Jimmy Boyd
1 Unit on San Diego Padres -131
San Diego has had Florida's number. The Padres are a perfect 6-0 against the Marlins this season and these wins have come by an average of 5.5 runs. Looking back, the Padres have won 12 of the last 14 meetings, including 4 in a row at home in the series. Marlins are just 5-16 in their last 21 overall, and they are 0-3 in Sanchez's 3 career starts against the Padres. The Marlins have lost 3 of his last 4 starts overall. San Diego, meanwhile, has won each of Luebke's last 3 starts, during which he has posted an ERA of 2.00. We'll take the Padres.
Black Widow
1* on Oakland A's -120
The Oakland A's are showing excellent value today as a marginal home favorite against the Toronto Blue Jays. Jose Bautista's absence from the Toronto Blue Jays lineup could be a brief one. It's not immediately known if the same can be said for Adam Lind. Toronto (64-62) scratched Bautista, the major leagues' home run leader, with tightness in his neck just minutes before Saturday's 5-1 loss. Lind, batting cleanup, was hit by a pitch near the right wrist in the first inning and came out of the game for pinch-hitter Mark Teahen in the third. Both Lind and Bautista are likely to be out of the line-up today. The A's will go with Guillermo Moscoso (6-6, 3.48 ERA) as he tries to win his third straight start. Moscoso is 4-1 with a 3.15 ERA in seven home starts this year. The A's have won four of their last five coming in. Moscoso is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 0.833 WHIP in his lone career starts against Toronto. He allowed just one earned run and five base runners in six innings to get the win in a 10-3 victory at Toronto on 8/11/2011. Take the A's on the Money Line.
Frank Jordan
New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Play: New York Yankees
The Yankees had AJ Burnett on the mound and he had another rough start not making it out of the second inning as the Yankees went onto lose 9-4. Look for Nova to step up and get back to pitching well and the Yankee offense to come up with runs early and often. Play NY Yankees
Patrick Webb
Florida Marlins vs. San Diego Padres
Play: San Diego Padres -1½
I like San Diego by 2+ runs in this game. San Diego has won the last 7 meetings and all 6 this season. The Padres are coming off a 14 run explosion and are facing a team that has struggled to score runs over their last 10 games. San Diego has the toughest hitters park and Padres starter Cory Luebke has been very good in his last 3 starts with an ERA of 2.00 and 22 Ks in only 18 innings. Anibal Sanchez has struggled over his last 11 starts and has pitched only 17 innings with an ERA of 5.82 in that three game stretch.
San Diego's entire line up has been hitting well over the last 7 days and every hitter with 16+ at bats has scored 3 runs or more in that stretch. The Marlins are relying on 3 players lately to score runs and I like Luebke's strikeout ability versus Stanton, Peterson and Lopez.
The Marlins are 3-13 versus a starter with a WHIP of 1.15 or less, 1-7 in Sanchez's starts following a quality start in his previous appearance, and 3-8 in Sanchez's road starts as an underdog. The Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 games and 4-1 in Luebke's starts as a favorite.