MLB: July 17th picks

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Cincinnati - NY Mets over 8.5
Cueto gave up five runs and eight hits with six strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings on July 9 at Chicago. The Reds offense managed only two hits in the 5-1 loss. He was pounded for six runs and eight hits, including two homers, in 4 2-3 innings against the Mets on May 11 - an 8-3 loss.

Santana is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in three career games against the Reds two of them starts. He recorded his only win against them on May 10, yielding three runs and 10 hits with five strikeouts in six innings of a 12-6 victory.

Over is 5-2 in Reds last 7 overall.

Over is 6-2-1 in Mets last 9 road games.
Over is 5-1-1 in Mets last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter

Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Cincinnati

Baltimore - Detroit over 10.5
Olson is 1-3 with an 8.38 ERA in his last six starts. He is coming off his worst start of the season, as he allowed seven runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings as Baltimore lost 9-8 to Toronto on Wednesday night.

In his start one week ago, Rogers gave up three runs and nine hits in seven innings as Detroit lost 7-6 to Minnesota. He had gone 1-2 with a 5.68 ERA in his previous three outings. He is 10-9 with a 4.67 ERA in 28 career starts and 18 relief appearances against the Orioles, but hasn't faced them since July 2005.

Over is 24-9-1 in Orioles last 34 overall.
Over is 6-2 in Orioles last 8 home games.
Over is 19-7-2 in Orioles last 28 games as an underdog.
Over is 5-1 in Orioles last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 12-5-2 in Orioles last 19 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 20-8-3 in Orioles last 31 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

Over is 5-0 in Olsons last 5 starts overall.
Over is 5-2-1 in Olsons last 8 home starts.
Over is 4-1 in Olsons last 5 starts as a favorite.

Over is 9-1-1 in Rogers' last 11 starts as a road favorite.

Over is 12-5 in Rogers' last 17 starts as a favorite.

St Louis -1.5
Lohse is 8-0 with a 2.18 ERA in his last 10 starts with the Cardinals winning nine of those games. He helped them to another victory Friday, scattering six hits in seven innings of a 6-0 win at Pittsburgh.

Peavy is 3-2 on the road this season with a 4.41 ERA.

Cardinals are 10-1 in Lohses last 11 starts.
Cardinals are 5-0 in Lohses last 5 home starts.

Padres are 7-20 in their last 27 overall.
Padres are 3-7 in their last 10 road games.
Padres are 2-9 in their last 11 games as an underdog.
Padres are 7-22 in their last 29 games as a road underdog.
Padres are 1-9 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Padres are 8-20 in their last 28 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

Padres are 2-6 in Peavys last 8 starts as an underdog.
Padres are 2-6 in Peavys last 8 starts as a road underdog.

Padres are 20-50 in the last 70 meetings.
Padres are 9-27 in the last 36 meetings in St. Louis.

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Cincinnati - NY Mets over 8.5
Baltimore - Detroit over 10.5
St Louis -1.5 Closer blows the run line. Cardinals win 4-3