This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES for our Saturday Free Play. Pittsburgh opened up a 3-1 lead last night but could not hold on in a 6-3 loss and the Braves are already and will be very popular with a short line as they are getting 89 percent of the money and 74 percent of the handle. This is telling us to take the other side with Braxton Ashcraft who is the main reason this line is so low. He has a 2.77 ERA on the season through 12 starts and over his last six outings, he has a 1.99 ERA covering 40.2 innings. He has allowed two runs or less in all five of his road starts. Atlanta has built an 8.5-game lead in the National League East and sends Spencer Strider to the hill and after missing mostly all of 2024 and the end of last season and the start of this season, he is not back to himself. He has a 3.77 ERA through six starts which is certainly good but he has yet to show that true domination that he once possessed. He now faces a top five offense as the Pirates have been awesome at the plate this season. Play (905) Pittsburgh Pirates

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This is a play on the BOSTON RED SOX for our MLB Late Dominator. Boston came through last night and we will play the Red Sox again for pretty similar reasons. Boston was coming off two losses in its three games against the Orioles but those were at home where they have been awful but the win last night put it two games over .500 on the road. Ranger Suarez has been a solid pick up for the Red Sox as he has a 3.36 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through 11 starts and is coming off his first back-to-back poor performances after allowing one run or less in seven of his first nine outings. The Yankees are now 1-3 on this homestand as the offense has managed only 13 runs and is still overpriced being a losing profit team. Will Warren has improved his ERA by nearly a run from last season as it is 3.22 in 12 starts and in five road starts, he has allowed two runs or less in each game and has come off his two worst home starts. 10* (921) Boston Red Sox

This is a play on the CHICAGO WHITE SOX as part of our MLB Early Double Play. The Phillies have won four straight games and eight of 10 and are being priced as a better team than they really are as they are -20 in run differential, the worst among any team with a winning record. Andrew Painter looked like he was turning a corner but regressed again and now has a 5.74 ERA over 53.1 innings so it is a large sample size disaster and the Phillies have lost eight of his last nine starts. Chicago will go with an opener today as Brandon Eisert will start and go one inning and possibly into the second and he has allowed one run in two of his four openers but those were against the Dodgers and Athletics, Sean Burke will follow and will serve as the pseudo starter in what has been a great season with a 3.72 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in basically 12 starts, with two of those following an opener and both would have resulted in quality outings. 10* (925) Chicago White Sox

This is a play on the ATHLETICS as part of our MLB Early Double Play. The Athletics are in a bit of a rut as they are 4-9 over their last 13 games to sit three games under .500 but have a nice bounce back spot today. We have an unfamiliar name pitching for the Athletics and it is not a bullpen game with a reliever as Kade Morris was recalled to make his Major League debut. Ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the Athletics organization, Morris is commended for his deep arsenal and command as he features a mid-90s sinker that can reach up to 97 mph, a mid-80s slider, a low-80s sweeper, and an improving curveball. Houston continues to be inconsistent as even with the win last night, the Astros are seven games under .500 and turn to Tatsuya Imai who has been inconsistent as well. He is coming off a pair of quality outings but has struggled at home with an 8.53 ERA and 1.58 WHIP and cannot be trusted as a favorite. 10* (919) Athletics