*4 Star MLB Play of Day* The Washington Nationals are a good team, but they can't hit left-handed pitching. Washington is hitting .192 as a team against lefties this year. They are averaging less than 3 runs per game against left-handed starters. Eric Stults certainly isn't a great pitcher, but he pitches pretty well in Petco Park. Jordan Zimmerman is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and people are finally starting to see that. Zimmerman gives the Nationals a very good start every single time out there. Expect a low scoring game here. Take the under.

*3 Star MLB Totals TKO* The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers have two of the best offenses in all of baseball. Both of these teams are going to score a ton of runs this year. Detroit is averaging 5.30 runs per game and Texas is averaging 4.62 runs per game. This is the time of the year when the Rangers park starts playing like a hitter friendly park. The wind is blowing out here and it will be nice and warm. Expect the ball to be flying well. Sanchez is a good pitcher, but he has a 7.45 ERA against Texas in his career. Grimm is still a youngster with lots left to prove. Take the over.

*3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* What have the Los Angeles Angels done to be such a big favorite here? After all, the Angels have one of the worst records in baseball. The Angels are also starting Joe Blanton, who has been an absolute disaster this year. The Angels are 0-8 in Blanton's 8 starts this year. The White Sox aren't a great team right now, but it's hard to imagine Blanton laying this kind of number against any team right now. The White Sox are 4-0 in their last 5 games. Take the underdog here. Take the White Sox.

*3 Star Knicks/Pacers Total Domination* I successfully played the 'under' in Game 6 of the Spurs/Warriors series on Thursday night. History tells us that this potential close out games are generally very low scoring. Why is this? The game is played at a slow pace because of how big the game is, and the defensive intensity is ratcheted up quite a bit as well. Since the 2004 season, the under is 32-12 in a Game 6 or Game 7 of the NBA's playoffs. The under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 games between these two teams. Expect a defensive battle. Take the under.

*3 Star TGIF Play of Day* The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game as winners of four straight games, but Hiroki Kuroda will be the best pitcher they have seen in quite some time. Kuroda hasn't given up more than 3 runs in any game this year. He has a 1.9 ERA at home this year. Mark Buehrle has an ERA above 6 this year, and in his career he has a 4.76 ERA at Yankee Stadium. Several Yankees have torched him in his career (Vernon Wells is at the top of the list). Buehrle has allowed at least 5 runs in 5 of his 8 starts this year. Big pitching mismatch here, and the Yankees lineup is better than most believe right now. The Yankees are 6-1 against the Blue Jays so far this year. Take the Yankees.

*3 Star MLB Play of Day* The San Francisco Giants are coming off a disappointing trip to Toronto. The Blue Jays scored 21 runs on San Francisco in the brief two game series. The Giants have one of the better pitching staffs in baseball, and this kind of thing doesn't happen to them very often. Matt Cain has served as the stopper for the Giants for the past few years. Cain is consistently very good no matter where he pitches. Coors Field has been bad to a lot of pitchers, but Cain has success there. The Giants are 5-0 in Cain's last 5 starts at Coors. San Francisco is the more complete team here and they have a major edge at starting pitcher here. Take the Giants.

*3 Star Spurs/Warriors Total Domination* History tells us that close out situations are a very good opportunity to bet on the under. Since 2004, potential close out games that are either Game 6 or Game 7 in the series have gone under 31 times versus just 12 overs. The pace of the game slows down and the defensive intensity picks up. The Spurs aren't pushing the tempo nearly as much in this series as they did during the regular season. Both of these teams rank in the top 8 in the NBA in field goal percentage defense. Mark Jackson is going to be preaching defense to his young team in this game. The under is 12-3-1 in the Spurs last 16 road games. Take the under.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* The Boston Red Sox are hitting the skids a bit of late, while the Tampa Bay Rays are flying high after a terrible start. History tells us that Joe Maddon's Tampa Bay Rays will be in contention at the end of the season, and they have always been great at home. David Price has been subpar this year, but he has a 2.99 career ERA against Boston. The Red Sox have been terrible against lefties all year. On the other side, Tampa Bay excels against lefties. Tampa Bay is 6-0 in their last 6 games. Boston is 0-5 in their last 5 against a lefty. They are 0-4 in their last 4 road games. Take Tampa Bay.

*3 Star MLB Late Night BAILOUT* Wade Davis and Barry Enright aren't guys that I would ever trust. Enright had an ERA over 7 in Arizona a couple years ago and he has been a disaster ever since a decent rookie season in 2010. Davis has a 5.86 ERA this year, and he gives up runs in bunches. The Angels offense is starting to look better of late, and they should feast on his mistakes. The Royals offense is very good as well, and Enright hasn't given me any reason to believe he'll slow them down. Take the over.

*4 Star MLB Play of Day* The Kansas City Royals are a much improved team from a year ago. The Los Angeles Angels just can't get things going in the right direction. One of the main reasons KC is so much better this year is their starting pitching. Jeremy Guthrie has been their best starter. Guthrie's has been a huge moneymaker for bettors from the end of 2012 to early 2013. The Royals are 10-2 in Guthrie's last 12 starts as an underdog. Kansas City is 9-0 in Guthrie's last 9 starts on 4 days of rest. The Royals are batting .291 against lefties this year and Jason Vargas has been disappointing for the Angels. The wrong team is favored here. Take the Royals.

*3 Star MLB Total Domination* The Seattle Mariners aren't a good offensive team. Seattle does have one of the best pitchers in baseball in King Felix though. Felix Hernandez will start in this one, and he has an ERA of less than 2 in his last 5 starts at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees lineup isn't nearly as strong as normal right now, and Hernandez is really on a roll of late. CC Sabathia has pitched very well this year and the Mariners struggle against lefties. The under is 4-0 in the Yankees last 4 games. The under is 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings between these teams. The under is 6-1-1 in Hernandez's last 8 starts. Take the under.

*3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* The San Diego Padres are 6-13 on the road this year, and they are one of the worst teams in baseball this season. Baltimore continues to be undervalued by the oddsmakers. The Orioles have what it takes to contend all year. Baltimore's great bullpen helps them win a lot of close games. Andrew Cashner has pitched pretty well of late, but this is a very good Orioles lineup. The Padres lineup is weak, and Chris Tillman has a solid 3.79 ERA this year. Too short of a price on a good home team here. Take Baltimore.