TEAM TIPS
The Orioles are playing well, winning seven of their last eight games following a 2-11 slump. Baltimore has won five in a row. The Orioles have won nine of their last 12 interleague contests, batting .295 and averaging a home run per game during interleague. Baltimore, though, has dropped 36 of its past 51 road games. Rookie Koji Uehara is looking for his first win since April 13. The 34-year-old right-hander won his first two starts of the season, but is winless in his past nine outings. Baltimore is 2-7 in these games. Uehara, who played in Japan for 10 years, has a respectable 3.73 ERA during his past nine starts. The Orioles have averaged just 2.3 runs for Uehara during his last nine appearances. The Orioles’ bullpen could get a boost with former closer Chris Ray re-joining the team following a successful minor league stint with Triple-A Norfolk.
Florida lefty Andrew Miller is looking to rebound from his first loss in four starts. Miller is 2-0 with a 3.49 in five starts at home this season. The Marlins, though, are 4-10 in Miller’s past 14 starts. Miller is still striving for consistency and needs to cut down on his walks. He hasn’t gotten past the sixth inning since May 22. He allowed four runs and seven hits with six strikeouts and four walks in 5 1/3 innings during a 6-1 road loss to Boston on Wednesday. The Marlins are 13-5 all-time versus the Orioles. The Marlins are 8-1 at home against the Orioles, although they last hosted them way back in 2001. Florida is 12-27 in its last 39 games when facing a right-handed starter. The Marlins’ bullpen could be less effective with setup man Kiko Calero going on the DL with a shoulder injury. PROJECTED SCORE: 5 (Side of the Day)
TOP TRENDS
Baltimore is 10-4 as a road favorite.
The Under is 9-2-2 in the Orioles’ last 13 games as chalk.
The Over is 9-2 in Florida’s last 11 interleague home games versus a right-handed starter.
The Over has cashed 11 of the last 14 times in the Marlins’ interleague home contests.
TEAM TIPS Dodgers: The Dodgers are 25-16 since Manny Ramirez was suspended, the best record in baseball during this time span. Even though the Dodgers have lost 38 of their last 51 interleague games, they haven’t lost a series in a month. This includes capturing road series against the Rangers and Angels. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda hasn’t won since coming off the DL on June 1 following a strained oblique that cost him nearly two months. In his last two starts, Kuroda has been touched for nine earned runs in 11 2/3 innings. He is 0-3 with a 4.43 ERA in his last four outings. His last victory came on opening day. Kuroda did reach 95 mph on his fastball, so he should be at full strength. Kuroda has never faced the White Sox. He is 0-3 with a 6.11 ERA in three starts versus American League opponents.
The White Sox are 3-8 in their last 11 home games. They are batting just .219 at U.S. Cellular Field, while averaging just 3.4 runs in 34 home games. Chicago has won eight of its last nine interleague matchups at home. Lefty John Danks is off one of his best games of the season. He held the Cubs to one run on five hits with no walks and nine strikeouts in seven-plus innings en route to a 4-1 victory Wednesday. Danks is 5-5 and has a 4.48 ERA. However, he’s been lights out lately when facing National League clubs. Danks has allowed two runs in 25 innings, for a 0.72 ERA during his last four starts versus National League foes. He faced the Dodgers once, giving up no runs on four hits in six innings last June 26. The under is 7-1 in Danks’ last eight starts as a favorite.
PROJECTED SCORE: 5 (OVER - Total of the Day)
TOP TRENDS
The Dodgers are 15-5 in their last 20 against teams with a losing record.
The Under is 39-17-3 in the Dodgers’ past 59 interleague road matchups.
The Under is 10-1-1 in the White Sox’s last 12 games against NL West Division foes.
The Under has cashed 15 of the past 22 times in Danks’ starts versus a team with a winning mark.
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