Detroit –1 +1.13 over BALTIMORE (Pinnacle)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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Lefty/lefty match-up here will see former Ranger Kenny Rogers up against Eric Bedard of the Orioles. Their won/loss records are similar but that’s where the similarities end. Bedard has allowed 50 hits in 39 innings while The Gambler has allowed just 39 hits and three jacks in 46 innings. Bedard has an ERA about a full run worse than Rogers but frankly, Bedard has been extremely fortunate, escaping jam after jam after jam. Not that we need anything to more to tip the scales here but it’s worth noting that the Tigers are 21-13 while the Orioles are 15-21 however, the biggest discrepancy is how these two enemies fair against southpaws. Thus far, the Tigers are 5-1 and the Orioles are a 2-9. That works for us. Play: Detroit –1 +1.13 (Risking 1.5 units).
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Boston +1.21 over NY YANKEES (Pinnacle)<o></o>
Shawn Chacon is 4-1 with a 3.94 ERA and how this guy does it in beyond us. There is nothing special about Chacon, he doesn’t throw hard, he doesn’t change speeds well, he doesn’t get ahead of the hitters and yet he somehow manages to get out of innings. That could all change here as the Red Sox have owned this guy. In fact, Chacon is 0-1 with a 12.71 ERA in four appearances, including one start, against the Red Sox. In addition, the Red Sox have won four of five and prior to last night’s 7-3 loss, outscored the Yanks 21-6 in two previous wins. Wakefield is a classic knuckleballer but this isn’t about him. This is about playing a strong offense against a guy that hasn’t convinced us of anything good. Play: Boston +1.21 (Risking 1.5 units).
fficeffice" /><o></o>Lefty/lefty match-up here will see former Ranger Kenny Rogers up against Eric Bedard of the Orioles. Their won/loss records are similar but that’s where the similarities end. Bedard has allowed 50 hits in 39 innings while The Gambler has allowed just 39 hits and three jacks in 46 innings. Bedard has an ERA about a full run worse than Rogers but frankly, Bedard has been extremely fortunate, escaping jam after jam after jam. Not that we need anything to more to tip the scales here but it’s worth noting that the Tigers are 21-13 while the Orioles are 15-21 however, the biggest discrepancy is how these two enemies fair against southpaws. Thus far, the Tigers are 5-1 and the Orioles are a 2-9. That works for us. Play: Detroit –1 +1.13 (Risking 1.5 units).
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></o>Shawn Chacon is 4-1 with a 3.94 ERA and how this guy does it in beyond us. There is nothing special about Chacon, he doesn’t throw hard, he doesn’t change speeds well, he doesn’t get ahead of the hitters and yet he somehow manages to get out of innings. That could all change here as the Red Sox have owned this guy. In fact, Chacon is 0-1 with a 12.71 ERA in four appearances, including one start, against the Red Sox. In addition, the Red Sox have won four of five and prior to last night’s 7-3 loss, outscored the Yanks 21-6 in two previous wins. Wakefield is a classic knuckleballer but this isn’t about him. This is about playing a strong offense against a guy that hasn’t convinced us of anything good. Play: Boston +1.21 (Risking 1.5 units).
