Alan Harris
4 Unit Play. Take #952 Arizona Diamondbacks -130 over New York Mets (3:40 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to complete a three-game sweep of the New York Mets when the two teams meet at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Wednesday afternoon. Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.17 ERA, 1.39 WHIP) will get the start for the Diamondbacks and he will be opposed by Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.62 ERA, 1.42 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Mets. Arizona has posted a perfect 4-0 record in Corbin's last four home starts and they have gone an excellent 21-8 in their last 29 home games overall going back to the end of the 2016 regular season. The Mets, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here today as they have gone just 3-7 in their last ten games after losing the first two games of a series and they have lost Harvey's last six road starts where he faced a team with a winning record. Throw in the fact that the DBacks have gone 7-1 in the last eight head to head meetings between the two teams and we'll lay the short price with them here to get the home win in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon.
3 Unit Play. Take #959 Milwaukee Brewers +120 over San Diego Padres (10:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
3 Unit Play. Take #959/960 Milwaukee Brewers vs San Diego Padres Over 7.5 +100
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for their fifth win in their last six games when they take on the Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, CA on Wednesday night. Matt Garza (2-0, 2.66 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) will get the start for the Brewers and he will be opposed by Jhoulys Chacin (4-3, 5.32 ERA, 1.36 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Padres. The Brewers have posted a 5-1 record in their last six games where they faced a right-handed starter and they have gone an excellent 4-1 in Garza's last five starts. The Padres, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone just 2-6 in their last eight home games and they have lost ten of their last thirteen games overall. Throw in the fact that the Brewers are 5-1 in their last six games where they faced a right-handed starter and we'll take them at the small underdog price to get the road win in San Diego on Wednesday night.
As for the total, the Brewers are a perfect 6-0 to the over in their last six road games where they faced a team with a losing record at home and they have gone an excellent 14-3 to the over in their last seventeen games following a win. The Padres have been an over team as well in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone up and over the number in five of their last six home games and they have gone 13-6 to the over in their last nineteen games following a loss. Throw in the fact that these two teams have gone 4-1 to the over in their last five head to head meetings and that's where we'll have our play as we expect both starters to struggle a bit in San Diego on Wednesday evening.
3 Unit Play. Take #961 Tampa Bay Rays +150 over Cleveland Indians (12:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
The Tampa Bay Rays will look for their third win in their last four games along with a series win over the Indians when the two teams meet at Progressive Field in Cleveland, IL on Wednesday afternoon. Alex Cobb (3-3, 3.65 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) will get the start for the Rays and he will be opposed by Josh Tomlin (2-4, 5.87 ERA, 1.33 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Indians. Tampa has posted a perfect 4-0 record in their last four games where they faced a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher and they have gone an excellent 5-2 in their last seven road games. The Indians, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone just 2-6 in their last eight games versus a right-handed starter and they have lost four of Tomlin's last five home starts. Throw in the fact that the Indians are an awful 4-10 in their last fourteen games when facing a team that scored five runs or more in their last game and we'll take the Rays at the small underdog price to get the road win in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon.
4 Unit Play. Take #963/964 Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers Under 9.5 (7:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
Two teams that have been trending to the under will meet when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI on Wednesday night. Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1, 6.15 ERA, 1.51 WHIP) will get the start for the Orioles and he will be opposed by Michael Fulmer (4-1, 2.54 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Tigers. Baltimore has posted a 20-8-1 record to the under in their last 29 games when facing a team that scored five runs or more in their previous game and they have gone an excellent 42-19-1 to the under in their last 62 games following a win going back to the 2016 season. The Tigers have been an under team as well in the spot they are in here tonight as they have stayed under the number in four of their last five games where they faced a right-handed starter and they are 5-2 to the under in Fulmer's last seven starts when facing a team that scored five runs or more in their last game. Throw in the fact that the Tigers are also 8-3 to the under in their last eleven versus a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher and that's where we'll have our play as our numbers are calling for a low scoring game in Detroit on Wednesday night.
3 Unit Play. Take #965 New York Yankees -130 over Kansas City Royals (8:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
The New York Yankees will look for their third win in their last four games when they take on the Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday night. Michael Pineda (3-2, 3.27 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) will get the start for the Yankees and he will be opposed by Jason Vargas (5-1, 1.01 ERA, 0.92 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Royals. The Yankees have posted a perfect 5-0 record in their last five road games where they faced a left-handed starter and they have gone an excellent 8-3 in their last eleven games following a win. The Royals, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone just 2-5 in their last seven Game #2's of a series and they have lost twelve of their last sixteen games when facing a team that scored five runs or more in their previous contest. Throw in the fact that the Yankees have dominated the head to head series between the two teams, winning 74 of the last 108 meetings and we'll lay the short price with them here to get the road win in KC on Wednesday night.
4 Unit Play. Take #969/970 Oakland A's vs Seattle Mariners Over 8.5 (10:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
Two teams that have been trending to the over will meet when the Oakland A's take on the Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA on Wednesday night. Jesse Hahn (1-2, 2.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) will get the start for the A's and he will be opposed by Christian Bergman (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.15 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Mariners. Oakland has posted a perfect 4-0 record in their last four road games and they have gone an excellent 5-2 to the over in their last seven games following a win. The Mariners have been an over team as well in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone up and over the number in seven of their last nine home games and they have that same 7-2 record to the over in their last nine games when facing an AL West Division rival. Throw in the fact that the Mariners are 6-2 to the over in their last eight games following a loss while the A's have gone over the total in eight of their last ten games when facing a team that scored five runs or more in their last game and that's where we'll have our play as we expect both starting pitchers to struggle a bit in Seattle on Wednesday night.
4 Unit Play. Take #973 Houston Astros -150 over Miami Marlins (12:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
4 Unit Play. Take #973 Houston Astros -1.5 +100 over Miami Marlins
The Houston Astros will look to extend their win streak to four games when they take on the Marlins at Marlins Park in Miami, FL on Wednesday afternoon. Lance McCullers (3-1, 2.98 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) will get the start for the Astros and he will be opposed by Jose Urena (1-1, 1.98 ERA, 1.17 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Marlins. Houston has posted a perfect 4-0 record in their last four interleague games and they have gone an excellent 6-1 in their last seven games following a win. The Marlins, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here today as they have gone just 1-5 in their last six games following a loss and they are an awful 7-19 in their last 26 games overall. Throw in the fact that the Astros are a lights out 8-2 in their last then Game #3's of a series while the Marlins have lost nine of their last ten home games and we'll take Houston on both the money line and run line to get what our numbers have as a pretty easy win in Miami on Wednesday afternoon.
3 Unit Play. Take #977/978 Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins Under 8.5 (8:10 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
Two teams that have been trending to the under will meet when the Colorado Rockies take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday night. German Marquez (1-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) will get the start for the Rockies and he will be opposed by Ervin Santana (6-1, 1.50 ERA, 0.81 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Twins. The Rockies have posted a 5-2-1 record to the under in their last eight interleague games and they have gone an excellent 6-2 to the under in their last eight games following a game where they scored five runs or more. The Twins have been an under team as well in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone 4-1 to the under in their last four interleague games where they faced a right-handed starter and they have stayed under the number in ten of Santana's last twelve starts overall. Throw in the fact that the Twins are a perfect 4-0 to the under in their last four games where Santana started Game 3 of a series while the Rockies are 4-1 to the under in Marquez's last five starts and that's where we'll have our play as we expect runs to be at a premium in Minnesota on Wednesday night.
3 Unit Play. Take #980 St Louis Cardinals +105 over Boston Red Sox (8:15 PM, Wednesday, May 17)
The St Louis Cardinals will look for their third win in their last four games when they take on the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium in St Louis, MO on Wednesday night. Mike Leake (4-2, 1.94 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) will get the start for the Cardinals and he will be opposed by Rick Porcello (2-5, 4.01 ERA, 1.34 WHIP), who is expected to get the call on the hill for the Red Sox. The Cardinals have posted a 6-1 record in their last seven games following a loss and they have that same 6-1 record in their last seven games where they faced a right-handed starter. The Red Sox, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here tonight as they have gone just 3-9 in their last twelve road games when facing a team with a winning record at home and they have lost five of Porcello's last six starts overall. Throw in the fact that the Cards have won eight of their last ten while Boston is just 2-9 in their last eleven games following a win and we'll take St Louis at the small underdog price to get the win at home on Wednesday night.
These are all your MLB Pays for today. Your next MLB update will be Thursday, May 18, 2017.
