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Arizona at San Diego (-120, 7)



Anytime you can get a starter who’s leading the league in wins, and who also happens to throw for the best team in the league as an underdog, you’d better take a shot.



Brandon Webb is off to a 5-0 start with a 2.31 ERA to help Arizona open the season at 17-7. So why is he the underdog today? Well, Arizona has lost three of its last seven games, which is the closest thing this club has seen to a slump all year. Plus, Jake Peavy takes the ball and his 2.00 ERA to the hill for San Diego.



Pick: Diamondbacks



L.A. Angeles at Detroit (-130, 9 ½)



It’s amazing what five early-season wins can do for a team. After an embarrassing start, the Tigers have lost just once over their last six games heading into tonight’s Sunday Night matchup in the Motor City. Detroit is scoring 7.6 runs per game over its recent hot stretch, but it hasn’t all been about offense.



"The last few days, we've had very good starting pitching, and that's more of a key to us than anything," manager Jim Leyland said after Saturday's 6-4 win over the Angels. "You always look better when you get good starting pitching."



That task falls on Justin Verlander tonight as he squares off against Jered Weaver. Verlander altered his arm angle slightly before his last start, helping him notch his first win of the year by allowing just one run in a six-inning performance against the Rangers.



Pick: Tigers

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