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NOTE: Yankees 8* OVER is still a play. The Angels are likely using Noe Ramirez as an opener but Jose Suarez still expected to see bulk of action. MLB Rotation #963 Tuesday 8* OVER the total in New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels @ 6:35 ET - Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are now out for the season so it makes sense that this total got knocked down from a 10 to 9.5 runs. However, the move does not make sense when one considers that Luis Severino is making his first start of 2019 as he returns from injury to his throwing shoulder. Note the Severino made 3 minor league rehab appearances. 1 was in AAA and 2 were in AA post-season action. In these 3 outings combined he allowed 13 hits in less than 8 innings of work. Now Severino goes from most recently facing AA hitters and jumps up two levels to face MLB hitters. No Trout or Ohtani but there is still plenty of pop in the Angels lineup. As for the Yankees hitters, they should absolutely pound the Angels Jose Suarez. He has struggled all season and has been particularly bad under the lights. In night games this season Suarez is 0-4 with an 8.53 ERA in 9 games (8 starts). Look for more of the same here as the over moves to 10-5 in the last 15 games between these teams 8* OVER the total in New York Yankees

Rickenbach MLB Rotation #959 Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets @ 8:40 ET - The Rockies Tim Melville is 2-4 with a 7.47 ERA in his 11 MLB appearances (8 starts) and opponents are hitting .311 against him. He has made 5 starts with Colorado this season and, like most pitchers, he is finding out what a nightmare it is to pitch at Coors Field. Melville has a 9.00 ERA in his 3 home starts this season. The Mets are starting Marcus Stroman here. The right-hander had pitched his entire career with the Blue Jays in the American League prior to coming to the Mets and facing National League competition on a regular basis. Perhaps he should have stayed in the AL! Since coming to the NL, Stroman has been hit at a .301 clip! That being said, he is actually fortunate that his ERA is not higher than the 4.50 that he has recorded so far with New York. The Mets right-hander also faces a stiff challenge here because the Rockies continue to pile up runs at home. Colorado has won 4 straight home games and they have scored no less than 9 runs in each game. The Rockies have scored an average of 10 runs per game during this 4-game win streak and should remain red hot here on a mild evening at Coors Field with possibly favorable wind direction as well. The Mets, even with scoring just 4 runs in yesterday's loss, have averaged 7.4 runs per game their past 8 road games. The Mets bullpen has a 5.43 ERA in road games this season. The Rockies bullpen has a 5.88 ERA in home games this season. As you can see, after last night's over was a painful loss for bettors (Game was 7-4 through 4 innings), there are plenty of edge factors that point toward tonight's match-up flying over the total. 10* OVER the total in Colorado

Rickenbach MLB Rotation #976 Tuesday 10* Top Play Pittsburgh Pirates Money Line (-) vs Seattle Mariners @ 7:05 ET - These two teams are each in the basement of their respective divisions and I like the small home favorite value we're getting here in this inter-league match-up. The Pirates Mitch Keller is a different pitcher when he is at home and he also has deserved much better results overall in his starts as he has been a strikeout pitcher. Also, the Mariners Marco Gonzales is a different pitcher when he is on the road. Note that the Mariners lefty, since the All Star break, has made 6 road starts and NONE of them have gone well. Gonzales has allowed 25 earned runs on 45 hits in 33 innings of work! As for Keller, his numbers at home have been skewed by one bad start out of 4 outings. In the other 3 home starts, Keller has allowed just 3 earned runs in 12 and 2/3 innings. Overall, home and away, Keller has piled up 51 strikeouts in 38 innings! For comparison's sake, note that Gonzales has totaled just 2 strikeouts in the 11 innings spanning his last two road starts. 10* PITTSBURGH

Rickenbach MLB Rotation #963 Tuesday 8* OVER the total in New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels @ 6:35 ET - Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are now out for the season so it makes sense that this total got knocked down from a 10 to 9.5 runs. However, the move does not make sense when one considers that Luis Severino is making his first start of 2019 as he returns from injury to his throwing shoulder. Note the Severino made 3 minor league rehab appearances. 1 was in AAA and 2 were in AA post-season action. In these 3 outings combined he allowed 13 hits in less than 8 innings of work. Now Severino goes from most recently facing AA hitters and jumps up two levels to face MLB hitters. No Trout or Ohtani but there is still plenty of pop in the Angels lineup. As for the Yankees hitters, they should absolutely pound the Angels Jose Suarez. He has struggled all season and has been particularly bad under the lights. In night games this season Suarez is 0-4 with an 8.53 ERA in 9 games (8 starts). Look for more of the same here as the over moves to 10-5 in the last 15 games between these teams 8* OVER the total in New York Yankees