Soriano 23rd April: 11-6-2 +7.25 Units

KC@CLE Under 4.5 Runs (1st 5 Inn.) @ 3 Units -110
Meche pitched great so far in 2009 and was one of the underrated pitchers in 2008 due to his slow start back then. He also had some dominant outings against the tribe in 08.
Kansas is struggling offensively and also had a tough time against Reyes in the past. Reyes ERA doesn't really reflect his performances so far, I think, because imo he pitched quite well against some pretty good lineups.
Today the wind is blowing in about 10mph and with Hirschbeck both pitchers should get some help because of his typically big strikezone: Meche should collect a good amount of Ks because of it and I expect Reyes to induce lots of groundouts because hitters will have to start chasing some borderline pitches just outside the zone thanks to Hirschbeck.

DET -0.5 (1st 5 Inn.) @ 2 Units EVEN
Edwin Jackson pitched two great games in Seattle and Toronto, with a less impressive outing against Texas in sandwiched between those starts. Jackson only surrendered just 12 hits in 21 innings and walked just 5 batters for a great WHIP of 0.81.He has showed great control so far and the Angels should be an inferior offense compared to TOR or TEX right now.
His past numbers vs LAA aren't that good, but Jackson made a huge step forward late in 2008 and in 2009 by improving his control dramatically and being more agressive.
LAA counters with Matt Palmer, who was roughed up for 13R (12ER), 17H and 13(!) BBs in just 12.2IP during 3 starts for San Francisco in 2008. He also has an ERA of 11.75 after 2 Minor League starts this year and did show nothing during Spring Practice that would have brought him near a Major League roster.
I don't really understand this line since DET has some pretty good hitters and Jackson was impressive so far while the Angels offense (with the exception of Hunter) was slumping most of the time. Also the team total lines (DET O/U 5 <--> LAA O/U 4) would indicate that Detroit should be favored more.