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Play: Over
Rating: 5/10*

The over is 29-10-6 in games involving the New York Mets this season, and I think we'll see another game go over the posted total when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday. 

Pittsburgh is coming off a pair of high-scoring wins against Atlanta and hands the ball to Chad Kuhl (1-4, 5.85 ERA). He's coming off his best outing of the season when he allowed one hit in five innings against the Phillies on Sunday. That was however a rare strong outing home at PNC Park as Kuhl has posted an 8.20 ERA in five home starts on the season. Over is 8-3 in Kuhl's last 11 home starts.

The Mets turn to Jacob deGrom (3-1, 3.56 ERA). He's coming off seven scoreless innings of a 3-0 home win agains the Halos, but he has been charged with nine runs on 16 hits in 11 innings over his last two road starts. Over is 4-0 in deGrom's last four road starts.

Over is 22-3-4 in Mets last 29 games vs. a right-handed starter and they average a healthy 6.05 runs per game on the road. 

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Play: Over
Rating: 8/10*

The over is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, and we should see plenty of runs in Friday's opener of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. 

Mike Bolsinger (0-2, 6.32 ERA) will toe the slab for the Jays. The 29 year old right-hander has given up 12 runs on 17 hits and 11 walks through 15 2/3 innings of work this season. 

The Rangers hand the ball to A.J. Griffin (4-1, 5.02 ERA) who was torched by the Tigers at Comerica Park his last time out. Griffin was charged with nine runs on nine hits with four homers through just 3 1/3 frames. He has served up seven homers in his last two starts. 

Over is 7-2-1 in Griffins last 10 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 6-2 in Blue Jays last eight games vs. a right-handed starter. We can also note that the Jays are expected to have shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (hamstring) and third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) back from injury. 

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The Baltimore Orioles and the Houston Astros will open a three-game series at Minute Maid Park Friday night. 

Kevin Gausman (2-3, 6.65 ERA) takes the ball for Baltimore. He's allowed a total of nine runs through 16 1/3 innings of work in his last three starts, and it could have been even worse with 24 hits allowed during that span. Gausman has surrendered nine runs in 11 2/3 frames in two career starts against Houston. 

The Astros turn to Joe Musgrove (3-4, 5.63 ERA). Musgrove lost his only career start against the Orioles when he surrendered eight runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 frames at Baltimore last year. The right-hander was charged with seven runs on eight hits and three walks in just three innings of an 8-6 home loss to Cleveland his last time out, and he has posted a 6.44 ERA through six home starts on the season.