The Red Sox have been tough at home, but I'll take the Rangers tonight in Fenway with Kevin Millwood on the mound. So far this season Millwood is 4-4 with a 3.23 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Brad Penny takes the mound for the Red Sox, and while he has improved over his last three starts, he still has a 5.63 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP this season, including a 6.14 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP in Boston. The Rangers are scoring 5.4 runs per game, just a slight advantage over the Red Sox, and behind a strong outing from Millwood I think they take the first game of this series in Boston.
I'm taking the Cardinals over the Rockies on Friday night. St. Louis is fighting to stay on pace with the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and they have one of their most consistent pitchers on the mound tonight in Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is 5-3 for the Cardinals on the season with a 3.37 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 11 starts. Jorge De La Rosa starts for the Rockies and he's hit a very rough patch over his last 3 starts. Over that span he is 0-3 with a 13.50 ERA and a 2.33 WHIP. The brings De La Rosa to 0-6 on the season and raises his overall ERA to 5.43. Add that to the fact that the Rockies are 12-18 on the road this year while the Cards are 19-11 and we have an easy play on St. Louis. Take the run line for a great value here.
Jack jones 6/5
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