MLB Odds: It is a full slate of games in Major League Baseball on Sunday, July 3rd including the Miami Marlins playing the Atlanta Braves at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on ESPN. The Marlins are battling for 2nd place in the National League East while the Braves are in last place in the division. The Marlins should be sending Adam Conley to the mound in this game while the Braves go with Matt Wisler.
Here is a look at all 15 games for Sunday and MLB predictions.
Sunday, July 3rd (All Times Eastern)
Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays – 1:07 pm
The Cleveland Indians visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon with the MLB odds close to a pick. It should be a good pitching matchup with Corey Kluber going against J.A. Happ.
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Kluber is 8-7 on the season and he has been rolling of late with a 2.19 ERA in the month of June. J.A. Happ is 10-3 on the season with a 3.70 ERA. He has benefited from a lot of run support as the Blue Jays score nearly six runs per game when he is on the mound. The Blue Jays had taken six of the last ten against the Indians before this series began. The last four meetings in Toronto had gone under the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Indians and the game over the total.
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets – 1:10 pm
The New York Mets host the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon. The Cubs will be sending Jon Lester to the mound while the Mets go with Noah Syndergaard.
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Lester is 9-3 on the season with an ERA of just over two. Syndergaard is 8-3 with a 2.49 ERA. There are major concerns going forward with Syndergaard who is pitching with a bone spur. The Cubs had won six of the previous ten against the Mets before this series started. The teams had split their last ten in New York with seven of the ten going under the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Cubs and the game under the total.
Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays – 1:10 pm
The Detroit Tigers visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon with the MLB odds near a pick. The Tigers should be sending Mike Pelfrey while the Rays send Chris Archer to the mound.
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Pelfrey somehow got a win last time out against the Marlins even though he gave up 12 hits in 5.1 innings. It was the first win for Pelfrey since early June. He is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in three career starts against Tampa. Archer is having a very tough season as he has the most losses of any pitcher in the league with 11. The Tigers and Rays had split their last ten meetings before this series began.
MLB Predictions
I will take this game over the total.
Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox – 1:35 pm
The Los Angeles Angels visit the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The Angels should be going with Matt Shoemaker while the Red Sox are undecided on their starter.
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Shoemaker has made an amazing turnaround. He was simply awful earlier in the season but lately he has been outstanding with four straight quality starts. He has allowed just five runs, only four of which were earned in his last four starts for an ERA of 1.31. The Angels had won 8 of the last 10 against the Red Sox before this series began and they had also taken six of the last ten in Boston.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Angels and the game over the total.
Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals – 1:35 pm
The Cincinnati Reds visit the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon with the home team favored. The Reds should be sending John Lamb while the Nationals go with either Stephen Strasburg or Lucas Giolito. Strasburg has a back issue and he may not be ready for this start so it could be Giolito getting another start. He looked good on Tuesday night allowing just one hit and two walks in four innings against the Mets.
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Lamb didn’t pitch well in May going 0-3 with a 6.85 ERA in five starts but in the month of June he was 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA. The Reds had won 7 of the last 10 against the Nationals before this series began with the last two going over the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take this game under the total.
Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies – 1:35 pm
The Kansas City Royals visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. The Royals should be sending Yordano Ventura while the Phillies go with Vince Velasquez.
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Ventura was shelled in his first start since coming back from suspension as the Cardinals routed the Royals on Tuesday. Velasquez came off the DL last Monday and allowed just five hits and no runs in five innings against Arizona. The Royals had won five of the last nine against the Phillies before this series began. The teams had split their last six in Philadlephia.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Phillies to win this game at home.
Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins – 2:10 pm
The Texas Rangers are favored at the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon with the road team favored. The Rangers should be sending Cole Hamels while the Twins go with Kyle Gibson.
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The Rangers have been rolling and so has Hamels as he is 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA in his last four starts. He is 6-0 with a 1.44 ERA in eight road starts this season. The Rangers had won six of the last ten against the Twins before this series began with three of the last five going over the total. The teams had split their last ten in Minnesota with three of the last four going over the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Rangers to get the road win.
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros – 2:10 pm
The Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon with the home team favored. The White Sox should be sending Jose Quintana while the Astros send Collin McHugh.
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Quintana is 5-8 with an ERA of just over three. McHugh has pitched pretty well but has just one win in his last nine starts. He has a 1-2 record with a 4.02 ERA in those starts. Even though McHugh doesn’t get wins that often, the Astros have still won 10 of his 16 starts. The White Sox had won six of the last ten against the Astros before this series began.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Astros and the game under the total.
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals – 2:15 pm
The St. Louis Cardinals are favored at home on Sunday afternoon as they host the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers should be going with Chase Anderson while the Cardinals send Michael Wacha.
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Wacha has turned the corner for the Cardinals as he has made four straight quality starts. He has a 2.63 ERA in his last four starts and he has won his last two starts. The Cardinals had won six of the last ten against the Brewers before this series began with three of the last four going under the total. St. Louis had also won six of the last ten at home in this series.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Cardinals to get the home win.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Oakland Athletics – 4:05 pm
The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates should be going with Francisco Liriano while the A’s send Kendall Graveman.
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Liriano is in the midst of a poor season and he is one of the reasons Pittsburgh is struggling. Liriano went just 4.1 innings last time out and gave up five runs. Graveman is 3-6 with a 4.84 ERA this season. The A’s had taken 9 of the last 10 against the Pirates before this series began and they had won all six in Oakland with three of the last five going over the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take this game over the total.
Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners – 4:10 pm
The Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners conclude their series on Sunday afternoon with the Mariners favored at home. The Orioles will likely be sending Ubaldo Jimenez while the Mariners send Hisashi Iwakuma.
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Jimenez has been awful for much of the season but he was decent last time out as he allowed just one run on three hits in five innings against the Padres. He still has a 6.63 ERA this season and has allowed five runs or more in five of his last nine starts. Iwakuma pitched well last time out as the Mariners beat the Pirates. The Orioles and Mariners had split their last ten before this series began with two of the last three going over the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Mariners and the game over the total.
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers – 4:10 pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers are favored at home on Sunday afternoon as they host the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are expected to send Jon Gray to the mound in this game while the Dodgers go with Julio Urias.
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Gray pitched well last time out as he went seven innings in a win over Toronto. He allowed five runs in five innings against the Dodgers earlier this season. Urias got his first win last time out as he beat the Brewers. He went six innings and allowed just two runs and two hits. The Rockies had won six of the last ten against the Rockies before this series began with the last three going under the total. The teams had split their last ten in Los Angeles.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Dodgers to get the home win.
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks – 4:10 pm
The San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon with the MLB odds near a pick. The Giants should be sending Albert Suarez while the Diamondbacks go with Robbie Ray.
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Suarez is 3-1 on the season with a 3.83 ERA. Ray has dropped his last two starts to fall to 4-7 with an ERA of nearly five. He did pitch well earlier this season against the Giants and has allowed just two runs in 11 innings in his career against San Francisco. The teams had split their last ten meetings before this series began but strangely it has been a road team series as the Giants had taken 8 of the last 10 in Arizona.
MLB Predictions
I will take the Giants to get the road win.
New York Yankees at San Diego Padres – 4:40 pm
The New York Yankees visit the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon with the MLB odds near a pick. The Yankees should be going with CC Sabathia while the Padres send Luis Perdomo.
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The wheels have come off for Sabathia in his last two starts as he has allowed 11 runs in his last two starts. He does have an ankle injury so perhaps that is the cause but regardless, until he shows good form it is tough to take the Yankees when he is on the mound. Perdomo is 2-3 on the season with an ERA over eight. The Yankees had won 7 of the last 10 against the Padres before this series began with two of the last three going over the total.
MLB Predictions
I will take this game over the total.
Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves – 8:05 pm (ESPN)
The Miami Marlins play the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night in a game that takes place at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on ESPN. It is a special Salute to the Troops game the night before the 4th of July. The Marlins should be sending Adam Conley while the Braves go with Matt Wisler.
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Conley was rolling along with 12 straight scoreless innings until his last start when he lost in Detroit. He has faced the Braves twice this season including late last month when he went a career-high eight innings in a win over Atlanta. Wisler is 3-7 with an ERA of just over four this season. The Braves had won six of the last ten against the Marlins before this series began with seven of the ten going over the total.
I will take this game under the total.
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