Congratuations to all our members on an incredible 22-6-1 run in Major League Baseball in our last 29 membership plays.  The month of July and so far into the first week of August have proven very profitable indeed.  Today we are hot on the ‘Run Total’  (8.5 runs) in the Red Sox (62-47) – Yankees (67-40) game today at 4:10 pm edt on FOX.

The American League East has been the benchmark for solid play this season as three of the best clubs in baseball are housed in that division. The Red Sox, however, have their backs against the wall sitting six games behind first-place New York.

Boston is on a bit of a run winning seven of its last 10 games, but the the loss of Kevin Youkilis for the remainder of the season with a torn muscle in his right thumb, lost the BoSox’s best bat against the Yankees.  Youkilis was hitting .462 with a pair of homers and nine runs batted in against the Yanks before his injury.

John Lackey (10-6, 4.48) had a lousy outing against the Indians on Aug. 2 (6 ER in 5.1 IP), but Lackey has looked quite sharp in his past two starts away from Fenway, pitching 15.1 innings and giving up two earned runs for wins against the Angels and Mariners. The right-hander also shut down the Yanks’ offense in his last outing against them…of course, that was back on April 7.

New York hit a snag recently while Alex Rodriguez was on his quest for his 600th home run, losing its first three games of the month. Now that A-Rod has put that honor to rest, the Yankees can continue their dogfight with Tampa Bay for the AL East lead.

C.C. Sabathia (13-5, 3.19) will get the nod today for the Yankees. The lefty has lost his last two starts, but he only had five earned runs in 13.2 innings of work. The problem there was that he got one run scored for him by his offense. Luckily for Yankees fans, Sabathia has been automatic at home this season, going 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA in 10 starts.

As you know we are hot on the ‘run total’ this afternoon.  The ‘over’ has cashed in the last 7 outings between these two clubs.  Boston has lost its last four games as a road pup in AL East battles this year with the ‘over’ going 3-1.  New York has won eight of its last 12 games as a home favorite against divisional foes.

So does the total come in over or under 8.5 runs today? The pros at FiveStarPick.com have the winning play.  Stop the guesswork and join forces with the professionals.  It’s not luck, but science.

Rick Riley-

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are coming off another huge win for our members as we gave out ECU -4 over Memphis. It was a blowout. Tonight we are focused on Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadephia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Yankees as -163 Money Line favorites with a run total of 8.

New York won its first pennant since 2003 and the 40th in franchise history after eliminating the Angels in six games in the ALCS, while the Phillies clinched their second straight pennant last Wednesday against the Dodgers.

The Yankees began the season by picking up three of the top players available in the offseason with pitchers CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett as well as slugger Mark Teixiera.  Sabathia finished the regular season with a 19-9 record and has really stepped up his game in the playoffs, winning all three starts and capturing the ALCS MVP.  Sabathia pitched two eight-inning games against the Angels, allowing nine hits and only two earned runs.

The Phillies are still the defending World Series Champions and have really caught fire in the postseason, winning seven of nine games eliminating the Rockies and Dodgers from the postseason. The Phillies took two of three meetings from the Yankees back in May and all three of those contests finished ‘under’ the total.

Ace Cliff Lee will get the start tonight in Game 1 for the Phillies. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is 9-4 with the Phillies, including three postseason starts and has given up just two earned runs, while striking out 20 in three playoff victories.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are back from a much needed vacation and are ready to start a new winning streak in Major League Baseball betting.  The focus of today’s preview is the American League matchup between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Yankees as -127 Money Line favorites with the total of 9.

A winning streak will be on the line for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday when they battle the New York Yankees at The Metrodome.  Ace lefthander CC Sabathia will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Sabathia is 7-5 this season with a 3.85 ERA.  The Twins will counter Sabathia with Scott Baker. Righthander Baker has a 4.99 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season.

Nick Swisher went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in for New York in its 7-6 loss to Toronto on Monday.  Toronto cashed as +130 road underdogs as the teams played OVER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

The Twins defeated Detroit 6-2 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).  Nick Blackburn pitched a complete-game seven-hitter, allowing only one earned run for Minnesota and Justin Morneau hit a two-run home run in the win.

Who covers the spread in tonight’s game?  Let the pros at FiveStarPick.com analyze the stats and trends and take some of the pressure off you tonight.  This is our life and our living and FiveStarPick.com will take away the guesswork in betting MLB games and provide you with winning MLB Picks that beat the spread and get results.  We are consistently providing over 3000 members with MLB Picks that cover the spread.  If you’re skeptical, monitor our plays from our homepage and see if our talent for picking winners exceeds your expectations.  Or join for two days…it’s only $19.99.  Join our family today and start winning tonight.

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