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It won’t be an easy season debut for Gerrit Cole, as he’ll face a potent Baltimore Orioles lineup who happen to rank first in slugging, third in OPS, and are just outside the Top 10 in fewest strikeouts on the year while leading the bigs with 115 home runs. That, plus the New York Yankees admitting Cole’s not yet at full strength, means it might be a short outing for him, and perhaps the only time to take an Under on this strikeout machine.

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Eric Rosales - Pick Made 6 hrs, 43 min ago.

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While it’s always a bit of a gamble to bet on a guy making his first big-league start in over eight months, I think Gerrit Cole has warranted respect. His fastball velocity was up at its normal heights during his rehab assignment, which saw him spin 12 1/3 innings of one-run ball with 19 strikeouts and no walks. The Yankees, meanwhile, will likely be without Aaron Judge, which will mean one of the worst hitters in baseball – Trent Grisham – will take his place in the outfield. The Orioles' Cade Povich pitched better than his line would indicate in his major-league debut, with walks doing him in. While this has been an issue for the prospect throughout his career, he did make it through six scoreless in his second start against Atlanta without issuing a free pass and generating more ground balls.

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Kenny Ducey - Pick Made 3 hrs, 20 min ago.

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Kevin Gausman put up his best start of the season a week and a half ago as he scattered five hits over nine shutout innings against the Athletics. The right-hander took the loss in his last start on June 14 against a pesky Guardians lineup, giving up eight hits and three earned runs over just 5 1/3 innings, but he has been solid over the past couple of months as he’s held opponents to three earned runs or fewer in nine of his last 11 appearances. The Red Sox will send Brayan Bello to the mound, and he has surrendered at least six hits and four earned runs in each of his last three outings while only pitching through the fifth inning once through that span. He also owns a bloated 6.48 ERA over his last six starts.

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Chris Faria - Pick Made 6 hrs, 19 min ago.

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A Colorado pitcher at home vs. the Dodgers? I'll take the Under here every day. Feltner is coming off a season-high 95 pitches in his last start and comes to Coors where he has a 6.87 ERA. It's a bad matchup and the wind blowing out at 10 mph isn't helping the Colorado starter's cause. This market is falling quickly and could close around -150. He projects for 13.9 outs.

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Josh Inglis - Pick Made 8 hrs, 37 min ago.

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