of their last 5, and should have no problem at home against a struggling Seattle team.
Take the Toronto Blue Jays -158 for 3-Units!
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