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Big Al McMordie
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At 8:05pm ET our complimentary selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers 'under' the total. 30 year old righthander Vicente Padilla may finally be starting to come into his own after almost 10 years in the majors. This is Padilla's third year with the Texas Rangers after six seasons with the Phillies and he is off to his best start ever, giving up a total of only four earned runs in his first two starts covering thirteen innings. Despite the Rangers supposedly having one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in the league, Padilla had one of the most lopsided home-road records in 2007, going 4-3 with a 3.28 ERA in Arlington vs. 2-7 with an ERA over eight runs on the road. His first two starts of 2008 have been on the road so this bodes well for Padilla to have a breakout season. The Jays will counter with 23 year old Jesse Litsch, who has also pitched well early on this season and has been on fire in his last four starts, giving up more than one earned run only once during that span. The under is 26-11-2 in Toronto's last 39 road games and 9-2 in Litsch's last 11 road starts. The under is also 16-4 in Texas' last 20 games as a favorite and 22-6 in their last 26 home games.

Take the 'under'.

As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

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