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Big Al McMordie MLB Picks

Date	Match Up	Rating	Score	Result	Profit	Lead Time	Analysis
07-22-24	Phillies v. Twins +101	Top	2-7	Win	101	9 h 29 m	Show
At 7:40 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins over the Philadelphia Phillies. When you look at Ranger Suarez's numbers this season, you see the obvious: a 10-4 record with a 2.76 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 19 starts with a complete game shutout and a well-deserved All Star nod. What you don't see unless you look a little deeper is this: 0-3 with a 7.06 ERA. That's Suarez's stats over his last four starts. The LH will try to re-boot his season with his 20th start tonight but it won't be easy against a very good Twins team and the veteran southpaw is just 1-2 in four inter-league starts so far in 2024. Going for the Twins will be RHP Bailey Ober. The 28-year-old starter was not an All Star but he's having a very strong season -- his fourth in Minnesota. In 18 starts covering 100 innings, Ober is 8-5 with a 4.14 ERA and 1.08 WHIP and he's notched quality starts in each of his last five trips to the mound. The Twins took two of three from the Phils in their only series in 2023 last August (the first time they've played since 2019). Take Minnie. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-22-24	Cardinals v. Pirates -127	Top	1-2	Win	100	17 h 45 m	Show
At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Buccos had their 6-game win streak snapped by cross-state rival, Philadelphia, yesterday. Still, Pittsburgh is 8-2 its last 10 games. This evening, Pittsburgh will hand the ball to Mitch Keller who, along with Jared Jones and Paul Skenes, would form a terrific 3-man rotation should the Pirates reach the post-season. Pittsburgh is 50-49, but is only a half-game behind the New York Mets for the final wild card spot. Keller is once again having a nice season. He's 10-5, with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. At home, those numbers get even better (2.91 ERA, 1.12 WHIP). And the Pirates have won 10 of his last 12 starts. He'll match up against the Cardinals' Andre Pallante, who has a pedestrian 4.21 ERA, with a 1.38 WHIP. Even worse: Pallante has struggled in his nighttime games this season, as his ERA is 6.60 under the lights (compared to 3.22 in the daytime). Take Pittsburgh. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
07-21-24	Brewers v. Twins -154	Top	8-7	Loss	-154	7 h 49 m	Show
At 1:05 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers. Last night's game was a brutal beat for "under" bettors. The game was led, 1-0, by Milwaukee going into the bottom of the 8th inning. The Twins tied it at 1, and the game went into extra innings. The Brewers scored 2 in the top of the 11th to make it, 3-1. Minny tied it at 3 in the bottom of the frame, but the game was still under the total of 7.5. In the 12th, the Brewers scored 4 to finally send it over the total, and the game finished, 8-4. That was the Twins' 2nd straight loss. This afternoon, they'll send righty Joe Ryan against the Brewers' newly-acquired RHP, Aaron Civale. Formerly with the Rays, Civale was brought over on July 3 via a trade where the Brewers shipped out infield prospect, Gregory Barrios. Civale made a start with Tampa here at Target Field back on June 18, and was shelled. In that game, the Twins tallied 7 hits, and four runs in 3 2/3 innings. For the season, Civale has a poor 2-7 record, with a 4.94 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. And he's 1-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 10 career starts vs. the Twins (0-2 with a 4.33 ERA at Target Field). Meanwhile, Ryan's career ERA vs. the Brewers is 1.69. And Ryan's ERA in the daytime is 1.06 runs better than his nighttime ERA (3.31 in 34 starts vs 4.37 in 46 starts). Take the Twins. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
07-20-24	Astros v. Mariners -112	Top	4-2	Loss	-112	15 h 55 m	Show
At 9:40 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros. With the possible exception of the Phillies, no team in baseball enters the second half with a rotation from top to bottom as talented and healthy as the Mariners. Castillo, Kirby, and Gilbert all have 20 starts while Bryce Miller has 19. And all four of those starters have exceptional numbers. The only blemish as far as health has been #4/5 starter Bryan Woo who has been limited to nine starts due to arm and hamstring issues. Tonight it will be Kirby's turn as the 26-year-old RH gets his 21st start of the season against a team he's pretty familiar with. And those numbers against the 'Stros are very good: 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in five career starts covering just under 29 innings. The fact that he gets them at home tonight is another plus as Kirby has been outstanding here this season: 5-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in nine starts covering just under 55 innings. Take the Mariners. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-13-24	Mariners -157 v. Angels	Top	1-2	Loss	-157	14 h 3 m	Show
At 9:35 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Los Angeles Angels. George Kirby was an All Star last year for the first time -- and deservedly so with eight wins and a 3.09 ERA and 1.04 WHIP at the break. But Kirby is having almost exactly the same type of first half in 2024 that he did last season and yet he has been left off the roster this time around. Part of the reason may be because his teammate Logan Gilbert has been named an All Star for the first time but by almost any measuring stick, Kirby deserves to be there alongside his fellow Mariner. The 26-year-old RH is 7-6 with a 3.39 ERA and 1.00 ERA in 19 starts and his 9.91 K:BB ratio is tops in the League. Start number 20 will come tonight in Anaheim against the Angels, a team that has struggled through injury and underperformances the entire first half of the season. In three career starts at Angels Stadium covering 18 2/3 innings, Kirby is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA and 0.80 WHIP with 20 strikeouts and two walks. Heading into Friday, Seattle has won six straight vs. the Halos. Take the Mariners. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-13-24	Braves v. Padres -105	Top	0-4	Win	100	12 h 40 m	Show
At 7:15 pm, our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves. Dylan Cease will get the start for the homestanding Padres tonight. And his ERA at home (3.69) is more than a full run better than his road ERA (4.72). Cease matched up with the Braves' Reynaldo Lopez earlier this season, and the Padres won that game, 6-5. It's true that Lopez is having a fantastic season, and was just named to the National League All-Star team. But teams often lose games with All-Star pitchers immediately following the announcement of the All-Stars (witness the Phillies, Tigers and White Sox last night). Take San Diego.
07-13-24	Twins -112 v. Giants	Top	4-2	Win	100	12 h 40 m	Show
At 7:15 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins over the San Francisco Giants. Simeon Woods Richardson was only 17 in 2018 when he was drafted in the second round by the New York Mets. And it didn't take long for the RHP to make his pro baseball debut that same year in the Mets farm system. Woods Richardson was traded the following season however and then again in 2021 to the Twins and he made his MLB debut the next year at the very end of the season. He had another cup of coffee with the Twins last season in April before spending the rest of 2023 in the Minors. Now for the first time at age 23, Woods Richardson is finally being handed the ball by the Twins on a regular basis and he is making the most of his opportunity. In 15 starts covering 77 2/3 innings, Woods Richardson is 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 64 strikeouts and only 63 hits allowed. Start number 16 will be his fourth inter-league outing and in his prior three, Woods Richardson logged a very strong 2.20 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 16 1/3 innings. Take the Twins.
07-12-24	Cubs v. Cardinals -196	Top	5-1	Loss	-196	16 h 27 m	Show
At 8:15 pm, our selection is on the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs. As recently as a week ago you would have said that the Cubs will be in selling mode at the trade deadline. But back-to-back inter-league series wins over the Angels and Orioles may have given this team new life and now the Cubs are certainly within striking distance of the NL Wild Card if they stay hot after the All Star break. A real test however will come this weekend with a three-game series against their Division rivals in St. Louis as the Cards have taken five of the last six meetings going back almost a year (July 30, 2023). The Cubs will have to face Cards ace Sonny Gray tonight in Game 1. The 34-year-old RHP is having another solid season, posting a 9-5 record with a 3.30 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 16 starts covering just under 93 innings. Gray has plenty of previous experience vs. Chicago from his three seasons in Cincinnati and overall he is 5-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 starts covering 65 1/3 innings against the Cubs. The Cards are 4-1 in Gray's last five starts. Take St. Louis. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-11-24	Braves -135 v. Diamondbacks	Top	0-1	Loss	-135	16 h 33 m	Show
At 9:40 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Braves lost last night, 7-5, and are now 1-29 their last 30 when giving up 4 or more runs. The good news, then, for Atlanta tonight is that its ace, Max Fried, will be on the mound. And the Braves' opponents have only scored 4+ runs in two of Fried's last 10 starts. Over this stretch, Fried's ERA is 2.54. And on the road this season, he has a 5-2 record, with a 2.90 ERA. Brandon Pfaadt will start tonight for Arizona, and he's not fared well at night, with a 2-4 record, and a 5.06 ERA this season, and a 2-6 record, with a 6.10 ERA last year. In contrast, his ERA in his daytime starts is significantly better, at 4.17. Pfaadt has faced the Braves once in his career. That was earlier this season at Truist Park. Atlanta scored 5 runs in his 5 2/3 innings, and won that game, 9-8. Take Atlanta. Good luck, as always....Al McMordie.
07-10-24	Cubs v. Orioles -164	Top	4-0	Loss	-164	17 h 10 m	Show
At 6:35 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago Cubs. The Orioles came back from a week on the west coast and played like a tired team on Tuesday -- and in less than ideal weather -- and were humiliated by the Cubs, 9-2. That loss, along with a Cleveland victory, means that the Guardians now have the best record in the AL as the Os try to regroup tonight in Game 2. They will send their ace, newly-minted All-Star RH Corbin Burnes to the mound to face fellow All-Star Shota Imanaga. Imanaga's stats look impressive on the surface -- 7-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 16 starts -- but when you consider that he was 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA on May 18 after nine starts, then you realize how rough the last six weeks have been for the Japanese RH. In contrast, Burnes has been pretty consistent the entire season as he is 9-3 with a 2.32 ERA in 18 starts covering 112 2/3 innings. In 30 career inter-league games (26 starts), Burnes is a terrific 13-3 with a 2.67 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in just under 169 innings. Take the Orioles. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-09-24	Dodgers v. Phillies -135	Top	1-10	Win	100	17 h 26 m	Show
At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the last week before the All Star break, both of these teams have comfortable leads in their Divisions with the Phillies sporting the best record in the NL and the Dodgers not too far behind them. So this is a huge three-game series at Citizens Bank Park and it will begin with Philly sending out its ace RH, Zack Wheeler. With a hefty contract, Wheeler will be a Phillie for a long time and he's making the team feel good about spending all that money on him as 2024 has been arguably the best first half of a season he's ever had. The 34-year-old is 9-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 18 starts covering just under 112 innings. And if you think those stats are good, check out these numbers here at home: 6-2 with a 1.76 ERA in 10 starts covering 66 1/3 innings. In his two starts vs. L.A. since joining the Phils, Wheeler has allowed three runs on 11 hits in 11 1/3 innings with 13 strikeouts. And Philadelphia is 2-0 in those starts. Wheeler is also 9-1 in his last 10 decisions. Take the Phillies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-08-24	Mets v. Pirates -110	Top	2-8	Win	100	10 h 7 m	Show
At 12:35 pm, our selection is on the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets. Although he's been overshadowed by younger teammates Jared Jones and Paul Skenes -- just named as a rookie to the NL All Star squad -- it should be mentioned that Pirates' RHP Mitch Keller is having arguably his best season. And the 28-year-old probably doesn't mind at all that the spotlight is not on him nearly as much this season. In 17 starts, Keller is 9-5 with a 3.48 ERA in just over 101 innings -- stats that don't get mentioned much in light of what Skenes and Jones are doing. Keller's 18th start will come this afternoon in the finale of this four-game series with the Mets as the Bucs try to salvage a 2-2 split. After a bit of a slow first month, Keller is 8-2 since the beginning of May and he's 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in eight home starts (vs. 5-3 and 3.93 in nine on the road). Keller's career ERA in day games is more than a run lower than it is when he pitches under the lights (3.75 vs 4.96). And in three career starts vs. NY, Keller is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Take the Pirates. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-07-24	Blue Jays v. Mariners -150	Top	5-4	Loss	-150	11 h 45 m	Show
At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays. As most people who follow baseball know, the Mariners have some very solid pitching this season. Their offense however leaves a lot to be desired. With the trade deadline less than a month away and Seattle with a tenuous lead in the AL West, look for the M's to shop for some help in the hitting department. One of the teams that may be able to provide that help is the Jays. Toronto is going nowhere fast and they have some salary on the roster that they'd likely rather move now than hold onto for the next year when it appears things won't get much better -- if at all. But for this afternoon's series finale, Seattle has to use the lineup it currently has as it tries to win its first series since sweeping Texas back in mid-June. No one knows how badly some help is needed than RH George Kirby, who is having an outstanding campaign despite a 7-6 record. Kirby has a 3.32 ERA and 0.98 WHIP overall this season, and at home he has been at his best with a 5-2 record, and a 2.40 ERA in eight starts covering just under 49 innings. Take the Mariners. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-07-24	Royals -153 v. Rockies	Top	10-1	Win	100	10 h 44 m	Show
At 3:10 pm, our selection is on the Kansas City Royals over the Colorado Rockies. Please note that this play will be an "Action" play; do not list pitchers. Colorado will hand the ball to Tanner Gordon, while the Royals will start Brady Singer. Back in 2015, the Blue Jays took a chance on drafting the talented Singer in the 2nd round, but he decided to stay in school and attend the University of Florida instead of turning pro. Next it was the Royals' turn as they drafted Singer with the 18th overall pick three years later and the 27-year-old RH is rewarding them after some struggles earlier on in his career. Now in his fifth season in the Big Leagues, Singer is 4-5 with a 3.05 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 17 starts covering just over 94 innings for KC. Start number 18 will come this afternoon and it will be his first appearance ever at Coors Field. In his only other career start vs. the Rockies, Singer threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings at home last June in a 2-0 shutout of Colorado. He'd love to duplicate that effort on the road today and he has a great chance to do so as Singer has allowed just one run in each of his last three starts going back to June 21. Take the Royals. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-06-24	Astros v. Twins -113	Top	3-9	Win	100	10 h 39 m	Show
At 2:10 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins over the Houston Astros. Don't look now, but here come the Astros. On May 8, after a loss to the Yanks, Houston was 12-24 and in last place in the AL West. If you'd have asked people then, they probably would have said that the 'Stros were on their way to being sellers at the trade deadline. But fast forward two months, and now Houston is not only over the .500 mark, but because of its weak division, the team is in 2nd place and probably looking to acquire some talent for the second half. The 'Stros took Game 1 of this series last night over the Twins who are in a similar position over in the AL Central. Despite the loss yesterday, the Twins are still 10 games over .500 and this afternoon they'll send RH Joe Ryan to the hill for his 18th start of 2024. Ryan is having another solid season, going 5-5 with a 3.21 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in 103 innings with 110 strikeouts and only 15 walks. Ryan's career ERA during the day is a full run lower than it is under the lights (3.27 vs. 4.28). Take the Twins. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-05-24	Red Sox v. Yankees -134	Top	5-3	Loss	-134	15 h 7 m	Show
At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees are mired in their worst slump of the season, going 4-14 in their last 18 games and they haven't won a series since taking three of four from the Royals almost a month ago. Perhaps a visit from their one-time rivals from Boston will help turn the tide. The Red Sox come into the Bronx for the first of three games tonight (and ending with the ESPN Sunday night game on July 7). The Sox are off a three-game road sweep, but that was in Miami against the woeful Marlins and prior to that, they were beaten up pretty badly by the Padres. "Nasty" Nestor Cortes will get his League-leading 19th start of the season tonight. So far, the veteran southpaw has done everything well except be on the right side in the Win column, logging a 4-7 record despite a 3.51 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 105 innings. But he's 2-0 in four career regular season starts vs. Boston and this season he is 4-3 with a 1.84 ERA in nine home starts (vs. 0-5 and 5.63 on the road). Take the Yankees. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-04-24	Reds v. Yankees -165	Top	8-4	Loss	-165	11 h 22 m	Show
At 1:05 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds. Look up the word "workhorse" in the dictionary and you might just see a picture of Marcus Stroman. The veteran RH will likely never win a Cy Young award and he won't be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but Stroman has a way of putting up solid seasons as a Major League starter. After opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID pandemic, Stroman logged seasons of 33, 25, and 25 starts with the Mets and Cubs before signing as a free agent with the Yankees this past January. Stroman has registered double-digit wins in two of the last three seasons and he's heading there again as he is 7-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 17 starts covering just under 96 innings in his first campaign in pinstripes. Stroman has seen the Reds plenty of times in his career from his time with the Cubs and he is 4-2 with a 3.76 ERA in seven starts against them with 35 strikeouts and 11 walks in just over 38 innings. The Yankees are 6-1 in Stroman's last seven starts going back to May 25 in San Diego. Take New York. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-03-24	Astros -105 v. Blue Jays	Top	9-2	Win	100	15 h 19 m	Show
At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the Houston Astros over the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite throwing this season's only complete-game no-hitter in his first start on April 1 at home, the Astros' Ronel Blanco is hardly a household name. The 30-year-old Dominican has had a solid -- but not spectacular -- season since his hit-less performance and he still has a tendency to walk too many batters from time-to-time. Which Blanco will show up tonight in Toronto? Will it be the one who struggled through 5 2/3 innings in Queens in his last start or the one who had three straight wins in his three starts before that, logging a 0.90 ERA in 20 innings against the Orioles, Tigers, and Giants? We'll bet on the latter as it was the Blue Jays that Blanco "blanc-ed" in his gem back in April and this will be his first start against them since the no-no. His only other start here at Rogers Centre was a quality outing as Blanco allowed two runs on three hits in six innings in a start here last July. Take the Astros. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-02-24	Diamondbacks v. Dodgers -180	Top	5-6	Win	100	18 h 8 m	Show
At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks. After a very successful rookie campaign, Dodgers RHP Bobby Miller looked poised for a huge sophomore season. He lit it up in the spring and then came out firing in his season debut, tossing six shutout innings while striking out 11 in a win against the Cardinals. But Miller developed shoulder inflammation right after that and likely pitched hurt in his next two starts, before going on the IL in mid-April. He came back in June and made two starts and, although the return numbers don't look great, both of those were on the road, with one of them being in the high altitude of Coors Field. Miller gets his first Dodger Stadium start since that season debut tonight so I expect much better things from him (although he will likely still be on a pitch count). In 2023, Miller went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two regular season starts vs. the D-Backs. Take Los Angeles. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
07-01-24	Astros v. Blue Jays UNDER 8.5	Top	3-1	Win	105	9 h 7 m	Show
At 3:07 pm, our selection is on the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays UNDER the total. July kicks off with just three MLB games on the ledger today starting with this afternoon affair north of the border. Hunter Brown was going to be the next big pitching prospect for a deep Astros system. And after steadily progressing with big strikeout numbers through the Minor Leagues in 2019-2022, Brown's MLB career got off to a promising start at the tail end of 2022 when he went 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA in seven games. But 2023 was a big step backwards as the luster wore off quickly in a season in which he posted a losing record with an ERA over five runs. The beginning of this season appeared to be more of the same until about a month ago when it came together for the 25-year-old RHP. June was a breakout month for Brown, as he went 4-0 with a 1.16 ERA in five starts covering 31 innings with 36 strikeouts and eight walks. I look for another strong performance this afternoon, and will take this game UNDER the total. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-30-24	Guardians v. Royals -126	Top	2-6	Win	100	9 h 27 m	Show
At 2:10 pm, our selection is on the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians. You can't argue about Lugo's numbers as the 34-year-old RH has a League high 10 wins (to go along with just two losses) with a 2.29 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with 95 strikeouts and 110 innings. Lugo would be 11-2 if he had any run support in his last start when he shut out the Marlins over six innings, allowing just two hits while punching out eight and walking two. But maybe the reason to like Lugo the most today is his 1.80 ERA in six afternoon starts this season (vs. 2.57 in 11 starts under the lights). Lugo wasn't at his best in his other start this season vs. the Guardians in Cleveland so this also is a chance for him to get some revenge. Despite the loss here last night, the Royals are 6-2 in the last eight meetings with the Guardians. Take Kansas City. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-29-24	Padres v. Red Sox -138	Top	11-1	Loss	-138	13 h 59 m	Show
At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Boston Red Sox over the San Diego Padres. Tanner Houck may not be the best pitcher in the American League this season, but the Red Sox probably wouldn't want to trade him for anyone else right now. That's because when Houck goes to the mound to start, the Sox just win. In fact, in his last seven starts -- going back to May 20 -- Boston is 7-0 while Houck is 4-0 over that span. He didn't win his last start, but he recorded a quality outing (2 ER in 6 2/3 IP) here at home against the Blue Jays. He's back at Fenway again tonight for his 17th start of the season and although his home ERA is higher than it is on the road (2.41 vs. 1.85) Houck has 56 Ks and only 8 BBs in his nine starts here, or a K:BB ratio of 7.00 (vs. 4.50 on the road). The Padres hitters have not seen the 27-year-old RH before and that could be a problem for them. Take Boston. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-28-24	Pirates v. Braves -165	Top	1-6	Win	100	17 h 38 m	Show
At 7:20 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates. After playing his first MLB season in Atlanta in 2008, Charlie Morton was promptly traded to the Pirates the following year. The RHP endured some difficult seasons in Pittsburgh but he stuck around the Steel City through 2015 after which he signed with Houston where he had two of his best seasons as a professional. Morton is 41 now and in his fourth season in his return with the Braves and tonight he will face his former team for only the second time in his career (his first was a no-decision back in 2022). In 14 starts this season covering 79 1/3 innings, Morton is 4-4 with a 4.20 ERA with 80 strikeouts and 68 hits allowed. Morton has had two home starts this month and in those outings he is 1-0 while the Braves are 2-0. And he has allowed just one earned run on four hits in 12 innings. The Braves are 153-69 (+14.8 net games) as a favorite of -150 or more, and 39-21 (+6.6 net games) off back to back losses. Take Atlanta. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-27-24	Yankees -130 v. Blue Jays	Top	2-9	Loss	-130	14 h 39 m	Show
At 7:05 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Mets sweeping them in a two-game subway series, combined with an Orioles win yesterday, the Yankees' lead in the AL East is now down to one game. The loss to the Mets was the Yanks' third in a row and their sixth in the last seven games. They'll try to regroup this weekend with a four-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. At 36-43, Toronto's first half has been a huge bust and there's talk of the Jays going into selling mode as the trade deadline approaches. LH Carlos Rodon will take the mound for the Yankees for the 17th time this season. After a 2023 campaign -- his first in pinstripes -- that was an injury-riddled waste, Rodon has bounced back nicely in 2024, going 9-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 84 strikeouts and 25 walks in just under 89 innings. In five career regular season starts vs. the Jays, Rodon has a 3.29 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 10 walks in just over 27 innings. Take the Yankees. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-26-24	Guardians v. Orioles -174	Top	2-4	Win	100	14 h 32 m	Show
At 6:35 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Guardians. After getting swept by the Astros and losing the first two games of this series, the Orioles have now lost five games in a row for the first time this season. The O's will send RHP Grayson Rodriguez to the mound tonight for his 14th start of the season. The 24-year-old has followed up his successful freshman season with an even better sophomore campaign. In 13 starts covering 75 1/3 innings, Rodriguez is 8-3 with a 3.82 ERA. Gray-Rod's only other career starts vs. the Guardians was a good one as he threw five innings against them last September, allowing two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in a 5-2 loss in Cleveland. Rodriguez doesn't have to duplicate those numbers tonight to get a victory as he's been on the winning end in nine of his 13 starts this season. Take Baltimore. As aLways, good luck...Al McMordie
06-26-24	Mariners -114 v. Rays	Top	5-2	Win	100	7 h 32 m	Show
At 12:10 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Tampa Bay Rays. George Kirby will make his 4th career start vs. the Rays this afternoon. And he was solid in his previous three, as his career ERA vs. Tampa is 2.79, with a sparkling 0.77 WHIP. Kirby's in very good form, as his ERA over his last five starts is 1.74. In contrast, Ryan Pepiot's ERA over his last five outings is 5.61 (and 7.07 over his last three). Finally, in Kirby's career, the Mariners have gone 25-10 with him on the mound, and priced as a favorite of -150 (or less). Take Seattle. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-25-24	Guardians v. Orioles -133	Top	10-8	Loss	-133	15 h 54 m	Show
At 6:35 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Guardians. The O's suffered their 4th consecutive loss last night, a 3-2 defeat in which they only mustered five hits. We'll take Baltimore this evening, as it's a stellar 69-48 (+28.4 net games) after scoring 2 runs or less in its previous game. And it's 51-27 (+21.0 net games) vs. southpaw starters. Cleveland's Logan Allen has been atrocious under the lights, as his ERA in 11 nighttime starts is an ugly 6.49, with a 1.59 WHIP. That doesn't bode well for the road team. Nor does the fact that the Orioles' starter, Cole Irvin, as a 2.97 ERA in seven home starts this season. Take Baltimore. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-24-24	Guardians v. Orioles -109	Top	3-2	Loss	-109	14 h 25 m	Show
At 6:35 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Guardians. Heading into this season, the Orioles had a long streak of not being swept in a series. That streak stood at 91 on opening day and it reached 106 until the Cardinals ended it in May. The O's then went eight more series before being swept a second time in 2024 this past weekend by the Astros in Houston. A string of injuries to its starters has Baltimore in a bit of a pickle as we approach the halfway point of the season. Nevertheless, the show goes on and tonight the O's will look to their latest rookie pitching prospect as 24-year-old LH Cade Povich gets his fourth Orioles start. He's still looking for his first MLB victory and it could come tonight at home as the youngster has been solid for his team, and appears to be getting better with each start. Indeed, in his last outing, Povich out-pitched Gerrit Cole. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee has had a solid season, but he hasn't faced many lineups with the power of the O's. Take Baltimore. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-23-24	Braves -102 v. Yankees	Top	3-1	Win	100	9 h 49 m	Show
At 1:35 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the New York Yankees. After getting blown out in the first game of this series on Friday night, the Yankees came back yesterday and did a little thumping of their own, beating the Braves 8-3 to set up this rubber game. But this is the fifth series in a row that New York has played against a team which is well over the .500 mark. And so far it has lost three of the first four series, so it's not like the Yanks are out of the woods just yet. This afternoon they have to face one of the best LHPs in the league in Max Fried. The 30-year-old is 6-3 with a 3.11 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 14 starts covering 84 innings. And Fried has two complete games and one shutout to his credit already. The Yankees will counter with Nestor Cortes. Despite a solid 3.36 ERA in a league-leading 16 starts, Cortes' record is just 4-5 coming into this afternoon's match-up with the Braves. This will be Cortes' first career appearance vs. Atlanta. Fried, on the other hand, is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two career starts vs. the Yanks. Take the Braves. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-22-24	Braves v. Yankees -134	Top	3-8	Win	100	19 h 49 m	Show
At 7:15 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves. With the Yankees having lost four straight series to the Dodgers (47-31), Royals (42-35), Red Sox (40-36), and Orioles (49-26), followed by a blow-out loss in the first game of this series against the 41-31 Braves, it begs the following question: is the 2024 version of the boys in pinstripes just an average team which has benefited by beating up on sub-.500 teams through the first half? We will find out some more this evening, as New York sends out veteran RH Marcus Stroman to face 41-year-old Charlie Morton. At age 33, Stroman is having a resurgence of sorts with a 6-3 record and 3.08 ERA in just under 85 innings so far. Stroman lost his last game at Fenway last Sunday. But prior to that, he went 3-0 in four straight starts while the Yanks won all four of those -- and against pretty good teams in the Royals, Twins, Giants and Padres. For his career, Stroman is 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA in eight regular season starts vs. Atlanta covering 38 innings. Take the Yankees. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-20-24	Rays v. Twins -123	Top	7-6	Loss	-123	8 h 9 m	Show
At 1:10 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins over the Tampa Bay Rays. Minny's 6-game win streak ended in extra innings last night, as Tampa prevailed, 3-2. We'll take the Twins to bounce back this afternoon, as Tampa has struggled vs. righties this season, going 23-32 (minus 15.0 net games), compared to 12-7 (plus 3.5 net games) vs. lefties. The Twins are also a solid 103-57 (plus 11.7 net games) as a home favorite, while Tampa is a terrible 47-71 (minus 16.2 net games) as an underdog. Finally, Minnesota has clobbered losing teams this season, going 26-8 (+15.5 net games). Take the Twins. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-19-24	Royals -170 v. A's	Top	1-5	Loss	-170	19 h 16 m	Show
At 9:40 pm, our selection is on the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland A's. The A's snapped their 9-game losing streak last night, with a 7-5 victory vs. Kansas City. But winning 1 of 10 games doesn't inspire confidence. We'll take Kansas City to bounce back off that loss, as it will hand the ball to Cole Ragans tonight. Ragans has had 10 quality starts of 15 this season. His ERA is 3.24, and his WHIP is 1.15. And over his last 6 outings, his ERA is a spectacular 1.94, and his WHIP is 0.97. Ragans has made 3 career starts vs. the A's, and his teams have won all 3 of those games. Oakland will counter with Luis Medina, who has a 5.87 ERA and 1.49 WHIP this season. The A's have lost 16 of his last 20 starts. And Oakland is also an ugly 30-82 (minus 22.9 net games) vs. AL starters with WHIPs of 1.20 (or less), and 22-59 (minus 22.0 net games) as a home underdog of +125 (or greater). Take KC. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-18-24	Orioles v. Yankees -140	Top	2-4	Win	100	16 h 51 m	Show
At 7:05 pm our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox ran crazy all over the Yankees on Sunday night — literally with nine stolen bases — to take the three-game series at Fenway. Now, New York comes back to the Bronx to face the AL East team which is breathing down its neck, in the Orioles. But it also comes home to some very good news, which is that Gerrit Cole will be making his season debut for the Pinstripes on Wednesday. That’s bad news for the rest of the American League as the starting rotation minus Cole has been one of the best — and healthiest — in the Majors throughout the first half. So adding him to the mix almost seems unfair. Tonight it will be Nestor Cortes making his 16th start of the season. The Cuban southpaw has been the most unlucky of the Yankee starters as, despite a 3.59 ERA and 1.12 WHIP, Cortes is just 3-5 in the won-lost column. But more important for tonight is the fact that the 29-year-old has pretty much owned the O's, going 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 10 career games -- eight starts -- against them. Take the Yankees. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-17-24	Tigers v. Braves -190	Top	1-2	Win	100	14 h 48 m	Show
At 7:20 pm our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the Detroit Tigers. Braves starter Max Fried got pounded pretty good in his last start and Atlanta was shut out 4-0 by the Orioles in Baltimore. But there are no Gunnar Hendersons, Adley Rutschmans or Jordan Westburgs in tonight’s Tigers lineup that the 30-year-old southpaw will be facing in his 14th start of the season. In fact you could say that Detroit’s inability to hit the ball consistently has been a major disappointment so far. Despite his last outing, Fried is still one of the best lefthanders in the game with a 6-3 record and 3.20 ERA in 13 starts covering just under 69 innings. And Fried is an inter-league monster with a 2.35 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 18 starts vs. teams from the American League with 107 strikeouts in 111 innings. Take the Braves. As always, good luck...Al McMoride.
06-16-24	Royals v. Dodgers -1.5	Top	0-3	Win	100	9 h 50 m	Show
At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers minus 1.5 runs over the Kansas City Royals. In Tyler Glasnow's career, he's been favored 15 times at home between -175 and -250. And his teams have gone 15-0 in those games. Glasnow's also been perfect against the Royals in his career, with a 1-0 record in four starts, and a 1.88 ERA. And his teams won all four of those games. The Dodgers have excelled in interleague games, going 53-27 (+9.2 net games), while the Royals have gone 28-49 (minus 10.3 net game) vs. the National League. We'll lay the 1.5 runs with the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-15-24	Reds v. Brewers -120	Top	1-3	Win	100	12 h 6 m	Show
At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers fell behind early and then the Reds stopped a late comeback from them on Friday and won 6-5 in the first game of this three-game series between the NL Central rivals. Milwaukee will counter this afternoon with RH swing man Bryse Wilson. The 26-year-old has made 16 appearances this season with exactly half of those being starts. His overall record is 3-3 with a 4.19 ERA in 58 innings, and his ERA as a starter is slightly better at 4.14. Although Wilson hasn't had a start against the Reds this season, in two relief appearances against them he is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four innings with three strikeouts and no walks. For his career, Wilson is 2-2 with a 2.66 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with 29 strikeouts and only five walks in 44 innings vs. Cincy. Despite the loss on Friday, the Brewers are 16-8 in their last 24 games against division opponents and they're also 20-11 in their last 31 day games. Take Milwaukee. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-14-24	Rangers v. Mariners -145	Top	2-3	Win	100	17 h 25 m	Show
At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers. Andrew Heaney will get the start for the defending champions, and he's 1-7 in 12 starts this season (Texas is 2-10 in those games). Heaney will match up against Luis Castillo. Castillo's home ERA this season is a solid 2.95, with a 1.12 WHIP. And Seattle has won his last four home starts in a row. Both pitchers will be working on an extra day of rest. But that's not necessarily a good thing for Heaney, as the Rangers have lost his last 7 starts when he pitched with an extra day or two of rest. Also not very good are the Rangers' bullpen statistics on the road (6.73 ERA; 1.69 WHIP), especially compared to its very good numbers at home (2.79 ERA; 1.04 WHIP). And, given Heaney's average innings pitched is 4.8 on the road, Seattle should see a lot of the Rangers' bullpen tonight. Finally, the Mariners are 24-11 (+10.0 net games) at home this season (compared to 16-20, minus 4.8 net games, on the road). Take the Mariners. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-13-24	Braves +108 v. Orioles	Top	6-3	Win	108	9 h 50 m	Show
At 1:05 pm, our selection is on the Atlanta Braves over the Baltimore Orioles. Over the weekend, the Orioles swept a four-game series in Tampa for the first time in their history. They've followed up that success with two straight wins at home over a very good Atlanta Braves team, so they are assured of another series win as the third game is set to go this afternoon at the Yards. It's a good thing too, because this weekend they will welcome the best team in the National League (the Phillies). And then, after that series, they will travel to the Bronx to play three games against the best American League team -- the Yankees. But amid all this success in Baltimore are also some challenges as three of the O's starters have gone on the IL, with two of them -- John Means and Tyler Wells -- being lost for the season. So LHP Cole Irvin will once again fill in today and he'll be going against another surprising success story this season in RHP Reynaldo Lopez. Irvin has not had any success in his career starts vs. Atlanta, as his ERA in those games is 9.90. In contrast, Lopez's career ERA in his starts vs. Baltimore is 3.72. And in 11 starts this season, covering 63 1/3 innings, Lopez is 3-2 with a 1.85 ERA, with the Braves going 7-4 in those games. Take Atlanta. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-11-24	Rangers v. Dodgers -155	Top	2-15	Win	100	7 h 25 m	Show
At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Texas Rangers. The big weekend series between the Dodgers and Yankees in the Bronx lived up to the hype for the most part with the Dodgers winning the first two games before the Yankees came back on Sunday night to take a 6-4 decision without the services of star OF Juan Soto (arm). Now the Dodgers go from one AL powerhouse to another as the defending World Series Champion Rangers come to Los Angeles for a three-game set. LHP James Paxton will go to the hill for his 12th start of the season. The 35-year-old southpaw will look to redeem himself after one of the worst starts of his career last time out against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. In that one, Paxton lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on six hits. He's back home tonight where he's done by far his best work this season, going 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA in four starts covering 22 2/3 innings (vs. 3-1 and 5.23 in seven road starts). The Dodgers are 6-2 in the last eight meetings with the Rangers. Take L.A. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-10-24	Blue Jays v. Brewers -107	Top	1-3	Win	100	16 h 0 m	Show
At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays. There's no question the Brewers' starting rotation is a bit of a mess right now. In fact, Milwaukee recently did something you don't see very often -- if at all -- when it used the same starter -- an opener named Jared Koenig -- in back-to-back games on June 3 and 4 against the Phillies. That didn't work too well (the Brewers lost both games). Colin Rea has been used twice as the long reliever when the Brewers have used an opener this season but now he is back in the rotation and will get his 11th start tonight at home against the Jays. The 33-year-old has been bright spot as a starter this season so it seems a bit odd that Milwaukee would want to use him in long relief. In his 10 starts, Rea is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA and he has a 3.07 ERA at home this season (vs. 3.93 on the road). This will be the first meeting of these two teams this season. The Brewers are 12-3 in Rea's last 15 nighttime starts and they're 6-0 in his last six when he's had at least seven days between starts. Take Milwaukee. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-08-24	Dodgers v. Yankees -118	Top	11-3	Loss	-118	16 h 15 m	Show
At 7:35 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles won Game 1, 2-1, in 11 innings on Friday night. That loss snapped New York's eight-game win streak, but the Yankees still have the most wins (45) in baseball. We'll take New York to bounce back on Saturday night. Southpaw Nestor Cortes will get the start for the Yankees, and he's been exceptional at home this season with a 3-1 record and 1.12 ERA (compared to 0-3, 6.17 ERA on the road). And that dovetails with his results over the last 3 seasons, as the Yankees have gone 22-9 at home with Cortes, but have gone 12-13 in his 25 road starts. New York is a solid 344-233 (+30.9 net games) following a game where they scored 1 run or less. Take the Yankees. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-07-24	Red Sox v. White Sox -107	Top	2-7	Win	100	9 h 20 m	Show
At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox. The Southsiders have lost 14 straight games, and will turn to their best pitcher -- Garrett Crochet -- to stop that streak tonight. Crochet has a 3.49 ERA (2.50 at home), with a superb 0.93 WHIP. And he's given up 2 runs or less in each of his last seven starts, with a 1.35 ERA in those 7 outings (The White Sox are 4-3 in those games). Boston has gone just 6-11 (-6.8 net games) this season vs. lefty starters (compared to 26-20 (+6.8 net games) vs. righties). And the White Sox are 57-38 (+28.1 net games) after allowing more than 6 runs in three straight games. Take Chicago. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-06-24	Mariners -140 v. A's	Top	3-0	Win	100	9 h 33 m	Show
At 3:35 pm, our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland A's. Bryan Woo is off to a great start this season. In 5 starts, he has a 1.30 ERA and a microscopic 0.57 WHIP. And Seattle is a perfect 5-0 in those starts. This will be Woo's second game against Oakland in 2024, and he shut out the A's over 4 1/3 innings back on May 10 (Seattle won, 8-1). In Woo's career, he's made 3 starts vs. the A's, and did not give up a run over the 15 1/3 innings he pitched. Seattle won all three of those games (by a combined score of 20-1). The A's are a poor 7-15 (minus 6.8 net games) as a home underdog this season (and 54-110 (minus 25.3 net games) the past 3 seasons, while Seattle is 52-28 (+9.6 net games) as a road favorite. Take Seattle. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-04-24	Royals v. Guardians -110	Top	5-8	Win	100	13 h 15 m	Show
At 6:40 pm, our selections is on the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals. Who would've thought that a June series between the Guardians and the Royals would be featuring two teams that are on top in the division -- with both being more than 10 games over the .500 mark? Both of these teams have been led by their pitching and two of their best go the hill today in Seth Lugo of the Royals and Triston McKenzie of the Guardians. McKenzie got some major run support his last time out as Cleveland beat Colorado 13-7 last Tuesday. That marked the Guardians' seventh victory in the last eight starts for McKenzie, a tall, lanky RH who's had injury problems in the past, but who appears to be 100% now and flourishing with this young lineup behind him. In 11 career regular season games vs. the Royals -- nine starts -- McKenzie is 4-2 with a sparkling 2.70 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with 56 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings. Take Cleveland. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-03-24	Brewers v. Phillies -1.5	Top	1-3	Win	100	9 h 33 m	Show
At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies minus 1.5 runs over the Milwaukee Brewers. Zack Wheeler will toe the rubber for the Phils this evening, and his career ERA in 9 starts vs. Milwaukee is a stellar 2.68, with a WHIP of 1.07. In contrast, Bryse Wilson's career numbers vs. the Phillies are ugly (7.84 ERA in 3 starts with a 2.03 WHIP). Philly lost a rare game at home last night to St. Louis in extra innings, but it is still 24-9 (+11.4 net games) at Citizens Bank Ballpark this year. And Wheeler's home ERA this season is 1.77 with a 0.83 WHIP. Lay the 1.5 runs with Philly. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
06-02-24	Padres v. Royals -125	Top	3-4	Win	100	11 h 12 m	Show
At 2:10 pm, our selection is on the Kansas City Royals over the San Diego Padres. After winning games on Friday and Saturday, the Padres go for the series sweep in Kansas City this afternoon. Cole Ragans was the Texas Rangers first round draft pick in 2016 and spent 1 1/2 seasons with the Big League club in a swing man sort of role. But when Ragans was traded to the Royals as part of the deal that sent reliever Aroldis Chapman to Texas, it was clear that his new team wanted him as a starter. After arriving in KC last August, the 26-year-old LHP put up impressive numbers as a full-time member of the rotation, going 5-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 12 starts covering 71 2/3 innings with 89 strikeouts. Ragans is out to show that the last half of 2023 was no fluke as he's following up that strong second half with an equally solid first half of 2024, including his first career complete game. He'll go for his fifth win of the season today in his first career start vs. San Diego. In 13 inter-league games (six starts) Ragans is 3-1 with a 3.40 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 45 innings. Take the Royals. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
06-01-24	Rockies v. Dodgers -1.5	Top	1-4	Win	100	18 h 49 m	Show
At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers minus 1.5 runs over Colorado. The Dodgers are 5.5 games ahead of the Padres in the race for the NL West division crown, while the Rockies are in last place, 13.5 games behind L.A. For the season, the Dodgers rank #4 in run differential, as they've outscored their foes by 79 runs this season. That bodes well for Los Angeles today, as Colorado is 1-18 on the road vs. foes that have a run differential of at least 1 run per game. And the Rockies are 8-52 as an underdog of +200 (or higher). Even better: the Rockies' Cal Quantrill has been horrible in his career starts vs. Los Angeles, with an 0-3 record, a 9.42 ERA, and 1.95 WHIP. But rather than lay a big price greater than -300, we're going to lay 1.5 runs instead. Take Los Angeles. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
05-29-24	Red Sox v. Orioles -175	Top	1-6	Win	100	16 h 14 m	Show
At 6:35 pm, our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox beat the O's and Grayson Rodriguez last night to even this series at one game apiece. Baltimore will turn to its newly-acquired ace, RH Corbin Burnes, to try to send the Red Sox home with a series loss. Burnes was acquired by way of a trade with the Brewers in the off-season and so far the former NL Cy Young has been as good as advertised -- if not better. In 11 starts covering just under 66 innings, the 29-year-old is 4-2 with a 2.60 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 66 strikeouts and 17 walks. Burnes has faced the Sox twice before in his career and he is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 12 innings against them coming into tonight. In eight career starts here at his new home ballpark, Burnes is 2-1 with a 1.70 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 52 strikeouts and 10 walks in just under 48 innings. The Sox will go with RH Kutter Crawford who has been an enigma this season. Despite a 2.89 ERA and 1.20 WHIP, Boston is just 3-8 in Crawford's 11 starts. Take the O's. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
05-28-24	Dodgers -1.5 v. Mets	Top	5-2	Win	100	15 h 7 m	Show
At 4:10 pm, in Game 1 of the double-header, our selection is on the Los Angeles Dodgers minus 1.5 runs over the New York Mets. The Dodgers' march to their eighth World Championship hit a bit of a speed bump over the weekend. L.A. went into Cincinnati for what should have been a relatively easy three-game series against the Reds but instead it was Cincy that came away with a sweep. The Dodgers will try to re-group on Tuesday in Queens as they begin a three game series against the 22-30 Mets. Tyler Glasnow will get the start in Game 1. And Glasnow has a 3-0 record, and a 0.90 ERA in three daytime starts this season, including a 10-0 shutout win over these Mets back on April 21. Additionally, Los Angeles is 18-6 following 2 games where they had 0 home runs. Take the Dodgers minus 1.5 runs. As always, good luck...Al McMordie