4* Total Money UNDER Pirates/ Royals

Going OVER the total. Man oh man does this look like a way too easy bet to make on a Thursday night. Nats on a 10-1 Over run. Michael Soroka is following up his 0-10 season last year, by somehow being worse with a 3-6 record. A 5.40 ERA on the year. Pretty steady stuff. 5.67 at home, 5.20 on the road. He just cannot get any clutch outs. He actually had a decent month of June, only to get rocked by Boston in his last start with 9 hits and 7 runs in 4 innings of work. Cards aren't heavy hitters, but they will get to 5 between Soroka and the bullpen. And then we have our guy Mikolas who comes strutting in like a peacock with a 7.75 ERA his last 7 games where hitters raked 318 vs him in his 5 June starts. The woes continue on July 4th where he was his on firework lighting up the score board allowing 8 runs on 10 hits in 6 innings of work. I can't believe this is a 8.5 and not 9.5.. I will grab the low hanging fruit. 4* Total Money OVER Washington/ St Louis 

Taking the RED SOX. So this is a little double play action. We have the OVER 9 and going with Boston. Look. I have been hard on Buehler all season. Guy has not been good at all. His home splits not terrible - A 3.93 ERA but a decent .220 BA Against and 1.15 WHIP. He will give us 6 innings of 3 run ball tonight. That being said - Sox are crushing the ball right now.  10-10-9-6-10-11 (4-5) 13 runs their last 9 games. Rockies and Nats not the best of staffs. The offense is humming.  I was high on Taj Bradley. The kid is still just 24 and in his 3 full season of work. So there could be some talent down the road. But this year, not so much. Average at best. He has some really nice starts and then a handful of absolute clunkers.  Yanks tagged him for 6 runs on 9 hits in 5+ innings. In Miami, the Marlins 5 runs 6 hits 4 innings of work. Miami again - 7 runs on 6 hits in 4 innings. 5  runs in Citi Field vs the Mets (all unearned) but 4 hits 4 walks 4 innings. Orioles 1.1 innings 6 hits 7 runs 6 earned. 5 Runs at Baltimore again in 5 innings of work. Do I trust him as a small fave on the road vs a team that has put up 56 runs in their last 6 games? Absolutely not. 4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX

4* Total Money OVER Rays/ Sox