For fantasy baseball and MLB picks alike, here are Friday’s MLB news, notes, and MLB odds.

 

 

Reds vs. Nationals

Livan Hernandez is 2-7 lifetime to Cincinnati with a 5.64 ERA.

 

Indians vs. White Sox

Cleveland is 4-18 -17.1 units off a win this season. However, the Pale Hose are 3-13 -12.7 units to an AL team with a .320 or worse OBP.

 

Red Sox vs. Orioles

Clay Buchholz has won his last three starts and sports a 1.29 ERA in that span. Baltimore is 14-5 the last two years +15.1 units if they lost 15 or more of their previous 20 contests. Boston has won eight straight Buchholz starts.

 

NY Yankees vs. Toronto

A.J. Burnett is 22-9 career at Yankee Stadium. Brett Cecil is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in his last three starts.

 

Marlins vs. Mets

Anibal Sanchez has won his last three starts, sporting a 0.90 ERA

 

Cubs vs. Astros

Felipe Paulino has a horrid 2-10 career mark at Minute Maid Park. Meanwhile, Carlos Zambrano is 13-7 in his career to Houston with a 2.54 ERA.

The Cubs are 4-17 -20.7 units to NL teams averaging 4.3 or fewer runs per game.

 

Rockies vs. Diamondbacks

Arizona is 1-12 this season -11.9 units after allowing two runs or less in consecutive games. They are 3-17 this season off consecutive losses.

 

Angels vs. Mariners

Joe Saunders is 7-1 lifetime to Seattle including 5-0 at Safeco Field with a 2.41 ERA.

 

Braves vs. Dodgers

In 17 career decisions, Clayton Kershaw has a 2.64 ERA at Dodgers Stadium.

 

Here are the overnight lines for Friday, June 4, 2010.

 

06/04/10

301

Padres (SanDiego)

Latos

+170

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:05 ET

302

Phillies (Philadelphia)

Halladay

-200

 

06/04/10

303

Reds (Cincinnati)

Harang

even

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:05 ET

304

Nationals (Washington)

Hernandez

-120

 

06/04/10

305

Giants (SanFrancisco)

JSanchez

-135

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:05 ET

306

Pirates(Pittsburgh)

Duke

+115

 

06/04/10

317

Yankees (NewYork)

Burnett

-130

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:05 ET

318

BlueJays (Toronto)

Cecil

+110

 

06/04/10

319

RedSox (Boston)

Buchholz

-190

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:05 ET

320

Orioles (Baltimore)

Tillman

+165

 

06/04/10

307

Marlins (Florida)

ASanchez

-115

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:10 ET

308

Mets (NY)

Dickey

-105

 

06/04/10

309

Cubs( Chicago)

Zambrano

-120

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:05 ET

310

Astros (Houston)

Paulino

even

 

06/04/10

321

Rays(TampaBay)

Davis

even

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:05 ET

322

Rangers (Texas)

Wilson

-120

 

06/04/10

323

Indians (Cleveland)

Masterson

+200

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:10 ET

324

WhiteSox (Chicago)

Danks

-240

 

06/04/10

325

Tigers (Detroit)

Scherzer

-140

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:10 ET

326

Royals (KansasCity)

Chen

+120

 

06/04/10

311

Brewers (Milwaukee)

Wolf

+175

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:15 ET

312

Cardinals (StLouis)

Wainwright

-210

 

06/04/10

313

Rockies (Colorado)

Cook

even

 

 

 

 

 

 

21:40 ET

314

Diamondbacks (Arizona)

Kennedy

-120

 

06/04/10

327

Twins(Minnesota)

Baker

-110

 

 

 

 

 

 

22:05 ET

328

Athletics (Oakland)

Braden

-110

 

06/04/10

315

Braves (Atlanta)

Kawakami

+145

 

 

 

 

 

 

22:10 ET

316

Dodgers (LA)

Kershaw

-165

 

06/04/10

329

Angels (LAA)

Saunders

-120

 

 

 

 

 

 

22:10 ET

330

Mariners (Seattle)

Snell

even

 

 

Source: SportsBook

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