MLB Picks for Thursday

C- Tyler Flowers CWS- For now there is only one lineup posted (Mets-Thole), and we don't like that pick just yet. So, we have gone with Flowers thinking there is no way Pierzynski has to catch today with the extra inning affair he had to deal with yesterday. He is facing Doubront (an SP we like), but we also don't think he'll give up zero hits.

1B- Adam LaRoche WAS- LaRoche is hitting over .300 on the year, and is only at 6K. Volquez has some great stuff as a pitcher, but it also has led to control problems. We like him to walk 2 guys, and hopefully it'll be the guys in front of LaRoche, so he can drive them in.

2B- Dustin Ackley SEA- Ackley has been swinging the stick very well against the Tigers the last two games. We like him to hit 2nd today for the Mariners, and he is facing Porcello. Porcello didn't even make it to the second inning against the Rangers giving up 10 hits and 8 runs. Even if he's pitching a lot better then that we still like Ackley against the righty sinker baller.

3B- David Wright NYM- Wright rewarded us with a home run yesterday as we liked him against Buerhle. He is under 7K in price considering he is hitting over .350 with 10RBI and is a guarantee to be in the middle of the Mets lineup.

SS- Mike Aviles BOS- One of the things we look at the most when it comes to taking hitters is how hot they are as of late. Aviles is up there at the top right now. We know he is facing Humber today, but the matchup doesn't scare us. We actually have 3 Red Sox players on our team tonight. They are swinging it very well and we expect it to keep up today.

OF- Alex Gordon KC- Gordon has been under performing this season and he showed signs of last year's version of Gordon with the home run. He has a good matchup going against the righty in Tomlin (4.86ERA).

OF- Luke Scott TB- Scott is a righty killer and is facing Williams (7.71ERA) for the Angels. He's hitting to the line of .298 with 4 home runs and 15 RBI. He has hits in 5 of the last 6 games and we like him to continue this hotness against Williams. 

OF- Marlon Byrd BOS- Byrd was recently traded to the Red Sox, and his price is only 3K. We aren't sure exactly how often Byrd is going to be used, but if he is in the lineup today then we love this play. He is facing a righty today, so there is a slight chance Byrd won't be used, but we'll keep you updated. 

SP- Felix Doubront BOS- Doubront is averaging over 1 K per inning and is facing a dismal offense in the White Sox. Boston should definitely get the win here even if they are facing Mr. Perfect (Humber). His ERA is 3.94 this season which isn't the greatest, but we like it for the 8K price.

SP- Edwin Jackson WAS- Jackson is a part of a pitching staff that has under a 2ERA from the rotation. Jackson is the one dark spot, but we don't see it being like this anymore. He has a very favorable matchup today pitching in San Diego against an average offense. Like Doubront he also Ks up more than 1 guy an inning.

RP- Sean Marshall CIN- Marshall is a tough choice today because of the lack of closer options. We like the Reds to win today, and we also think it'll be a close game like yesterday. He did throw yesterday against the Giants, but he had 2 days off before that so we don't see any hesitation to not throw him back-to-back days.