Alright don't have much time to post but here is what I am playing early games:
Washington Nationals ML +112
I was going to go with Houston in this game but let's take a look at something here. Roy Oswalt has never had success pitching against the Nationals on the road and even when he has, his bullpen has found a way to blow it. Washington has won two straight and they are going for their first three game win streak in who knows how long and I think they get it here. They have been the better hitting team and Scott Olsen is actually pitching quite well. The bullpen destroyed Olsen's last home start against Florida and I mean they blew it big time. In his last three starts he has pitched 18.2 innings and has allowed only 5 ER's in those games (15 strikeouts to go with it). I know the Nationals bullpen sucks but the Astros are struggling right now and believe me when I say Oswalt does not deserve to be favored by this much on the road. His three career road starts against Washington have seen the team go 1-2 in those games with the only win being a 4-3 win back in 2005. Great spot to take the home underdog here and I am not backing down. The Nationals are the better hitting team and Olsen has been solid.
Cleveland Indians ML +111
I am a huge Blue Jays fan and season ticket holder but I have to work today and I cannot attend the game. I was one pissed off motherfucker last night at the fact that Brandon League was allowed the opportunity to blow yet another game for this team. He is BJ Ryan's twin brother and they have both blown about 5-6 games for the Jays this season who would not have more than 2-3 losses had it not been for those two clowns. Having said that, I know how this team plays coming off bad losses like last night and I know how they played when the 20 000 in attendance are going to be schoold kids who bore this team to death. This is a bad spot for my boys. Our top pitching prospect Bret Cecil is making his Major League Baseball debut today and although he is not a left handed pitcher, I have a feeling the Indians knock him around the ballpark quite a little bit. Anthony Reyes has shitty numbers on the season for the Indians but he allowed only 3 ER's in his only road start of the season in Yankee Stadium and the Indians had the lead when he left the game so he has not been that bad. He has started three career games against the Blue Jays and is 3-0 in those games. The Indians are in a perfect spot to win this game.
Tampa Bay Rays ML -185
I know this is a lot of chalk to suck on but Tampa Bay is not about to lose two straight to this Baltimore team no matter what anyone says. I made some nice cash betting on Matt Garza at home last season and he has once again shown this season that he is going to be tough to beat at Tropicana. Koji Uehara is on the mound for the Orioles who won 8-4 here last night but in his two road starts this season he has been rocked for 9 ER's total in 12 innings pitched and those were losses to Boston and Texas. Garza on the other hand faced the Orioles once at home last season in this stadium and he went 7.1 innings in that game allowing 0 ER's and allowing only 4 hits total which is pretty damn impressive. I know the Rays have sucked this season and they have yet to get things going but I see them waking up in this game tonight. Garza started the season slowly at home getting rocked in his first two home starts but he recovered nicely against Boston last week and is coming off 7.2 innings pitched in his last start where he allowed 0 ER's and looked to have regained last season's form. I am going with the Rays here.
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Washington Nationals ML +112
I was going to go with Houston in this game but let's take a look at something here. Roy Oswalt has never had success pitching against the Nationals on the road and even when he has, his bullpen has found a way to blow it. Washington has won two straight and they are going for their first three game win streak in who knows how long and I think they get it here. They have been the better hitting team and Scott Olsen is actually pitching quite well. The bullpen destroyed Olsen's last home start against Florida and I mean they blew it big time. In his last three starts he has pitched 18.2 innings and has allowed only 5 ER's in those games (15 strikeouts to go with it). I know the Nationals bullpen sucks but the Astros are struggling right now and believe me when I say Oswalt does not deserve to be favored by this much on the road. His three career road starts against Washington have seen the team go 1-2 in those games with the only win being a 4-3 win back in 2005. Great spot to take the home underdog here and I am not backing down. The Nationals are the better hitting team and Olsen has been solid.
Cleveland Indians ML +111
I am a huge Blue Jays fan and season ticket holder but I have to work today and I cannot attend the game. I was one pissed off motherfucker last night at the fact that Brandon League was allowed the opportunity to blow yet another game for this team. He is BJ Ryan's twin brother and they have both blown about 5-6 games for the Jays this season who would not have more than 2-3 losses had it not been for those two clowns. Having said that, I know how this team plays coming off bad losses like last night and I know how they played when the 20 000 in attendance are going to be schoold kids who bore this team to death. This is a bad spot for my boys. Our top pitching prospect Bret Cecil is making his Major League Baseball debut today and although he is not a left handed pitcher, I have a feeling the Indians knock him around the ballpark quite a little bit. Anthony Reyes has shitty numbers on the season for the Indians but he allowed only 3 ER's in his only road start of the season in Yankee Stadium and the Indians had the lead when he left the game so he has not been that bad. He has started three career games against the Blue Jays and is 3-0 in those games. The Indians are in a perfect spot to win this game.
Tampa Bay Rays ML -185
I know this is a lot of chalk to suck on but Tampa Bay is not about to lose two straight to this Baltimore team no matter what anyone says. I made some nice cash betting on Matt Garza at home last season and he has once again shown this season that he is going to be tough to beat at Tropicana. Koji Uehara is on the mound for the Orioles who won 8-4 here last night but in his two road starts this season he has been rocked for 9 ER's total in 12 innings pitched and those were losses to Boston and Texas. Garza on the other hand faced the Orioles once at home last season in this stadium and he went 7.1 innings in that game allowing 0 ER's and allowing only 4 hits total which is pretty damn impressive. I know the Rays have sucked this season and they have yet to get things going but I see them waking up in this game tonight. Garza started the season slowly at home getting rocked in his first two home starts but he recovered nicely against Boston last week and is coming off 7.2 innings pitched in his last start where he allowed 0 ER's and looked to have regained last season's form. I am going with the Rays here.
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