Taking the ANGELS, going RUN LINE. I have to say - shocked, shocked that the Angels have shown this much heart the last week. Sweep the Yankees off those 2 crazy Houston games. Well, here comes what should be some layup wins. Nothing is easy. But I have to think that they are not trading Ohtani. Figure he stays and hits 65 HRs - puts people in the stands. Whatever they offer will not be enough so the fans won't totally hate them. Back to the Pirates. Doing exactly what they should do. Lose games. 3-12 their last 15 games. Man that hot April seems like years ago. 4* RL Money LA ANGELS 

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS

Taking the PHILLIES on the RUN LINE. Also -- Take PHILLIES NO AT BAT BOTTOM 9 +100.. If somehow the Padres show some life and put up a fight, at worse you get a split. Lugo has pitched a bit better than Wheeler of late. I think the break is just what Wheeler needed though. This Philly teams is on a little run 25-10 -- Padres are what the are. A middle sub .500 club that has trouble scoring at times. Snell will be in Houston or Texas after the deadline. This team is dead in the water. Phillies looking like the bunch we saw make a run last season. 4* RL Money PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Taking the WHITE SOX. If Chicago can  not put up runs on Steven Matz, then this roster should be completely overhauled in the next two weeks. Wheeled this cat back out of the bullpen  because the Cards pitching staff is so bad. Giolito has been dealing the last month + and has been great at home. .197 BAA .92 WHIP. Sox - I'm telling you - this should be a nice 6-1 game. 4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking CLEVELAND, going RUN LINE. Royals already on break with 6 straight losses. Guardians with 3 straight wins. Bieber solid stats at home. KC rolls out Ryan Yarbrough. Guy is having a bad season. Had a career rookie season in 2018 going 16-6 with Tampa. Hasn't sniffed that sort of success ever again. Hasn't pitched since May 7. We have see more often than not, the guy making a first start out of a minor stint - not a good outing. Cleveland looking to head into the break on a high note with 1st Place in the Central locked down. 4* RL Money CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

Taking the BRAVES, going RUN LINE. Only way to go here. I really don't want to lay -145, so I will look for a little Plus Money on the RL. Strider is solid. And honestly - Atlanta is flat our rolling right now. What is this a 26-4 run? 20-2? Tampa is reeling - now having dropped 6 in a row. Taj Bradley is a youngster I like. But the kid has been hit hard lately. He ended June with a 6.26 ERA in 5 starts and promptly opened July allowing 5 runs on 9 hits in 3.1 inning. At home, A 5.70 ERA in 7 starts. He just can't get the clutch outs when he needs them. 25 hits in 26 innings. The cluster hits are killing him. And Atlanta can do that to you, in multiple innings. Things not going right for Tampa. Everything clicking for the Braves right now. 4* RL  Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX

4* RL Money CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 

4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS  ----- Marlins NOT TO BAT B9 -120 --- 

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Taking the BLUE JAYS, going RUN LINE. Kikuchi wrapped up a nice June with a 2.28 ERA .87 WHIP and .180 BA Against. He gets a struggling Red Sox bunch this afternoon. Boston hitting 6th in the league worse on the road at a .228 clip. Jays looking to make a move and a slumping Red Sox offense is here to a rescue a season on the brink. Kutter Crawford has better away splits from Fenway, but I am not buying. He was in the bullpen for a reason. But you lose Sale, Kluber, Houck - Pivetta is terrible. 10 starters used by Boston this year tells you all you need to know about their season. 1-8 run last 9 heading into Friday. Give me the home team. 4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Taking the RANGERS, going RUN LINE. I think this is a big game, and big series for Texas. They pushed Gray back for this start. Seager sits for a little rest, and he comes big bad in state Bad Boy Houston Astros. No love lost here. Blanco has been decent in his 4 starts, but nothing special. 23 innings 12 runs 7 HRs. 2 HRs allowed in each of the last 3 starts. That can be dangerous vs the Rangers at home who are a league best hitting .288 at home and 2nd in HRs at home with 71. Jon Gray with a .88 WHIP his last 7 starts and has been in a groove the entire season (2.89 ERA 1.05 WHIP) 4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS 

4* RL Money SF GIANTS

Taking the PADRES, going RUN LINE. Same reason I like the UNDER here. Snell. Guy is absolute dealing. Pirates doing anything but hitting. Keller has regressed to mean after a fast start. 4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS -- Texas No AB Bottom 9 -130 also 

4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX -- also like Sox Team Total OVER 4.5 

Taking TEXAS, going RUN LINE. Yeah. Tough spot off the Yankees series. But I firmly believe that the Rangers are a good team. And a good team should take care of a bad team. Tigers are what, 10 games under on the season and 7 under on the road? Texas is a first place team that is 24-13 at home, cashing the same 24-13 record on the RL. Matthew Boyd is not a top flight lefty. I am not sold on his very good road splits. He faced some rather poor offenses in my opinion. Nothing like this lineup he gets tonight. Rangers are hitting .290 vs lefties. Heaney has had 2 bad starts on the season, both here at home. Opening day, the Orioles tagged him in 2+ innings - then the Diamondbacks got him. His other 12 starts on the year - 3 ERs or less in them all., And 8 of them 2 or less. Tigers overall - 26th in MLB .229 BA and DEAD LAST on the road hitting .215. Rangers at home .285 with 61 HRs. 4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS

4* RL Money SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES

4* RL Money CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS 

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking MIAMI, going RUN LINE. Those newer to my picks - Look. You can lay your 140s,150s 160s or more. I just don't do it. Never, ever see me in the 180+ or higher range on MLs. I like my Plus Money. And why wouldn't we like that here? This is for Friday, but entering last nights game, the Pirates had lost 9 in a row and 14 of 16. Win, lose, whatever happened Thursday, I am still all in on Miami tonight. Can't bet on teams playing that poorly. Marlins in a nice little groove the last couple weeks. If you didn't already know, Miami the #2 team in all of MLB hitting vs lefties at a.294 clip. Luis Ortiz is not a top tier lefty and they should have 5 across the board by the 5th inning. 4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS

Taking the RAYS, going RUN LINE. Well - coming into Thursday action the Royals have gone 3-17 their last 20 games. Rays the best offense at home or at least a very close 2nd when tallying up all the numbers. Grienke looks as if Father Time has called him for a meeting. Road woes for the veteran posting a 6.15 ERA in his 7 starts including allowing 8 HRs. This Rays team can hit in their home park. Eflin looks great this year for Tampa and is a terrific here at home. 7 games a .80 WHIP, 1,96 BAA and 1.85 ERA. How is KC going to score? 5th worse hitting in the league on the road, the least amount of runs scored. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS

4* RL Money LA ANGELS

4* RL Money CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

4* RL Money NY YANKEES

4* RL Money DETROIT TIGERS

4* RL Money CINCINNATI REDS

Taking the TIGERS, going RUN LINE. Look. This is really a straight fade of the Royals who have dropped 15 of 17 games. We also have Jordan Lyles who is 0-11 in 14 starts and KC is, yep, 0-14 in all his games started. Just 9 road wins for KC on the year. Tigers have had a little pep in their step lately. Motor City Kitty's putting up some runs. Olson was not bad in 2 road starts at the White Sox and Philly - 10 innings 5 hits 9 Ks.. Braves tagged him for 6 in 3.1 innings. Is that really a shocker? Since that 10-7 Atlanta win, the Braves have put up 6-8-8-10-14 runs. So, I can't really blame the rookie there. And the Royals lineup is nothing like the Braves. We go RUN LINE for the bigger pay day. 4* RL Money DETROIT TIGERS 

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* RL Money LA ANGELS 

4* RL Money PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

4* RL Money CHICAGO CUBS

Taking the TWINS, going RUN LINE. Twins come in with 2 straight wins and get the Tigers off a double dip vs the Braves. Detroit struggles to win games in good spots - this is not a good spot. Sonny Gray, (Like Ober and Ryan) continues to pitch great. Guy has been great at home. 1.71 ERA in 7 starts 1.05 WHIP decent .226 BAA. 50Ks in 42 innings. He gets a Tigers bunch that is a league worse .209 hitting club on the road. Now -Minnesota just can't seem to generate much offense. They get Matthew Boyd. And at first look - should be a nice easy win. But, the guy has been more than decent in his road starts. That being said. I can't just sit here and kick the Tigers backs in all day. This guy might be able to limit the damage. The problem is Gray facing this inept offense that makes an inept Twins offense look like Kirby - Hrbek and whatever other old school guy you want to toss out is in the lineup! 4* RL Money MINNESOTA TWINS

4* RL Money LA DODGERS

4* PL Money VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

4* RL Money SAN DIEGO PADRES

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* RL Money ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

4* RL Money LA ANGELS 

4* RL Money CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 

4* RL Money MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Taking the CARDS, going RUN LINE. Reds have been a tough little out of late. And Abbott did look good in his first start. But, as much as I bash STL, I have to back Mikolas here. Guy is off a super May going 38 innings in 6 starts. 1.89 ERA .213 BAA .95 WHIP. Hasn't given up more than 3 runs in a start since April 11. Rough start to the season for him. 16 ERs in 12.2 innings of work. 15 ERs in the 60 since. Take out his 1st 3 starts and you are staring a 1.25 ERA instead of 3.74. Guy looks to be in top form. Cards offense good enough to get us this cover. 4* RL Money STL CARDINALS 

4* RL Money MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4* RL Money NEW YORK YANKEES

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS

4* RL Money PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Taking the RAYS, going RUN LINE. This isn't me trying to say anything bad about the 1st Place Twins or Louie Varland. He has been more than solid on the bump, along with the rest of the Minny staff. But they do come in on a little 2 game slide, and are just 2 games over .500 on the year, and 2 game Under .500 on the road. Tampa is a league best 26-6 at home and should be considered a top AL team. Rays are the #2 hitting team in all of MLB and when we look at the home numbers, they are either at #1 or #2 in all important stats. We also get Zach Eflin for us who has been super at home. 6 home games and a 2.19 ERA with a .84 WHIP and .207 BAA. You have to love that low WHIP especially vs a Twins team that is the 3rd worse hitting (221 BA/ 302 OBP) team in the league. Rays should get into the win column with a 5-1 type of game tonight. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS

4* RL  Money PITTSBURG PIRATES 

Taking the BRAVES, going RUN LINE. Pretty much a fade for me of Ryne Nelson. There is only 1 Ryne, and RYNO is Mr Sandberg in my mind! Mid 80s joke aside, Ryne Nelson has been shelled here at home. Opposing hitters raking at a .323 clip in his 4 starts, 40 hits in 30.2 innings, 23 ERs in those innings and we have an ERA near 7. 10 walks and just 18 strike outs. Safe to say he is up against it vs a pretty decent Braves offense. Add in a Cy Young caliber arm in Strider, and we have a recipe for a winner on our hands. As bad as Nelson is at home, Strider on the road is the opposite. A .196 BAA and decent 1.15 WHIP. 45 strikeouts in 28.2 innings.  Just 20 hits allowed. Will also be looking at some RBI props in this one. 4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES 

4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS 

Taking the MARLINS, going RUN LINE. A's took a couple from the Braves. Braves off a Sunday night game, flight to Oakland. Eh. I chalk that up to a blind squirrel finding a nut. The A's can't lose every game. Now it is Oakland with the long flight to the other side of the country. Cabrera does have some ugly overall number for Miami. But at home, the kid has been solid. 4 starts and a .222 BAA with a 3.60 ERA, the road, a 5.91 ERA but a nearly identical .221 BAA. Oakland the worse hitting clubs at .219 on the year - on the flip side, vs lefties, in 40 games - Marlins #4 in MLB with a .297 BA. A's are in for a long season. 5-22 on the road. We will go Run Line with the rookie here at home. 4* RL Money MIAMI MARLINS

Taking ARIZONA, going RUN LINE. Gallen at home a totally different animal. Has been hit in his last 2 starts on the road. The road. 5.40 ERA 6 starts 271 BAA 1.42 WHIP -- at home.. .77 ERA .158 BAA .66 WHIP -- 47Ks in 37 innings just 3 runs on 19 hits. Dominate. Rockies away from Mile High sitting at 9-16 with a bottom 10 team hitting, and the 9th worse ERA + WHIP. Sign me up Zac. 4* RL Money ARIZONA DIAMONBACKS 

4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking the WHITE SOX on the RUN LINE. Will back Giolito who has been a rock in his 5 home starts pitching to a tidy 2.27 ERA - but the .88 WHIP really stands out to me, and the .202 BAA isn't that terrible. Off a rough start in Detroit, I expect a bounce back here tonight. Angels are such a home hum squad. Just got swept at home by Marlins. I am not a huge Tyler Anderson by any stretch of the imagination, nor the Angels for that matter. Looking for the bigger payday, but -130 is out there if you want. 4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

Taking the ANGELS, going RUN LINE. For me - this is a scheduling spot to play on LA. Getting Miami out of Colorado. Granted, this isn't crazy old Rockies baseball with 13-10 scores, but it is always an angle I like to play on. Both teams are near the top of hitting lefties, but I have to consider that Miami is still a poor road team. I think we see a complete game for the Halos. Perhaps my $50 at 150/1 Cy Young on Detmers clouds my vision a bit, but he is coming off a nice 12 strike out performance in his last start and I expected a step forward here after his 2022 campaign. Luzardo, even being an ex-Oakland A's, has just 14 batters faced vs this lineup. 4* RL Money LA ANGELS 

4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT

4* RL Money SEATTLE MARINERS

Taking TAMPA BAY, going RUN LINE. So coming into Tuesday the Jays have dropped 5 in a row and this game is not final as I do this write up. We will still come back on the Rays here with McClanahan on the hill. Superior edge over Kikuchi. Just this year, Shane goes 6 and strikes out 6 in a 8-1 win. I see more of the same tonight. Kikuchi on the road slightly worse than at home. 4.50 ERA but what grabs me is the .284 BAA. Rays at home - tied for the most HRs, 4th in Runs + RBIs and off course heading into Tuesday night - a league best 22-4 at home and the best ERA - WHIP - BAA in the game. 4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS

Taking the MARINERS, going RUN LINE. I have said multiple times that I don't think Oakland wins more than 45 games this season. Terrible team. All around. Hitter, bench, bullpen, starters. We didn't have RL on Monday because I am not laying -145 ML forget RLs. But at this price - the A's fade train rides on. 4* RL Money SEATTLE MARINERS

Taking the BRAVES going RUN LINE. I know that LA is rolling out the rookies in back to back starts. And yes, the Dodgers have a pretty decent minor league. But Miller hasn't been all that great stat wise. And again, that to me isn't an end all be all. But in Strider - I know exactly what we have going tonight. 7+ 10Ks a run or two tops. Plus a deep lineup that will work the youngster into counts and get him in bad situations. You won't ever catch me laying more that 2-1.. heck -140 is steep! Take the RUN LINE tonight 4* RL Money ATLANTA BRAVES

4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT 

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

4* Money Maker LA LAKERS

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS

4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS 

4* RL Money SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

4* RL Money PITT PIRATES

4* RL Money TORONTO BLUE JAYS

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

4* RL Money TAMPA BAY RAYS

4* RL Money ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

4* PL Money CAROLINA HURRICANES

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT

Taking the RED SOX, going RUN LINE. Don't be fooled by Bello's 5 ERA on the year. That is juiced up from opening day where he allowed 5 Earned on 8 hits in 2.2 innings of work and to a lesser extend his 2nd start of the year going 4.2 innings giving up 3 Earned on 5 hits to the Brewers. In his last 3 starts vs Cleveland, Toronto and at Atlanta - 16 innings 5 Earned and 16 Ks for a respectable 2.81 ERA over that stretch. Sox at home ripping opposing pitchers at a .290 clip. Enter Marco Gonzalez. Now. He has a bad 8 run 5 earned stint at Toronto a few starts ago. All in all - not that terrible on the season. He will give you 5+ and give up a couple runs and not strike anyone out. This just feels like the Red Sox club him like the Blue Jays did. 4* RL Money BOSTON RED SOX 

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* PL Money DALLAS STARS

4* RL Money BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* RL Money TEXAS RANGERS