Ben Burns

I'm playing on Baltimore/Arizona UNDER the total. Ray has been more than solid for the Dbax. In eight starts here, he's got a 3.45 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP, striking out 64 in 44 1/3 innings. Opposing batters hit only .199 against him here. Ray has been excellent this month, too. In three July starts, he's 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, opposing hitters batting .156. While Brooks hasn't been going deep into games, he's also only allowed a single run in his last two starts combined, a 1.69 ERA and 0.75 WHIP. Opposing hitters are batting .133 against him this month. With Brooks not expected to go deep, note that Wojciechowski gave the Oriole bullpen a nice break yesterday, as he went 7+ innings in the 5-0 win over Boston. Look for the UNDER to improve to 11-6-3 when Arizona plays a home game with an O/U line of nine or 9.5. 

I'm playing on CHICAGO. I successfully played against the White Sox when Nova was on the mound on 7/12. So, I'm aware that he's been struggling. I believe that this evening's game offers him the perfect opportunity to get back on track. Not just because the Marlins hit the fewest home runs (and score the fewest runs) in baseball either. Nova has dominate the Marlins, so he's going to come in with some extra confidence. Indeed, he's 4-0 with a superb 0.98 ERA in four career starts vs. Miami. Nova was actually very sharp in his last home start, blanking the Cubs through 5 1/3 innings. Richards is 3-11 on the season and he's not getting any batter. Indeed, he's walked eight batters in his two July starts, while allowing 14 hits, a span of just 10 innings. That translates to an ugly 2.20 WHIP. Back home and catching the Marlins traveling across the country from LA, expect Nova and the White Sox to grab the opener.