The St. Louis Cardinals won’t lack motivation as they try to fight off Cincinnati and Milwaukee for second place in the division. They lost the opener of this three-game set but came back with a 5-0 win on Tuesday. I think they’ll come through again in the series finale on Wednesday. Cards righty Carlos Martinez …
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The Cincinnati Reds have won eight of their last nine after opening this series with a 6-3 win Monday night. Reds righty Sonny Gray (5-3, 3.94 ERA) has been hit hard in recent outings but he is 3-2 with a 2.56 ERA in eight career starts against the Brewers who are 0-4 in their last …
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The Carolina Panthers took a 34-30 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 1. They came just short of covering the spread, but I think they’ll cover a much larger number here against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2. The Bucs are coming off a 34-23 season-opening loss at New Orleans. New QB …
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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers split a doubleheader on Monday. I do however think the Cards have a nice edge in Tuesday’s matchup. St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty (3-1, 3.08 ERA) has allowed two or fewer runs in five of six starts on the season and never more than three. He owns …
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The Atlanta Falcons averaged 23.8 points and 294.6 passing yards per game last season. Quarterback Matt Ryan returns under center and they’ve brought in free-agent running back Todd Gurley to boast a running game that ranked 30th in the league. The Seattle Seahawks averaged 25.3 points and 236.9 passing yards per game last season. Quarterback …
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The Atlanta Braves have scored 36 runs through back-to-back wins, most recently a 7-6 win over the Nats in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Braves veteran right-hander Josh Tomlin (2-2, 3.77 ERA) held Washington to one run on three hits over six innings of a 10-3 win last time out. The current …
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The New York Mets have fon four of their last five, including the last two in this four-game series with Philadelphia. The Phillies are Phillies are 6-14 in their last 20 road games and I don’t like their chances here in the finale of this four-game series. Zack Wheeler (4-0, 2.20 ERA) will take the ball …
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The Minnesota Twins are riding a five-game winning streak while the Detroit Tigers have dropped four in a row. The last two games of this four-game series have however been one-run games, and I expect the Tigers to keep it close again here in the series finale on Sunday. Tigers 23-year-old righty Casey Mize’s (0-1, …
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The New York Mets are slumping and yesterday’s 9-5 setback here in Baltimore made it five losses in a row. The Orioles on the other hand have recorded back-to-back wins following a five-game skid of their own, and I like the price we get on Baltimore in this matchup. Mets righty Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.41 …
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The slumping Chicago Cubs have dropped four of their last five games while the Cincinnati Reds have been heating up, winning four of their last five. Cubs’ righty Tyler Chatwood (2-2, 6.06 ERA) has been atrocious lately with 10 runs and 14 hits allowed over his last two starts, covering only 3 2/3 innings of …
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