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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins will hit the field on Thursday afternoon to start a four game set at 7:10pm EST from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida with the game being aired live on FoxM FxFl. The Cardinals will send starter righthander Kyle Lohse to the mound with a 9-7 record this season and 3.33 ERA. The Marlins will look to win their fourth straight game by giving the ball to righthander Clay Hensley who has a blistering 2.65-ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

MLB baseball on Thursday will feature the last of a four game set when the Minnesota Twins look to win their third straight game and second in a row vs the Texas Rangers. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB odds for the Twins vs Rangers have righthander Scott Baker for the Twins and lefthander Matt Harrison for the Rangers. Baker will take the mound with an 8-5 record on the season and a 2.88-ERA while Harrison has gone a 8-7 on the year with a 3.05-ERA.

And the winner is... that should be an exciting statement for gamblers around the country for the conclusion of the Kentucky Derby 2011 at Churchill Downs. Considering that this year's race will have a 20-horse field, you can pretty much fill in the blank with any of the favorites or longshots. The morning line was released on Wednesday listing Dialed In as the 4/1 favorite in Derby betting odds out of post position #8 while the other co-favorite has listed Nehro as a 6/1 choice to win the blanket of roses on Saturday.