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MLB Giants -130
MLB Giants -130
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MLB Detroit -115Comment
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MLB Padres +135Comment
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MLB Giants -130Comment
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MLB Giants -130Comment
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MLB Padres over 8.5Comment
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Brad Wilton
Thursday comp play winner is the Marlins and the Nationals to land Under the total.
Miami comes into this series having played Low in 3 of their last 4 games. and the Under stands at 5-2-1 their last 8 games overall.
Washington is on a 6-2 Under clip their last 8 games, and the Under in this series stands at 4-1-2 the last 7 times these division-rivals have faced one another.
Pablo Lopez makes just his second start of the season, while Jeremy Hellickson has made 10 starts this year, 8 of those 10 holding Under the posted price.
Limited offense tonight in D.C., as the Marlins and the Nationals land Under the total.
2* MIAMI-WASHINGTON UNDERComment
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Eric Schroeder
On to my complimentary winner...
My free play for Thursday night is on the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers, and I want you listing the scheduled starting pitchers: Matthew Boyd and Yovani Gallardo.
The Rangers arrive in Motown having lost three in a row, a bit shocking, as they previously won three in a row by a combined final of 29-9. Texas has now lost five of nine, and that was preceded by a seven-game win streak that followed a seven-game losing streak.
Talk about streaky.
Things won't heal right away, as they're embarking on a 10-game road trip that will run through Detroit, Boston and Baltimore. After two tough-luck losses to the Houston Astros the last two nights, I don't see them starting this series off with a bang.
It's a great spot for Boyd, who is winless in his last four starts, but looked good in taming his struggles with a quality start on Saturday in Toronto, where he settled for a no-decision. Good news is, he's in his element with a 3-1 mark and 2.61 ERA at Comerica Park this season.
I trust Boyd much more than I do Gallardo, who will be making his fourth start of the season for the Rangers. His best start came in his last outing against the White Sox on Friday, but he also has a 6.11 ERA over his last three starts.
Take Detroit tonight and list both.
3* TIGERS (Boyd over Gallardo)Comment
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Jack Brayman
For tonight's complimentary winner, I want you on the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles. And I want you to list the starting pitchers Aaron Slegers over Andrew Cashner.
Let's start with Slegers, who is making his first start of 2018, against the lowly Orioles. Slegers pitched 5.1 innings and allowed two runs in relief in his only other Major League appearance this season, back on May 30 in Kansas City. Tonight the young right-hander will be looking to make a statement with the chance he's been waiting on.
And he couldn't ask for a better opponent to try and earn his first big-league win, as Baltimore is the worst team in the American League with a 24-61 mark, and is mired in a 2-9 slide.
The Orioles are just 12-32 on the highway - the worst road mark in baseball - and they have the worst road batting average in the league at .221.
The Orioles won't stand a chance against the Twins, who need a big series after losing six straight and eight of 10. This is a series that could turn things around, especially tonight against Cashner, whose last win was on May 21,
Play the Twins and list both.
5* TWINS (Slegers over Cashner)Comment
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