Mike Lundin

MIKE LUNDIN'S ROYALS @ YANKEES FREE PICK

The New York Yankees are coming off a two-game sweep of the Boston. They outscored the Red Sox 13-3 through those two contests and have covered the runline in each of their eight wins this season. 

Yankee right-hander Domingo German (3-0, 1.38 ERA) has been close to unhittable here at the start of 2019. He has issued seven walks, but held opponents to a .070 batting average with 14 Ks through 13 innings of work. 

The Royals turn to Homer Bailey (1-1, 5.29 ERA) for his fourth start in a Royals uniform. Bailey is coming off seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball against Cleveland, but he gave up seven runs in five innings against Seattle in his last start prior to that. This is a pitcher that posted a 6.09 in 20 starts last season and he owns a 5.84 ERA in two career starts against the Yankees.

Free pick on New York Yankees -1.5. 

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EARLY GIANTS @ NATIONALS TOTAL

The San Francisco Giants opened this series with a 7-3 win but the Washington Nationals tied it up with a 9-6 triumph Wednesday night. After two high-scoring contests, I think we'll see far fewer runs here in the rubber match.

Nats left-hander Patrick Corbin (0-0, 2.84 ERA) is 4-1 behind a 1.93 ERA in his last seven starts against the Giants. He limited Pittsburgh to one run and fanned 11 through seven innings last time out. On the season, Corbin owns a 24/4 K/BB ratio over 19 frames. 

Giants lefty Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 3.86 ERA) held the Rockies to two runs on four hits in five innings his last start. He has posted a 2.19 ERA in two career starts versus Washington.

Under is 23-9-2 in Giants last 34 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Under is 25-10-1 in Giants last 36 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.

8* play on UNDER. 

LATE MLB MIDNIGHT MASSACRE

The Seattle Mariners have cooled off since a red hot 13-2 start to the season and managed just a total of 15 runs during an 0-6 homestand. The opposition was not the easiest though, with a pair of three-game series against Cleveland and Houston ... The Mariners are most likely rather happy to get out of Seattle for a change of scenery, and I like the price we get on the Mariners here at LA with veteran right-hander Felix Hernandez on the mound. 

Hernandez (1-1, 4.38 ERA) had a rough 2018, but he's been much better this season. He allowed just one earned run through 5 1/3 innings of a 6-3 win against the Halos in his season debut, a matchup where he just like today was opposed by LAA right-hander Chris Stratton. Stratton (0-1, 5.54 ERA) went 4 1/3 innings in that contest and allowed four runs on seven hits in the defeat. 

Mariners are 6-0 in their last 6 road games. Mariners are 12-2 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record. Mariners are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.

8* play on Seattle Mariners. 

DODGERS @ BREWERS BOOKIE BLASTER

The LA Dodgers snapped a six-game slide with 7-1 win over Milwaukee on April 14, and they're coming off a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds to make it four wins in a row. They're however 1-6 in their last seven vs. a team with a winning record and 0-4 in their last four road games. Here they'll face a red hot Brewers pitcher in Zach Davies in the opener of a four-game series.

Davies (2-0, 1.53 ERA) has allowed just one earned run in his past two outings. First the right-hander blanked the Cubs over 5 2/3 innings before holding the Dodgers scoreless over seven frames of a 4-1 Brew Crew triumph last time out to improve to 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA in five career starts against the Dodgers.

The Dodgers turn to left-hander Julio Urias (0-1, 5.27 ERA) who was tagged with six runs (five earned) on six hits over five innings of am 8-5 loss to Milwaukee on April 12. 

The Brewers took two of three in LA Last week. They're 7-2 in their last nine home games vs. a left-handed starter and own a .308 batting average against southpaws on the season, good for 3rd in the major leagues.

8* play on Milwaukee Brewers. 

GAME OF THE YEAR (NBA): MIKE'S BEST NBA PLAYOFFS SIDE FOR 2019!

The Golden State Warriors were cruising to an easy 2-0 lead in this Western Conference Quarterfinals series as they owned a 31-point lead halfway through the third quarter. Then complacency kicked in, and they ended up losing 135-131 ... 

The Warriors are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a straight up loss, and oh boy, will they be fired up for this contest as the series move to LA all tied at 1-1. 

"We have a lot of experience," Warriors guard Klay Thompson said of the two-time defending champions. "This is the first time we've been tied in a series (since Game 7 of last year's Western finals against Houston, which Golden State won). I know we'll bounce back. We're too prideful not to."

Warriors are 27-10 ATS in their last 37 Conference Quarterfinals games. Clippers are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Conference Quarterfinals games.

10* play on Golden State Warriors.