#MLB Free Pick from Mike Lundin
(MLB) Tampa Bay vs. Boston,
Money Line: -125.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Loss
Play: Boston Red Sox
Rating: 5/10*

The Boston Red Sox are coming off a 4-3 win against Pittsburgh and have alternated wins and losses through their last six games, but tonight they'll host a Tampa Bay Rays side that is coming off three straight losses to the Yankees.

The Red Sox have hit Rays' starter Chris Archer (1-0, 2.45 ERA) hard in previous meetings as Archer is 1-11 lifetime against Boston with a 7.30 ERA in five Fenway Park starts. Archer was 0-5 with a 5.86 ERA in five starts against Boston last year, and Mokie Betts is 8-for-23 with a pair of homers against the right-hander. The Red Sox meanwhile will hand the ball to Rick Porcello (1-0 , 4.38 ERA) who was 5-0 with a 3.07 ERA in six starts against Tampa Bay last season.

The Rays are just 5-22 in Archer's last 27 starts vs. a team with a winning record, and I think he'll be knocked around by the 5-4 Red Sox tonight.

Mike Lundin has had a disappointing start to the MLB season, but he was 2-1 at the ballpark on Thursday, and keep in mind that this is a handicapper that earned $1,000/game bettors +$20,880 between 2014-2016. It's only a matter of time before Mike's back in the black for the season, and he's back with a BIG PLAY tonight as his Top Rated 10* MLB *GAME OF THE WEEK* Total goes Friday night.