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Free Play from Doc's Sports. Take Tampa Bay over Baltimore (7:35p.m., Friday, July 18 MLB.tv) The Rays need the break after being swept by the Red Sox to close out the first half of the season. Tampa Bay has the edge in pitching tonight with Taj Bradley squaring off against Charlie Morton. Just do not believe the veteran hurler has much left in the tank with a 5.18 E.R.A. and a 1.52 WHIP. Morton has given up more hits than innings pitched and the Rays will hit him hard on Friday night. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports weekend card featuring picks in MLB, Soccer, and UFC. Sign-up now and let 54 years of handicapping experience work for you. 

1* Free Pick on Winnipeg -175

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MLB Free Pick - San Francisco at Toronto

San Francisco starter, Verlander has a 4.70 ERA and 1.42 WHIP, and he’s allowed 31 hits and 15 earned runs in his last 24.2 innings. The Giants have lost 10 of the last 12 games that he has pitched. The Blue Jays rank second best in batting average and they have a .271 batting average at home. Toronto starter Bassitt has been better at home than on the road in 57.2 innings at home, he has a 2.81 ERA compared to a 5.66 ERA on the road. The Blue Jays are 9-1 this season when Bassitt pitches at home.

This is a FREE PLAY on the Seattle Mariners.

Both teams will be hungry to start off the second half with a win, and a winning series, but the bottom line for this opening game is that this is a big time starting pitching matchup working in favor of Seattle in my opinion. The Mariners could/should in fact be a larger favs here, as good as the Astros finished out the first half.

Houston goes with Brandon Walter (1-2. 3.98 ERA), who is set to make his eighth career start, while the home side counters with ace Luis Castillo (6-5, 3.41 ERA).

Look for the home side to come out on top here in the opener of this important divisional battle.

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Friday CFL Free play. My selection is on Winnipeg minus the points over Calgary at 8:30 pm et on Friday.

Most expected the Stampeders to pull up the rear in the CFL standings this season but was we head into late July, they sit an impressive 4-1, fresh off back-to-back 'upset' wins over Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. The Blue Bombers will get their shot at revenge on Friday and I look for them to deliver. Note that Calgary had an interesting week last week as it saw its game that was scheduled for Friday get pushed back to Saturday due to poor air quality in Regina. So here the Stamps will play on a short week and face a Bombers squad that comes off their bye week. While Calgary did prevail by a 37-16 score against Winnipeg on July 3rd, that marked the Bombers first loss of the season. Winnipeg had its way with Calgary through the air in that game but its run game was ineffective playing from behind most of the way. On the flip side, the Stamps were able to run wild. I don't anticipate them being able to do the same in this rematch. This is a 'heat check' game for Calgary and I look for it to fall short against a Blue Bombers team that is tough to be at a Princess Auto Stadium. Take Winnipeg.

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Jack's Free Pick Friday: Tigers/Rangers OVER 8.5

The Detroit Tigers have the most improved offense in baseball.  They rank 6th scoring 4.97 runs per game.  The Texas Rangers are finally living up to their potential at the plate scoring 5 runs or more in six of their last seven games while averaging 7.6 runs per game in those seven games.

The Tigers should come out of the All-Star Break hanging a big number on Patrick Corbin, who posted a 5.20 ERA or worse while making at least 31 starts in each of his final four seasons in Washington.  Corbin is 6-7 with a 4.15 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 17 starts in his first season in Texas.

Reese Olson is a big regression candidate for the Tigers the rest of the way.  Olson is 4-3 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 11 starts for Detroit this season.

The OVER is 4-0 in Tigers last four games overall with 10 or more combined runs in all four.  The OVER is 6-1 in Rangers last seven games overall with 9 or more combined runs in six of the seven.  Bet the OVER in this game Friday.

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For my top free pick in Friday's MLB action, I'm focusing on the Athletics vs. Cleveland Guardians. The Guardians gained momentum heading into the break, winning their final two games. Meanwhile, the Athletics have been gritty all season, and JP Sears, despite modest stats, boasts one of the team's strongest arms. Sears has been solid in his last four starts, and I expect him to come out of the break sharp, delivering six strong innings.

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1* on Blue Jays -134

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1 Unit FREE PLAY on Seattle Mariners -128

The Seattle Mariners trail the Houston Astros by 5 games for 1st place in the AL West.  They come out of the All-Star Break motivated to catch them, and they have a great chance starting with Game 1 of this series at home tonight.  The Mariners have the clear starting pitching advantage.  Luis Castillo is 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 19 starts for the Mariners this season.  Brandon Walter is 1-2 with a 4.81 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 63 2/3 innings in the majors.  Walter has given up 15 earned runs and 6 home runs in 23 innings in his last four starts for the Astros.  Give me the Mariners.

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1* Best Bet on Twins/Rockies over 10½ -115

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MLB FREE PICK

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped seven straight between July 4–11, but they closed out the first half with back-to-back wins. I expect them to come out swinging and keep that momentum going with a convincing win over the Brewers.

Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester has pitched well recently, but he gave up five runs (four earned) in his last outing.

The Dodgers counter with Tyler Glasnow, who held Milwaukee to one unearned run on two hits over five innings in a 3-2 loss on July 9. The Dodgers were swept in that series, and I think that adds plenty of motivation here. Back L.A. with triple revenge on their mind.

3% FREE PICK ON THE DODGERS -1½. 

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This is a play on the HOUSTON ASTROS for our Friday Free Play. Seattle closed the first half with a three-game sweep in Detroit and the break came at a bad time which killed the momentum from that series where the Mariners put up a three-game season high 35 runs. They are five games behind the Astros is the National League West making this a huge series but they open with a tough matchup. Luis Castillo has solid overall top line numbers and he is back home where he has been at his best but looking at the metrics, he is pitching to a 4.45 xERA and 4.17 xFIP. Castillo has a 13.1% K:BB% which is a career low going all the way back to his minor league days. The break came at a good time for the Astros which lost five of their last six games following a sweep in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Brandon Walter has been solid since entering the rotation at the end of May with a 3.98 ERA and 1.01 WHIP and he has made only two poor starts. Unlike Castillo, he has a 2.92 xERA and 2.91 xFIP so even more positive progression is on the way. Play (965) Houston Astros

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Free Pick on Giants +132

FREE PLAY on Royals/Marlins under 8

T.M. Selection: Cardinals/D-Backs OVER. 

I'm expecting these two rested offenses to plate plenty of runs in this one, facing a couple of suspect starters. Andre Pallante was 5-5 with a 4.49 ERA for the Cards over the first half, while Brand Pfaddt is 9-6 with a 5.16 ERA. Both were the beneficiaries of plenty of offensive support over the first half, and everything points to that being the case here again on Friday, in my opinion; I like the over in this one.

T.M. Prediction: 8-7 Arizona.