Premium picks from Jimmy Boyd
5* Interleague Blowout of the Year on Rangers -132
The Rangers are the better team and I'll gladly take them at home at this price tonight. Texas boasts the much better offense averaging 5.5 runs per game at home to Houston's 4.2 on the road. It also sends the better starter to the hill tonight in Millwood. He is 4-1 at home this season with a 2.19 ERA and he has been even better of late, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.87 over his last 3 starts. Rodriguez has annually struggled away from home and is 0-2 with an ERA of 7.02 over his last 3 starts. In fact, the Astros are 5-17 in Rodriguez's last 22 road starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Rangers are 5-0 in Millwood's last 5 starts during game 1 of a series and 6-0 in his last 6 Tuesday starts. Plus, the Rangers are 9-1 in their last 10 vs. a team with a losing record. Bet the Rangers tonight.
MLB | Jun 16 '09 (8:10p)
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins
-130 at 5dimes
4* Major on Twins -130
Pittsburgh is much improved, but it still has trouble taking care of business on the road where it is just 13-21 this season. I'll back Minnesota at here as it is a healthy 21-12 on its home field. Both teams send southpaws to the hill, but the Twins should get the better of this deal. The Pirates are 5-21 in their last 26 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter while the Twins are 22-4 in their last 26 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Pirates are 11-42 in their last 53 interleague road games and only 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in this matchup. The Twins are 48-16 in their last 64 games as a home favorite and 44-13 in their last 57 interleague games. Take the Twins.
MLB | Jun 16 '09 (10:10p)
Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
-142 at 5dimes
4* Major Tuesday Night Interleague Bases Bailout on Dodgers -142
LA is 23-9 at home this season while the A's are only 11-20 on the road. A big edge goes to the Dodger bats against the lefty Braden as LA is scorching lefty starters for 5.7 runs per game this season. The Dodgers are 19-7 in their last 26 home games vs. a left-handed starter. Meanwhile, the A's have struggled against southpaws, managing only 3.4 runs per game against them and the Dodgers are 8-2 in Kershaw's last 10 starts as a home favorite so it's not looking good for Oakland here.