MLB Picks - Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles August 16, 2016

The Red Sox set their sights on extending their winning streak to five games in tonight's series opener from the Orioles. They'll be sending to the mound Eduardo Rodriguez, who's 2-5 with a 5.43 ERA this season.

 

Rodriguez's has been flat-out dominant since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket last month. He's allowed only three runs in any one of his previous six starts. That stretch features a solid performance versus the Yankees last Thursday, during that your lefty tossed seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball. Unfortunately, his team couldn't capture the win as a result of surprising not enough production at the plate.

 

Speaking of which, the Red Sox, who lead the majors in runs per game (5.52), will look to Mookie Betts to get things going offensively. He’s been blazing hot throughout this month with a triple-slash line of .385/.407/.788. Betts is also 3-for-9 all-time against Baltimore’s starter in Yovani Gallardo.

 

Boston is 5-5 SU in its last 10 road games.

 

Baltimore is hoping for another solid outing from starter Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.17 ERA). His current record and averages this season aren’t impressive to say the least, but the former Ranger has recently put together a pair of quality starts in which he’s allowed just three runs across 12 innings of work. It’ll be interesting to see if Gallardo can keep it going despite owning a 5.26 ERA across five career starts against the Red Sox.

 

Meanwhile, the Orioles have been getting it done on offense, averaging exactly 6.0 runs per game in their previous four contests. Playing a big part of that success are none other than Manny Machado and Mark Trumbo.

 

Machado, the team’s best batter (.305) and hits-leader (139), has gone 7-for-22 with two doubles in his last five games. Trumbo, on the other hand, continues to knock balls out of the park with three homers in his past four outings. He has a total of 34 home runs, the most in the MLB right now.

 

The Orioles are 7-3 SU in their previous 10 games at home.

 

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MLB Picks- New York Mets vs. New York Yankees – August 4, 2016

The Mets'losing woes show no sign of abating while they suffered a 9-5 defeat to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. It absolutely was another disappointing setback for the Mets who have now lost six of these last eight games. With the loss, the Mets dropped to 55-52 in the NL East standings. They're now two games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the 2nd and final wild card spot in the National League.

Pitching has been the main problem for the Mets lately, with New York allowing a massive 40 runs over their last eight games. The onus then is on Bartolo Colon (9-6, 3.58 ERA) to supply a solid start for the Mets tonight. The 43-year-old veteran struggled mightily in his last outing against the Colorado Rockies, surrendering five runs on seven hits and a walk in only five innings of action.

Line: New York Mets (+128) at New York Yankees (-138); total: 8.5 – view all MLB lines

The Yankees on one other hand, will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (9-7, 4.78 ERA). He gave up three earned runs on three hits and two walks over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Eovaldi has surrendered just six runs over his last six starts after allowing 31 runs within the six outings prior to that.

The Yankees are 3-1 in their last four home games against the Mets. Play the NY Yankees tonight.

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