This is a 10* AL EAST TOY on the OVER Orioles/Yanks.

It's a big AL East matchup here to open up the new week as we head towards the half way point of the season, and I believe we're in for some offensive fireworks here in the opener.

Baltimore is 5.5 games back of Tampa Bay, and New York is 9.5 games back of first place in the division.

Tyler Wells is 6-4 with a 3.21 ERA and 0.98 WHIP for the Orioles, while Domingo German is 5-5 with a 4.54 ERA for the Yanks.

German had vien up 17 earned runs in consecutive losses to Boston and Seattle, before throwing 99 pitches and getting nine K's in an 11-0 win over the lowly A's last time out.

But can anyone say immediate "letdown" spot here after that gem? It's one thing to dominate the A's this year, and quite another to do the same to the Orioles.

Baltimore snapped a four-game slide with a 2-1 win over the Twins. Note that Wells is 0-4 with a 5.26 ERA in 12 career appearances vs. New York.

Look for these guys to get chased early, and as such when you combine the rest of the information listed above, everything points to this one eclipsing the posted number sooner, rather than later.

The play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP