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 5* Play of the day

Houston Astros +120

Wandy Rodriguez is having a rough season because it seems like he is always pitching on the road.  His last start at Yankee Stadium, Wandy got knocked around in 5 innings of work and then the start before that one he pitched okay in Colorado going 7 runs but getting a loss because of lack of run support.  I think that home cooking will help tonight in Houston and Wandy will go out and pitch like he knows how at home.  Last year Wandy was a great home pitcher and I think he finds his groove tonight in Houston. The opposing pitcher for Wandy tonight is Rangers righty Scott Feldman who has also been very hittable this year coming in with a 5.28 ERA on the season.  I think the Astros bats will come for Wandy today and they take one at home tonight. 

4* Washington Nationals -170

Call me a sucker for this kid Strasburg but I think he should be somewhere in the -200 every start out there! This kid has some serious stuff on the hill and everytime he is going out there he is going against people who haven't seen it yet, it's almost unfair.  The kid is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA since joining the big leagues and it seems to me the Nationals bat appreciate this guy because they always come up to play when he is on the hill, scoring 5 in his first start and 9 in his second to make sure this kid gets the win.  Opposing Strasburg is very hittable righty in Gavin Floyd. Floyd is 2-7 with a 5.64 ERA and this Nationals team can hit the baseball, especially at home and with Strasburg toeing it.  I look for Zimmerman, Dunn and Willingham to have big nights tonight at home, where the Nationals are 6-2 in thier last 8 games and take the win behind the great pitching of the KID.

4* Arizona Diamondbacks+175

REVENGE, REVENGE, REVENGE.  Dontrelle Willis is facing the team that traded him away for a bag of balls a couple weeks ago and I look for him to come out tonight and pitch an absolute GEM in his old ballpark.  Willis is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA since joining the DBacks who are very happy to get him for literally a bag of balls a couple of weeks ago.  I think that this is giong to be a very low scoring game with Galarraga opposing Willis and has been pitching real well since flirting with the perfect game.  In the end I think Upton and Reynolds have something to do with a power surge to get the Dbacks a win on the road tonight in Detriot. 

4* Cincinnati Reds +130

Cliff Lee is a great pitcher, but he is also pretty hittable as well.  Lee will be GREAT when he finds a team with some offense to help him out.  Lee is just 4-3 with a 2.88 ERA on the season which is a damn shame because 2.88 is great but he has no run support so that 4-3 is where I am looking at with this pick.  Let's get one thing strait, the Reds can hit the baseball and I think they will tonight in Seattle.  If the Reds can get 4 or 5 runs tonight then they win this game easily simply because I dont think the Mariners can get that high in runs for Lee! Cueto is not a terrible pitcher and I think will keep them in the game.  Another thing to look at is Cueto is 6-1 with a 4.50 ERA which tells me that the Reds can score runs for this guy and he will win ballgames.  The M's are 2-7 in their last 9 games overall and 2-6 in their last 8 interleague games. I will take the dog tonight in Seattle.

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