My first pick of season 12 is the Phillies to win at home tonight against the Orioles. To start, the Orioles are an abysmal 47-102, which crowns them with the worst record in baseball. While they obviously won't lose the game on purpose, the O's are a pretty good team to hope for, and expect a loss out of.

As for the Phillies, they've still got a lot to fight for. They currently sit two games behind the Braves for first place in the NL East, and the season most definitely has enough time to crown a new leader. The Phillies just won a big series against the Mets at Citi Field this weekend, and I'm sure they're looking to ride that wave back home to face Baltimore tonight.

The bottom line is of course that Philadelphia is the better ball club, but they also have much more to play for. Baltimore could always be the spoiler, but i don't see them getting the job done tonight against a hungry Phillies squad. 

Phillies money line -200 is how I'm getting things started