Last Week: 4-2 (+1.3 units)
Friday, June 4th
Yankees vs Blue Jays. The Jays are leading the majors in homeruns this year and should be worth a look here as underdogs. They are coming off a series against the Rays in which they won 1 of 3 games but blew 2 leads in the top of the 9th. Despite that fact, their confidence is not shattered and they should be rather motivated to face their old friend Burnett who has given up 17 hits and 8 earned runs in 13.2 innings against the Jays since leaving Toronto.
Rays vs. Rangers. We should have a very low price available to back an 18-9 home team. Yes, the Rays have been outstanding on the road so far but this is a good spot to fade them. They are coming off two nice comeback wins vs the Jays and are only hitting .233 this season against lefties. The Rangers, on the other hand, are hitting .275 against righties and .295 when they are at home.
Saturday, June 5th
Brewers vs. Cardinals. We like the over in this contest as we have two pitchers that might have problems with the power in both lineups. Narveson has been terribly inconsistent all year and posts a 6.89 ERA in his last 15.2 innings pitched. Ottavino was rocked in his last start and should have some problems against a Brewers lineup that is hitting .269 against righties this season.
Sunday, June 6th
Braves vs. Dodgers. We will have two strong pitchers in this matchup when Tim Hudson squares off against John Ely. Hudson has an ERA of 2.47 on the road and faces an offense that has had a very tough time scoring lately. Ely has only allowed hitters to bat .198 against him at home posting an ERA of 1.69. Considering both pitchers have only allowed more than 2 earned runs against them a combined 2 times so far this season, the under is worth a strong look.
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