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Gambling911.com has your free Baseball picks for September 2 after going 1-1 on Sunday. Remember that these are early games due to the Labor Day holiday.
Boston -130 - Tigers RH Doug Fister (11-7, 3.81 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH John Lackey (8-11, 3.19)
Fister is 1-4 when starting against Boston with an ERA of 5.20 and a WHIP of 1.652. Lackey, on the other hand, is 6-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.87 and a WHIP of 1.345.
Boston are 7-1 in their last 8 overall. Up until yesterday the Red Sox had not allowed more than 3 runs in their previous 10 games overall.
Boston closer Koji Uehara is riding a streak of 21 straight scoreless appearances - tied for the second-longest stretch in franchise history.
Texas -103 - Rangers LH Derek Holland (9-6, 3.00 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Dan Straily (7-7, 4.41)
Holland has pitched well against Oakland in the past and is 5-1 when starting against the A's with an ERA of 2.54 and a WHIP of 1.177.
Straily allowed one run over six innings Wednesday to defeat Detroit and snap a five-game losing streak. He has not gotten much in the way of any run support. In fact, he only received five runs over those previous five losses.
Texas are 13-3 in their last 16 road games and are 7-1 in their last 8 games following a loss.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
