Big Al McMordie
DIVISION TOTAL OF THE YEAR
Brewers/Cards under
At 8:05 pm, our NL Central Total of the Year is on the 'under' in the Milwaukee/St Louis game. Not only had Gallardo been
brilliant before his blow-up in Colorado, but Piniero comes into this game off an outing where he gave up no earned runs in seven innings of a 5-0 STL win lastFriday. I look for a very low-scoring game tonight.
Take the 'under'
Toronto
At 7:05pm our selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Angels. It's hard to believe, but this series is the first meeting of these two teams all year. And the Angels may not be happy about that. The Jays have owned them over the past 2+ seasons, including a victory in the series opener last night that featured Roy Halladay's complete game
performance. It doesn't get much easier tonight and the Angels also shouldn't be too happy about the fact that they have to face 25 year old righthander Shaun Marcum, who, if he's not the hottest starter in the American League right now, he's pretty darn close. Marcum has been near perfect in his last three starts with a 3-0 record, 1.31 ERA and 0.63 WHIP. Marcum took
a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his last start, but had to leave the game before he got out of the inning due to what appeared to be leg cramps in the hot, humid conditions in Kansas City. Righthander
Dustin Moseley gets the start for the Angels, and Moseley was cruising along in April as a starter with some pretty good numbers, but got bumped to the
bullpen when Colon and Escobar came back from injuries. Moseley then pitched well enough in relief the rest of April through July to earn another shot at the rotation. But since getting that chance on July
29, Moseley has had three starts and has been very disappointing in each. This may be his last chance to keep his starting spot as the Angels can ill-afford to keep losing his starts at this point in the season. It probably doesn't matter that the Angels bullpen has been fantastic since Moseley may well do too much damage early on for them to matter. Toronto is 10-2 in its last dozen home games. Take the Blue Jays.
SF/Atlanta 'over'
At 7:35pm our selection is on the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves 'over' the total. Now that all the excitement has died down from Barry Bonds breaking the home run record, the Giants are forced to face some realities about the 2007version of their franchise. And the main reality is simply that this is not a very good baseball team.There is no doubt they will finish in the cellar of the NL West, but exactly how poorly they will fare compared to the other cellar dwellers in the league remains to be seen. One indication of how bad this team is right now is the fact that Russ Ortiz will be starting this game. Yes, the same Russ Ortiz who had an 8.14 ERA for the O's last season and a 6.89 ERA for the Diamondbacks the year before. The fact that Ortiz still has a starting job in the league is quiteamazing, but it is more an indication of the state of the Giants than anything else. Like last season, Ortiz has been given a shot in both relief and starting
roles, with equally dismal results. He gets to start this game in the ballpark (Turner Field) where he pitched for two seasons as a member of a very good
Atlanta staff. But unlike those happier times, Ortiz is probably going to be in for a pretty rough time against an Atlanta offense that has scored at least
six runs in five of the last eight games. Tim Hudson probably will not be in the running for the NL Cy Young but he has been putting up the kind of numbers
lately that would put him in the mix if he were to have done this all year. But the Braves score a ton when he is on the mound. Consider this: in his last
eight starts, the Braves have scored an amazing 67 runs! In none of these last eight games have the Braves scored less than six runs. Needless to say,
each of these has gone over the total. Take the 'over'.
Milwaukee
At 8:05 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis. Before his last outing in Colorado (11 runs in 2 2/3 innings), rookie
Yovani Gallard had been simply brilliant for Ned Yost's Brewers (12 runs in 43 2/3 innings for an ERA around 2.50. Take Milwaukee.
Kansas City
At 8:35 PM, our selection is on the KC Royals over Texas. This is not so much a bet on Gil Meche and Kansas City, as it is a bet AGAINST the
Rangers' Vicente Padilla. Padilla will make his first start since going on the disabled list on June 22 with a right triceps straight. He made six rehab starts for Double-A affiliate Frisco, and had an 8.25 ERA in those games. Texas pitching coach Mark Connor explained, "The minor league starts don't indicate
he's back to where he needs to be, but those are minor league starts. Some guys don't pitch very well in those starts." And some guys might be thrown back intoMajor League action before they are ready. Take KC.
DIVISION TOTAL OF THE YEAR
Brewers/Cards under
At 8:05 pm, our NL Central Total of the Year is on the 'under' in the Milwaukee/St Louis game. Not only had Gallardo been
brilliant before his blow-up in Colorado, but Piniero comes into this game off an outing where he gave up no earned runs in seven innings of a 5-0 STL win lastFriday. I look for a very low-scoring game tonight.
Take the 'under'
Toronto
At 7:05pm our selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Angels. It's hard to believe, but this series is the first meeting of these two teams all year. And the Angels may not be happy about that. The Jays have owned them over the past 2+ seasons, including a victory in the series opener last night that featured Roy Halladay's complete game
performance. It doesn't get much easier tonight and the Angels also shouldn't be too happy about the fact that they have to face 25 year old righthander Shaun Marcum, who, if he's not the hottest starter in the American League right now, he's pretty darn close. Marcum has been near perfect in his last three starts with a 3-0 record, 1.31 ERA and 0.63 WHIP. Marcum took
a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his last start, but had to leave the game before he got out of the inning due to what appeared to be leg cramps in the hot, humid conditions in Kansas City. Righthander
Dustin Moseley gets the start for the Angels, and Moseley was cruising along in April as a starter with some pretty good numbers, but got bumped to the
bullpen when Colon and Escobar came back from injuries. Moseley then pitched well enough in relief the rest of April through July to earn another shot at the rotation. But since getting that chance on July
29, Moseley has had three starts and has been very disappointing in each. This may be his last chance to keep his starting spot as the Angels can ill-afford to keep losing his starts at this point in the season. It probably doesn't matter that the Angels bullpen has been fantastic since Moseley may well do too much damage early on for them to matter. Toronto is 10-2 in its last dozen home games. Take the Blue Jays.
SF/Atlanta 'over'
At 7:35pm our selection is on the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves 'over' the total. Now that all the excitement has died down from Barry Bonds breaking the home run record, the Giants are forced to face some realities about the 2007version of their franchise. And the main reality is simply that this is not a very good baseball team.There is no doubt they will finish in the cellar of the NL West, but exactly how poorly they will fare compared to the other cellar dwellers in the league remains to be seen. One indication of how bad this team is right now is the fact that Russ Ortiz will be starting this game. Yes, the same Russ Ortiz who had an 8.14 ERA for the O's last season and a 6.89 ERA for the Diamondbacks the year before. The fact that Ortiz still has a starting job in the league is quiteamazing, but it is more an indication of the state of the Giants than anything else. Like last season, Ortiz has been given a shot in both relief and starting
roles, with equally dismal results. He gets to start this game in the ballpark (Turner Field) where he pitched for two seasons as a member of a very good
Atlanta staff. But unlike those happier times, Ortiz is probably going to be in for a pretty rough time against an Atlanta offense that has scored at least
six runs in five of the last eight games. Tim Hudson probably will not be in the running for the NL Cy Young but he has been putting up the kind of numbers
lately that would put him in the mix if he were to have done this all year. But the Braves score a ton when he is on the mound. Consider this: in his last
eight starts, the Braves have scored an amazing 67 runs! In none of these last eight games have the Braves scored less than six runs. Needless to say,
each of these has gone over the total. Take the 'over'.
Milwaukee
At 8:05 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis. Before his last outing in Colorado (11 runs in 2 2/3 innings), rookie
Yovani Gallard had been simply brilliant for Ned Yost's Brewers (12 runs in 43 2/3 innings for an ERA around 2.50. Take Milwaukee.
Kansas City
At 8:35 PM, our selection is on the KC Royals over Texas. This is not so much a bet on Gil Meche and Kansas City, as it is a bet AGAINST the
Rangers' Vicente Padilla. Padilla will make his first start since going on the disabled list on June 22 with a right triceps straight. He made six rehab starts for Double-A affiliate Frisco, and had an 8.25 ERA in those games. Texas pitching coach Mark Connor explained, "The minor league starts don't indicate
he's back to where he needs to be, but those are minor league starts. Some guys don't pitch very well in those starts." And some guys might be thrown back intoMajor League action before they are ready. Take KC.
Ben Burns
Getaway Day Game of the Month
I'm laying the price with SEATTLE. Minnesota won yesterday. However, the Twins are still just 2-7 their last nine games while the Mariners are 6-2 their last eight. The Twins are playing the final game of a long 9-game road trip and I won't be surprised if their bats show some road weariness this afternoon. Although he didn't win his last star (pitched well but lost 4-3 vs. Matsuzaka) Washburn has been coming around at home lately and the Mariners are 4-2 his last six starts here. Washburn has also pitched well vs. the Twins, who are averaging only 4.2 runs vs. southpaws this season, over his career, posting a 3.49 ERA with his team going 9-4 in 13 starts. Baker, on the other hand, has only faced the Mariners once and he got rocked, giving up 10 hits and five runs in just 5 1/3 innings. The Twins would lose that game by a score of 8-2. Baker also got beat up at LA in his last start, allowing nine hits, three walks and six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. That rough outing gave him a 5.48 ERA in seven road starts for the season. Additionally, its worth noting that Baker has a brutal 6.45 ERA in four daytime starts, allowing opposing hitters a whopping .351 batting average. Baker will be supported by a Minnesota bullpen which entered last night's game with a poor 4.99 road ERA and 1.517 WHIP. The Mariners have been terrific as home favorites of this size this season. In fact, they are a highly profitable 15-2 (+12.3) as home favorites in the -125 to -150 range! Look for those numbers to improve this afternoon as they close out this series with a victory.
Getaway Day Game of the Month
Seattle Mariners
Getaway Day Game of the Month
I'm laying the price with SEATTLE. Minnesota won yesterday. However, the Twins are still just 2-7 their last nine games while the Mariners are 6-2 their last eight. The Twins are playing the final game of a long 9-game road trip and I won't be surprised if their bats show some road weariness this afternoon. Although he didn't win his last star (pitched well but lost 4-3 vs. Matsuzaka) Washburn has been coming around at home lately and the Mariners are 4-2 his last six starts here. Washburn has also pitched well vs. the Twins, who are averaging only 4.2 runs vs. southpaws this season, over his career, posting a 3.49 ERA with his team going 9-4 in 13 starts. Baker, on the other hand, has only faced the Mariners once and he got rocked, giving up 10 hits and five runs in just 5 1/3 innings. The Twins would lose that game by a score of 8-2. Baker also got beat up at LA in his last start, allowing nine hits, three walks and six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. That rough outing gave him a 5.48 ERA in seven road starts for the season. Additionally, its worth noting that Baker has a brutal 6.45 ERA in four daytime starts, allowing opposing hitters a whopping .351 batting average. Baker will be supported by a Minnesota bullpen which entered last night's game with a poor 4.99 road ERA and 1.517 WHIP. The Mariners have been terrific as home favorites of this size this season. In fact, they are a highly profitable 15-2 (+12.3) as home favorites in the -125 to -150 range! Look for those numbers to improve this afternoon as they close out this series with a victory.
Getaway Day Game of the Month
Seattle Mariners
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Lets start the day with a fade Husker this one's for you
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Wednesday ****MLB GOY***
I have one 5 unit game pending from Tues.
958-908 Braves Tues- Braves on Wednesday
30 units
918 Boston -1 -193
I played this game with my local, giving up -1 run. You can play this on any off shore book, by betting the -1.5 run-line, along with the money-line. I'm not asking any one to follow, because the odds are high, but the Red Sox will score tomorrow against this pitcher.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is shooting for the Rookie of the Year.
This game will help keep him in contention. I know the odds are Big, but I'll put my money on Boston, AT HOME, vs Tampa, any time I can.
Dice-K has been nothing but spectacular the last 3 games, but his record hasn't shown it, because the team have let him down scoring runs. He is 1-1 in pitching 20.1 innings with an ERA of 2.21 with 7 walks and 23 strike-outs, and is 1-1 in 2 games vs TB this year with an ERA of 1.26 in 14.1 innings with 2 walks and 15 strike-outs.
This kid tacked another accolade onto his list in his last start by adding seven strikeouts to his season total and setting a new Boston rookie record with 159 strikeouts in a season. He held Baltimore to one run and four hits but was left with a no-decision because of a late-inning outbursts by both offenses.
Andy Sonnanstine is bad. If you got to watch him this year, you wonder how he got in the Majors. I guess it's because he's on a team, with many young guns, who are still learning. He hasn't faced Boston this year, but he is 1-8, with an ERA of 6.35 in 13 games pitched.
In his last 3 games he is 0-2, with an ERA of 9.82 in 14.2 innings with 6 walks and 7 strike-outs. In his last outing, Sonnanstine was unable to hold a 3-2 lead on Friday in Texas, giving up five runs over 4 1/3 innings to lose his eighth consecutive decision.
What more can I say, but to LAY the cash on the Home-team.
This is the first time this half that I have stepped over 5 units.
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Lets start the day with a fade Husker this one's for you
This is a free capper from another site that Husker is buddy buddy with
Wednesday ****MLB GOY***
I have one 5 unit game pending from Tues.
958-908 Braves Tues- Braves on Wednesday
30 units
918 Boston -1 -193
I played this game with my local, giving up -1 run. You can play this on any off shore book, by betting the -1.5 run-line, along with the money-line. I'm not asking any one to follow, because the odds are high, but the Red Sox will score tomorrow against this pitcher.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is shooting for the Rookie of the Year.
This game will help keep him in contention. I know the odds are Big, but I'll put my money on Boston, AT HOME, vs Tampa, any time I can.
Dice-K has been nothing but spectacular the last 3 games, but his record hasn't shown it, because the team have let him down scoring runs. He is 1-1 in pitching 20.1 innings with an ERA of 2.21 with 7 walks and 23 strike-outs, and is 1-1 in 2 games vs TB this year with an ERA of 1.26 in 14.1 innings with 2 walks and 15 strike-outs.
This kid tacked another accolade onto his list in his last start by adding seven strikeouts to his season total and setting a new Boston rookie record with 159 strikeouts in a season. He held Baltimore to one run and four hits but was left with a no-decision because of a late-inning outbursts by both offenses.
Andy Sonnanstine is bad. If you got to watch him this year, you wonder how he got in the Majors. I guess it's because he's on a team, with many young guns, who are still learning. He hasn't faced Boston this year, but he is 1-8, with an ERA of 6.35 in 13 games pitched.
In his last 3 games he is 0-2, with an ERA of 9.82 in 14.2 innings with 6 walks and 7 strike-outs. In his last outing, Sonnanstine was unable to hold a 3-2 lead on Friday in Texas, giving up five runs over 4 1/3 innings to lose his eighth consecutive decision.
What more can I say, but to LAY the cash on the Home-team.
This is the first time this half that I have stepped over 5 units.
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Aug 15 2007 8:35PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The over is 7-0 in the Royals last 7 games as a favorite. In KC's last 7 games vs. a team with a losing record the over is 4-2-1. The over is 5-1 in Meche's last 6 road starts. Over his last 3 starts Meche's ERA is 5.62. Padilla comes off the DL tonight. His ERA during his rehab assignment was over 8. On the year he has an ERA of 6.69 and the over is a profitable 12-2. The over is 20-7-1 in his last 28 starts made on grass. Two struggling pitchers meet up tonight and that makes for a high scoring game. Play the over.
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JEFF BENTON
The record book will tell you that Chicago cannot win in Oakland. In fact, with last night’s 4-3 loss, the White Sox are now 6-25 in their last 31 games at McAfee Coliseum. The record book will also show you that the Sox are just 4-12 in southpaw Mark Buehrle’s last 16 starts in Oakland. So why back Buehrle and the Pale Hose here?
Two reasons. First, this year’s A’s team sucks against lefthanded pitching, batting .249 overall and .234 at home. Now, Chicago’s offense is even worse against lefties. However, tonight, they’re not facing a lefty; they’re facing Joe Blanton, who has given up at least five runs in five of his last seven starts, including allowing nine runs in four innings on Friday at Detroit!
Oakland’s record in Blanton’s last 17 starts? 6-11. That includes an 8-5 loss to the White Sox in Chicago when Blanton allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Oh, and remember that 4-12 record that the Sox have when Buehrle pitches in Oakland? Well, one of those four wins came this year, when Buehrle held the A’s to three runs on four hits in seven innings, winning 6-3.
Bottom line: Buehrle, who is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA on the road this year, is far superior to Blanton right now, so I’ll take him in this pick-em spot without hesitation.
(based on a 1 to a 10 ♦ Rating)
2♦ WHITE SOX
Game: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Aug 15 2007 8:35PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The over is 7-0 in the Royals last 7 games as a favorite. In KC's last 7 games vs. a team with a losing record the over is 4-2-1. The over is 5-1 in Meche's last 6 road starts. Over his last 3 starts Meche's ERA is 5.62. Padilla comes off the DL tonight. His ERA during his rehab assignment was over 8. On the year he has an ERA of 6.69 and the over is a profitable 12-2. The over is 20-7-1 in his last 28 starts made on grass. Two struggling pitchers meet up tonight and that makes for a high scoring game. Play the over.
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JEFF BENTON
The record book will tell you that Chicago cannot win in Oakland. In fact, with last night’s 4-3 loss, the White Sox are now 6-25 in their last 31 games at McAfee Coliseum. The record book will also show you that the Sox are just 4-12 in southpaw Mark Buehrle’s last 16 starts in Oakland. So why back Buehrle and the Pale Hose here?
Two reasons. First, this year’s A’s team sucks against lefthanded pitching, batting .249 overall and .234 at home. Now, Chicago’s offense is even worse against lefties. However, tonight, they’re not facing a lefty; they’re facing Joe Blanton, who has given up at least five runs in five of his last seven starts, including allowing nine runs in four innings on Friday at Detroit!
Oakland’s record in Blanton’s last 17 starts? 6-11. That includes an 8-5 loss to the White Sox in Chicago when Blanton allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Oh, and remember that 4-12 record that the Sox have when Buehrle pitches in Oakland? Well, one of those four wins came this year, when Buehrle held the A’s to three runs on four hits in seven innings, winning 6-3.
Bottom line: Buehrle, who is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA on the road this year, is far superior to Blanton right now, so I’ll take him in this pick-em spot without hesitation.
(based on a 1 to a 10 ♦ Rating)
2♦ WHITE SOX
THE SPORTS ADVISORS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado (61-57) at San Diego (64-54)
All-Star Chris Young (9-4, 2.02 ERA) will try to continue his season-long dominance at Petco Park when he leads the Padres against Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.57) in the middle game of this key three-game series between N.L. West rivals.
San Diego rolled to an 8-0 win on Monday night, its third victory in its last four games overall and its fifth consecutive win at home. Meanwhile, the Rockies are now just 4-6 against the Padres this season and 1-8 in their last nine games at Petco Park.
Young has been amazing in front of the home fans this season, going 4-1 with a 0.73 ERA in nine starts at Petco. He’s given up a total of nine runs (only five earned) on 34 hits and 21 walks in 62 innings, notching 58 strikeouts along the way. Despite those incredible numbers, San Diego is just 6-3 when Young pitches at Petco.
Young returned from a two-week stint on the disabled list on Thursday at St. Louis and allowed four runs on three hits and five walks over six innings, losing 5-0. Prior to going on the DL, Young had gone 7-1 with a 1.08 ERA in 15 previous starts.
The Rockies are just 1-4 in Jimenez’s five starts this season, including two straight losses to the Braves (6-4) and Cubs (10-2). In those two outings, the young righthander allowed 15 runs (11 earned) on 15 hits in just 6 2/3 innings of work. He’s 0-1 with a 7.45 ERA in two road starts.
The Padres beat Jimenez 5-3 back on July 24 in Colorado, touching him up for three runs on four hits in seven innings. In that game, Young started and pitched two perfect innings before being forced to leave the game with the injury that sent him to the DL. Over the past two seasons, Young is 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA in seven starts against the Rockies, with the Padres winning the last six in a row.
The over is 3-0 in Jimenez’s last three starts, but the under is 13-7-1 in Young’s 21 starts this season, including a perfect 9-0 at home.
With last night’s game barely nudging over the total, the over is now 4-0 in San Diego’s last four and 8-3 in Colorado’s last 11.
ATS ADVANTAGE: SAN DIEGO
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit (66-53) at Cleveland (65-54)
The Indians and Tigers continue their critical three-game series at Jacobs Field tonight, with rookie Jair Jurrjens (0-0, 0.00) set to make his major-league debut against Fausto Carmona (13-7, 3.26).
Detroit scored a 6-2, 10-inning victory in Tuesday’s series-opener to regain sole possession of first place in the A.L. Central, a game ahead of Cleveland. Jim Leyland’s squad has won three of its last four after going 4-14 in its previous 18 games.
The Indians have now dropped four consecutive games and 14 of their last 21, including eight of nine at home. The Tribe are also just 2-7 in their last nine as a favorite.
Cleveland won the first five head-to-head meetings this season, but the Tigers have taken five of the last six.
Carmona is coming off his worst effort in more than a month, as he gave up four runs on eight hits in seven innings in Friday’s 6-1 home loss to the Yankees. Cleveland is 0-3 in Carmona’s last three outings, though the young righthander has posted a 1.93 ERA in his last six trips to the mound, lasting at least seven innings in all six.
With the loss to the Yankees, Carmona dropped to 7-4 with a 3.71 ERA at home, including 0-2 in his last two. He faced the Tigers twice this year, giving up eight runs on 19 hits in 13 innings (5.54 ERA), but Cleveland won both contests by scores of 5-3 on the road and 12-11 at home.
Jurrejens, a 21-year-old righthander, was called up from Double-A Erie, Pa., where he was just 7-5 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts.
The under is 6-0 in Carmona’s last six starts. However, the over is 8-3 in the 11 series battles between these division rivals in 2007.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CLEVELAND
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado (61-57) at San Diego (64-54)
All-Star Chris Young (9-4, 2.02 ERA) will try to continue his season-long dominance at Petco Park when he leads the Padres against Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.57) in the middle game of this key three-game series between N.L. West rivals.
San Diego rolled to an 8-0 win on Monday night, its third victory in its last four games overall and its fifth consecutive win at home. Meanwhile, the Rockies are now just 4-6 against the Padres this season and 1-8 in their last nine games at Petco Park.
Young has been amazing in front of the home fans this season, going 4-1 with a 0.73 ERA in nine starts at Petco. He’s given up a total of nine runs (only five earned) on 34 hits and 21 walks in 62 innings, notching 58 strikeouts along the way. Despite those incredible numbers, San Diego is just 6-3 when Young pitches at Petco.
Young returned from a two-week stint on the disabled list on Thursday at St. Louis and allowed four runs on three hits and five walks over six innings, losing 5-0. Prior to going on the DL, Young had gone 7-1 with a 1.08 ERA in 15 previous starts.
The Rockies are just 1-4 in Jimenez’s five starts this season, including two straight losses to the Braves (6-4) and Cubs (10-2). In those two outings, the young righthander allowed 15 runs (11 earned) on 15 hits in just 6 2/3 innings of work. He’s 0-1 with a 7.45 ERA in two road starts.
The Padres beat Jimenez 5-3 back on July 24 in Colorado, touching him up for three runs on four hits in seven innings. In that game, Young started and pitched two perfect innings before being forced to leave the game with the injury that sent him to the DL. Over the past two seasons, Young is 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA in seven starts against the Rockies, with the Padres winning the last six in a row.
The over is 3-0 in Jimenez’s last three starts, but the under is 13-7-1 in Young’s 21 starts this season, including a perfect 9-0 at home.
With last night’s game barely nudging over the total, the over is now 4-0 in San Diego’s last four and 8-3 in Colorado’s last 11.
ATS ADVANTAGE: SAN DIEGO
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit (66-53) at Cleveland (65-54)
The Indians and Tigers continue their critical three-game series at Jacobs Field tonight, with rookie Jair Jurrjens (0-0, 0.00) set to make his major-league debut against Fausto Carmona (13-7, 3.26).
Detroit scored a 6-2, 10-inning victory in Tuesday’s series-opener to regain sole possession of first place in the A.L. Central, a game ahead of Cleveland. Jim Leyland’s squad has won three of its last four after going 4-14 in its previous 18 games.
The Indians have now dropped four consecutive games and 14 of their last 21, including eight of nine at home. The Tribe are also just 2-7 in their last nine as a favorite.
Cleveland won the first five head-to-head meetings this season, but the Tigers have taken five of the last six.
Carmona is coming off his worst effort in more than a month, as he gave up four runs on eight hits in seven innings in Friday’s 6-1 home loss to the Yankees. Cleveland is 0-3 in Carmona’s last three outings, though the young righthander has posted a 1.93 ERA in his last six trips to the mound, lasting at least seven innings in all six.
With the loss to the Yankees, Carmona dropped to 7-4 with a 3.71 ERA at home, including 0-2 in his last two. He faced the Tigers twice this year, giving up eight runs on 19 hits in 13 innings (5.54 ERA), but Cleveland won both contests by scores of 5-3 on the road and 12-11 at home.
Jurrejens, a 21-year-old righthander, was called up from Double-A Erie, Pa., where he was just 7-5 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts.
The under is 6-0 in Carmona’s last six starts. However, the over is 8-3 in the 11 series battles between these division rivals in 2007.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CLEVELAND
Mike Rose
New York Mets (-145)
Wed Aug 15 '07 7:05p
It certainly wasn't east for the Mets last night in their 5-4 win over the Pirates, but good teams often prevail when asked to at this point in the season. The Buccos just don't have the talent on their roster to compete with the likes of the upper echelon teams in the league, and they'll have their hands full once again tonight against Maine and company. If indeed the Buccos were able to come up with a couple clutch hits early on when they had "El Duque" on the ropes, I might have grabbed them at plus money today against Mr. Maine who has struggled in his last couple starts. That being said, the Mets didn't have their best stuff last night and they were still able to mange the road victory. They've proven to be a better road team over the course of this season, and I'm expecting a breakout performance from Maine and the Mets sticks. Look for NY's offense to get healthy tonight against Buccos starter Matt Morris. They saw way back in May of this season and Morris actually pitched a decent game. However, that was when he was going good and pitching for a different team. Since then, he's been traded, and in two games since coming to the Pirates, he's allowed 10 runs and 16 hits and has a pair of no-decisions. He remains 0-3 in his L/10 starts and last recorded a victory on June 11. That's a heck of a long time to go without a victory in this league, and it looks to me like he's simply run out of gas. Look for the Mets to get healthy here and put up a crooked final tally when this ones all said and done. NY owns the advantage in every match-up I take into account when breaking down the card on a daily basis. If this were a month ago, the Mets would be in the 160-175 range here. Run with the value
Colorado Rockies (180)
Wed Aug 15 '07 10:05p
Alright, so the Padres did some good work offensively last night against the Rockies pitching staff. However, they got a chance to tee off on another lefty whom they've had success against at a more frequent rate all season long. Sure, it was very surprising how bad they made Jeff Francis look, but they've done it too solid left-handed pitchers all season long. However tonight's starter, Ubaldo Jimenez, just so happens to be of the right-handed variety and watching the Padres flail aimlessly against RHP this season has been a spectacle all season long. Oddly, they can't touch righties. They sport a .239 batting average and a .385 slugging percentage against southpaws. If you take a gander at the splits, you'll notice a large discrepancy. Now, I'm not saying Jimenez is the end all be all, but he did perform well against the Padres in an earlier start this season when he went 7 innings giving up 4 hits and 3 ER's while K'ing 5 and issuing a pair of free passes. If he puts out another effort like that one here, the Rox have an excellent shot at winning this one. Chris Young has been nothing short of fantastic this year (especially at home), but he certainly didn't look like himself in his first start off the DL since hurting himself against these same Rox at Coors Field. Take a flyer with the road team here who saw their ace get beaten into a bloody pulp last night. They'd love nothing more than to return the favor, and get themselves right back into the NL West talk after last night's massacre.
New York Mets (-145)
Wed Aug 15 '07 7:05p
It certainly wasn't east for the Mets last night in their 5-4 win over the Pirates, but good teams often prevail when asked to at this point in the season. The Buccos just don't have the talent on their roster to compete with the likes of the upper echelon teams in the league, and they'll have their hands full once again tonight against Maine and company. If indeed the Buccos were able to come up with a couple clutch hits early on when they had "El Duque" on the ropes, I might have grabbed them at plus money today against Mr. Maine who has struggled in his last couple starts. That being said, the Mets didn't have their best stuff last night and they were still able to mange the road victory. They've proven to be a better road team over the course of this season, and I'm expecting a breakout performance from Maine and the Mets sticks. Look for NY's offense to get healthy tonight against Buccos starter Matt Morris. They saw way back in May of this season and Morris actually pitched a decent game. However, that was when he was going good and pitching for a different team. Since then, he's been traded, and in two games since coming to the Pirates, he's allowed 10 runs and 16 hits and has a pair of no-decisions. He remains 0-3 in his L/10 starts and last recorded a victory on June 11. That's a heck of a long time to go without a victory in this league, and it looks to me like he's simply run out of gas. Look for the Mets to get healthy here and put up a crooked final tally when this ones all said and done. NY owns the advantage in every match-up I take into account when breaking down the card on a daily basis. If this were a month ago, the Mets would be in the 160-175 range here. Run with the value
Colorado Rockies (180)
Wed Aug 15 '07 10:05p
Alright, so the Padres did some good work offensively last night against the Rockies pitching staff. However, they got a chance to tee off on another lefty whom they've had success against at a more frequent rate all season long. Sure, it was very surprising how bad they made Jeff Francis look, but they've done it too solid left-handed pitchers all season long. However tonight's starter, Ubaldo Jimenez, just so happens to be of the right-handed variety and watching the Padres flail aimlessly against RHP this season has been a spectacle all season long. Oddly, they can't touch righties. They sport a .239 batting average and a .385 slugging percentage against southpaws. If you take a gander at the splits, you'll notice a large discrepancy. Now, I'm not saying Jimenez is the end all be all, but he did perform well against the Padres in an earlier start this season when he went 7 innings giving up 4 hits and 3 ER's while K'ing 5 and issuing a pair of free passes. If he puts out another effort like that one here, the Rox have an excellent shot at winning this one. Chris Young has been nothing short of fantastic this year (especially at home), but he certainly didn't look like himself in his first start off the DL since hurting himself against these same Rox at Coors Field. Take a flyer with the road team here who saw their ace get beaten into a bloody pulp last night. They'd love nothing more than to return the favor, and get themselves right back into the NL West talk after last night's massacre.
JEFF BENTON
The record book will tell you that Chicago cannot win in Oakland. In fact, with last night’s 4-3 loss, the White Sox are now 6-25 in their last 31 games at McAfee Coliseum. The record book will also show you that the Sox are just 4-12 in southpaw Mark Buehrle’s last 16 starts in Oakland. So why back Buehrle and the Pale Hose here?
Two reasons. First, this year’s A’s team sucks against lefthanded pitching, batting .249 overall and .234 at home. Now, Chicago’s offense is even worse against lefties. However, tonight, they’re not facing a lefty; they’re facing Joe Blanton, who has given up at least five runs in five of his last seven starts, including allowing nine runs in four innings on Friday at Detroit!
Oakland’s record in Blanton’s last 17 starts? 6-11. That includes an 8-5 loss to the White Sox in Chicago when Blanton allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Oh, and remember that 4-12 record that the Sox have when Buehrle pitches in Oakland? Well, one of those four wins came this year, when Buehrle held the A’s to three runs on four hits in seven innings, winning 6-3.
Bottom line: Buehrle, who is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA on the road this year, is far superior to Blanton right now, so I’ll take him in this pick-em spot without hesitation.
(based on a 1 to a 10 ♦ Rating)
2♦ WHITE SOX
The record book will tell you that Chicago cannot win in Oakland. In fact, with last night’s 4-3 loss, the White Sox are now 6-25 in their last 31 games at McAfee Coliseum. The record book will also show you that the Sox are just 4-12 in southpaw Mark Buehrle’s last 16 starts in Oakland. So why back Buehrle and the Pale Hose here?
Two reasons. First, this year’s A’s team sucks against lefthanded pitching, batting .249 overall and .234 at home. Now, Chicago’s offense is even worse against lefties. However, tonight, they’re not facing a lefty; they’re facing Joe Blanton, who has given up at least five runs in five of his last seven starts, including allowing nine runs in four innings on Friday at Detroit!
Oakland’s record in Blanton’s last 17 starts? 6-11. That includes an 8-5 loss to the White Sox in Chicago when Blanton allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Oh, and remember that 4-12 record that the Sox have when Buehrle pitches in Oakland? Well, one of those four wins came this year, when Buehrle held the A’s to three runs on four hits in seven innings, winning 6-3.
Bottom line: Buehrle, who is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA on the road this year, is far superior to Blanton right now, so I’ll take him in this pick-em spot without hesitation.
(based on a 1 to a 10 ♦ Rating)
2♦ WHITE SOX
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15th
TWINS / MARINERS UNDER 8.5
MATT RIVERS
For Wednesday take the Royals in Arlington.
You can never exactly be making the greatest play ever when you back the Royals on the road without geting a price back but with that said to get Gil Meche against the joke known as Vicente Padilla is enough for me here.
Meche has been pretty good this season and has justified the offseason signing and millions of dollars. Padilla continues to prove he is a headcase that has talent but never seems to use it. The Texas righthander and former Philly hurler is just horrific. I can't put my finger on why the guy is the joke he is but he just is. If he's not injured he normally gets bombed
Neither the Rangers nor the Royals are very good right now. KC does have some talent with DeJesus, Teahen, Gordon and others while the Rangers may have a few young kids that eventually can play in Saltalamacchia and Cruz along with an All-Star in Michael Young. Overall though neither team is exactly a juggernaut.
Texas traded away Teixeira and Gagne and despite being home herre have too many issues to beat Meche with the sketchy as heck Padilla. After nine innings I'll back the far superior hurler and possibly better overall team in this spot, even on the road.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15th
TWINS / MARINERS UNDER 8.5
MATT RIVERS
For Wednesday take the Royals in Arlington.
You can never exactly be making the greatest play ever when you back the Royals on the road without geting a price back but with that said to get Gil Meche against the joke known as Vicente Padilla is enough for me here.
Meche has been pretty good this season and has justified the offseason signing and millions of dollars. Padilla continues to prove he is a headcase that has talent but never seems to use it. The Texas righthander and former Philly hurler is just horrific. I can't put my finger on why the guy is the joke he is but he just is. If he's not injured he normally gets bombed
Neither the Rangers nor the Royals are very good right now. KC does have some talent with DeJesus, Teahen, Gordon and others while the Rangers may have a few young kids that eventually can play in Saltalamacchia and Cruz along with an All-Star in Michael Young. Overall though neither team is exactly a juggernaut.
Texas traded away Teixeira and Gagne and despite being home herre have too many issues to beat Meche with the sketchy as heck Padilla. After nine innings I'll back the far superior hurler and possibly better overall team in this spot, even on the road.
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SAN FRANCISCO + 230
SCOTT DELANEY
RED SOX -1' RUNS (WITH Matsuzaka and Sonnanstine) - I spent the first half of the season backing Dice K, I spent the middle part of it finding his vulnerable spots, and now I am spending the closing crunch of the Major League season under the impression he is going to prove his worth for the boys from Beantown.
Dice K achieved another great feat in his first year with the Red Sox, as he set a new Boston rookie record with 159 strikeouts, after fanning seven Baltimore batters in his last outing. He held Baltimore to one run and four hits, and though he was left with a no-decision, he was still impressive enough to brag about and have confidence in against the lowly Devil Rays.
He's 1-1 this season against Tampa Bay, with a stifling 1.26 ERA; and with this one at Fenway, and the Sox needing everything he's got since the Yankees are closing hard in the AL East, I'll bank on a blowout win over Andy Sonnanstine
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LA Dodgers -180 over Houston
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MILWAUKEE -150
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Cincinnati RedsMets at Chicago Cubs
Wednesday, August 15th, 8:05 P.M. EDT
Reds rookie Phil Dumatrait has last just 9.1 innings in two big league starts thus far, giving up 15 hits and 8 earned runs. Reds are 16-28 this year vs. LHP's and face a good one here in Ted Lilly and his 3.32 ERA at Wrigley. LILLY is also 12-2 against the money line after giving up <=2 earned runs in his last 2 outings over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Chicago
CAPPERS ACCESS
(Wed) MLB Mets
(Wed) MLB Yankees
SAN FRANCISCO + 230
SCOTT DELANEY
RED SOX -1' RUNS (WITH Matsuzaka and Sonnanstine) - I spent the first half of the season backing Dice K, I spent the middle part of it finding his vulnerable spots, and now I am spending the closing crunch of the Major League season under the impression he is going to prove his worth for the boys from Beantown.
Dice K achieved another great feat in his first year with the Red Sox, as he set a new Boston rookie record with 159 strikeouts, after fanning seven Baltimore batters in his last outing. He held Baltimore to one run and four hits, and though he was left with a no-decision, he was still impressive enough to brag about and have confidence in against the lowly Devil Rays.
He's 1-1 this season against Tampa Bay, with a stifling 1.26 ERA; and with this one at Fenway, and the Sox needing everything he's got since the Yankees are closing hard in the AL East, I'll bank on a blowout win over Andy Sonnanstine
HD's ACTIONLINE
LA Dodgers -180 over Houston
TV HOTLINE
MILWAUKEE -150
VEGAS EXPERTS
Cincinnati RedsMets at Chicago Cubs
Wednesday, August 15th, 8:05 P.M. EDT
Reds rookie Phil Dumatrait has last just 9.1 innings in two big league starts thus far, giving up 15 hits and 8 earned runs. Reds are 16-28 this year vs. LHP's and face a good one here in Ted Lilly and his 3.32 ERA at Wrigley. LILLY is also 12-2 against the money line after giving up <=2 earned runs in his last 2 outings over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Chicago
CAPPERS ACCESS
(Wed) MLB Mets
(Wed) MLB Yankees
Bryan Leonard
Angels (925) at Blue Jays
The Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory Sunday, improving to 69-47, a season-high 22 games over .500. I like their speed game with guys like Chone Figgins on the artificial turf of Skydome (tops in the AL in steals). No team is hotter, at 12-5 the last 17 games. Toronto has never seen starter Dustin Moseley and the Angels have a dynamite bullpen.
PLAY THE ANGELS
HONDO
August 15, 2007 -- Hondo, showing a true champion's form, bounced back from Monday night's painful Twin setback by rolling with the Reds last night to slash the debt to 175 vander meers.
Today, he is paying tribute to the O'Jays - 10 units on Bedard and Magic Marcum to get on board the Mr. Aitch Love Train.
Angels (925) at Blue Jays
The Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-2 victory Sunday, improving to 69-47, a season-high 22 games over .500. I like their speed game with guys like Chone Figgins on the artificial turf of Skydome (tops in the AL in steals). No team is hotter, at 12-5 the last 17 games. Toronto has never seen starter Dustin Moseley and the Angels have a dynamite bullpen.
PLAY THE ANGELS
HONDO
August 15, 2007 -- Hondo, showing a true champion's form, bounced back from Monday night's painful Twin setback by rolling with the Reds last night to slash the debt to 175 vander meers.
Today, he is paying tribute to the O'Jays - 10 units on Bedard and Magic Marcum to get on board the Mr. Aitch Love Train.
BRAD DIAMOND SPORTS
RHP Chris Young of San Diego is in solid form with a 2.46 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP over his last three outings. With the Rockies a a horrid 1-8 L9 games played on the coast, we seemingly have a play on the Padres. The picture becomes more vivid with San Diego 5-0 as a home chalk and 7-1 SU in this total price range. Dislike going against the Rockies off a shutout loss, but the numbers tell different.
Play on: (914) San Diego (Young) over Colorado
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MIGHTY QUINN
Mighty missed with the Cubs last night. Today it's the Angels.
The surplus is 630 sirignanos.
RHP Chris Young of San Diego is in solid form with a 2.46 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP over his last three outings. With the Rockies a a horrid 1-8 L9 games played on the coast, we seemingly have a play on the Padres. The picture becomes more vivid with San Diego 5-0 as a home chalk and 7-1 SU in this total price range. Dislike going against the Rockies off a shutout loss, but the numbers tell different.
Play on: (914) San Diego (Young) over Colorado
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MIGHTY QUINN
Mighty missed with the Cubs last night. Today it's the Angels.
The surplus is 630 sirignanos.
Joe Nelson
Kansas City (Meche) – over Texas (Padilla)
Gil Meche has been reliable for the Royals, especially on the road with a 3.52 ERA. Meche is undervalued here as a loser of four consecutive starts but he pitched well enough to win in three of those outings. Texas starter Vincente Padilla returns after an extended DL stint but the Rangers are 4-11 this season when he starts. The Royals swept the first series with Texas this season and Kansas City is capable of coming up with another big win today.
Greg Daraban
901 Arizona (67-53 at 902 Florida (56-63)
Davis vs Mitre
Last night the Marlins drilled Zona 14-5 although the score will not be
near that final would expect a win with Sergio Mitre who is 5-5 and a 3.64 ERA.
Davis is and a 3.81. The Marlins win Wednesday's game.
Take 902 Florida
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Mensapicks
8/15/2007 at 10:05:00 PM
Chicago White Sox/M Buehrle L at Oakland Athletics/J Blanton R
Oakland Athletics
Tony Mathews
Matchup: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Florida Marlins
Selection: Arizona Diamondbacks (+105)
DAVE COKIN
The D-Backs were never in it Tuesday night as they were bombed out early by the Marlins. But with a red hot Doug Davis toiling on the mound tonight, expect a quick bounce back for the NL West leaders. Davis has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last seven starts, and I like his chances tonight against Sergio Mitre, who's been kind of unlucky at home. The Diamondbacks are the choice
Kansas City (Meche) – over Texas (Padilla)
Gil Meche has been reliable for the Royals, especially on the road with a 3.52 ERA. Meche is undervalued here as a loser of four consecutive starts but he pitched well enough to win in three of those outings. Texas starter Vincente Padilla returns after an extended DL stint but the Rangers are 4-11 this season when he starts. The Royals swept the first series with Texas this season and Kansas City is capable of coming up with another big win today.
Greg Daraban
901 Arizona (67-53 at 902 Florida (56-63)
Davis vs Mitre
Last night the Marlins drilled Zona 14-5 although the score will not be
near that final would expect a win with Sergio Mitre who is 5-5 and a 3.64 ERA.
Davis is and a 3.81. The Marlins win Wednesday's game.
Take 902 Florida
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8/15/2007 at 10:05:00 PM
Chicago White Sox/M Buehrle L at Oakland Athletics/J Blanton R
Oakland Athletics
Tony Mathews
Matchup: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Florida Marlins
Selection: Arizona Diamondbacks (+105)
DAVE COKIN
The D-Backs were never in it Tuesday night as they were bombed out early by the Marlins. But with a red hot Doug Davis toiling on the mound tonight, expect a quick bounce back for the NL West leaders. Davis has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last seven starts, and I like his chances tonight against Sergio Mitre, who's been kind of unlucky at home. The Diamondbacks are the choice
Global Handicapping
8/15/2007 at 7:35:00 PM
San Francisco Giants/R Ortiz R at Atlanta Braves/T Hudson R run line
Atlanta Braves/T Hudson R -1.5
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8/15/2007 at 1:05:00 PM
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/A Sonnanstine R at Boston Red Sox/D Matsuzaka R overunder
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Boston Red Sox o10
Bobby Maxwell
The White Sox don't like playing in Oakland, going 6-25 in their last 31 games by the Bay. And they haven't been able to get pitcher Mark Buehrle any support as they've gone 4-12 in his last 16 starts vs. Oakland.
Chicago has lost four of its last five games overall while the A's have won four out of six.
Oakland is sending Joe blanton (9-8, 4.10 ERA) to the mound today and he has been solid at home with is 2.82 ERA in front of the home fans. His last home start was a masterpiece against the Angels on Aug. 4 when he held them to one run over seven innings in a 2-1 Oakland victory.
Last time Blanton faced the White Sox at home was last September when he held them to two runs over five innings of a 5-4 A's victory.
Buehrle (9-7, 3.34) got knocked out early in his last start, lasting just four innings against the Indians while giving up seven runs on eight hits in a 7-5 loss. In his last 10 starts against Oakland, the White Sox are just 3-7, and in Oakland he's lost four of his last five outings.
Let's go with Blanton at home in this one as the White Sox just don't have any luck in Oakland and Buehrle can't seem to get a win against the A's.
3♦ OAKLAND
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MLB
Kansas City Royals(0) ~ vs ~ Texas Rangers(0)
Over 10 (-106)
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MLB
New York Mets(0) ~ vs ~ Pittsburgh Pirates(0)
Pittsburgh Pirates +139
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Best Bet! BOSTON RED SOX -1.5 (-124)
8/15/2007 at 7:35:00 PM
San Francisco Giants/R Ortiz R at Atlanta Braves/T Hudson R run line
Atlanta Braves/T Hudson R -1.5
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8/15/2007 at 1:05:00 PM
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/A Sonnanstine R at Boston Red Sox/D Matsuzaka R overunder
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Boston Red Sox o10
Bobby Maxwell
The White Sox don't like playing in Oakland, going 6-25 in their last 31 games by the Bay. And they haven't been able to get pitcher Mark Buehrle any support as they've gone 4-12 in his last 16 starts vs. Oakland.
Chicago has lost four of its last five games overall while the A's have won four out of six.
Oakland is sending Joe blanton (9-8, 4.10 ERA) to the mound today and he has been solid at home with is 2.82 ERA in front of the home fans. His last home start was a masterpiece against the Angels on Aug. 4 when he held them to one run over seven innings in a 2-1 Oakland victory.
Last time Blanton faced the White Sox at home was last September when he held them to two runs over five innings of a 5-4 A's victory.
Buehrle (9-7, 3.34) got knocked out early in his last start, lasting just four innings against the Indians while giving up seven runs on eight hits in a 7-5 loss. In his last 10 starts against Oakland, the White Sox are just 3-7, and in Oakland he's lost four of his last five outings.
Let's go with Blanton at home in this one as the White Sox just don't have any luck in Oakland and Buehrle can't seem to get a win against the A's.
3♦ OAKLAND
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MLB
Kansas City Royals(0) ~ vs ~ Texas Rangers(0)
Over 10 (-106)
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New York Mets(0) ~ vs ~ Pittsburgh Pirates(0)
Pittsburgh Pirates +139
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Best Bet! BOSTON RED SOX -1.5 (-124)
Ben Burns
Game: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots Aug 17 2007 8:00PM
Prediction: New England Patriots
Reason: The Patriots are favored to win the Super Bowl this season and are arguably the best team in the league. I expect the Week 1 results to also cause them to be hungrier than the Titans, who are likely somewhat satisfied with their performance. Despite playing without Vince Young, the Titans led the entire way in their game vs. Washington, only to give up two fourth quarter touchdowns en route to a 14-6 loss. The Patriots were less impressive in their 13-10 loss to the Bucs. Only a late line move allowed them to earn a "push" against the closing line. Looking back to last preseason and we find that the Patriots also opened their preseason on the road, also losing by a field goal. However, they responded with a 30-3 blowout home win (vs. Arizona) in Week 2. Don't be surprised if history repeats itself with the defending AFC East Champs coming away with another double-digit victory. Consider a play on NEW ENGLAND.
this is today's Comp
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins Aug 15 2007 7:05PM
Prediction: Florida Marlins
Reason: The Marlins earned a big win yesterday and I expect them to build on that with another one this evening. Granted, Davis has been pitching very well lately and he did win his last road start. However, he remains a poor 3-8 with a poor 1.574 WHIP in a dozen road starts this season. Mitre, on the other hand, has a 2.93 ERA and 1.286 WHIP in nine home starts, allowing two earned runs or less in six of them, pitching a minimum of six innings in each. Note that the Marlins are 3-0 his last three starts overall. Mitre will be backed by a Florida offense which has hit a healthy .283 vs. left-handed starters, averaging a high 5.3 runs per game. Davis will be backed by an Arizona lineup which has hit only .243 vs. right-handed starters, averaging a mere 3.9 runs per game. Consider a play on FLORIDA
Game: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots Aug 17 2007 8:00PM
Prediction: New England Patriots
Reason: The Patriots are favored to win the Super Bowl this season and are arguably the best team in the league. I expect the Week 1 results to also cause them to be hungrier than the Titans, who are likely somewhat satisfied with their performance. Despite playing without Vince Young, the Titans led the entire way in their game vs. Washington, only to give up two fourth quarter touchdowns en route to a 14-6 loss. The Patriots were less impressive in their 13-10 loss to the Bucs. Only a late line move allowed them to earn a "push" against the closing line. Looking back to last preseason and we find that the Patriots also opened their preseason on the road, also losing by a field goal. However, they responded with a 30-3 blowout home win (vs. Arizona) in Week 2. Don't be surprised if history repeats itself with the defending AFC East Champs coming away with another double-digit victory. Consider a play on NEW ENGLAND.
this is today's Comp
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins Aug 15 2007 7:05PM
Prediction: Florida Marlins
Reason: The Marlins earned a big win yesterday and I expect them to build on that with another one this evening. Granted, Davis has been pitching very well lately and he did win his last road start. However, he remains a poor 3-8 with a poor 1.574 WHIP in a dozen road starts this season. Mitre, on the other hand, has a 2.93 ERA and 1.286 WHIP in nine home starts, allowing two earned runs or less in six of them, pitching a minimum of six innings in each. Note that the Marlins are 3-0 his last three starts overall. Mitre will be backed by a Florida offense which has hit a healthy .283 vs. left-handed starters, averaging a high 5.3 runs per game. Davis will be backed by an Arizona lineup which has hit only .243 vs. right-handed starters, averaging a mere 3.9 runs per game. Consider a play on FLORIDA
