Chicago White Sox (-115) MLB Odds Wed July 23 ‘08 2:05p
Now we are not in the habit of playing on first time starters are favorites, but Clayton Richard of the Chicago White Sox has the tools to be something special, and he gets the call at a reasonable price over the Texas Rangers this afternoon. Richard was one of the starting pitchers in the All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium during the All-Star break, and for very good reason. He was a perfect 6-0 in six starts after getting promoted to AAA, and most impressive was his 29/4 strikeout to walk ratio. It certainly helps that Richard has a first place team behind him and that he has the support of an excellent White Sox bullpen that owns a collective 3.25 ERA. Texas starter Kevin Millwood may be approaching the end of the line. He is 6-6, but with a high 5.23 ERA and 1.72 WHIP this season, and he has gone five consecutive outings without recording a Quality Start. Perhaps worst of all is that he has allowed 30 hits in 16.2 innings over his last three starts. In this battle between a pitcher with a great future and a veteran that has seen better days, we look for youth to prevail. MLB Free Pick: White Sox -115
 
Los Angeles Dodgers (-115) MLB Odds Wed July 23 ‘08 3:05p
This matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies in Denver seems like a pitching mismatch favoring the road club at a very reasonable price. Hiroki Kuroda may have just a 5-6 record, but he has a 3.79 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 107 innings, and he has looked downright unhittable at times. Sure he is coming off of one of his worst starts of the year vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks, but Kuroda had allowed a grand total of three runs in 22.2 innings in his previous three starts, including two scoreless outings. He is looking to atone for a poor outing vs. the Rockies in LA, and we think that he gets his revenge here. Glendon Rusch is a veteran journeyman that has survived in the majors for this long solely because he is left-handed. The fact of the matter is that he is not nearly as serviceable as he once was, as he has a 5.79 ERA and a poor 1.58 WHIP in 37.1 innings this season. He is facing a Dodgers lineup that is hitting a very respectable .282 vs. left-handed pitching on the road this season. The Rockies have scored 10 runs in each of the first two games if this series, but they managed to lose the series opener and we do not expect another offensive explosion vs. Kuroda, so look for the Dodgers to prevail. MLB Free Picks: Dodgers -115

Seattle Mariners (-123) MLB Odds Wed July 23 ‘08 4:40p
The Boston Red Sox have taken the first two games of this series against their hosts tonight the Seattle Mariners. I am predicting a third straight victory will not occur in this spot. The BoSox previous to their mini win streak, had lost 10 of their L/12 road games, and have a strong possibility of adding to those negative numbers , as they send the struggling Clay Buchholz (2-5, 5.88 ERA) to the hill. The young right hander has been every inconsistent this season, failing to make it past the 6th inning in his L/5 starts and has been battered in recent outings, giving up 21 ERs in his L/17 innings of work . It must be noted that the BoSox have lost 7 straight road games when Buchholz starts. Meanwhile, the Mariners will return fire with up and coming pitching star Felix Hernandez(7-6, 2.95 ERA). After a slow beginning to his campaign the right hander ,has allowed more than 3 ERs only once in his L/10 starts and is 5-1 along with a minuscule 1.84 ERA in his L/7 starts. The Mariners are also 4-1 in his last 5 starts against the Red Sox , including a gem at Fenway Park, where he allowed just one hit in a shutout win. Considering the BoSox are 4-17 on the road against a pitcher with a 4.00 ERA or better this season, it will be an easy decision to back Hernandez to bring us home some dough on the moneyline. Play on the Seattle Mariners

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