<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Yesterday</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">0</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">0.00 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Last 30 Days</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">35</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">32</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+23.16 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Season To Date (Since March 2009)</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">83</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">91</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">7</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+14.26 Units</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>HOME TEAM IN CAPS
All games are listed pitchers unless stated otherwise.
Los Angeles +1.18 over L.A. ANGELS (1<SUP>st</SUP> 5 innings)
Tough team the Angels are but they’ve struggled at home against southpaws, as their 3-4 record at Angel Stadium vs lefties will attest to. They’ll face a tough one here in Clayton Kershaw, a guy that has some terrific numbers but should have more wins than he does. Kershaw is a bit of an enigma. The league is hitting just .217 off him and he has 62 k’s in 64 innings, yet his ERA is 4.13 and he only has three wins in 13 starts. He throws way too many pitches and in fact was yanked in his last start after 5.2 innings in which he shut out the A’s but threw 105 pitches in those 5+ innings. Nonetheless, he has as high of ceiling as any young pitcher in the majors and is very capable of throwing a gem against anyone. John Lackey has been very shaky and until he returns to form he’s a big risk as a favorite. In seven starts the league is hitting .335 against him and the result is an ERA of 6.10. Lackey has allowed 21 hits and 11 earned runs over his last 12 innings and although he is coming off what the media has called his best effort of the year, he still allowed 10 hits and three runs against the Giants. The Angels know how to squeeze out that tying run late in a game and they usually hold onto leads, thus, since this choice is predicated on the starters, I’m playing it in five. Play: Los Angeles Dodgers in the first five innings +1.16 (Risking 2 units). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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PHILADELPHIA/Baltimore over 9 –1.07
One has to figure the Phillies to have a big day at the plate here against Jeremy Guthrie. Guthrie has been brutal on the road with an 8.31 ERA in five starts. In three June starts his ERA is 8.31. Overall, Guthrie has allowed 16 jacks and in those five road starts and he’s allowed eight bombs in 25 innings. This is a home-run haven and Guthrie has proven he can’t keep the ball in the yard. Furthermore, only one of the Phillies last seven home games have stayed under this number and it’s quite possible and even likely that the Phillies can score eight or nine on their own here. Cole Hamels is the Phillies ace but he still has a 4.33 ERA at home and the Orioles are swinging some pretty hot sticks right now. Also consider that the Phillies pen has been giving up plenty lately and that, too, helps our cause. This is a hitter’s paradise and this is a low number under the circumstances. Play: Philadelphia/Baltimore over 9 –1.07 (Risking 2 units). <o></o>
All games are listed pitchers unless stated otherwise.
Los Angeles +1.18 over L.A. ANGELS (1<SUP>st</SUP> 5 innings)
Tough team the Angels are but they’ve struggled at home against southpaws, as their 3-4 record at Angel Stadium vs lefties will attest to. They’ll face a tough one here in Clayton Kershaw, a guy that has some terrific numbers but should have more wins than he does. Kershaw is a bit of an enigma. The league is hitting just .217 off him and he has 62 k’s in 64 innings, yet his ERA is 4.13 and he only has three wins in 13 starts. He throws way too many pitches and in fact was yanked in his last start after 5.2 innings in which he shut out the A’s but threw 105 pitches in those 5+ innings. Nonetheless, he has as high of ceiling as any young pitcher in the majors and is very capable of throwing a gem against anyone. John Lackey has been very shaky and until he returns to form he’s a big risk as a favorite. In seven starts the league is hitting .335 against him and the result is an ERA of 6.10. Lackey has allowed 21 hits and 11 earned runs over his last 12 innings and although he is coming off what the media has called his best effort of the year, he still allowed 10 hits and three runs against the Giants. The Angels know how to squeeze out that tying run late in a game and they usually hold onto leads, thus, since this choice is predicated on the starters, I’m playing it in five. Play: Los Angeles Dodgers in the first five innings +1.16 (Risking 2 units). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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One has to figure the Phillies to have a big day at the plate here against Jeremy Guthrie. Guthrie has been brutal on the road with an 8.31 ERA in five starts. In three June starts his ERA is 8.31. Overall, Guthrie has allowed 16 jacks and in those five road starts and he’s allowed eight bombs in 25 innings. This is a home-run haven and Guthrie has proven he can’t keep the ball in the yard. Furthermore, only one of the Phillies last seven home games have stayed under this number and it’s quite possible and even likely that the Phillies can score eight or nine on their own here. Cole Hamels is the Phillies ace but he still has a 4.33 ERA at home and the Orioles are swinging some pretty hot sticks right now. Also consider that the Phillies pen has been giving up plenty lately and that, too, helps our cause. This is a hitter’s paradise and this is a low number under the circumstances. Play: Philadelphia/Baltimore over 9 –1.07 (Risking 2 units). <o
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