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Last 30 Days 44 45 0 +14.04 Units
Season To Date (Since March 2011) 110 131 1 -9.80 Units
All games are listed pitchers unless stated otherwise.
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N.Y. Mets +122 over DETROIT
No reason whatsoever to get off the Mets now. They’ve won five of six and they’ve scored 36 runs over their last three games. They’re hitting everything right now and Phil Coke isn’t likely to slow them down. Coke has five quality starts in 13 attempts. In the past 31 days his ERA is 5.57 and his xERA is 6.31. In 73 IP he’s walked 28 and struck out 36 for a lousy BB/K ratio. He rarely last past five innings and the Tigers rarely win when he does start. At Comerica, Coke is 0-2 with an ERA of 5.33. Overall he’s 1-7 with a 4.33 but his xERA is 5.24. When he’s producing quality starts, which isn’t often, he’s doing with mediocre skills and as the chalk he offers up nothing but grief. The Tigers offense is always dangerous and gives them a chance but they’re not as hot as the Mets offense right now, not even close. Chris Capuano left Thursday's outing with abdominal discomfort and was still feeling the affects on Friday. His scheduled bullpen session was pushed back a day, though he's not expected to miss a start. Capuano has quietly held together nicely for the Mets, with a 3.99 ERA, good control (24 BB in 86 IP) and a solid strikeout rate (71 K’s), though throughout his career, injuries have frequently derailed his best work. Over his last five starts, covering 31 frames, Capuano has posted an ERA of 2.32, struck out 24 and walked eight. Lastly, the Tigers have won just four interleague games in 12 tries and cannot wait to get back to AL competition. The Mets can’t wait to get to the park. Play: N.Y. Mets +122 (Risking 2 units).
COLORADO –1½ +140 over Chicago
Are the White Sox not the sickest team in the majors to wager on? Here’s a team that will get you base hits with two out and none on. They’ll also get a hit when trailing by nine runs but when they’re up a run, tied, or down a run it’s like pulling teeth to ask them to deliver a sacrifice fly, let alone a base hit. The South Side has scored three runs or less in four of their past six games. That’s after facing guys like Livan Hernandez, Doug Davis, Tom Gorzelanny, Carlos Zambrano. Matt Garza and Jason Hammel last night. Over their last 10 games they’ve faced two top-tier pitchers in Jordan Zimmerman and Daniel Hudson and against that duo they scored one run in 16 innings and they’re going toi have to face another top-tier pitcher here. Ubaldo Jiminez got off to a very shaky start but is rounding into form. Over his last five starts he’s his old dominating self again, throwing 33 innings over five starts and posting a 2.43 ERA while striking out 29 and walking seven. Dominance and GB% keep him in the upper echelon of starting pitchers. By contrast, Mark Buehrle’s 80% strand rate over his past five starts has kept him in games. In his last start he had runners on first and third with one out and then the rains came. He did not return after the lengthy delay and Jesse Crain came on and promptly induced a double play to make Buehrle’s pitching line look pretty again. The guy has a genie following him around but with marginal skills (4.84 xERA, 49 K’s in 99 IP), it cannot last much longer and this is the park where an implosion is likely. Play: Colorado –1½ +140 (Risking 2 units).
Last 30 Days 44 45 0 +14.04 Units
Season To Date (Since March 2011) 110 131 1 -9.80 Units
All games are listed pitchers unless stated otherwise.
HOME TEAM IN CAPS
N.Y. Mets +122 over DETROIT
No reason whatsoever to get off the Mets now. They’ve won five of six and they’ve scored 36 runs over their last three games. They’re hitting everything right now and Phil Coke isn’t likely to slow them down. Coke has five quality starts in 13 attempts. In the past 31 days his ERA is 5.57 and his xERA is 6.31. In 73 IP he’s walked 28 and struck out 36 for a lousy BB/K ratio. He rarely last past five innings and the Tigers rarely win when he does start. At Comerica, Coke is 0-2 with an ERA of 5.33. Overall he’s 1-7 with a 4.33 but his xERA is 5.24. When he’s producing quality starts, which isn’t often, he’s doing with mediocre skills and as the chalk he offers up nothing but grief. The Tigers offense is always dangerous and gives them a chance but they’re not as hot as the Mets offense right now, not even close. Chris Capuano left Thursday's outing with abdominal discomfort and was still feeling the affects on Friday. His scheduled bullpen session was pushed back a day, though he's not expected to miss a start. Capuano has quietly held together nicely for the Mets, with a 3.99 ERA, good control (24 BB in 86 IP) and a solid strikeout rate (71 K’s), though throughout his career, injuries have frequently derailed his best work. Over his last five starts, covering 31 frames, Capuano has posted an ERA of 2.32, struck out 24 and walked eight. Lastly, the Tigers have won just four interleague games in 12 tries and cannot wait to get back to AL competition. The Mets can’t wait to get to the park. Play: N.Y. Mets +122 (Risking 2 units).
COLORADO –1½ +140 over Chicago
Are the White Sox not the sickest team in the majors to wager on? Here’s a team that will get you base hits with two out and none on. They’ll also get a hit when trailing by nine runs but when they’re up a run, tied, or down a run it’s like pulling teeth to ask them to deliver a sacrifice fly, let alone a base hit. The South Side has scored three runs or less in four of their past six games. That’s after facing guys like Livan Hernandez, Doug Davis, Tom Gorzelanny, Carlos Zambrano. Matt Garza and Jason Hammel last night. Over their last 10 games they’ve faced two top-tier pitchers in Jordan Zimmerman and Daniel Hudson and against that duo they scored one run in 16 innings and they’re going toi have to face another top-tier pitcher here. Ubaldo Jiminez got off to a very shaky start but is rounding into form. Over his last five starts he’s his old dominating self again, throwing 33 innings over five starts and posting a 2.43 ERA while striking out 29 and walking seven. Dominance and GB% keep him in the upper echelon of starting pitchers. By contrast, Mark Buehrle’s 80% strand rate over his past five starts has kept him in games. In his last start he had runners on first and third with one out and then the rains came. He did not return after the lengthy delay and Jesse Crain came on and promptly induced a double play to make Buehrle’s pitching line look pretty again. The guy has a genie following him around but with marginal skills (4.84 xERA, 49 K’s in 99 IP), it cannot last much longer and this is the park where an implosion is likely. Play: Colorado –1½ +140 (Risking 2 units).
