#MLB Free Pick from Mike Lundin
(MLB) Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore,
Money Line: -132.00 Baltimore (Home)
Result: Loss
Play: Baltimore Orioles
Rating: 5*

The Baltimore Orioles come into this four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays after taking two of three in Boston to pull within one game of the Red Sox at top of the American League East. They can not afford to slow down though, and I think they'll do enough to pick up a win against the Rays tonight.

Yovani Gallardo (5-7, 5.44) takes the ball for Baltimore. He's pitched well lately and has held opponents to three or fewer earned runs in seven of his last nine outings. Gallardo is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA in six career starts against the Rays and held them to a pair of runs in five innings of an 11-2 win at Tampa Bay his last time out.

Left-hander Blake Snell (5-8, 3.62 ERA) takes the ball for Tampa Bay. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Yankees his last time out, but managed to give up three runs and made 88 pitches during that short outing. Snell has failed to complete six frames in seven of his last eight outings, and that does not bode well for the Rays who's bullpen has been pretty active in recent games. We can also note that the Orioles are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a left-handed starter.

Orioles are 8-1 in Gallardo's last nine starts vs. a team with a losing record. They took two of three at the Trop Sept 5-7, and this looks like a great price on a team which is a fantastic 45-25 home at Camden Yards on the season.

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