*3 Star MLB Total Domination* The New York Yankees offense has held it together pretty well this year while many of their key hitters are hurt. Granderson is now back and Gardner is looking better in his last few at bats. The Orioles bullpen has imploded of late, and Baltimore's pitching staff has been giving up some big numbers. Phil Hughes has been absolutely demolished in his last two starts. He was knocked out of the game after just 2/3 of an inning pitched in his last outing. Hughes has a career ERA of 6.58 at Baltimore. The weather should help as it will be hot with the wind blowing out. Take the over.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* Wandy Rodriguez has had some amazing home/road splits all throughout his career. At home, he is one of the best pitchers in baseball. On the road, he is usually pretty mediocre. Rodriguez is at home in this one against a poor Cubs offense. Pittsburgh is quietly putting together a great season. The Pirates have a lot of young talent and they are hitting the ball much better of late. Matt Garza makes his first start since July of last year in this one for the Cubs. Garza has struggled against the Pirates in the past. Pittsburgh is 6-0 in Rodriguez's last 6 starts against a team with a losing record. Pittsburgh is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a day off. The Cubs are 1-8 in Garza's last 9 road starts. Take Pittsburgh.

*3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* The Tampa Bay Rays are really rolling of late. R.A. Dickey slowed them down with his knuckeball yesterday, but they won't face nearly as tough of a test here. Ramon Ortiz, who turns 40 years old in two days, will start for the Blue Jays. Ortiz had an ERA above 5 every year for his past several years in the majors, and now the Blue Jays want to give him another chance after he hasn't been in the majors since 2011. I just can't see it working out in the long run this season. Alex Cobb has matured into a nice pitcher, and the Rays bats are on fire. Tampa is 50-24 in their last 74 meetings with Toronto. Take Tampa Bay.

*3 Star MLB Early Bird Special* The Cincinnati Reds are probably one of the top four teams in baseball right now. The Mets are in my bottom five or six. Matt Harvey is a tremendous pitcher, but if I can get the Reds with Mat Latos pitching against the Mets at even money, I'm not going to pass that price up. Cincinnati has the better lineup by a mile and they certainly have the better bullpen. If Harvey doesn't finish what he started, the Mets are liable to blow it. Take the Reds here.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* Jorge De La Rosa has been a major moneymaker at home for quite some time. I've backed him a lot at Coors Field, and he almost always cashes in. Arizona has been playing pretty well of late, but the DBacks offense just isn't very good. The Rockies can really put up the runs, and afternoon games at Coors Field can yield some high run totals. The Rockies are a perfect 8-0 in De La Rosa's last 8 home starts against the DBacks. The Rockies are 27-4 in De La Rosa's last 31 home starts overall. Take Colorado here.

*3 Star TGIF Play of Day* The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game as winners of four straight games, but Hiroki Kuroda will be the best pitcher they have seen in quite some time. Kuroda hasn't given up more than 3 runs in any game this year. He has a 1.9 ERA at home this year. Mark Buehrle has an ERA above 6 this year, and in his career he has a 4.76 ERA at Yankee Stadium. Several Yankees have torched him in his career (Vernon Wells is at the top of the list). Buehrle has allowed at least 5 runs in 5 of his 8 starts this year. Big pitching mismatch here, and the Yankees lineup is better than most believe right now. The Yankees are 6-1 against the Blue Jays so far this year. Take the Yankees.

*3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* What have the Los Angeles Angels done to be such a big favorite here? After all, the Angels have one of the worst records in baseball. The Angels are also starting Joe Blanton, who has been an absolute disaster this year. The Angels are 0-8 in Blanton's 8 starts this year. The White Sox aren't a great team right now, but it's hard to imagine Blanton laying this kind of number against any team right now. The White Sox are 4-0 in their last 5 games. Take the underdog here. Take the White Sox.

*3 Star Knicks/Pacers Total Domination* I successfully played the 'under' in Game 6 of the Spurs/Warriors series on Thursday night. History tells us that this potential close out games are generally very low scoring. Why is this? The game is played at a slow pace because of how big the game is, and the defensive intensity is ratcheted up quite a bit as well. Since the 2004 season, the under is 32-12 in a Game 6 or Game 7 of the NBA's playoffs. The under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 games between these two teams. Expect a defensive battle. Take the under.

*3 Star MLB Totals TKO* The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers have two of the best offenses in all of baseball. Both of these teams are going to score a ton of runs this year. Detroit is averaging 5.30 runs per game and Texas is averaging 4.62 runs per game. This is the time of the year when the Rangers park starts playing like a hitter friendly park. The wind is blowing out here and it will be nice and warm. Expect the ball to be flying well. Sanchez is a good pitcher, but he has a 7.45 ERA against Texas in his career. Grimm is still a youngster with lots left to prove. Take the over.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* The Washington Nationals are a good team, but they can't hit left-handed pitching. Washington is hitting .192 as a team against lefties this year. They are averaging less than 3 runs per game against left-handed starters. Eric Stults certainly isn't a great pitcher, but he pitches pretty well in Petco Park. Jordan Zimmerman is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and people are finally starting to see that. Zimmerman gives the Nationals a very good start every single time out there. Expect a low scoring game here. Take the under.

*3 Star MLB Early Bird Special* The Cincinnati Reds have the second best record in the National League, and they haven't really been that good offensively so far this year. Finally, the offense is starting to come around of late. Jay Bruce is hitting the ball much better, and Joey Votto is absolutely locked in. The Phillies offense continues to rank in the bottom five in the majors. Pettibone has been pretty good this year, but this is the best offense he has faced yet. Homer Bailey has come into his own and he is now a reliable quality starter for the Reds. The Reds are 7-0 in their last 7 road games against a righty. The Reds are 7-1 in their last 8 games overall. The Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 home games against a righty. Take the Reds.

*5 Star MLB TOP Play Total Domination* The Milwaukee Brewers don't have a very good pitching staff, but with most of their guys healthy they definitely do have a good lineup now. Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez, Corey Hart, Carlos Gomez, etc make it difficult on the opposing pitcher. Milwaukee is better against lefties. John Gast will make his 2nd career major league start for the Cardinals here. Gast gave up 4 runs in 6 innings against the Mets in his first start, and this is a much better lineup than the Mets lineup.

Kyle Lohse is a pretty good pitcher, but he has been awful against the Cardinals in his career. Carlos Beltran is 23 for 45 against him. Yadier Molina is 6 for 10. Matt Holliday is 8 for 15. Clearly the Cardinals see the ball well against Lohse.

The over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings between these teams. The over is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 Sunday games. The over is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 after allowing 5 runs or more in the previous game. Take the over big!

*3 Star MLB Moneyline Value* The Washington Nationals are probably one of the top three teams in the National League. Washington hasn't played great so far this year, but I'm confident they'll end up just fine in 2013. The San Diego Padres are one of the worst teams in the National League. I'm really not a big fan of Dan Haren, and Cashner is a pretty good young pitcher, but the Nationals being underdogs in this one is too much value for me to pass up. Washington has the far superior lineup and the better bullpen. The Nationals are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings between these teams. Take Washington.

*5 Star MLB Early Bird TOP Play* The Seattle Mariners are once again a very poor offense last year. They struggled all year last year against lefties, and they have been bad against south paws again this year. Scott Kazmir is a remarkable comeback story this year. Kazmir has upped his velocity again, and his control seems to be improving. Hisashi Iwakuma has been one of baseball's best pitchers this year. Iwakuma is 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA so far this year. Iwakuma hasn't given up more than 3 runs in any of his last 13 starts. That's some amazing consistency. It's get away day for these teams, and that should mean some key guys are out of the lineup in this contest. The under is 7-0 in the Mariners last 7 as a road favorite of -110 to -150. The under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 against a lefty. The under is 4-0 in Iwakuma's last 4 against the AL Central. The under is 4-0 in the Indians last 4 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in the previous game. The under is 4-0-1 in the Indians last 5 against a righty. Take the under big!

*3 Star MLB Runline Value* The Kansas City Royals continue to prove they are a completely different team than they were a year ago. Kansas City has a strong lineup and a much improved pitching staff. Jeremy Guthrie has been excellent for the Royals. The Royals are 16-5 in Guthrie's last 21 starts. I believe Houston is the worst team in baseball. The Astros have a horrific starting rotation and a terrible bullpen. The lineup doesn't have any premier hitters. Kansas City hits lefties well and the Astros start Keuchel in this one. Big mismatch here. Take the Royals -1.5.

*3 Star MLB Total Domination* The Washington Nationals will start Zach Duke in this one. Duke hasn't started a game since 2011, and he has an 8.40 ERA out of the bullpen this year. San Francisco's lineup is much better this year than it was in 2012. Ryan Vogelsong was great in 2011 and 2012, but he has been awful of late. Vogelsong has given up at least 6 runs in each of his last 4 starts. Washington's lineup is much better than it has shown of late, and I think they could break out in this game. The over is 6-0 in Vogelsong's last 6 home games. The over is 5-0 in Vogelsong's last 6 Monday starts. The over is 10-1-1 in Vogelsong's last 12 as a home favorite. The over is 6-0 in the last 6 games between these two teams. Take the over.

*3 Star MLB Total Domination* The New York Yankees offense has held it together pretty well this year while many of their key hitters are hurt. Granderson is now back and Gardner is looking better in his last few at bats. The Orioles bullpen has imploded of late, and Baltimore's pitching staff has been giving up some big numbers. Phil Hughes has been absolutely demolished in his last two starts. He was knocked out of the game after just 2/3 of an inning pitched in his last outing. Hughes has a career ERA of 6.58 at Baltimore. The weather should help as it will be hot with the wind blowing out. Take the over.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* Wandy Rodriguez has had some amazing home/road splits all throughout his career. At home, he is one of the best pitchers in baseball. On the road, he is usually pretty mediocre. Rodriguez is at home in this one against a poor Cubs offense. Pittsburgh is quietly putting together a great season. The Pirates have a lot of young talent and they are hitting the ball much better of late. Matt Garza makes his first start since July of last year in this one for the Cubs. Garza has struggled against the Pirates in the past. Pittsburgh is 6-0 in Rodriguez's last 6 starts against a team with a losing record. Pittsburgh is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a day off. The Cubs are 1-8 in Garza's last 9 road starts. Take Pittsburgh.

*3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* The Tampa Bay Rays are really rolling of late. R.A. Dickey slowed them down with his knuckeball yesterday, but they won't face nearly as tough of a test here. Ramon Ortiz, who turns 40 years old in two days, will start for the Blue Jays. Ortiz had an ERA above 5 every year for his past several years in the majors, and now the Blue Jays want to give him another chance after he hasn't been in the majors since 2011. I just can't see it working out in the long run this season. Alex Cobb has matured into a nice pitcher, and the Rays bats are on fire. Tampa is 50-24 in their last 74 meetings with Toronto. Take Tampa Bay.

*3 Star MLB Early Bird Special* The Cincinnati Reds are probably one of the top four teams in baseball right now. The Mets are in my bottom five or six. Matt Harvey is a tremendous pitcher, but if I can get the Reds with Mat Latos pitching against the Mets at even money, I'm not going to pass that price up. Cincinnati has the better lineup by a mile and they certainly have the better bullpen. If Harvey doesn't finish what he started, the Mets are liable to blow it. Take the Reds here.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* Jorge De La Rosa has been a major moneymaker at home for quite some time. I've backed him a lot at Coors Field, and he almost always cashes in. Arizona has been playing pretty well of late, but the DBacks offense just isn't very good. The Rockies can really put up the runs, and afternoon games at Coors Field can yield some high run totals. The Rockies are a perfect 8-0 in De La Rosa's last 8 home starts against the DBacks. The Rockies are 27-4 in De La Rosa's last 31 home starts overall. Take Colorado here.