The Daily Routine

TIGERS over Royals. Zack Greinke's remarkable comeback from being Zack Greinke hits a snag tonight in Detroit, where Justin Verlander gives him a taste of that old anxiety. Betting 1000 to win 524.

Marlins over ASTROS. You'd think Aribal Sanchez wouldn't fly so under the radar after picking up a no-hitter last year, but such is the fate of any Marlins SP that doesn't kick his foot up to his nose. Tonight he gets a road game against Wandy Rodriguez, which means more Wandy manipulation for the NL's highest scoring offense. We're betting 1000 to win 1060 on the Fish.

Giants-ROCKIES over. Zito vs. Francis is one of those marquee matchups that never work out in Coors, mostly because neither guy is really all that great. It's 1000 down to win 909 on the 10-run over. Just think, if Barry had signed a deal with the Mets, he'd be Pavano-riffic by now.

Season-to-date: 7-8-1 and down $324, but NBX is wiping the slate clean every week. Irritating.

Updated... 8-10-1, down $1800. Have to love it when a team is up 7-0 in the 4th, and the final is 8-0. Big ups for the effort, Rocks.

P.S. -- What the hell, when the picks are this bad, why give them their own post? Tomorrow, we're going with the Braves and John Smoltz over the Nats (they aren't going to lose the same match-up a week later, right), the Rocks to get a bounce-back win against the Giants and Matt Cain at home, and the Red Sox to wear Gus Chavin out behind Matsuzaka.

1000 to win 472 on the Braves, 1000 to win 690 on Boston, 1000 to win 901 on the Rocks. I'm also throwing 500 on the 1.5 runline for the Sox, and 500 on the 9-run over.