Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 10 runs -115 in Colorado vs Atlanta @ 4:10 ET - The Braves Alex Wood will be making his first ever start at Coors Field. If he's once again struggling to have proper command of his curveball it's going to be an ugly outing for the young southpaw. Wood tried to start the first game of this series but was only able to throw two pitches in the bottom of the first inning before a lengthy rain delay then pushed him back to this start on Sunday. As for the Rockies, they start Chad Bettis in this one. He's been struggling mightily of late. Bettis has compiled an ugly 10.29 ERA with a 2.00 WHIP in his last three starts. His most recent start was a nightmare here at Coors Field as he allowed 4 homers in less than 3 innings of work. Bettis only career start against the Braves was also a nightmare as he allowed 5 earned runs in 5 innings and he gave up two long balls in that one. The first three games of this series have all stayed under the total but the teams have combined for 62 hits. On a very warm afternoon in the mile high air of Denver, the ball will be carrying very well. Look for an absolute slugfest to erupt this afternoon. Play OVER 10 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Sunday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 8.5 runs in Texas vs San Diego @ 9:05 ET - The Padres James Shields hasn't notched a winning decision in any of his past six starts and now faces a Rangers lineup that is always dangerous at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Colby Lewis gets the start for Texas and he was rocked for 10 earned runs in just 4 innings in his most recent start. In his start prior to that disaster, Lewis allowed 3 homers and 5 runs (3 earned) in just 6 innings of work. Lewis has made 7 home starts this season and ALL SEVEN have resulted in overs. The over is a perfect 7-0 in home outings for Lewis this season. As for Shields, he has pitched well in pitcher-friendly Petco Park in San Diego but he's struggled some on the road this season. Shields has a 4.85 ERA on the road this season and Lewis has a 5.11 ERA in home games this season. The over is 12-5 in Shields starts this season! The over was 4-1 in the Rangers last 5 games before yesterday's game stayed just under the total. The over is 17-10 in Padres games against teams with a losing record this season. The over is also 6-3 in San Diego's games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season. Seeing this total at an 8.5 is a great value considering neither one of these starters is likely to dominate. Also, the later start time reduces any concern of shadows on a hot summer evening in Arlington where it will be perfect conditions for more big extra-base hits just like yesterday's game where there were 6 of them including 3 homers. Look for even more fireworks from the lineups in this one tonight. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Texas as Rickenbach's *10* TOP PLAY INTERLEAGUE *GAME OF THE YEAR* Saturday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado vs Atlanta @ 8:40 ET - The Braves lost 6-5 at Milwaukee yesterday but showed some pop at the plate and have now averaged 10 hits per game in their last 10 games. Atlanta is finally back on a bit of an offensive surge and there is every reason in the world to believe that it continues tonight. The Braves will be "teeing off" against struggling Colorado hurler Kyle Kendrick. The right-hander has quickly found out why so many pitchers avoid coming to the Rockies! Pitching at Coors Field is a nightmare. Kendrick is 1-4 with a 6.70 ERA in home starts this season. Also, even though two of his last three starts have been on the road, things have been awful for Kendrick of late. The veteran righty has compiled a 6.23 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in his last 3 starts. The Braves have seen plenty of him in his career as he previously spent many seasons with the division rival Phillies. Atlanta has rocked the former Philadelphia hurler two of the last three times they have seen him. As for Braves hurler tonight, it's Alex Wood whom gets the start. The southpaw has been rocked for 10 hits in 2 of his last 3 starts and he's making his first ever career start at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Many first starts at Coors Field end up being nightmares. Note that the Rockies are hitting a ridiculous .298 as a team in home games this season. Yes, that includes pitcher at-bats too! That's an insanely strong hitting performance for the Rockies at home this season and the over is 5-2 in Kendrick's home starts this year. Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Thursday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 9 runs in Boston vs Miami @ 7:10 ET - Prior to yesterday's under the Marlins had gone over the total in 4 of their last 6 games and the Red Sox had gone over the total in 5 of their last 7 games. The high-scoring action resumes tonight. There will be some storms rolling through the Boston area late this afternoon but all should be out of the area by this evening and it should end up being a beautiful night for plenty of "fireworks" in Boston tonight. With the two hurlers involved in this pitching match-up the big hits should come early and often. Boston's Rick Porcello is simply having a nightmare of a time recently. He's compiled an 11.08 ERA and a 2.08 WHIP in his last 3 starts. In his last 8 starts, Porcello has given up 40 earned runs in 44 innings of work. That equates to an 8.18 ERA and he's been hit particularly hard in recent outings. Conversely, Miami's Tom Koehler has pitched decently of late but his year-to-date stats on the road tell the real story. Away from home so far this seaosn, Koehler has compiled a 5.77 ERA in 8 starts and only 2 of those 8 outings resulted in unders! Now he faces a strong American League lineup. In fact, Boston's .277 batting average at home ranks 4th in the majors so far this season. The Red Sox also have extra confidence at the plate because they've won 7 of their last 9 games and have averaged 5.4 runs per game in the process. Their surge on offense continues tonight but their pitching won't match that success as Porcello's struggles continue on the mound. That said, this one is all about the offense tonight! Play OVER 9 runs in Boston as a *10* Top Play Wednesday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs +107 in Seattle vs Detroit @ 10:10 ET - Detroit's insane run of overs continues. It's now 17 IN A ROW with last night's 12-5 win at Seattle making overs 17-0 in the Tigers last 17 games. It has not mattered who is pitching or what the weather conditions are like or who is umpiring. Detroit just continues to get involved in high-scoring games night after night after night. Riding this streak once again tonight with a big top play on the Tigers game OVER the total. Detroit hands the ball to southpaw Kyle Ryan for the start tonight. The left-hander is making just his fifth start of the season and he's struggling with command issues. He's walked 7 while striking out just 4 in his last two starts. Ryan is only averaging 5 innings per start and, in his last two outings has not made it out of the fifth inning in either one. I am not big on "day of the week" trends but the over is 8-4 this season in Tuesday games for the Mariners this season and it will be another very warm day in Seattle Tuesday with high temperatures running about 10 degrees above average leading to a very mild evening in the Pacific Northwest for this game. The Mariners send Taijuan Walker to the mound tonight. He's pitched very well of late but no pitcher in the entire majors wants to be facing the red hot Tigers lineup right now. Detroit has averaged 6.1 runs per game in their last 10 games and their lineup is showing no signs of slowing down after exploding for 12 runs in last night's game. Since their big slugger, Miguel Cabrera, went on the DL on July 3rd the Tigers have scored 33 runs in 4 games! Play OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle as a *10* Top Play Tuesday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7 runs in Seattle vs Detroit @ 10:10 ET - One simply can not - and should not - ignore the type of trend that the Tigers are on right now. With their 10-5 loss yesterday the over is now an incredible 16-0 in their last 16 games! This has been an insane run of overs and I am "on board" looking for another one tonight. The good news is that, even though Seattle is known for being involved in low-scoring games - particularly when they are the host - the weather is very warm in the Pacific Northwest right now and that will help the ball carry better than usual here. Additionally, the pitching match-up for tonight's game is absolutely conducive to producing an over. Alfredo Simon gets the start for the Tigers and he's been getting crushed of late. Simon has compiled a horrific 11.04 ERA and produced an ugly 2.39 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Each of his last 5 starts have resuled in overs. As for Seattle, they send Hisashi Iwakuma to the mound tonight and he's returning from a 10-week stint on the disabled list. His only 3 starts this season were back in April and all 3 of his outings produced overs. Iwakuma's Mariners went 0-3 in his starts and he compiled a 6.61 ERA and allowed 5 homers in just 16 and 1/3 innings of work. No one should expect Iwakuma to just come up and start mowing hitters down...especially when facing a powerful lineup like the Tigers have. Look for the over streak to reach 17 in a row tonight for Detroit. Play OVER 7 runs in Seattle as a *10* Top Play Monday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8.5 runs -120 in Texas vs LA Angels @ 7:05 ET - After getting drilled 13-0 yesterday, you can bet that the Rangers lineup will bounce back and score plenty of runs today. However, Colby Lewis and Company aren't going to stop the rejuvenated Angels lineup and that's why the play here is the over. The Angels have exploded for 21 runs in the first two games of this 3-game set. They now face Lewis who is 5-9 with a 5.44 ERA in his career outings against the Angels.  He comes into this start with a 4.50 ERA in his last two starts and Lewis allowed 3 homers in his most recent outing. He's made 7 home starts this season and not a single one has stayed under the total as it's been 6 overs and 1 push in 7 outings in Texas for Lewis this season. CJ Wilson gets the start for the Angels and he's given up 21 hits in his last 17 and 1/3 innings on the mound. Wilson has also walked 5 batters in his last 9 and 1/3 innings on the hill. Wilson has an ugly 6.59 ERA and 1.94 WHIP in his career outings against the Rangers, his former team. Earlier this season the southpaw held them to 1 earned run in 5 and 2/3 innings of work but he was somewhat fortunate as Wilson did allow 7 hits in that outing. The last five home games for the Rangers have resulted in 4 overs and 1 push and they will bounce back huge at the plate after being shutout yesterday while the Angels sticks also continue to enjoy pounding the ball in Arlington. The over is 41-24 the last 3 seasons in Angels road games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Texas as a *10* Top Play Sunday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland vs Seattle @ 4:05 ET - The Mariners were dealt a shutout loss yesterday in the 2-0 defeat at Oakland. As you may recall, they also were dealt a shutout loss in Game 1 of this series on Thursday. Their response? They exploded for 13 hits in a 9-5 in Game 2. Look for a similar offensive explosion today as the Mariners take advantage of facing unproven Chris Bassitt. The A's right-hander had a respectable outing in his first start of this season as he held the Rockies to 1 earned run in 5 innings of work. However, the Mariners are loaded with left-handed bats in their lineup and his WHIP is 1.57 against left-handed hitters this season and it was an ugly 1.87 WHIP compiled last season as they pounded him to the tune of a .317 clip. I am "not sold yet" on Bassitt at the major league level and look for the Mariners to get to him early and often in this match-up today after being shutout yesterday. Looking at Bassitt's counterpart today, Mike Montgomery is getting the ball for the Mariners. The southpaw has been pitching very well this season. However, the rookie left-hander has thrown a total of 218 pitches in his last two outings and I would not be surprised to see him show some signs of fatigue in this one after back to back complete game victories. The over is 22-13 this season in A's games against teams with a losing record. Also, the over is 7-3 in Oakland's Sunday games this season and the over is 27-14 in A's games against divisional opponents this season. The over is 7-4 in Seattle's Sunday games this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland as a *10* Top Play Sunday.

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 9 or 9.5 runs in Arizona vs Colorado @ 10:10 ET - These teams combined to score 5 runs in the first inning last night but amazingly the game stayed under the total. While the former may be true again tonight the latter will prove false! Look for runs early again AND often tonight instead of just early which is what happend last night. The Diamondbacks are starting Pat Corbin tonight and he's making his first MLB appearance since 2013 after blowing out his elbow in the spring of 2014 and ending up needing Tommy John surgery. The southpaw is not just going to come out and start mowing hitters down. Of this I am convinced. That said, the Rockies did pound Corbin the last time they saw him in September of 2013 and they will do so again tonight. The Dbacks also should enjoy plenty of success at the plate tonight. Arizona wasted many opportunities last night as they had 13 hits but only managed 4 runs. The Diamondbacks will cash in more of their opportunities tonight as they face a struggling David Hale tonight. The Rockies right-hander has compiled an 8.10 ERA and a 1.86 WHIP in his last 3 outings. In his last 6 starts only one under has resulted! Hale has allowed at least 4 earned runs in 5 of his last 6 starts. One of those recent starts was against the Diamondbacks and they pounded him for 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in less than 5 innings of work. The final score in that game was 8-7 and a similar result tonight would not surprise at all. Play OVER 9 or 9.5 runs in Arizona as a *10* Top Play Saturday. 

Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs +110 in Pittsburgh vs Cleveland @ 4:05 ET - Cody Anderson has been stellar for the Indians in his first two starts. But they both came against the light-hitting Rays. Now Anderson faces a Pirates team whose .271 batting average in day games ranks them as the #1 hitting team in the NL in day games. Pittsburgh managed just 3 hits in yesterday's game but don't let that fool you. The Pirates had averaged 11.4 hits per game in their 10 prior games. As you would expect with those kind of numbers, the over was 8-2 in those 10 games. Cleveland had gone over the total in 4 straight games before yesterday's low-scoring 5-2 win in the opener of this series. The Indians have averaged 6.2 runs per game in their last 5 games and they should have no trouble with the offerings of Jeff Locke. Cleveland's 124 runs against left-handed pitchers ranks #1 in the majors. Locke has given up 14 hits and walked 5 in his last 9 innings of work. That means plenty of base runners for a dangerous Indians offense that has been surging of late. The over is 25-16 in Cleveland's games against teams with a winning record this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Pittsburgh as a *10* Top Play.