Toronto +1.08 over BOSTON
Anytime you can get a price on the Blue Jays Doc Holliday don’t ask any questions, just take it. Halliday is the straight goods and has been perhaps the most reliable pitcher in all of baseball over the past five years. His ERA this season is 2.84, which is just another typical year for Halliday. Over his last two starts, he beat both the Yanks and Boston, allowing one earned run combined, none to the Yanks and one to the Red Sox. Josh Beckett is rock solid too and this is a great match-up. However, the Jays offense has been producing all year while the Red Sox offense has not and again, Roy Halliday plus anything is always worthy of a play. Of course the Jays can win here. Play: Toronto +1.08 (Risking 1.5 units).
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WASHINGTON –1½ +1.38 over Florida
The Marlins come in here 6-18, they’ve dropped five in a row, all at home and although they’ve scored a few runs in a game on occasion, when they face a decent starter it’s a rarity to see them score more than twice. The Marlins are a horrible baseball team with very little upside and to make matters worse, Brian Moehler and his 9. 82 ERA and his 16.71 road ERA will go for the Fish. The Nationals are 9-18, which isn’t much better than the Marlins but don’t be fooled by that. They have an abundance of talent and haven’t played so good thus far but are starting to come around, going 2-2 over their last four games against the Cardinals and Mets. Tony Armas Jr. will get the start for Washington. He’s 2-2 thus far, however, he’s been impressive as always with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.46 ERA at home. Armas has always had wicked stuff but hasn’t been able to say healthy long enough for the average fan to learn just how talented this guy really is. Anyway, the Nats should cruise to an easy win here. Play: Washington –1½ +1.38 (Risking 1.5 units).
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San Diego +1.07 over LOS ANGELES
Low total here (7½) could very well be the result of these two pitchers going head-to-head last week in San Diego with the final score being 3-0 Dodgers. That was than, this is now and the chance of Jae Sao throwing a similar game is very unlikely. Sao, prior to that start in San Diego, had a 7.64 ERA and allowed five homers through his first four starts. That’s the Jae Sao we’ll likely see tonight, as he’s one of the most hittable pitchers in the game and the Padres are scoring runs on the road with relative ease. Chris Young has pitched very decent for the Padres. He’s struck out 26 hitters in 29 frames and has allowed just 21 hits. The Padres have reeled off three in a row and have run their road record to 7-4. Play: San Diego +1.07 (Risking 1.5 units).
Anytime you can get a price on the Blue Jays Doc Holliday don’t ask any questions, just take it. Halliday is the straight goods and has been perhaps the most reliable pitcher in all of baseball over the past five years. His ERA this season is 2.84, which is just another typical year for Halliday. Over his last two starts, he beat both the Yanks and Boston, allowing one earned run combined, none to the Yanks and one to the Red Sox. Josh Beckett is rock solid too and this is a great match-up. However, the Jays offense has been producing all year while the Red Sox offense has not and again, Roy Halliday plus anything is always worthy of a play. Of course the Jays can win here. Play: Toronto +1.08 (Risking 1.5 units).
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The Marlins come in here 6-18, they’ve dropped five in a row, all at home and although they’ve scored a few runs in a game on occasion, when they face a decent starter it’s a rarity to see them score more than twice. The Marlins are a horrible baseball team with very little upside and to make matters worse, Brian Moehler and his 9. 82 ERA and his 16.71 road ERA will go for the Fish. The Nationals are 9-18, which isn’t much better than the Marlins but don’t be fooled by that. They have an abundance of talent and haven’t played so good thus far but are starting to come around, going 2-2 over their last four games against the Cardinals and Mets. Tony Armas Jr. will get the start for Washington. He’s 2-2 thus far, however, he’s been impressive as always with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.46 ERA at home. Armas has always had wicked stuff but hasn’t been able to say healthy long enough for the average fan to learn just how talented this guy really is. Anyway, the Nats should cruise to an easy win here. Play: Washington –1½ +1.38 (Risking 1.5 units).
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Low total here (7½) could very well be the result of these two pitchers going head-to-head last week in San Diego with the final score being 3-0 Dodgers. That was than, this is now and the chance of Jae Sao throwing a similar game is very unlikely. Sao, prior to that start in San Diego, had a 7.64 ERA and allowed five homers through his first four starts. That’s the Jae Sao we’ll likely see tonight, as he’s one of the most hittable pitchers in the game and the Padres are scoring runs on the road with relative ease. Chris Young has pitched very decent for the Padres. He’s struck out 26 hitters in 29 frames and has allowed just 21 hits. The Padres have reeled off three in a row and have run their road record to 7-4. Play: San Diego +1.07 (Risking 1.5 units).
