We picked out 4 games to preview for todays daytime card.\u00a0 Hopefully this insight will give you an edge in any baseball bets you will make today.\u00a0 Be back later with a couple preivews for 2 night games.<\/p>\n
Minnesota at New York Yankees Minnesota has garnered a 10-6 record on the road so far in 2010, as they are set to play the second game of an eight-game road trip against the AL East.\u00a0 The Twins enter the trip with a 4-3 overall record against the East this season.<\/p>\n Twins SP Francisco Liriano is a perfect 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three road starts this season, with the Twins picking up victories in all three games by outscoring opponents, 14-6.\u00a0 The talented left-hander has yet to pick up a victory against the Bronx Bombers, producing a 0-1 mark and 2.77 ERA in three games (2 starts).<\/p>\n New York will be playing the second game of a seven-game home stand in which they will play opponents with a .621 combined winning percentage (64-39).\u00a0 The team has dropped four of its last five games coming into the series against Minnesota, but has won seven of their last 11 overall.\u00a0 The Yankees share the second-best record in baseball behind the Tampa Bay Rays.\u00a0 With the game slated to start at 1:05 PM EST, the Yankees will look to improve upon their 9-6 daytime mark.<\/p>\n Yankees SP Andy Pettitte will be making his second start in the month of May, after enjoying the best first month of his career, when he posted a 3-0 record and 2.12 ERA in six April starts.\u00a0 The veteran is a perfect 4-0 with dynamite 1.33 ERA in four daytime starts, as he\u2019s fanned 20 and walked just eight in 27 innings of work.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to note that Minnesota has played 16 road games this year, but just four outside of its division.\u00a0 The Twins opened up the season on the road against the Los Angeles Angels, picking up three victories out of the four-game series (+269).<\/p>\n In backing the Yankees this season, bettors should take comfort that heading into this series, New York has covered the run-line in all 10 victories this season.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh has produced an even 8-8 record over its last 16 games after losing a season-high seven straight.\u00a0 With Friday afternoon 10-6 victory, the Pirates are a perfect 4-0 against the Cubs this season.\u00a0 Dating back to last season, Pittsburgh has won five straight games in the series.\u00a0 The bullpen leads the National League with 120 strikeouts, with closer Octavio Dotel posting 18 K\u2019s in 13 1\/3 innings.\u00a0 The starting rotation has improved over the last nine games, producing a 3.08 ERA, lowering its season ERA from 7.42 to 6.16.<\/p>\n Pirates SP Paul Maholm is set to make his 8th<\/sup> start of the season and is coming off an 11-4 loss to the Cardinals at PNC Park.\u00a0 The left-hander is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in one start this year against Chicago, beating Ryan Dempster on 5\/4.\u00a0 Overall, he has gone 5-1 with a 6.663 ERA in 10 career starts against the Cubbies, with the team posting an 8-2 record in those meetings.<\/p>\n Chicago gets ready to play its fifth game of an eight-game home stand against the Marlins (1-2), Pirates (0-1) and Rockies.\u00a0 The Cubs are set to face a left-handed pitcher for the second-straight games, as they\u2019ve accumulated a 4-7 record against southpaws in 2010.\u00a0 The outfield leads the majors with a .588 slugging percentage and is second with a .380 on-base percentage.\u00a0 Overall, Chicago\u2019s .282 May batting average ranks third in the NL.<\/p>\n Cubs SP Ryan Dempster is ready to make his fourth home start of the season, as he\u2019s gone 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA in his previous three starts at Wrigley.\u00a0 Chicago has lost his last three starts, managing to produce just seven runs of support over that span.\u00a0 The right-hander has been victimized of late by surrendering the long ball, as opponents have hit five home runs off of him in that time.<\/p>\n Take note that the Cubs are an even 2-2 (-211) over the last two seasons with Dempster being a -200+ favorite.\u00a0 Chicago hasn\u2019t lost four or more games with him on the hill since a five-game stretch from 6\/6 \u2013 6\/27\/09.<\/p>\n An interesting betting trend has formed in Pirates\u2019 games in the month of May, as the team has failed to deliver back-to-back over\u2019s the entire month.\u00a0 In games following an over, the total has fallen under the number by an average of 3.3 runs.<\/p>\n Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Texas is 7-8 overall on the road this season despite posting the AL\u2019s 2nd<\/sup>-lowest road ERA (3.39) and 3rd<\/sup>-lowest opponents\u2019 average (.229).\u00a0 Heading into this series, the Rangers had a .232 batting average on the road, which is the lowest in the American League and 50 points lower than in Arlington.\u00a0\u00a0 The Rangers have dropped seven of their last 10 games at the Rogers Centre, but has gone 5-1-2 in the last eight season series against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n Rangers SP Scott Feldman will be making his eighth start of the year and pitching on five days\u2019 rest due to Monday\u2019s off day.\u00a0 He will be making his sixth daytime start, going 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA in five previous outings under the sun.\u00a0 The right-hander is 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA in four career starts against the Blue Jays and picked up a no-decision on Opening Day against them in Arlington.<\/p>\n Toronto has won 10 of their last 14 games and won season-high six-straight games from May 2-7.\u00a0 The Jays are 7-10 at the Rogers Centre this season, winning three of their last four contests.\u00a0 Surprisingly enough, the team enters the series leading the Majors with 52 round trippers and 154 extra base hits.\u00a0 OF Fred Lewis has caught fire on the top of the batting order, collecting multi-hit games in seven of his last nine games and hitting .381 over that span.<\/p>\n Blue Jays SP Ricky Romero is hoping to pick up his first career victory against the Rangers, posting a 0-1 mark and 1.35 ERA in two career starts against them.\u00a0 The talented left-hander is a solid 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA at home this year, allowing opposing batters to hit just .135 against him.\u00a0 Toronto has picked up three straight victories with him on the mound, providing him 23 runs of support in the process.<\/p>\n The Rangers have won four of their last five games against left-handed starters (+344), beating the likes of Oakland\u2019s Dallas Braden, Seattle\u2019s Cliff Lee and Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Bettors will be interested to know that Toronto has lost both games this season after scoring 10+ runs, with both games occurring at the Rogers Centre.\u00a0 Dating back to last year, the Jays have lost four straight in this situation.<\/p>\n Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Houston was swept at home in its first season series with the San Francisco Giants this year.\u00a0 The Astros are 11-18 overall against right-handed starters this season.\u00a0 They also bring in an even 6-6 mark during the day in comparison to a lowly 7-15 record at night.\u00a0 With a home run possibly being hard to come by against the Giants ace, the Astros will be hard-pressed to win with a 3-18 record when failing to hit the long ball.\u00a0 Houston has played just 13 road games this year, which is tied for the fewest amount in the Majors (Boston).<\/p>\n Astros SP Roy Oswalt matches up with Giants SP Tim Lincecum for the second time this year.\u00a0 The Giants edged the Astros, 5-2, on Opening Day.\u00a0 Oswalt is 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA in the four games he\u2019s faced the two-time Cy Young Award winner in his career.\u00a0 The right-hander has made just one start away from Minute Maid Park this season, picking up a 4-3 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.\u00a0 He threw seven shutout victories and didn\u2019t issue a single walk while striking out six.<\/p>\n San Francisco came into this three-game set against Houston, having lost four straight home games.\u00a0 They hope to get back on track by having 12 of their next 19 games played at AT&T Park.\u00a0 Offensively the team has struggled to obtain a hit with runners in scoring position, posting a .182 batting average (8-for-44) over their last six games.\u00a0 The Giants are currently third in the National League in ERA, trailing only San Diego and St. Louis.\u00a0 The team also has one of the best marks in baseball when scoring first in a game (14-2), trailing only the Milwaukee Brewers (12-1)<\/p>\n Giants SP Tim Lincecum is a spotless 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA during his first seven starts of the 2010 campaign.\u00a0 The talented right-hander is also a perfect 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA and .147 opponent\u2019s batting average in six career starts against the Astros.\u00a0 He could easily be a perfect 7-0 this season, as he\u2019s earned no decisions in each of his last three outings due to the bullpen.<\/p>\n Value may be on the underdog in this matchup, as the Astros cashed all three games in St. Louis as an underdog heading into this series (+682).\u00a0 Total bettors will be interested to know that the Under is 6-0-1 in 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\n#919 Minnesota +121
\n#920 New York -129
\nCurrent Total 9<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n#901 Pittsburgh +212
\n#902 Chicago -227
\nCurrent Total – NA<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n#917 Texas +130
\n#918 Toronto -138
\nCurrent Total 8.5<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n#903 Houston +199
\n#904 San Fran -214
\nCurrent Total 6.5<\/strong><\/p>\n