darrell,

We're coming off a great week in all three sports. Football picks hit 69% (9-4) and baseball picks were 27-4 (87%) on a star basis.

Top-rated MLB picks (2-star or higher) now 14-2 since September 5th and we're 71-24 (75%) on a star-basis this month. Two picks tonight.

Good luck today...

The Braves can clinch the NL East with a win and a Philadelphia loss. They look to Horacio Ramirez who is 8-1 with a 3.17 ERA at home this season. Countering for Colorado is yet another rookie. While Colorado bats have been hot recently and Atlanta's offense stagnant, don't think it's enough to overcome the fact that Colorado scores 3.5 per game on the road while Atlanta puts up 5.1 runs per game at home. Oh yeah, Colorado is 2-17 this season on the road vs. left-handed starters and home favorites of -200 or more at 54%-62% on the season off 3 or more consecutive winsare 104-23 (82%) over the last 5 seasons vs. losing teams. Two stars on the Braves.

Baltimore players were quoted this weekend as not being able to wait for this season to end. Their eight-game losing streak backs that up. New York needs this game and the Baltimore clubhouse has been rocked by the Palmeiro soap opera. The Big Unit takes the hill here, and this is exactly when he seems to thrive, and exactly why the Yankees acquired him in the offseason. As stated several times the past week, this the Yankees time and a must win game. Over their past seven games, the Yankees are outscoring the O's by a full 2 runs per game. Two stars on the Yankees in this must-win game.