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Stephen Nover
Jun 12 '17, 7:05 PM in 10h
MLB | ATL vs WAS
Play on: UNDER 8 +110

Matt Adams was a shrewd pickup for the Braves after they lost Freddie Freeman to injury. But, sooner or later, the Braves' bats were going to go cold minus Freeman. That cold streak is upon the Braves now. Atlanta has scored just nine runs in its last four games, including only one run during each of its past three games. Don't look for the Braves to break out of their offensive funk against Stephen Strasburg today. Strasburg just may be the third-best pitcher in the National League behind only Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer. Strasburg has the fifth-lowest ERA and WHIP in the NL and is in the top eight in strikeouts with 89 in 80 1/3 innings. Strasburg has dominated the Braves during the past three seasons going 6-1 with a 2.68 ERA in his last eight starts against them. Freeman and Adonis Garcia are the only Braveswho have had previous success versus Strasburg. Both are on the DL. The key to making this under work, though, is Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz. I've always liked his potential and now the consistency is beginning to show with better control. Foltynewicz is in his best form of the season throwing 14 scoreless innings during his last two starts with 14 strikeouts. The Nationals have scored the third-most runs in the majors, but are going through offensive woes. If you discount a six-run game against the Orioles and their overmatched starter, Alec Asher, the Nationals have scored just nine runs in their last five games, an average of less than two per game. Ryan Zimmeran leads Washington in hitting, homers and RBIs. He has missed the last two games, however, with a back injury. Obviously it's a huge plus for the under if Zimmerman remains out.

Jesse Schule
Jun 12 '17, 7:10 PM in 10h
MLB | PHI vs BOS
Play on: OVER 10½ -105
Phillies vs Red Sox Free Pick June 12, 2017.

The Red Sox host the Phillies in Game 1 of a four game home and home series on Monday, and I expect to see another slugfest at Fenway. Boston took two of three games in a home series versus Detroit over the weekend, and the two teams combined to score 33 runs.

Jerad Eickhoff will toe the slab for the Phillies, and he's still looking for his first victory of 2017. Eickhoff (0-7, 5.15 ERA) allowed four runs on four hits over five innings in a 14-1 loss at Atlanta his last time out. This will be his second career start at Fenway, and he was torched for six runs on eight hits in just four innings, losing his first start in Boston.

The Red Sox hand the ball to Rick Porcello, who hasn't missed many bats in 2017. The reigning AL Cy Young winner hasn't looked anything like the pitcher than won 22 games in 2016. Porcello (3-8, 4.46 ERA) was torched for six runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings in an 8-0 loss to the Yankees his last time out. He's surrendered a whopping 22 hits over 13 innings in his last two home starts.

The Phillies have gone over in 10 of their last 14 games at Fenway, and the over is 22-8-1 in their last 31 inter-league games.

Take OVER.

GL,

Jesse Schule

Marc Lawrence
Jun 12 '17, 10:10 PM in 13h
MLB | Reds vs Padres
Play on: Padres -114 at 5Dimes

Play - San Diego Padres w/Perdomo vs Arroyo (Game 958).

Edges - Padres: Perdomo host 7-3 in Perdomo starts this season… Reds: Arroyo 7.50 ERA and 1.71 WHIP away this season… With the Padres 12-5 the last 17 games in this series, we recommend a 1* play on San Diego. Thank you and good luck as always.

Dustin Hawkins
Jun 12 '17, 10:10 PM in 13h
MLB | Reds vs Padres
Play on: Reds +111 at 5Dimes

Bonus Play on Reds +111

Art Aronson
Jun 12 '17, 7:05 PM in 10h
MLB | ATL vs WAS
Play on: UNDER 8½ +100

This is a 1* Bonus Play on the UNDER in Braves/Nationals.

A couple of competent starters go head-to-head on Monday night and in our opinion, all signs point to a lower-scoring pitchers duel:

Mike Foltynewicz: He’s 4-5 with a 3.48 ERA. Foltynewicz comes in on top form, most recently holding the Phillies scoreless over seven innings, giving up just four hits and two walks while striking out four. That’s now back-to-back seven frame shutout performances for the crafty right-hander. Foltynewicz has been far from perfect this season, but he’s performing better now than at any other time and note that he does own a very respectable 3.03 ERA on the road this year.

Stephen Strasburg: He’s 7-2 with a 2.80 ERA. Strasburg most recently gave up two runs (one earned) off three hits and one walk to go along with eight K’s over six innings in an unfortunate loss against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Clayton Kershaw earned the win for LA. Strasburg had won four straight outings previous to that and note that it was the seventh time this year that he’s struck out at least eight batters.

The bottom line: Strasburg has been tough at home as well, going 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA. Note that ATL has seen the total go UNDER the number in both games this season as a road dog in the +175 to +250 range, while Washington has seen the total go UNDER the number in six of seven this season as a home fav in the -175 to -250 range. Consider a second look at the UNDER in this one.

AAA Sports

Pure Lock
MLB | Jun 12, 2017
Orioles vs. White Sox
Orioles -110 at BMAKER

Pure Lock's FREE MLB play Monday 6-12-17

Baltimore -110

R&R Totals
MLB | Jun 12, 2017
Yankees vs. Angels
Total 9 -120 at BMAKER

R&R Totals FREE MLB Over-Under Monday 6-12-17

UNDER 9 NY Yankees/LA Angels

Brad Wilton

Monday night comp play release is the Over in Game Five of the NBA Finals.

I know that Cleveland is not going to shoot the way they shot on Friday night at home, but it's hard to argue with the fact the last 3 games in this series have all landed Over the total.

The Cavaliers are now 12-5 Over the total in their 17 postseason games, while the Warriors are 8-1 Over the total in their last 9 playoff games, and 12-4 Over the total overall in their 16 postseason games contested.

Those numbers tell me that even with a "puffy" total posted for tonight's 5th game, these teams are capable of attaining that number and then some.

Cavs-Dubs Over for Monday.

3* CLEVELAND-GOLDEN STATE OVER

Arthur Ralph Sports

Bonus Play: 26-11 run Monday METS w/DeGrom -125

JOE WIZ

Over 8 Atlanta and Washington

BIG AL

Our complimentary selection for Monday, June 12 is:

Pittsburgh Pirates (Taillon) over Colorado Rockies (Freeland).

Preview: Braves at Nationals

GAME: Atlanta Braves (27-35) at Washington Nationals (38-23)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The Washington Nationals look to recover from being swept for the first time this season when they host the Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals. The Nationals managed just six runs while losing three straight contests against Texas at home and have dropped four of five overall after collecting just three hits in Sunday’s 5-1 setback.

Washington owns a huge lead in the NL East, but it has injury concerns as closer Koda Glover (lower back stiffness) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and slugger Ryan Zimmerman (back) has missed the last two games. Stephen Strasburg will take the mound as the Nationals attempt to avoid matching their season-high losing streak of four games while the improving Mike Foltynewicz gets the call for the Braves. Atlanta, which was outscored 20-7 in a three-game sweep at Washington in April, lost the last three contests of its series against the New York Mets over the weekend - managing one run in each defeat. Rookie shortstop Dansby Swanson is starting to warm up for the Braves, hitting safely in nine of his 10 starts this month while posting eight hits to go along with five runs and six RBIs in his last six games.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN Southeast (Atlanta), MASN (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Mike Foltynewicz (4-5, 3.48 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Stephen Strasburg (7-2, 2.80)

Foltynewicz beat Philadelphia 14-1 last time out, tossing seven scoreless innings for the second straight outing to register his seventh quality start of the season. The 25-year-old Illinois native, who has recorded 14 strikeouts over his last two starts, lost to Washington on April 18 after yielding two runs in seven frames. Daniel Murphy is 4-for-10 with two doubles versus Foltynewicz, who is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in three career starts against the Nationals.

Strasburg notched his fifth straight quality start last time out, when he surrendered two runs - one earned - and three hits over six innings in a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 28-year-old San Diego State product has registered 89 strikeouts over 80 1/3 frames, including 11 against Atlanta in a victory on May 21 that improved him to 10-8 lifetime versus the Braves. Freddie Freeman (14-for-38, four homers) and Adonis Garcia (7-for-17) have given Strasburg trouble, but both currently are on the disabled list.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Braves placed LHP Eric O’Flaherty (shoulder) on the 10-day DL and recalled RHP Jason Hursh from Triple-A Gwinnett.

2. Washington RF Bryce Harper is 6-for-16 during a four-game hitting streak but has not homered in his last 11 contests.

3. Atlanta’s starting pitchers have combined for a 2.11 ERA in their last seven games.

PREDICTION: Nationals 6, Braves 2

Preview: Rockies at Pirates

GAME: Colorado Rockies (41-23) at Pittsburgh Pirates (28-35)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Jameson Taillon makes his return to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates when they begin a three-game series with the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday. Taillon was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier in the year and had surgery May 8 before working his way back.

"Physically, mentally I'm 100 percent. I'm as sharp as I've been all year," Taillon told reporters Saturday. "If anything, I had some time while I was away to work on things that I wanted to get done and sharpen up, so I'm probably in a better spot now than I was before." The Pirates have a little momentum going into Taillon's comeback after winning the final two games of a four-game series with the Miami Marlins over the weekend. Ivan Nova was outstanding through six innings and the bullpen got Pittsburgh to the finish line in a 3-1 win Sunday afternoon. The National League-leading Rockies, who will send impressive rookie Kyle Freeland to the mound, had won seven in a row - their longest run of the year - before falling 7-5 at Wrigley Field on Sunday.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ROOT (Colorado), ROOT (Pittsburgh)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies LH Kyle Freeland (7-3, 3.34 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.31)

Freeland has worked at least six innings in eight of his last nine starts and allowed one run over 6 1/3 in a win over Cleveland his last time out. The 24-year-old is 4-0 with a 3.18 ERA in six road starts, although he has 18 strikeouts against 16 walks in those outings. Freeland surrendered at least one home run in five consecutive appearances after serving up just one in his first seven career starts.

Taillon allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings in his last start before surgery at Cincinnati on May 3. He let up five earned runs in 14 frames during three rehab starts, striking out 21 and walking just three along the way. The 25-year-old, who has never faced Colorado, owns a 3.14 ERA while holding opponents to a .226 average in 13 career starts at home.

WALK-OFFS

1. Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen is 7-for-11 with three extra-base hits and two walks over his past three games.

2. Rockies LF Ian Desmond is 9-for-22 over a five-game span.

3. Pittsburgh has won nine of the last 11 meetings with Colorado at home.

PREDICTION: Rockies 5, Pirates 4

Preview: Cubs at Mets

GAME: Chicago Cubs (30-31) at New York Mets (28-33)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Citi Field, New York City, New York
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A


The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a road game in a month, a trend they hope to reverse when they begin a six-game trip on Monday with the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets. The Cubs have lost eight straight away from home and haven’t won a series on the road since taking two of three at Pittsburgh from April 24-26.



The Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 7-5 win over Colorado on Sunday behind four home runs, but they’ve had a hard time generating offense away from Wrigley Field. Chicago has totaled only 12 runs during its eight-game road slide, while New York’s pitching staff has been dominant of late, allowing exactly one run in each of the last three games. The Mets won the last three contests of their four-game weekend set at Atlanta and have taken over second place in the National League East, although they remain 9 1/2 games behind division-leading Washington. Veteran right-hander John Lackey takes the mound for the Cubs in hopes of continuing his strong pitching against the Mets, as he is 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA in five career meetings.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Chicago, SNY (New York)



PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs RH John Lackey (4-6, 5.12 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (4-3, 4.75)

Lackey is winless in his last four starts and has been tagged with the loss in three of those outings. The 38-year-old gave up five runs and seven hits over six innings in a loss to Miami on Wednesday. Lackey has surrendered 16 home runs in 12 starts this season, including eight in his last five turns.

After putting together back-to-back dominant starts, deGrom has turned in two straight clunkers. The 28-year-old has been rocked for 15 runs and 18 hits in eight innings over his last two outings, including eight and 10 in four frames Tuesday at Texas. DeGrom is 1-2 with a 5.31 ERA in four career starts against the Cubs.



WALK-OFFS

1. Chicago RHP Wade Davis has converted his first 13 save opportunities, tying Randy Myers (1993) for the longest streak to begin a season in franchise history.

2. Mets RF Jay Bruce is 12-for-36 with four homers during his eight-game hitting streak.

3. Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo is 8-for-20 during his six-game hitting streak.



PREDICTION: Mets 7, Cubs 4

Preview: Rangers at Astros

GAME: Texas Rangers (29-32) at Houston Astros (44-19)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The major league-best Houston Astros hit a bit of a rut over the last week with losses in four of six following an 11-game winning streak. Part of that winning streak included a sweep at rival Texas, and the Astros will try to start streaking again when they host the Rangers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.

Houston began the homestand by dropping two of three to the Los Angeles Angels, marking their first series loss to an American League West opponent. The Astros (44-20) are now 21-8 against divisional rivals, including 6-1 against the Rangers. Texas (30-32) is inching its way back to .500 and is coming off an impressive series sweep of National League East-leading Washington, in which it outscored the Nationals 16-6 and beat reigning NL Cy Young Award Max Scherzer on Sunday. Yu Darvish will try to join the rest of the Rangers rotation with a solid turn on Monday while the Astros welcome right-hander Joe Musgrove back off the disabled list.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (Texas), ROOT (Houston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Yu Darvish (5-4, 3.18 ERA) vs. Astros RH Joe Musgrove (4-4, 4.89)

Darvish is 0-2 with a 4.42 ERA over his last three starts but turned in the best of the bunch in a no decision against the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Japan native scattered three runs and three hits over 7 1/3 innings while striking out nine and walking one but was left out of the decision as the Rangers dropped a 4-3 contest. Darvish's previous start came against Houston on June 2, and he absorbed the loss while yielding three runs and seven hits in five innings.

Musgrove (shoulder) is coming off the 10-day DL and making his first start since May 26, when he tossed seven scoreless innings in a win over Baltimore while striking out six and not walking a batter. The 24-year-old allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his last six outings. One of the outliers in that group came at home against Texas on May 4, when Musgrove was lit up for five runs - four earned - on five hits and three walks over four innings to suffer the loss.

WALK-OFFS

1. Rangers RF Nomar Mazara recorded at least one RBI in each of the last five games.

2. Astros OF Nori Aoki collected his 2,000th professional hit on Sunday.

3. Houston DH Carlos Beltran is 3-for-27 over his last six games.

PREDICTION: Astros 4, Rangers 3

Preview: Mariners at Twins

GAME: Seattle Mariners (31-32) at Minnesota Twins (32-26)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The Minnesota Twins put together a three-game winning streak on the basis of solid pitching but watched that all fall apart in a 13-8 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Twins will try to get that pitching to turn back around when they kick off an 11-game homestand by hosting the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

Minnesota dropped two of three at Seattle last week, losing the first two by a combined 18-8 before earning a 2-1 victory on Thursday to kick off a three-game stretch in which the staff allowed a total of three runs. The Twins watched a 5-3 lead evaporate with 10 runs allowed between the fifth and eighth innings on Sunday while dropping to 20-9 on the road. Minnesota, which is just 12-18 at home on the season, will throw Adalberto Mejia on Monday while the Mariners counter with struggling veteran Yovani Gallardo. Seattle is having a hard time getting the bats going with a total of seven runs over the last four games and dropped two of three to the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend to fall two games below .500.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, ROOT (Seattle), FSN North (Minnesota)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners RH Yovani Gallardo (2-6, 6.26 ERA) vs. Twins LH Adalberto Mejia (1-1, 4.18)

Gallardo is enduring the worst season of his career and is 0-3 with a 10.42 ERA in his last four starts. The Mexico native faced the Twins at home on Wednesday and went a season-high seven innings but was ripped for five runs on six hits and two walks without factoring in the decision. Gallardo issued at least two walks in each of his last eight turns and is yielding a .291 batting average-against.

Mejia went up against Gallardo on Wednesday and did not factor in the decision while allowing three runs on two hits and three walks in five innings. The 23-year-old Dominican rookie owns 17 walks in 32 1/3 total innings and made it past the fifth just twice in his seven outings this season. Mejia has yet to surrender more than three runs.

WALK-OFFS

1. Mariners OF Mitch Haniger (oblique) was activated from the disabled list on Sunday and went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts.

2. Minnesota SS Eduardo Escobar recorded multiple hits in three of his last four games.

3. Seattle RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (shoulder) threw in the bullpen on Sunday and will make a rehab start on Wednesday.

PREDICTION: Twins 7, Mariners 4

Preview: Orioles at White Sox

GAME: Baltimore Orioles (31-30) at Chicago White Sox (26-35)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The Baltimore Orioles were embarrassed in a weekend series at Yankee Stadium and will try to end their free fall when they begin a four-game set at the Chicago White Sox on Monday. The Orioles have lost 20 of their last 29 and they seemingly bottomed out in a sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees, getting outscored 38-8 in the three losses.

"I know these three days up here, last four days, actually, have been frustrating," center fielder Adam Jones told reporters. "But let's get the (heck) out of New York, let's go to Chicago, redeem ourselves and just flip the script." Each of Baltimore's four straight defeats have come with star third baseman Manny Machado (wrist) on the bench, although he is still considered day-to-day. The White Sox have sunk to the bottom of the American League Central after dropping two of three at Cleveland over the weekend, making them 2-9 over their last 11 contests. Wade Miley, who left his previous start against the White Sox on May 5 after getting struck by consecutive line drives in the first inning, gets the nod for the Orioles opposite veteran Mike Pelfrey.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, MASN2 (Baltimore), WGN (Chicago)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles LH Wade Miley (2-3, 3.27 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Mike Pelfrey (2-5, 3.80)

Miley has been a bright spot for Baltimore but he was clobbered in his latest turn, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks in just 2 2/3 innings against Pittsburgh on Wednesday. That came six days after a seven-inning gem in a win over Boston, as the 30-year-old southpaw has been somewhat inconsistent since his abbreviated outing versus the White Sox. Miley is 1-3 with a 5.81 ERA in five career meetings with Chicago and he has struggled in particular against outfielder Melky Cabrera (6-for-13, one home run).

Pelfrey is enjoying a rebirth of sorts in his first year as a member of the White Sox, limiting opponents to a .225 average and posting a 1.69 ERA over his last four starts. He suffered the loss after giving up two earned runs in 5 1/3 frames at Tampa Bay on Wednesday but has yielded only one earned run in 10 innings over his last two home outings. The former first-round pick will need to be careful with Seth Smith (9-for-20, four extra-base hits against Pelfrey), Jones (6-for-15) and Mark Trumbo (5-for-12, one home run).

WALK-OFFS

1. Baltimore is in danger of falling to .500 for the first time this year.

2. White Sox CF Leury Garcia left Sunday's game after jamming his finger on the bases and is considered day-to-day.

3. Machado was available to pinch hit Sunday and hopes to play in the opener at Chicago.

PREDICTION: Orioles 6, White Sox 5

Preview: Yankees at Angels

GAME: New York Yankees (37-23) at Los Angeles Angels (32-33)
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 12 - 10:07 PM EST
WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

The New York Yankees hope to bring their power from one coast of the country to the other when they begin a seven-game California trip Monday with the opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. New York belted 12 home runs during its three-game weekend sweep over Baltimore, outscoring the Orioles 38-8 in the process.

Four of those blasts came in Sunday's 14-3 triumph, with Aaron Judge hitting a pair to increase his major league-leading total to 21 and Gary Sanchez launching his 10th to give the Yankees a majors-best six players in double digits. Aaron Hicks, who is one of those sluggers, is riding a career-high 18-game streak of reaching base safely after going 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs on Sunday. Los Angeles is beginning a seven-game homestand after completing a 4-2 road trip with a 12-6 victory at Houston on Sunday. Albert Pujols belted his first home run since recording the 600th of his career June 3 and Kole Calhoun drove in three runs for the second time in three games for the Angels, who went 1-6 against New York last season.

TV: 10:07 p.m. ET, YES (New York), FSN West (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Masahiro Tanaka (5-6, 6.55 ERA) vs. Angels RH Alex Meyer (2-3, 4.08)

Tanaka has been in a downward spiral, surrendering five or more runs on four occasions while losing five straight starts after reeling off five wins in a row. The 28-year-old native of Japan has served up at least three homers three times during his slide, including Tuesday's setback against Boston. Tanaka has yet to lose to the Angels, going 1-0 while allowing only four runs over 21 innings in three career starts.

Meyer is coming off back-to-back outings in which he gave up one run over six innings but failed to record a victory, going 0-1 for his efforts. The 27-year-old from Indiana has yielded more than three earned runs only once in seven turns this season but has worked more than six frames only one time. Meyer, who never has faced the Yankees, is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts at home this year.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Yankees have scored at least eight runs in five straight games, marking the first time they've accomplished the feat since 1956.

2. Los Angeles OF Cameron Maybin leads the American League with 19 stolen bases after setting the club record for most in a three-game series by registering five versus the Astros over the weekend.

3. New York designated LHP Tommy Layne for assignment and recalled RHP Domingo German, who tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings Sunday in his major-league debut before being sent back down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

PREDICTION: Yankees 8, Angels 6