Did you enjoy yesterday’s slam-bang action in baseball? There’s going to be more tonight, coming from diamonds all across the nation. Here are five of the best baseball games to bet on today.
Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka have seen enough. Both of these elite pitchers return to the mound tonight, eager to alter the course of their nose-diving teams. It’s a different scenario for the Tampa Bay Rays, who are fresh off extending the current longest winning streak in the American League East division with a win at the Bronx last night. Will any of these streaks be broken tonight?
Read more about these games below, along with the other two featuring the Toronto Blue Jays versus the Oakland A’s and the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies. Meanwhile, the World Cup quarterfinals is about to start. See our in-depth preview of France versus Germany here, and Brazil versus Colombia here.
[sc:MultiSportArticles ]MLB Picks and Predictions for Thursday, July 3, 2014
Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles (7:05 PM ET)
Line: Texas Rangers (-119) at Baltimore Orioles (+109); total: 7.5 – see all MLB lines
[sc:MLB240banner ]Yu Darvish (8-4, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to move past a recent pair of bad outings as he tries to get the Texas Rangers out of a debilitating losing streak. The Rangers have dropped four-straight, but have won in five of Darvish’s last seven starts, including a 5-0 whitewashing of the Minnesota Twins back on June 28.
With Darvish on the mound, the Rangers hope that they’d be able to slow down the smoking Baltimore Orioles, who clubbed a majors-leading 46 homers in June. The O’s are 9-1 in their last 10 against Texas.
Writer’s Prediction: Darvish’s limits O’s offense as Rangers win.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers (7:08 PM ET)
Line: Tampa Bay Rays (+155) at Detroit Tigers (-175); total: 8.0 – see all MLB lines
After getting tagged with 10 runs by the Kansas City Royals in his last start on June 17, Max Scherzer (9-3, 3.64 ERA) has rebounded well, flashing dominant form in his next two outings, wherein he fanned 21 batters in 13 total innings of work. That form would be needed even more by the Tigers later as they take on the suddenly-hot Tampa Bay Rays, who have won seven of their last eight games. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 3-0 in Scherzer’s last three starts against Tampa Bay. Moreover, the Tigers are 5-0 in their last five games overall.
Writer’s Prediction: Scherzer cools off Tampa Bay, as Tigers get their sixth-straight victory.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies (8:10 PM ET)
Line: Los Angeles Dodgers (-141) at Colorado Rockies (+131); total: 10.5 – see all MLB lines
A day after the Cleveland Indians bombarded them with 10 runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers hope that Zack Greinke (10-4, 2.78 ERA) can restore order on the mound tonight against the Colorado Rockies, whom the Blue Crew have defeated in all of their last four meetings. The Rockies will start Franklin Morales (4-4, 5.75 ERA). They are 3-0 in the left-hander’s last three starts at Coors Field.
Writer’s Prediction: Home underdogs Rockies upset Dodgers
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New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins (8:10 PM ET)
Line: New York Yankees (-159) at Minnesota Twins (+144); total: 7.0 – see all MLB lines
Who better for the New York Yankees to pin their hopes on of ending their five-game losing streak than on rookie sensation Masahiro Tanaka (11-3, 2.10 ERA). Although Tanaka has lost in his last two outings, he remains among the winningest pitchers in the American League. In addition, the Yankees will be travelling to the Twin Cities, where they are 5-0 in their last five games there. Tanaka will go up against ex-Yankees starter Phil Hughes (8-4, 3.58 ERA), whose last five starts translated into four wins for Minnesota.
Writer’s Prediction: Tanaka recovers deadly touch to lead Yankees to a victory.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics (9:05 PM ET)
Line: Toronto Blue Jays (+145) at Oakland Athletics (-160); total: 7.5 – see all MLB lines
The Toronto Blue Jays bring their hot bats to the West Coast to face the majors’ best scoring team in the Oakland A’s. Although Oakland leads the MLB with 425 runs, they have only managed seven runs in their last three games, wherein they were swept on the road by Detroit. A return home could be the spark the A’s need as they are 5-1 in their last six games at O.co Coliseum. The Blue Jays, who currently own a majors’ leading mark of 113 home runs this season, are 3-0 in their last three games against Oakland.
Writer’s Prediction: A’s get back on track, win against Toronto.
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