**Padres (Lawrence) at Diamondbacks (Estes)**
?Las Vegas Sports Consultants installed San Diego as a $1.25 road ?chalk? over Arizona, with the total listed at 9 ?. This National League West contest is scheduled to begin at 4:10 p.m. ET.
?San Diego right-hander Brian Lawrence (1-2, 5.60 ERA) is off his first victory of the year after dumping San Francisco Tuesday as a $1.43 home favorite, 5-2. The five-year veteran went eight innings, allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and two strikeouts.
?The combined seven runs failed to eclipse the eight-run closing total, helping the ?under? improve to 2-1 on the young season.
?Lawrence was 0-1 against Arizona last season in two starts, going a combined 10 innings while yielding eight runs (four earned) on 12 hits (two home runs) with five walks and six strikeouts. The Padres ended up losing those games as a road ?pick? both times, 12-7 and 8-5. The ?over? cashed each matchup.
?Arizona counters with southpaw Shawn Estes (1-1, 4.00 ERA), who is off his first loss of the season. The California native fell to Colorado Tuesday as a $1.12 road underdog, 8-1, while the combined nine runs went ?under? the 13-run closing total. The ?under? has occurred his last two efforts.
?The 32-year-old was reached for three runs on six hits (one home run) with six walks and four strikeouts over five innings.
?Estes was 1-0 versus San Diego last year in four starts as a member of the Colorado Rockies, surrendering a combined 11 runs on 23 hits (two home runs) with 14 walks and 16 strikeouts over 26 1/3 innings. The Rockies fell as a $1.50 road underdog, 2-1, and as a $1.15 home ?dog, 10-4, while prevailing as a $1.80 road ?dog, 6-5, and as a $1.62 road ?dog, 8-2. The ?over? was 3-1 during those four games.
**Indians (Elarton) at Mariners (Moyer)**
?LVSC lists Seattle as a $1.40 home favorite over Cleveland, with the total set at nine. This American League matchup is scheduled to begin at 4:05 p.m. ET.
?Cleveland pitcher Scott Elarton (0-0, 7.90 ERA) heads to the hill after picking up three consecutive no decisions.
?The towering 6-foot-8 right-hander finagled a no-decision against Kansas City Tuesday despite yielding five runs on 10 hits with one walk and one strikeout over just 3 2/3 innings. The Indians eventually dropped that affair as a $1.08 road favorite, 6-5.
?The combined 11 runs eclipsed the 9 1/2-run closing total, helping the ?over? cash his second consecutive start.
?Elarton received a no-decision against Seattle last year despite surrendering five runs (four earned) on eight hits (one home run) with one walk and five strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. Cleveland dropped that contest as a $1.45 road underdog, 7-5. The combined 12 runs toppled the 8 1/2-run closing total.
?Seattle veteran Jamie Moyer (3-0, 3.00 ERA) continued his winning ways with Tuesday?s victory over Los Angeles as a road ?pick,? 5-3. The left-hander was reached for three runs on five hits (two home runs) with two walks and five strikeouts over six innings.
?The combined eight runs failed to eclipse the 9 1/2-run closing total, ending back-to-back ?over? outings.
?Moyer was 1-0 against Cleveland last year in two starts, going a combined 12 innings while allowing four runs on 12 hits (two home runs) with two walks and nine strikeouts. The Mariners triumphed as a $1.20 road underdog, 7-3, and as a $1.55 home ?chalk,? 7-5. The ?over? prevailed both times.
**Athletics (Blanton) at Angels (Escobar)**
?LVSC has Los Angeles as a $1.35 home ?chalk? over Oakland, with the total listed at nine ?over? (minus $1.20). This AL West contest is scheduled to begin at 8:05 p.m. ET.
?Oakland?s Joe Blanton (0-1, 2.04 ERA) toes the rubber in an effort to rebound from Tuesday?s setback to Texas as a $1.15 road underdog, 3-0. The 24-year-old went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on five hits with two walks and one strikeout.
?The three runs never seriously threatened the 10-run closing total, helping the ?under? improve to 2-0-1 his three starts.
?Blanton has never started against the Angels in his brief two-year major league career.
?Los Angeles pitcher Kelvim Escobar is making his first start of the season after spending time on the 15-day disabled list due to a right elbow strain.
?The Venezuela native was 1-2 against Oakland last year in five starts, going a combined 27 1/3 innings while being reached for 18 runs on 29 hits (three home runs) with 13 walks and 29 strikeouts.
?The Angels prevailed as a $1.16 road underdog, 6-3, and as a $1.06 road favorite, 5-4, while losing as a $1.55 home ?chalk,? 7-1, as a $1.24 road ?dog, 5-4, and as a $1.31 home favorite, 6-3. The ?over? went 4-1 during those five games.
