Prior to their game with the Texas Rangers today, the Oakland Athletics activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list just in time to hit the mound as the starting pitcher.

It was Harden’s first start since early April.

The Boston Red Sox travel to the Twin Cities area to begin a set vs. the Minnesota Twins tonight and if you like betting on the Total, you might want to go low.

Dating back to September 21 of 2006, the BoSox and Twinkies have gone 7-1 on the Under.

The Total for tonight’s opener is set at 9.

The Philadelphia Phillies could have defending National League MVP Jimmy Rollins back in the lineup vs. the San Francisco Giants tonight.

Rollins was placed on the DL in late-April after suffering an ankle injury.

If the shortstop looks good in warmup, Philly skip Charlie Manuel says he will insert Rollins back in the lineup immediately.

The Philles are favored on the Money (-175) and Run lines.

Josh Beckett has proven to be a very profitable pitcher for Boston Red Sox supporters every time he takes the mound.

In his last 20 outings the Red Sox have gone 15-5 in Money line betting and are listed at -121 against Detroit tonight.

New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez’s stint on the disabled list is almost done and he could be ready for action on Wednesday for a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Rodriguez’s right quadriceps injury seems to be on the mend as we took BP yesterday before a game against Cleveland.

Yankees skip Joe Girardi says he wants his third baseman to have another MRI before taking him off the DL.

It seems as if the New York Yankees have been money on the Money line when RHP Chien-Ming Wang starts at Yankee Stadium the last few years.

When Wang starts, the Yanks have won 15 times out of 20 on home turf and are listed at -137 against the visiting Cleveland Indians tonight.

Not only did the Toronto Blue Jays lose 5-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays last night, they also lost the services of shortstops David Eckstein and John McDonald.

Marco Scutaro is expected to patrol between second and third base in the absence of Eckstein and McDonald.

Despite leading the majors in blown saves (5), the Milwaukee Brewers have not rescinded Eric Gagne’s duties as closer.

In his last outing, Gagne gave up a two run lead to the Houston Astros as Milwaukee proceeded to lose in 12 innings.

The Brewers are -108 faves on the Money line but are underdogs on the Run line in a game against the Florida Marlins tonight.

So much for Barry Zito’s stint in the bullpen. The San Francisco Giants LHP will take to the mound tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The San Fran baseball Giants are underdogs on both the Money (+122) and Run lines.

With the surprising Tampa Bay Rays about to start a three game set with the Toronto Blue Jays here is an interesting stat; the two have gone Under the posted Total 12 out of the last 14 times.

Tonight’s Total is set at 8.