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Baltimore Orioles vs Philadelphia Phillies
Interleague Game of the Year on Phillies -146
Philly has really struggled at home this season and was just swept by the Jays, but that's precisely why I like them here. They will be very hungry to get back in the winner's circle and I fully expect them to do so against an Orioles team that is just 8-20 on the road this season. Both teams send southpaws to the hill this evening and that figures to give the Phillies the edge as they are 15-8 versus lefty starters this season, scoring a healthy 5.5 runs per game against them. Baltimore has struggled on the road, scoring only 3.8 runs per game, and it has been even worse against southpaw starters, averaging only 3.6 runs per contest. Bastardo should benefit from Baltimore having never seen him while Hill is 0-2 when starting against Philly with an ERA of 5.74 and a WHIP of 1.659. The Orioles are 7-23 in their last 30 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter and 25-58 in their last 83 road games vs. a left-handed starter period. The Phillies are 12-5 in their last 17 home games vs. a left-handed starter and 36-16 in their last 52 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. Love the Phillies in this spot.

Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins
Interleague SMASH on Twins -143
The Twins are 7-2 in interleague play this season and 21-6 versus the NL since the start of last season. I'll ride them again today behind Kevin Slowey, who is a perfect 7-0 at home this season. The Twins are 6-0 in Slowey's last 6 interleague starts, 7-0 in Slowey's last 7 Friday starts, 4-0 in his last 4 starts during game 1 of a series, and 5-0 in his last 5 starts vs. the National League Central. The Astros are just 1-5 in their last 6 interleague games, 5-15 in their last 20 vs. the American League Central, and 4-11 in their last 15 during game 1 of a series. Plus, the Astros are 1-4 in Oswalt's last 5 interleague starts. The Astros are averaging just 4.1 runs per game on the road this season compared to the 5.5 the Twins are scoring at home and Oswalt hasn't been as dominant as we are used to seeing. Bet the Twins.