The Cincinnati Reds are playing well in 2013 under Dusty Baker. Jay Bruce and Joey Votto lead the way for the Reds in a rivalry game at Cleveland. Brandson Arroyo is 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA in his last 3 and faces solid starter Justin Masterson for the Indians.

I expect a close game with the Reds winning 4-3.

10* Cincinnati

The Cardinals won yesterday at KC. The Royals are now 0-8 in their last 8 home games and 5-16 in its last 21 overall games. They are struggling while the Cardinals are on a roll as they are 18-6 in their last 24 games and an impressive 12-3 in their last 15 on the road.

KC uses Santana on the mound and he is 0-3 in his last few starts with an ERA of 4.71 while St. Louis uses Lyons and in limited action he has allowed just 1 run in 7 innings (4 hits) in a win.

Take the road team that has been hot against the struggling home team.

10* St. Louis -110

Take the Pirates as raod underdogs as they are 11-9 on the road before Friday's game at Milwaukee. Pirate's starter Locke is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.73 and has allowed 0, 3, 1, 3, 0 and 0 runs in his last six starts. The Pirates once lost 17 in a row to the Brewers with the Pirates are now the better team.

Pitt 5
Milw 4

10* Pittsburgh

Take the LA Angels. The Angels have now won 5 in a row and KC is just 3-10 in its last 13 games.

Last 5 games run scored:
12-6-12-7-5
8.4 runs per game

Angels are batting over .300 in this stretch and have 11 homers.

LAA 5
KC 4

10* LAA

LAA at Kansas City (8:10pm)

#909 (LA Angels +123)

Blanton/Santana
The Los Angeles Angels have won 4 in a row and are 3-1 in their last 4 road games. They have scored 7, 12, 6 and 12 runs in the last four games. They have a solid offensive lineup that hasn't produced so far in 2013 but they have the potential to score runs with Erick Aybar, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo, Josh Hamilton and Howie Kendrick. Kansas City is just 3-9 in their last 12 games and just lost 3-1 at Houston on Wednesday night. The Royals start Santana on Thursday night and he has pitched well this year but he is 0-3 with a 4.19 ERA in his last three starts. As long as the Angels don't let Alex Gordon (and his .352 average) beat them they have nice value at +123.

Los Angeles Angels +123

Seattle at LAA
7pm EDT (Wednesday)
under 8 runs

They rarely play games at this time at LAA since the glare is so bad. The last 8 times a game has started at 4pm Pacific Time in their stadium the under has won 7 of those. The one that went over was due to a fly ball that was lost in the sun by Bobby Abreu. LAA has 29 overs/ 15 unders this year but my baseball contact in Anaheim likes the under 8 in this game.

15* under 8 runs

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10* NY Mets -116 (1pm eastern)

Matt Harvey has pitched well for the Mets. He is 5-0 but does have some no decisions lately. He has allowed only 2,2,0,1,3,1,1,1 runs in his last 8 starts. Latos starts for the Reds and has pitched well himself but the Reds are just 11-12 on the road. Hopefully, the Mets can score a few runs with Murphy, David Wright, Ankiel and Buck getting key hits.

Thanks and good luck!

Red Dog Sports

Oakland at Texas
8pm
Texas -1.5 runs (-105)

Texas just lost at home 9-2 to Oakland so I expect them to bounce back on Tuesday with Yu Darvish pitching. In his last start, Darvish beat Justin Verlander and the Tigers 10-4. His other home starts were 4-3 against Boston, 10-6 against Chicago White Sox and 7-0 versus Seattle. He is 7-1 with an ERA of 2.97 and has 86 strikeouts in 60 innings. Oakland starts Straily and his ERA is 7.27 and he lost 6-2 to Texas in Oakland. Texas is 14-6 at home and even with Ian Kinsler injured they still have solid offensive players like Andrus, Murphy, Berkman, Beltre, Cruz and Soto. I think we see Texas win 6-3 on Tuesday night.

10* Texas -1.5 runs

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Detroit at Texas
8pm
10* Texas -114

Texas is 13-5 at home while Detroit is 10-11 on the road. Holland pitches for the Rangers and the team is 6-2 in his starts. He has an ERA of 2.18 in his last 3 starts and has allowed 0, 2 and 2 runs in his last 3 home starts. Doug Fister will pitch for Detroit and his ERA is 4.50 in his last 3 starts. Texas is led by Kinsler, Andrus, Berkman, Beltre, Soto and Cruz. Look for the Texas Rangers to win again on Sunday night as small home favorites.

10* Texas -114

Take the ovr. We have seen 14 and 19 runs so far in the two games played between these teams. The Rockies and Giants have combined for 49 overs/33 unders this year. The ball has been traveling well as the weather warmed up. It was in the 80's on Friday and should be upper 70's for Saturday.

Take the over.

10* over 10.5 runs

Red Dog Sports

Saturday:

10* Tampa Bay/Baltimore over 9 (4pm)

These two played a 12-10 game on Friday night. They have combined to play 44 overs and just 29 unders this year. Tampa Bay has played 9 overs, 0 unders, 3 pushed in their last 12 on the road and 19 overs, 5 unders, 4 pushes in its last 28 overall games. The Rays are led by Matt Joyce, Ben Zobrist, Evan Longoria and James Loney (who is hitting .371).

Baltimore starts Jair Jurrjens, who has been pitching at AAA Norfolk in the International League. The Orioles are led by Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Chris Davis, Matt Wieters and JJ Hardy on offense. These two scored 22 runs with only 3 home runs. Let's hope they have some more runs in them on Saturday afternoon.

10* over 9 runs

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Friday:

Seattle at Cleveland
#915/916
7pm
10* under 8.5

Mauer starts for Seattle and his ERA is 4.11 in his last three starts. He has just 5 walks and 12 strikeouts in that span and has allowed just 3, 4, 0, 2 and 2 earned runs in his last five starts. Ubaldo Jimenex starts for Cleveland. After some bad outings early in April, his ERA is just 1.45 in his last three starts. He has allowed just 1, 2 and 0 runs in those last three starts with just 6 walks to go with 20 strikeouts. I like our chances to see a 4-3 type of game that stays under the total on Friday night.

10* under 8.5 runs

Washington at San Diego
Rot: 959/960
10:10pm Thursday
10* San Diego +135

The San Diego Padres are 10-8 at home. They face Washington's star pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who played at San Diego State in college. Strasburg has been a victim of poor offense from the Nationals as they have scored just 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1 and 3 runs in his last seven starts. The team has just one win and six losses in those seven starts.

Edinson Volquez starts for the Padres and the team has won his last two home starts by 5-1 over Arizona and defeated Milwaukee 2-1. He has allowed just 2, 1, 4, 0 and 2 earned runs in his last five starts.

San Diego did beat Strasburg last May by a 6-1 score. Look for a close game on Thursday night with the Padres finding a way to win. There is value in taking the San Diego Padres at home at +135.

Thanks and good luck.

10* San Diego +135

Take Phillies +114

Getting the Phils at plus money looks good today. They have split after the 3-1 win on Saturday. Kendrick has a nice 2.45 ERA with a 5-2 record while Arizona's McCarthy has an ERA of 6.75. Kendrick has allowed just 2, 2, 0, 2, 0 and 2 runs in his last six starts.

McCarthy allows opponents to hit .366 and has allowed 3, 4, 6, 4 and 3 runs in his last five starts.

Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Michael Young, Ryan Howard and Delvon Young are all solid hitters and should do damage for the road team today.

Phil 4
Az 3

10* Phillies

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10* Chicago at Washington over 7 runs (4pm)

Edwin Jackson starts for Chicago and he lost at Washington 11-5 last September. The last time these two met in Washington we saw games with 11, 10, 16 and 3 runs. Jackson has an ERA of 6.39 is 0-5 with 18 walks in 38 innings. Nationals have Desmond, Zimmerman, Bryce Harper and Dennard Span on offense. Stephen Strasburg starts for Washington and we have won playing against him in 4 of the last 5 games. Last Friday he was down 4-2 and the team won 5-4. The Cubs do have some decent hitters (Soriano, Castro, Rizzo, Barney, Castillo) and Strasburg usually allows few runs. Hope to see a 5-3 or 6-2 game that reaches 8 runs or more.

Thanks and good luck on Saturday,

Red Dog Sports

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Friday:
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10* Detroit/Cleveland under 8.5 (7pm)

Scherzer for Detroit has an ERA of 3.43 while allowing just 1, 3, 5, 1 and 1 goal in his last 5 starts for the Tigers. Cleveland starts Kluber and his ERA is a solid 3.06 as he has allowed just 3, 3, 0 and 1 run in his last four starts for the Indians.

My guess is we see a game in the 4-3 range that stays under 8.5.

Good luck as always,
Red Dog Sports

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10* Toronto/Tampa Bay over 7 (7:10pm)

David Price and RA Dickey have both won recent Cy Young Awards but have struggled recently. Dickey has given up 5 homers in his last two games. His ERA is 5.36 while Price has pitched in games that have reached 12, 11, 7, 16, 3, 13 and 11 runs. I like our chances for an over on Thursday night.

Good luck as always!

Tim/Red Dog Sports

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10* St. Louis -120
Cubs are at home but just 7-10 at Wrigley Field. Cards are 13-6 on the road and just won 4 in a row at Milwaukee till last night's loss by 2-1. Westbrook has allowed 1, 0, 3, 0 and 0 in his last 5 starts and beat Chicago 12-0 last year. Villanueva has an ERA of 4.50 in his last 3 starts and allowed 4 runs in his last two starts. Power ratings have St. Louis at #6 and Chicago #28. The early line shows -111 but will go up as it is now anywhere for -112 to -120.

STL 5
Chi 3

10* St Louis Cardinals

Good luck on Wednesday.

Red Dog Sports

over 9.5

Colorado's weather is still cool but the bats are heating up with the last 3 games going over the total. Mike Cuddyer and Troy Tulowitzi are leaders on offense and the Rockies get to play in the thin air of Coors Field.

Tampa Bay has Evan Longoria as well as Joyce. They did lose Upton but are a decent hitting team that looks to bounce back after a loss on Saturday with David Price on the hill.

over 9.5

Wainwright is pitching well and beat Milwaukee 8-0 earlier in the year with 12 K's and 0 walks. Carpenter, David Freese, Holiday and Molina are all playing well, hitting and playing defense.

Milwaukee is around .500 and starts Gallardo. He should give up a few runs as he has been involved in mostly overs.

Ryan Braun will need to be kept under wraps.

I think the Cards win 4-2.

10* St. Louis

Oakland at NYY
over 7.5

Oakland has played 24 overs and only 5 unders this year. Their starter (Griffin) gave up 7 earned runs at Boston less than two weeks ago and has an ERA of 6.88 in his last 3 starts. He has 4 overs/1 under this season. Oakland does have some injuries (Coco Crisp/C Young) and that does concern me.

CC Sabathia starts for New York and has an ERA of 4.30 in his last 3 starts, allowing 6 home runs in that span. The last six Yankee home games have produced 9, 11, 10, 5, 9 and 10 runs.

Hopefully, both teams can score and we see a 6-3 or 5-4 type of game that results in an over on Friday night. GL!

over 7.5

These two played an over last night as it went over in the 6th inning. Oakland has now played 22 overs and just 5 unders this year and the Angels are played their share of overs with Pujols, Trumbo and Hamilton in their lineup.

I think we see a 6-4 game and an over on Wednesday.

over 8 runs

Monday

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5* Atlanta +127 (7pm)
The Braves return home after a long road trip that ended in Detroit. Steven Strasburg pitches for Washington and the team is just 1-4 in his starts. He has allowed 3 and 2 earned runs in his last two starts. The Nationals are just 4-5 on the road while Atlanta is 6-2 at home and beat Strasburg in Washington. We have played against Strasburg the last three times he started and won all 3. Heyward and McCann are out for the Braves but they still have the Uptons, Johnson, Uggla, Freeman and Gattis. Hope to see a 3-2 type of game.

Atlanta +127

Take under 8 as Andy Pettitte starts against his old team. He has pitched well with increased movement and still throws close to 90 mph. He is a solid 6'5" and has stayed strong over the years. Mariana Rivera can close it out if the game is close.

Harrell has been solid for the Astros. He has struggled to win but kept Houston in many starts. NYY are still without veterans like Jeter and Texiera.

My guess is 4-2 and under 8.

10* under 8 runs

Take Chicago +125 at home. They have won the first two of the series and now have Axelrod on the hill facing former Cy Young Award winner David Price. The team is 0-5 in Price's starts. His is allowing opponents to hit .325. His last win was against Chicago last year but the Whire Sox are solid at home.

TB 3
CWS 4

10* CWS +125

Take Boston -1.5

The Red Sox won last night by 7-2. We get one of the best home teams vs. possibly the worst team in the majors in the Hosuton Astros. Peacock starts for the Astros and his ERA is 8.56 in his last 3 starts. Boston is getting hits from Pedroia, Big Papi and all through the lineup.

Doubrant starts for the Red Sox and his ERA is an average 4.32 in his last 3 starts but he should be able to keep the Houston bats silent and get to the bullpen.

I think we see Boston win by 3 runs.

Houston 3
Boston 6

10* Boston -1.5 runs

Oakland has 18 overs and just 4 unders this year. Their pitching has allowed key runs and they have been solid at the plate with a nice home run %. The Orioles are led by Adam Jones and Chris Davis and Matt Weiters. Nick Markakis can hit and so can Nolan Reimold.

Look for 8 runs and over on Friday night.

Take the home team as the Angels have been hot lately and won yesterday 10-1 after jumping ahead 9-0 in the first inning. Trout, Pujols, Josh Hamilton and Trumbo are playing well. The won the Friday night game too and allowed just one run.

Detroit is a good club and has Doug Fister starting today. They do have injured SS Peralto who will miss today.

Det 3
Anaheim 5

10* Anaheim Angels

Houston at Oakland
10pm
pick: Oakland -1.5 runs (-105)

Take the home team tonight as the Athletics are a hot team and have beaten Houston by 2 or more runs in all four games this season. Oakland jumped ahead 6-0 last night and coasted to a 11-2 win. Griffin starts for the A's tonight and he has pitched well in the majors this year after a successful minor league season in 2012.

My prediction is that Oakland wins 5-2.

Take Oakland -1.5 as our 10*

Over is 8-0 in OAK last 8 overall.
Over is 8-0 in OAK last 8 on grass.
Over is 8-0 in OAK last 8 vs. American League West.

LA Angels: Over is 9-0-2 in LAA last 11 games as a favorite.
Over is 8-1 in LAA last 9 games following a loss.
Over is 15-5-3 in LAA last 23 overall

Take over 8 runs as the first two in the series ended with 16 and 14 runs scored. The trends point toward an over as you can see above.

Griffin does have an ERA of 3.00 while Vargas's ERA is just 1.59 but both teams have solid hitters.

Oakland:

Crisp .333
Jaso .360
Lowrie .412
Moss .400
Smith .412

LAA has Trout, Pujols and Josh Hamilton and started the year as World Series favorites.

Look for an over tonight with a game that uses the deisgnated hitter.

over 8 runs

I like the under with two solid pitchers facing each other in Detroit. There is a good chance of a rainout but it will be in the 40's and cooler weather as November is approaching.

I think we see a 3-2 type of game. Annibal Snachez and the Tigers need to win down 2-0.

under 7.5

St Louis at San Francisco
8pm
pick: under 7

I like under with Kyle Lohse and Matt Cain pitching and the pressure involved in this game. Both teams can get hot and put up 3 or 4 runs in an inning and put this over but the last time these team pitched against each other it was 3-1.

I think we see another 3-1 type of game with the solid pitching from the starters and bullpens.

STL 1
SF 3

10* under 7

I like the under with Verlander on the field. The Yankees could relax and score runs but they may be ready to end the season. They could relax away from the Big Apple but Verlander has given up 2 or less at home in the last month.

Take under 7 on Tuesday.

I like over 7 in this American League game. All we need is one or two solid innings and with Miguel Cabrera involved that can happen. The Giants do have Buster Posey and some decent hitters in as they showed later in the season.

Det 3
SF 5

Take over 7

Oakland is at home and needs to win. Detroit has played well so far and got a nice Game One win with Verlander and hitting with Cabrera. I think we see the A's play well at home and win 4-3.

Det 3
Oakland 4

The Orioles were tied 2-2 last night and had a man on second with 0 outs but could not score. They are down 1-0 and at home in a must win game vs. Andy Pettitte. I think Adam Jones and Matt Wieters come through tonight and the O's win by a run.

O's 4
NYY 3

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Texas at Oakland
3:30
3*Oakland -106

Texas is at Oakland. The home team is playing well as they are 15-6 in their last 21 games in their facility. They have won the first two games and the Texas Rangers are struggling to score and play well. The Rangers have had some injuries as Josh Hamilton is not 100%. Texas is one of the best teams and power ratings had them near the top most of 2012 but I think we see Oakland win today.

Texas 2
Oakland 4


Oakland -106

Take the Yankees to win by 2 or more runs tonight. They need a win and the Red Sox have given up and using a poor lineup. My guess is another blowout.

NYY 6
Boston 3

Take NYY -1.5

Boston at NY Yankees
7pm
pick: Boston +210

Take the Boston Red Sox for one unit tonight as Clay Buckholz starts for the visiting Red Sox and he has pitched well on the road. He has allowed just 0 and 1 runs in his last two starts away from home against Tampa Bay and Toronto. He has allowed just 10 runs in his last 5 road starts.

The Yankees are at home and have CC Sabathia on the mound and are big favorites as they are in a playoff battle with the Orioles. The pressure will be on the home team so it is worth a shot to take the Red Sox who would love to spoil the party.

* Boston +210

These two went over in the 5th inning last night. Colorado is at home in Coors Field and have now gone over in 7 of the last 8 games. The Cubs have Soriano and Sterling Castro for offense while everyone for Colorado seems to hit well at home.

We are 2-1 with their overs this week. Let's try for 3-1. Take the over on Wednesday night.

over 10.5

Under 7.5 as both starters are throwing well. Cole Hamels is one of the hottest pitcher in the NL as he has allowed less than 3 runs per start in his last 10 while Detwiler has done well too for the Nationals. His ERA is in the 3.00 range in his last 4 starts. Both teams have solid hitters but I like the under.

Ryan Zimmerman has been hot for the Nationals and Jimmy Rollins has been hitting well for the Phils.

I like a 3-2 type of game and an under.

under 7.5

Over 10.5

We won with OVER 10 on Friday and the Rockies have played 6 overs and just one under this week. Both teams can score runs quickly at Coors Field. The Rockies pitching staff has the highest ERA in the NL.

6-5 for an over.

Take over 10.5 in the Colorado vs. Arizona game set for Sunday afternoon. The Rockies play in the thin air of Coors Field and have played 55% overs in the last 3 years at home. The pitching staff is thin too as they have very few reliable starters and relievers. The offense has seen their share of injuries to Micahel Cuddyer and Tulowitzi but they seem to hit at home.

Look for a 6-5 game to go over.

AZ 6
Col 5

Take over 10.5

Take over 10 as these two play at Coors Field in denver. Colorado just played at San Francisco where the Giants play well and they will be happy to return to face Miley, who has an ERA over 5 in his last 3 starts while Pomerantz starts for the Rockies.

I expect both teams to reach 5 runs and for a final in the range of 7-5 for an over.

Col 7
Az 5

Over 10 runs

Take Milwaukee to win as a small road favorite. The Pirates won 3-0 last night but they had a rain delay that lasted longer than the game. They had to travel back to Pittsbugh to get ready for this game at 7pm. Gallardo has solid stuff for the Brewers.

Take Milwaukee

Pitt 3
Milw 4

Dickey has pitched well all year but has overs in 7 of last 9 totals set at 6.5 or lower. Cliff Lee and Dickey both struggled in their last meeting with the team they are facing. The bullpens should be around in the 7th or 8th and allow runs against them.

Jimmy Rollins and company have been hitting well while Ike Davis and david Wright can hit for power for the Mets.

over 6.5

I like the Braves -1.5 runs. Kris Medlin has been fantastic for the Braves and they need a win. They just lost 5-0 at Milwaukee and should bounce back with a home win after being off on Thursday.

The large crowd in Atlanta should motivate the Braves as Heyward, McCann and Freeman should help Chipper Jones against the Washington Nationals.
Detweiler has pitched well but lost 5-1 earlier to Atlanta.

Wash 2
Atlanta 5

Tim Lincecum vs. Jeff Francis at Coors Field. Lincecum has pitched better but the team is 11-17 in his starts while Francis's starts have the Rockies at 12-7. The teams are 1-1 and both have gone over but I like for the Rockies to find a way to win on Wednesday 6-5.

SF 5
Col 6

Take Colorado +120 as home dog.

Take over 9.5.

I won with over 10' last night and it is 6-5 in the 8th as I write this. Chacin starts for Colorado and his ERA is under 2 in his last 3 starts. He did struggle a few games ago and gave up 7 runs at home.

The Rockies do have some guys with injuries like Mike Cuddyer and SS Troy Tulowitzi but they seem to put up runs in the Mile High city of Denver.

SF gets hits from Sandoval and Buster Posey. Hopefully, we see a 6-4 score and over 9.5 runs.

over 9.5

Take the Orioles as they have won the first two games and have won 8 of 10 games. They stomped the Blue Jays by over 10 runs last night. Morrow and Gonzalez face each other and both have pitched well recently but I like the small underodg on Wednesday night.

Balt 4
Toronto 3

Take the Orioles +104

The Orioles are playing well and getting key hits and pitching. Thius game is a toss up on the mound for starters. Adam Jones and Nick Markakis have played well lately and so has catcher Matt Wieters. Toronto has cooled off lately and was shut out 4-0 on Monday.

Take the O's to win 4-3.

I like over 10.5 with San Diego facing Colorado. The Rockies are at home and 57% of their games in the last 4 years at home have gone over the total. I think we see some runs in the Mile High City on Saturday with the warm air there in the 80's.

I think we see a 7-5 score and OVER.

Good luck as always!

The A's are getting solid pithcing while Cleveland has struggled to score runs. Masterson has pitched well for the Indians so I expect the A's to only score 2 to 4 runs.

My final:

4-3 and an under.

Take under in this early afternoon game.

Clevelnad is playing poorly as they are struggling to hit and score, as well as starting pitching and relievers are wlaking batters and allowing key hits. Even the fielders are struggling to make routine plays.

Oakland has been playing well and won easily on Tuesday night. I think we see the A's win again.

Cleve 3
Oakland 5

Take the A's as road favorites. Good luck!

Oakland won last night by 3-0. The Indians are now 1-10 in the last 11 games after a win by Cleveland over the Yankees by Masterson. I think you have to go with the road team and "moneyball".

Cleve 3
Oakland 5

LA Dodgers at Colorado
8:40pm
10* over 10 runs

Josh Beckett starts for the Dodgers in Colorado. He is an American League starter and could confuse the Rockies but I expect him to give up key runs on Monday to a solid lineup at home after a road trip.

Jeff Francis has 6 overs in his last 9 home starts. His ERA is 5.69 this year. He can get the job done at times but is a journeyman at best.

I think we see 10-13 runs. Hopefully, 11 or more for an over.

10* over 10 runs

The Indians have been struggling for about a month and are probably happy to see the Yankees leave town but the Oakland A's are a good team. Clevlenad is at home but deserves to be a solid underdog with their pitching staff and lack of power.

Oak 4
Cleveland 2

Halladay won 12-5 in his last start against the Reds. The team seems to relax and score runs when he is on the hill. Gonzalez has better numbers than Roy this year and the team is 19-6 in his starts.

I think we see a game in the 5-4 range that goes over 7. GL!

Take Toronto with the better pitcher going on Friday night. Zack Britton has an ERA over 7 in his last 3 starts and the team is 3-6 in his last 9 starts. Toronto's hurler has an ERA in the 3.00 range and the team is 4-3 in his starts.

I expect a close game but like Toronto to win.

Toronto 5
Balt 4

I like under 7 in this game with two strong starters in the game led by Jonny Cueto for the Reds, who has an ERA under 2 in his last 4 starts while Cole Hamels is on the hill for the Phils. Hamels has been down this year but has had great stuff lately.

Look for a 3-2 game that stays under.

under 7

Cleveland has struggled on this road trip and they have only won 2 of 15 games. Cleveland is at Seattle in an afternoon game. They are not getting key hits and have struggled with errors and poor relievers.

Seattle 5
Cleve 3

Cliff Lee is a solid pitcher. These two played a high scoring game last night as Halladay even allowed 5 runs while the Reds' pitcher spung a Leake and allowed the flood gates against a weak Phillie lineup.

I expect Joey Votto and others to score some as both teams contribute to an 0ver.

over 8

Take the underdog as the KC Royals have played well recently. Their starter got off to a slow start but has pithced decent recently.

Tampa used 5th starter Jeremy Hellickson tonight. Surely, TB Rays should be a favorite but not at this high price. Speaking of Price, they aren't facing David Price.

KC 4
TB 3

I like under 8.5 as Doug Fister is one of the hottest pitchers in baseball with an ERA under 2 in his last few starts. Chen of the Orioles has combined with Fister for 14 overs and 25 unders.

My guess is 4-2 for another under.

under 8.5

Jeff Francis has pitched better but his last 4 have gone over. Wade Leblanc is a solid pitcher without much experience at Coors Field. We won two games this week by taking over the total in Colorado games as all 3 with SF went over.

Take over 11 and hope for lots of runs.

Over 10.5

We won with Colorado over in two of the three games in the last series. as all three went over. Miami's Nolasco should give up a few runs while Colorado is a good offensive team at home as they hit with power and have some speed. They allow runs too in the thin air of Denver.

I think we see 11 to 13 runs for anover on Thursday.

over 10.5

Take the Yankees as they have won the last 8 at home vs. Texas. The Rangers are one of the top 3 or 4 clubs in the majors but the home team is tough to beat in their stadium. Jeter, Texeira, Cano and Swisher have hit well vs. Texas. Even with Garcia vs. Feldman I like NYY to win 5-3.

Take NYY.

Take Washington with Stephen Strasberg as the Nationals are 16-7 in his starts while SF is 8-16 when Tim Lincecum in on the hill. Tim has pitched well lately but I think we see the road team win this afternoon tilt.

Wash 4
SF 3

over 11

Take over in the Rockies/Brewers game. We won last night with the over in this same game as Colorado put up 8 early and the game went over in the 7th on the way to an easy over.

Look for the over to profit again as the ball flies out at Coors Field.

This looks to be a 7-5 type of game. Take over 11 on Tuesday night.

Milwaukee at Colorado
8:40pm
5* over 10 runs

The last five home games for Colorado ended up with 11, 17, 20, 10 and 15 runs. Even Zack Greinke of the Brewers was involved in a 7-6 game earlier in the year. Jeff Francis has given up 6 and 5 earned runs in his last 2 home starts and both ended 11-6. His ERA is 10.60 in his last 3 starts.

Michael Fiers of the Brewers has pitched well and not given up more than 2 runs in the last few months and his ERA is 1.33. I expect the Rockies to score some runs at home. Good pitchers go into Coors Field and pitch like they have been sipping Coors.

Look for a 7-5 type of score.

Take the over 10 and good luck!

Atlanta at New York
8pm
8* Atlanta -109

The Braves are 34-21 on the road and 66-47 overall. They have been able to win at home and on the road. They have had some injuries but seem to keep winning through timely hitting and pitching. Their starter tonight is Ben Sheets and the team is 4-1 in his starts and his ERA is 1.41.

The NY Mets are 54-60 this year and just 27-30 at home. They start Jon Niese and the team is 10-12 in his starts while his ERA is a bloated 5.21.

Look for the Braves to win. My guess is 4-2. Good luck as always!

Take under 7 as both pitchers, Vargas for the Mariners and Weaver for the Angels are pitching well. Both have ERA's under 2.50 in the last 3 starts. The Angels can put up runs in a hurry with Trout and Pujols but the M's are struggling with just one win in the last 5.

M's 2
LAA 4

Take under 7

Take home home underdog. Justin Verlander of Detroit has lost his last 2 road starts and given up 3 and 4 runs. His last road game was a loss at Cleveland.

Texas is a great home team even with Derek Holland, who has been poor lately but worth a chance at +133 with the offense of the Rangers.

Texas

Felix Hernandez has an ERA of 1.54 in his last 3 starts while Angel's starter ERvin Santana's ERA in that same time frame is at 7.82. It is being played in Anaheim but the pitching matchup favors the road team.

Seattle 3
LAA 2

Masterson is a solid pithcer for the Indians as they have struggled lately. They have been giving up runs from starters and relievers but today is getaway day and I think we see a score in the range off 4-3 that stays under 9.

4-3 is the final score.
under 9

Take the Twins as the Indians continue to lose and we suggest you play against them till they can win again. The Twins are an average team that has been playing ok lately.

Cleve 3
Minn 5

I like Cleveland with McAllister at home in front of their fans. They have played poorly going 2-8 in the last 10 and lost Sunday after going up by 3 runs in extra innings. Even reliever Chris Perez walked two and gave up some key hits.

A change of venue from the road to back home will help the Indians.

Cleve 4
Minn 2

Take the under 8.5. I think we see a game in the 5-3 range when Saint Louis hosts Milwaukee on Sunday Night baseball action.

The Cardinals lost Albert Pujols to the Angels but still have solid hitting but have more unders than overs at home. Milwaukee lost Prince Fielder and have not played well this year.

Cards 5
Brewers 3

Take under 8.5

Take Detroit with Fister. The Indians are struggling with pitching and defense. They are facing a groundball pitcher and have Ubaldo Jimenez on the hill to stop the bleeding as they are 2-8 in the last 10.

The Tigers have solid hitters with Fielder and Austin Freeman with hot sticks.

Cleve 3
Det 6

Take the Tigers -1.5 runs

Over 9

The Seattle Mariners have been playing well. CC Sabathia starts for the Yankees and he can shut down a team but he was involved in a 8-6 game in his last start. NY has a strong offensive lineup that just added former Mariner Ichiro Suzuki. Texeira, Canu, Jeter, etc. are strong offensive players. Yankee Stadium is known for allowing runs.

Take over 9

Take the KC Royals as the Indians have struggled lately with poor pitching and no key hits. They haven't had the lead to use Chris Perez in relief. KC has some solid players that aren't household names and play smart in their ball park.

KC 5
Cleveland 3

Take the home team with decent odds.