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Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/8/2014

Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. will be the home on Wednesday night for the pitching matchup featuring two young pitchers. The visiting Miami Marlins will send 22-year-old Jacob Turner to the mound to face off against the 27-year-old rookie, Tanner Roark. The game between these two National League East rivals will see its first pitch at 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/8/2014

Heading into this series between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, all the talk was about Derek Jeter’s last home opener. With the Wednesday night pitching matchup featuring Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees and Miguel Gonzalez for the Orioles, the fans will be in for an entertaining game between two American League East rivals.

Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/8/2014

The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox will host the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park on Wednesday at 4:05 p.m. Taking the ball to start the game for the Rangers will be Robbie Ross, the 24-year-old left hander making his second career start.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado Rockies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/8/2014

Coors Field will host an interleague showdown between the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday at 3:10 p.m. The White Sox will send rookie right hander Erik Johnson to the mound in what will be his seventh career start against the native of the Dominican Republic, Juan Nicasio.

Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2014

One of the best pitching matchups being held Tuesday night is a game on the west coast featuring the Detroit Tigers from the American League Central and the Los Angeles Dodgers from the National League West. The Tigers will send the 2013 American League Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer to the mound to face off with Dan Haren.

Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/7/2014

Safeco Field will host an American League West divisional rivalry on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Angels travel to Seattle to take on the Mariners with the first pitch scheduled for 10:10 p.m. Taking the ball to start the game for the Angels will be 26-year-old former reliever Hector Santiago, while the Mariners will counter with 25-year-old rookie James Paxton.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado Rockies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/7/2014

With Major League Baseball’s decision to play interleague games throughout the year, fans of the Colorado Rockies will welcome the Chicago White Sox to Coors Field on Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. The Rockies will send Franklin Morales (0-0) to the mound, while the White Sox will counter with Jose Quintana (0-0).

Cincinnati Reds at St Louis Cardinals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/7/2014

Two of the best teams in the National League Central division will meet this Tuesday at Busch Stadium at 8:15 p.m. Starting the game for the Cincinnati Reds will be Homer Bailey (0-1), while the St. Louis Cardinals will send Lance Lynn (1-0) to the mound.

Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2014

The Kansas City Royals will host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at 8:10 p.m. from Kaufman Stadium. The Rays will look to get the win on the road behind their starting pitcher, 25-year-old Chris Archer, who has an 11-10 career record. Opposing Archer on the mound will be rookie Yordano Ventura, the 22-year-old from the Dominican Republic, who will be making his season debut.

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2014

Tuesday night will see the Pittsburgh Pirates send Charlie Morton to the mound to face the Chicago Cubs and Edwin Jackson. Each pitcher will be making their second starting appearance of the season. Charlie Morton pitched to a no decision in his first start of the season but he did go 6 shutout innings, giving up just 4 hits and a walk while striking out 6.

New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/7/2014

On Tuesday night the New York Mets will have Bartolo Colon take the mound against the Atlanta Braves and Aaron Harang. Each of the veteran pitchers will be making their second starts of the season. The seemingly ageless Bartolo Colon opened his 17th major league season with a loss. In 6 innings of work, Colon surrendered 3 runs (all earned) on 9 hits (including two home runs) while striking out 4.

Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/7/2014

Tuesday night the Houston Astros will send Brett Oberholtzer to face the Toronto Blue Jays and Mark Buehlre. Both hurlers will me making their second starts of the season. Mark Oberholtzer goes into his second start after losing his first of the season in a 5 2/3 inning outing where he gave up 3 runs (all earned) on 5 hits while striking out 6 and walking 1.

San Diego Padres at Cleveland Indians Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2014

Tuesday night the San Diego Padres’ Robbie Erlin will take the mound against the Cleveland Indians’ Zach McAllister. Erlin will be making his first start of the season and McAllister will be making his second. Robbie Erlin saw some action in relief last week but this time he will be making the start. Nothing can be taken away from his 2/3 of inning appearance other than the fact that he got a strikeout.

Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/7/2014

Tuesday night the Miami Marlins will start Henderson Alvarez against Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals. Each pitcher will be making their second starts of the season. Henderson Alvarez had a no –hitter last season for the Marlins but he didn’t look like the same pitcher during his first outing of this season. His day lasted just 3 innings as he surrendered 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks.

Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/7/2014

A couple of Venezuelan lefties take the mound as Texas' Martin Perez (0-0) and Boston's Felix Doubront (1-0) do work for game two of a three game set at Fenway. Perez allowed only two runs in his first start of the season on April 1st against Philly but it wasn't enough as the Rangers fell 2-3.

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/7/2014

It's been a rough start to the 2014 season for Arizona as they've lost each of their three season series' so far. The D'Backs look to get back on the right track as Trevor Cahill (0-2) takes on San Francisco's Tim Hudson (1-1). Cahill is aiming to avoid double-digit losses for the first time in three years but has already dropped his first two starts of the season.

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/7/2014

Baltimore aims to win their first series of the year as they send Wei-Yin Chen (0-1) to the mound in New York for game 2 of a 3 game set. The Yankees counter with Ivan Nova (1-0) who looks to stay perfect on this young season. Chen makes his second start of the year after going 5.2 IP against Boston, allowing four runs on 12 hits to push his early season ERA to 6.35.

Chicago White Sox at Colorado Rockies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2014

Felipe Paulino is coming off a solid start for the Chicago White Sox and will be hoping to get his first win of the season when he takes on Jordan Lyles and the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Felipe Paulino made his first start for the White Sox last Wednesday and did pretty well. He was only able to go 5.2 innings due to a high pitch count, but he gave up just one earned run on seven hits while striking out six.

Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/6/2014

Tampa Bay Rays lefty Matt Moore will go up against Jason Vargas and the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in a game where both pitchers will be looking to get their first wins of the season. Moore picked up the loss in his first start of the season, but he didn't necessarily pitch poorly.

Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/6/2014

On Monday night, the Texas Rangers will send Tanner Scheppers to the mound to take on John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox. Tanner Scheppers' first Major League start could not have gone much worse as the big righty had no command of his pitches against the Phillies last Monday.