Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees (-150, 9)
The Blue Jays are shutting down Brandon Morrow after tonight's start. It's a shame because the 26-year-old left-hander was just beginning to show how good he can be.
Morrow already has pitched more than double the number of innings he did in his first three seasons in the league so the Jays wisely don't want to risk unnecessary strain on his arm.
"I understand what they’re trying to do," Morrow said after getting the news Sunday, one day after beating the Tigers for his 10th win. "They had the club’s and my best interest in mind. I’m not going to argue."
Morrow has not taken a loss since June 29, going 5-0 in his last eight starts. The Jays are 7-1 in their last eight starts, including a game played last week in Toronto when he outdueled Yankees rookie Ivan Nova.
Nova picked up his first career win against the White Sox in his last start, but he also committed a rookie mistake against the Jays when he threw high and inside to Toronto's Jose Bautista.
The Jays will be looking to get even, Morrow will be looking to go out on a high note and bettors can look for some value.
Pick: Blue Jays
Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics (-180, 7.5)
Speaking of value, the best money-making opportunity of the day may be the Halos, who have won 12 of their last 17 games in Oakland and had a day off Thursday.
The A's could have used the break after a brutal 10-game road swing that sent them cross-country to Cleveland, halfway back to Texas and then all the way to New York. They flew home after yesterday's series sweep by the Yankees.
The A's were on a roll midway through the trip thanks to their starting pitching's streak of 18 quality (and quantity) starts, but that unit appeared to fatigue from overuse in New York. Dallas Braden's early exit from Thursday's game is a prime example.
Oakland's Gio Gonzales has been hot recently and L.A.'s Scott Kazmir has not, but the Halos lefty has enjoyed success against the A's. After getting hammered in his last meeting against the A's he is 9-4 for his career against the AL West rivals.
The A's are batting just .239 against lefties in their last 10 starts and the Conor Jackson, Eric Chavez and Adam Rosalas remain on the DL. The rest of their roster is on the FL (fatigued list).
Pick: Angels
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