MLB
Tuesday, April 5
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Hot lines: Tuesday’s best MLB bets
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Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds (-165, 8.5)
Outside of a rocky start from Edinson Volquez on Opening Day against the Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds have to be pretty satisfied with their 3-0 start.
Volquez was smacked around for five runs but Cincinnati’s offense saved the day when Ramon Hernandez hit a walk-off, three-run shot to give the club a 7-6 win.
The Reds cruised from there outscoring the Brewers 16-5 over the next two games.
"Since Monie had the walk-off home run, the momentum has been in our favor," fellow catcher Ryan Hanigan told reporters. "We kind of rode that high for the last couple of games. The Brewers have a great team. They're going to be in the mix. They have a great offense, great pitching. It was just our weekend."
Meanwhile, the Astros are still looking to get in the win column and may have to wait at least another day.
Pick: Reds
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (+135, 9)
Red Sox Nation is already in a tizzy about the club’s 0-3 start and while getting too worked up after just three games is a little over the top, some of the numbers coming out of the club’s series against Texas were just ugly.
Texas outscored Boston 26-11 in the series and hit 11 home runs compared to only three for the Red Sox.
“Just a real bad series,’’ GM Theo Epstein told reporters. “For this to happen in the first series of the year leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But we’ll be better than this.”
They have a good shot at proving just that Tuesday with Josh Beckett taking the hill and heading to Cleveland instead of going home to hear all about how terrible they are right now.
The Sox will regroup Tuesday.
Pick: Red Sox
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Tuesday, April 5
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Hot lines: Tuesday’s best MLB bets
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Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds (-165, 8.5)
Outside of a rocky start from Edinson Volquez on Opening Day against the Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds have to be pretty satisfied with their 3-0 start.
Volquez was smacked around for five runs but Cincinnati’s offense saved the day when Ramon Hernandez hit a walk-off, three-run shot to give the club a 7-6 win.
The Reds cruised from there outscoring the Brewers 16-5 over the next two games.
"Since Monie had the walk-off home run, the momentum has been in our favor," fellow catcher Ryan Hanigan told reporters. "We kind of rode that high for the last couple of games. The Brewers have a great team. They're going to be in the mix. They have a great offense, great pitching. It was just our weekend."
Meanwhile, the Astros are still looking to get in the win column and may have to wait at least another day.
Pick: Reds
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (+135, 9)
Red Sox Nation is already in a tizzy about the club’s 0-3 start and while getting too worked up after just three games is a little over the top, some of the numbers coming out of the club’s series against Texas were just ugly.
Texas outscored Boston 26-11 in the series and hit 11 home runs compared to only three for the Red Sox.
“Just a real bad series,’’ GM Theo Epstein told reporters. “For this to happen in the first series of the year leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But we’ll be better than this.”
They have a good shot at proving just that Tuesday with Josh Beckett taking the hill and heading to Cleveland instead of going home to hear all about how terrible they are right now.
The Sox will regroup Tuesday.
Pick: Red Sox
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