<table width="500" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="50%" align="left">Yesterday</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">1</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">0</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">0</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="20%" align="right">+2.36 Units</td></tr> <tr> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="50%" align="left">Last 30 Days</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">7</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">4</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">0</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="20%" align="right">+10.44 Units</td></tr> <tr> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="50%" align="left">Season To Date (Since March 2010)</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">7</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">4</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="10%" align="right">0</td> <td class="rs_value" valign="top" width="20%" align="right">+10.44 Units</td></tr></tbody></table>All games are listed pitchers unless stated otherwise.
DETROIT –1½ +1.47 over Clevelandhttp://www.pinnaclesports.com/?refer=xspwagers<o
></o>1:00 PM EST. The Tribe won two of its first three games not because they played well or hit the ball but because the White Sox hit .154 in the three games. Nice. Fact is, the Indians didn’t hit much better and scored just 10 runs in the three game series and that includes an 11-inning, five-run outburst yesterday. Nobody on the team went yard in the three games and that’s what you can expect from the Indians this year. They also struck out 31 times in 107 AB’s in the three-game set against the White Sox. This is a team with a lot of young players, new faces and a ton of question marks. David Huff is in the rotation for now but don’t be surprised if he gets relegated at some point. His WHIP last year was 1.56 and anything over 1.50 is rather brutal. The league hit .301 off him, his ERA was 5.86 and his 11-8 record was perhaps the most misleading of anyone’s. Meanwhile, the Tigers won two of three in K.C. to open the year and unlike the Indians, they did it honestly. They scored 17 runs, went deep three times and hit a combined .299. Rick Porcello had a great rookie season and a great spring. His spring ERA was an impressive 1.21 in 22 innings of work. He walked just three batters while striking out 10. Against a better hitting Cleveland team last year, Porcello went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA. The Tigers open at home in front of a packed house while the Indians didn’t finish their game last night until about midnight. Everything falls into place for an easy Tiger victory on opening day. Play: Detroit –1½ +1.47 (Risking 2 units). <o
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></o>Minnesota +1.03 over CHICAGO http://www.pinnaclesports.com/?refer=xspwagers<o
></o>After facing Westbrook, Carmona and Masterson, the South Side hit a measly .154, went 1-2 against the challenged Indians and until they show us something different, we’ll gladly go against them. Francisco Liriano had a great spring, going 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 20 innings. He also struck out an eye-opening 30 batters while walking just five. Now, I’m no mathematician but that’s a 6-1 ratio in favor of the strikeout. The Twinkies are also off to a good start and will take the momentum of a 3-1 start into this game. Incidentally, they went yard nine times in the four game set in Anaheim and that easily leads the league right now. John Danks is a good pitcher on a good staff and that’s the reason he’s the #4 in the rotation. However, the Twins have seen plenty of him and they’ve also had success against him. In fact, the Twins faced Dank in five starts last season and went deep on him seven times in 31 innings. Danks ERA against the Twins over those five starts was an unimpressive 5.17. Play: Minnesota +1.03 (Risking 2 units).
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