MLB (76.7 - 67.3)

Rangers (Loe) +140 at Indians (Byrd): Several Rangers have had success against Paul Byrd: Michael Young (5-for-16, 1 3B), Mark Teixeira (5-for-13, 3 2B, 1 HR), and Sammy Sosa (4-for-10, 2 HR). In a total of 109 plate appearances against Byrd, the Rangers' hitters have the following stats: .314 BA, .358 OBP, .549 SLG. Also, Byrd's been hittable so far this year: 12 IP, 4 ER, 15 H, 2 BB, 7 K. Meanwhile, Rangers' starter Kameron Loe is coming off a great first start of the season: 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K. He's got a nasty sinkerball, which will be a key to slowing down the Indians' power-hitting lineup.

Astros (Rodriguez) -130 at Pirates (Armas): Astros' starter Wandy Rodriguez has been decent this season: 19 IP, 10 ER, 18 H, 6 BB, 17 K. Even though he hasn't had much success against the Pirates' hitters, the opposing pitcher, Tony Armas, has been so bad that Rodriguez should be able to win this game. Armas has allowed 14 runs on 15 hits and seven walks in just 6.2 innings this season.

Reds (Lohse) at Cardinals (Keisler) Over 9 runs (-110): Randy Keisler has been okay this year (11 IP, 5 ER, 11 H, 4 BB, 5 K), but he's a minor-league journeyman who doesn't have the stuff to consistently retire big-league hitters. Meanwhile, Kyle Lohse has also been pitching a bit over his head (1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP). In 2006, Lohse had a 5.85 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 126.2 IP, so I expect his numbers to gradually worsen as the year goes on. Both offenses feature great hitters, so I'm expecting a high-scoring output against these mediocre starting pitchers.

Devil Rays (Seo) at Angels (Colon) -1.5 runs (-110): Bartolo Colon came back from injury with a very good outing: 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 1 K. The lack of strikeouts might be a bit worrisome, but as long as hitters aren't making good contact against Colon, he's a solid pitcher. Meanwhile, Jae Seo has been awful this season: 22.3 IP, 7.66 ERA, 1.88 WHIP.

Nationals (Hill) at Phillies (Hamels) -1.5 runs (-110): Cole Hamels is having an exceptional season, as he's already supplanted Brett Myers as the Phillies' ace: 28 IP, 2.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 33 K. He struck out 15 against the Reds on Saturday in a complete-game victory, and the 115 pitches he threw might be worrisome if he wasn't facing a team as offensively inept as the Nationals. His pitching opponent, Shawn Hill, has been good so far this season: 24.7 IP, 2.92 ERA, 1.18 WHIP. But Hill has a problem with his right forearm; he says that medication makes it a non-issue, but he also hasn't had to face the red-hot Phillies' lineup. Ryan Howard homered last night in a 9-3 win, so he might be getting back on an offensive groove. If so, Hill could get bombed today.

Red Sox (Beckett) -1.5 runs (Even) at Orioles (Loewen)

Tigers (Robertson) Even at White Sox (Contreras)

Padres (Young) -120 at Diamondbacks (Hernandez)

Giants (Ortiz) at Dodgers (Penny) -1.5 runs (+120)

NBA (119 - 100)

Pistons (-2) at Magic

Rockets (+4.5) at Jazz

Suns (-4) at Lakers