San Diego +100 at Cincinnati 12:35 EST The Reds (3-15) are favored to avoid the sweep based on Nick Martinez getting the ball today for the Padres. His ten walks in his first three starts of the season are concerning, but I am going to fade a Reds offense that’s batting only .193 against right-handed pitching on the season.
Toronto -143 vs. Boston 3:07 EST Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah is 3-0 on the season with a 1.00 WHIP. The Red Sox team batting average is twenty-four points lower on the road as they continue to struggle offensively in the early innings of games.
It’s opening day at Belmont Park, and if you’re playing today’s card, don’t look past the following horses.
Race 2. Jose Ortiz gets in the irons for Orlando Noda on the 1 To a T (7-1 ML). Nice workout on the 16th and when Noda enters a horse in a race, it’s generally not just to get a piece.
Race 5. A price play here out of the Linda Rice barn as tactical rider Trevor McCarthy is up on the 5 Feathers Road. Finished second last time out at Aqueduct on April 3rd and cuts back today to six furlongs, a distance he’s more comfortable with.