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Tonight’s free play in major league baseball comes in the Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles. Currently the Mariners are +142 and still on the rise as bettors pour money on the Orioles. The reason for this rise is because the Mariners struggled mightily just a few days ago against Chen. They were only able to draw five hits and mustered zero runs.

That fact is the draw in, but the Mariners have a draw in themselves. Roenis Elias has shook off some dreadful starts in late June/early July. In his last two starts, including one against the Orioles he allowed just two runs in ten innings of work.

He isn’t able to go seven innings but a controlled outing is all the Mariners need. They’re offense has looked a bit better and should be able to produce off of Chen this time around.

This is an extremely valuable plus payout for Friday. Take the Mariners as close to the start of this game as you can.

There is also a premium play on the board going for $20. Click on today’s picks.

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It’s been four days since the last action was seen in major league baseball. Be sure to take a look at today’s premium play between Tampa Bay and Toronto. For a total to score a win on, I focus on the Nationals and Dodgers total. Ricky Nolasco is heading to the mound for his third outing. He had a great start against the Diamondbacks but got down with three early runs in his last start against Colorado. Stephen Strasburg had an even rougher outing in his last start giving up the most runs he has ever allowed of seven in just two innings. Even though the Dodgers have struggled to score runs, I expect them to continue to pelt the balls Strasburg pitches today.

The total runs today of 7.5 is a generous number considering the woes of Strasburg. Let the questions raise about his arm, as the Nationals ponder if he needs rest again