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Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/4/2014

Saturday night the Texas Rangers will send rookie pitcher Nick Martinez to the hill to face veteran Tampa Bay Rays left-hander David Price. Martinez will be making his major league debut and Price will be starting his second game of the season.

San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/4/2014

Saturday night, Andrew Cashner of the San Diego Padres will take on Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. Cashner will be making his 2nd start of the season after starting the Padres’ season opener. Fernandez will also be making his 2nd start of the season after pitching the first game of the Marlins’ 2014 campaign.

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/4/2014

The Milwaukee Brewers will start Wily Peralta Saturday night against the Boston Red Sox and Clay Buchholz. Both pitchers will be taking the mound for the first time this season. Peralta comes into 2014 after starting 32 games for the Brewers last season, earning a record of 11 – 15 with an ERA of 4.37.

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/4/2014

Saturday night, the Los Angeles Angels will send Tyler Skaggs to the hill to face the Houston Astros’ Dallas Keuchel. Both pitchers are seeing their first action of the season. Skaggs starts his third season in the majors after coming over to the Angels from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

34-year-old veteran pitcher Chris Young will try to have a good first start for the Seattle Mariners when they face Dan Straily and the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Young dealt with injuries in 2013 and never made it up to the majors while with the Washington Nationals.

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

The Los Angeles Angels will send their number four starter Garrett Richards to the mound on Friday to face Lucas Harrell and the Houston Astros. Richards started in just 17 of his 47 appearances last year for the Angels, but he was more effective in the starting role than as a reliever.

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Joe Saunders will be making his first start as a member of the Texas Rangers when they take on Jake Odorizzi and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Saunders had possibly his worst season of his 9-year career in 2013, posting a 5.26 ERA in 183 innings for the Mariners. He gave up a whopping 232 hits and struck out just 107 batters on the year.

San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

Left-hander Eric Stults will be taking the mound on Friday night for the San Diego Padres as they take on Tom Koehler and the Miami Marlins. Stults didn't have as great of a year in 2013 as he did in 2012, but he did pitch 200 innings for the first time in his career.

Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

26-year-old Mike Leake will be making his first start of the season Friday night as the Cincinnati Reds go up against Jenrry Mejia and the New York Mets. Leake was able to post a 3.37 ERA last season, but his other stats make it look like he may have gotten a bit lucky.

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Masahiro Tanaka will make his first Major League start for the New York Yankees on Friday night in a game against Dustin McGowan and the Toronto Blue Jays. McGowan will be making his first start since 2011. The Yankees gave Masahiro Tanaka a seven year, $155 million contract this past offseason in hopes that he can replicate what he did in Japan.

St Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Pittsburgh extends their season opening home stand as they welcome division rival St. Louis to town for three games. The pitching battle is one of solid youngsters as Gerrit Cole of Pittsburgh takes on St. Louis' Shelby Miller. In 2013 Miller finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year balloting after he went 15-9 in 31 starts in his first full year in the bigs.

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

In a weird scheduling quirk Friday afternoon San Francisco's Ryan Vogelson makes his first start of 2014 while Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu takes the mound for the third time already. Vogelsong had his 2013 season disrupted after getting hit on the hand while batting against Washington's Craig Stammen which forced him to miss almost 3 months.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

The White Sox look to emulate the home success they enjoyed in the opening series against the Twins as they spend the weekend in Kansas City. Erik Johnson takes on Jeremy Guthrie to kick off the 3-game set Friday afternoon. The 24-year-old Johnson was a September call-up for the White Sox a year-ago starting 5 games and compiling a 3-2 record. Johnson did allow 5 HR in just 27.2 IP but posted a solid 3.25 ERA overall.

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

Arizona's Randall Delgado finds himself back in the starting rotation after seemingly missing out on the 5th spot as Spring Training broke. Delgado had already made one appearance out of the bullpen when starter Patrick Corbin was lost for the season due to Tommy John surgery, pushing Delgado back where he prefers.

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Mike Pelfrey begins his second season with the Twins coming off the worst season in his 8-year MLB career as he takes on Danny Salazar and the Indians. Pelfrey was seemingly still showing effects of a 2012 Tommy John surgery as he went just 5-13 last season with Minnesota.

Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/3/2014

Travis Wood takes the mound for the Cubs in their home opener as they celebrate the 100th year of Wrigley Field. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg knows a thing or two about having success in Wrigley and sends Roberto Hernandez to the mound to play spoiler on Chicago's big day.

Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/3/2014

The Orioles and Tigers will rely on the success of their backend starters as they fight for playoff berths in their respective divisions and two of those late rotation stars will be on display Friday. Baltimore sends 29-year-old Miguel Gonzalez to the hill as Detroit counters with right-hander Rick Porcello at Comerica Park.

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

Since 2013 there's been an interleague matchup almost everyday and the Red Sox and Brewers take their turns to kick off the first weekend of the 2014 season. Marco Estrada takes the mound after a career high 7 wins in 2013 while Jake Peavy begins his first full season in Boston in front of the home crowd.

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2014

Two youngsters get up close and friendly with the fight for the NL East crown as Atlanta's David Hale takes on Washington's Tanner Roark to kick off a 3-game set in D.C. Hale is a Princeton grad who made his debut in 2013 as a September call-up for the Braves, subsequently striking out 9 batters over 5 innings in his first MLB relief appearance.

Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/2/2014

Left-hander Felix Doubront and the Boston Red Sox will be squaring off against Wei-Yin Chen and the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night in an AL East clash. Doubront is coming into his third year as a regular Red Sox starter and is hoping to drop his ERA below 4 for the first time in his career.