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ODDS ANALYSISThe New York Yankees make their first trip to the West Coast this season, looking to build off a sweep over the Royals to reclaim first place in the tight AL East, while the Oakland Athletics are simply trying to string a few wins together.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Red Sox put an end to their three-game losing streak taking the first of this four-game weekend set and in the process showed a little life on the offensive. The Rangers, meanwhile, continue their home struggles after a successful road trip brought them back to .500 for the season.... 

ODDS ANALYSISToo bad ace David Price can’t start every game for the Tigers. With their rotation in flux in between the lefty’s starts, Detroit turned to rookie Buck Farmer for the series opener and things didn’t go to well in a 12-2 loss. Farmer started in place of Kyle Lobstein, who took the rotation spot of Justin Verlander. Price looks to get things in order coming off his finest start of the month when he tossed seven shutout innings in Oakland. The Tigers have won each of his last six starts and improved to 9-1 this season when Price starts. Detroit has also cashed the under in each of his last three turns.... 

ODDS ANALYSISVisits to Anaheim have not been good to the Tigers in the past and a trip there with a struggling offense and decimated pitching staff couldn’t come at a worse time. Despite scoring four runs in three games at Oakland, the Tigers still took the final two in that set playing below the total in all three with the under going 8-3-1 in their last 12 road tilts. The Tigers have been better on the road all season up 2.65 units over their last six away contests.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Dodgers and Cardinals are quite familiar with one another having met in the postseason in each of the last two years and LA is used to losing at Busch Stadium, dropping all five playoff games there in that two-year stretch.... 

ODDS ANALYSISNational League Central Division rivals St. Louis and Milwaukee meet for the third time this season with a three-game set at Busch Stadium starting Monday.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Dodgers look for better results at Busch Stadium than they had last year when they fell in the NLDS, losing Game Four there with Cy Young and MVP winner Clayton Kershaw on the bump. Doesn’t matter to the Cards who’s throwing, they just win and are off to their best home start in franchise history after a sweep of the Dbacks during the week.... 

ODDS ANALYSISAfter getting swept on the road by the Yankees, the Royals continue their road trip with their first visit to Wrigley Field since 2001. The Cubs meanwhile have lost two of three games in each of their last two series and venture into interleague play for the first time in attempt to get back on track.... 

The Chicago White Sox (20-24 SU, -5.84 Units) are very likely to have a battered and bruised up pitching staff by the time they reach Sunday's clash against the Houston Astros (30-18 SU, +12.45 Units).... 

ODDS ANALYSISFollowing a stretch of six wins in seven games the Diamondbacks ran into a buzz saw in the St. Louis Cardinals, getting swept in three games to start their six-game road trip. They look for more success when they take on the Brewers, who were swept by the Giants, falling for the fifth straight time with Wednesday’s 3-1 loss.... 

The Detroit Tigers (28-20 SU, +5.46 Units) have had absolutely no luck against the Los Angeles Angels (23-24 SU, -4.18 Units), losing 13 of their last 16 games against them. The men from Motown will look to break that skid on Sunday night in Anaheim.... 

It has been 14 years since the Kansas City Royals (28-18 SU, +9.24 Units) paid a visit to Wrigley Field. Saturday will mark the middle game of the first three-game set between KC and the Chicago Cubs (25-21 SU, +1.47 Units) played in the Windy City since 2001.... 

ODDS ANALYSIS The Texas Rangers return home following a successful road trip to take on the slumping Boston Red Sox in a four-game weekend set. The Rangers won seven of nine on their journey and look to improve on their MLB-low home win total.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe top two teams in the National League meet for a three-game set when the West leading Dodgers visit the Central front-running Cardinals. The Dodgers are in search of some payback after getting bounced from the postseason by St. Louis in each of the last two seasons.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles will make up games postponed from April because of the riots in downtown Baltimore with a doubleheader on Thursday. Chicago’s only scheduled visit to Baltimore was interrupted by public unrest and games that were to be played Apr. 27 and 28 were postponed. The teams will play a traditional single-admission twin-bill to make up the games.... 

Thursday is an off day for a good chunk of baseball, and it was scheduled to be that way for the Baltimore Orioles (20-22 SU, -2.70 Units) and the Chicago White Sox (19-23 SU, -6.00 Units) as well. That said, after the riots in Baltimore in April, these teams needed to find time to run through a pair of makeup games. The first of those games will be held on Thursday to kick off a double dip.... 

The Boston Red Sox ( 21-24, -$698 ) and Texas Rangers ( 22-23, $670 ) are not too far apart in terms of overall record, but the two teams meet on Thursday while going in opposite directions.The Red Sox started off relatively strong, but have lost 14 of 23 since the start of May while the Rangers have had a good month, going 15-9.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Tigers conceded Monday’s game sitting Miguel Cabrera and Jose Iglesias. Cabrera is a top hitter in the American League and has destroyed Oakland pitching so the A’s caught a break. The Tigers were shutout on four hits playing under the total for the third straight road game and the under is 7-3 in Detroit’s last 10 on the road. The Tigers have leveled off on the field and at the betting window. They’ve dropped below the Twins in the Central Division standings losing six of nine in the red 4.22 units on the moneyline in that span. They are still 3.13 units in the black for the season.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Colorado Rockies appear to be in the midst of at least a modest turnaround, winning their third straight game Monday in the series opener and for the fourth time in six games. The Rockies scored 7.3 runs while hitting .321 during the streak with both losses coming after they scored eight runs in each. The over is 5-1 during that span and 13-9 on the road with the Rockies being a solid over play all season at 24-18-1. Colorado is up 2.51 units on the moneyline during their six-game stretch but for the year they are in the red 4.99 units.... 

ODDS ANALYSISA two-game winning streak was too much for the Miami Marlins to handle. After breaking an eight-game losing skid with a win over Baltimore Saturday, the Marlins made it two straight Sunday, winning consecutive games for the first time since the beginning of May. The Marlins played all 10 of those games as the favorite at home and were probably happy to get out of town. The Marlins fell 10 games under .500 with Monday’s loss at Pittsburgh – five games under both at home and on the road – and are in the red 12.63 units on the moneyline and 14.93 units on the runline this season.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Washington Nationals had their six-game win streak snapped Saturday but bounced back with a win Sunday over the Phillies for their eighth consecutive series victory. A string of 13 wins in 15 games catapulted the Nats into the top spot in the NL East, a position many expected this team to be in. The win streak started when the Nats took the final three of a four-game set at San Diego wrapping up a 5-2 road trip that improved their away record to 12-11. The Nats are a strong play on the over going 15-7-1 on the road and have cashed the over in four of Jordan Zimmerman’s last five starts while winning them all.... 

Offensive problems have been following the Chicago Cubs (24-19 SU, +2.61 Units) of late, and they might have their issues continue when Jordan Zimmerman takes the mound for the Washington Nationals (26-18 SU, +3.23 Units) takes the ball on Tuesday night.... 

Fantasy baseball players and live bettors alike have really been scratching their heads about Clayton Kershaw.
He's the one man on this Los Angeles Dodgers (26-17 SU, +1.37 Units) team which just hasn't lived up to the hype this season. The defending Cy Young champ will have another shot to get back on track Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves (22-21 SU, +3.39 Units).... 

The Washington Nationals ( 26-18, $323 ) are finally surging as they are atop the NL East and have begun dominating opponents. Playing the Phillies and a struggling Padres team is different than another strong team, however, and they will be tested this week against the Chicago Cubs ( 24-19, $279 ) as they meet in a three game set ending on Wednesday.... 

The St. Louis Cardinals ( 28-17, $1,048 ) snapped their three game losing streak on Sunday prior to their three game set at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks ( 21-22, $142 ). They will look to try and close out another series finale victory—this time against the D’backs—on Wednesday....