Wednesday: All Good Things Must End, but There's Always Tomorrow YTD: 331-291, +80.6 units

Tuesday: 2-3, -4.6 units. Where did those 10 A's runs come from? They never do that to the Angels, never mind Wilson. Wednesday's games will be a good indicator on whether I've cooled down or not.

Tampa: -1(+118). 3 units. The Rays are a together bunch, led by what I think is a manager that gets the most out of his talent- Joe Madden. They are smelling a run for a playoff spot and the worst thing they could do is lose at home to the now coldest team in the league, besides Cleveland, in the AL. The Indians woes have overshadowed just how bad the Jays are playing. They are decimated by injuries and in a hitting slump. With Longoria back, the Rays lineup now takes on a level of respectability. Cobb is a much better pitcher than he has shown for most of the year. He can lose control at times, but in his last 2 outings has just 1 walk with 9 Ks. He varies speeds very well and should keep the Jays from breaking out. Tampa's BP has also been very good of late. Villanueva has been a great fill in spot starter, though of late is regressing to his career norms. 4 Hrs in his last 17 IPs. The Jays have a good late BP, not so good in the middle. Though Tampa struggles hitting at home, their competition seems to struggle even more in their dome.

Twins:ML. Two units(+127). The Indians might have a hard time recovering for a noon game after another heartbreaker loss. Other than Pestano, now their BP is a mess too. And Choo was hot, not so much now. The bottom of that lineup has stunk for a long time, and I have always been amazed at how many games Cleveland has won in the past 2 seasons. Now Kipnis and Santana aren't hitting and they're not at the bottom. Masterson has been getting lit up lately- in his last 4 starts, 21 IPs, 22 runs, 14 walks and only 13 Ks. And the Twins were one team that really rocked him. On the Twins, don't be fooled by their record- they are playing great baseball now, coming from behind in Boston and now in Cleveland. Masterson has troubles with lefty bats, and the Twins have plenty of lefty bats and switch hitters. Duensing, also a lefty, goes against a .225 hitting team vs. LHP. With a lousy .348 slugging pct. Also, the Twins BP is coming on, and probably will be need here since Duensing is only about a 5 IP. I got a feeling the Twins will be relaxed and the Tribe will be tense, especially since this game is so soon after last night's.
Twins.ML. One unit. First 5 IP.

Washington:RL. 2 units. (-140) This is a ridiculously high RL, but I'm jumping on board. Galaragga has control issues and toils almost every inning. He will be lucky to go 5. Almost all (or all)of the 3 decent relievers the Astros have are likely to not be available Wednesday due to their use of the past 3 days. The Astros make plenty of errors and don't have the bats to hit Gio Gonzalez if he is somewhat on. Gio has had some iffy starts of late, but also has been very good. Last start -10 Ks vs. the Miami. 3 starts ago- 2 hit Mets over 7 IPs. I really like him here against this lineup in a pitcher's park. The Astros have only seen him once- and he 2 hit them over 7. So they haven't seen him much. Oh, and only 6 HRs in 132 IPs. The Nats have the BP to finish. The Astros have hung in there the past 2 games but I think they are due for a loss more indicative of how bad they truly are. Like the Twins game, major league teams take no mercy on teams that are reeling. Players are trying to pad their stats and teams are trying to optimize their wins and respect.

Milwaukee. ML. One unit(+126). Latos against Wolf. Seems like a pitching mismatch, but I'm riding the Brewers to sweep the cooled off Reds. The past 2 games they are like a different team. The Brewers don't have much to play for and a sweep of the Reds is a huge motivator.

Texas(-101).ML. One unit. Red Sox haven't seen much of Harrison who remains the best starter Texas has. He is always in the game. I also like how Texas has an excellent walk:K ratio the past 10 games. They seem to do better against familiar pitchers, like Beckett or Lester or Angel pitchers, than new guys like Cook. They seemed a little out of sorts the first game of this series. I also think the Red Sox have a lot of key lefties that might struggle vs. Harrison. He has only given up 4 HRs in his last 10 starts. And the bottom of the Sox lineup is looking mighty poor these days. Red Sox BP has also faltered plenty lately. Texas plays a lot of games in those Western pitcher's park. I think after 3 games now at Fenway, they might continue to enjoy its friendly confines. (Although Beckett also doesn't give up many HRs either). Beckett has lost velocity this year, and he can't seem to find that out pitch. Only 5 Ks in his last 2 starts.

Houston hitting .210 vs. LHP this year

it seems like the Indians have had no trouble recovering from last night's game. Maybe the quick turnaround is better, less time to think about the loss.

STL. ML. One unit. One low scoring game for the Cards is not a good reason to jump off the bandwagon. Posey's 1st inning HR was the difference. Vogelsong is very good, and I have won a bunch of money off of him, but he is a little less effective away from home. Giants haven't seen Kelly yet and he keeps the ball down well, and induces lots of grounders. Just think also the Cards are in a hitting groove, and even last night had 10 hits. Giants might be glad to just escape the heat.