Athletics/Tigers The A's have been hitting lefties well at a .331 clip, but only .200 v righties in their last 10 games and Verlander, during the day, at home, is just about as good as any pitcher can be. This season he has a 2.46 ERA at home but only a 4.07 Day ERA. But over the past few years...he loves pitching during the day. Last season, he had a 2.81 ERA at home and a meer 2.23 ERA in 13 day games. So expect him to be on his game against a weak hitting team in Oakland. Cahill is on the bump for the A's and had a bad debut. But since then...he's been pitching very well. His ERA is 2.09 over his last 5 starts while the A's are 4-1 in those games with 4 of them going under. He won't strike out a ton of guys but he gets the job done, and that's all that matters. Aside from 2 good starting pitchers...2 good bullpens back them up. So without thinking too much into this...the under, right off the bat, looks good. The Tigers are looking to split the series at 2 a piece here and I think they'll do it. Verlander is too sharp to pass up on. If you're a "value" guy...there certainly is value in the A's as Cahill could actually make this a very close game...but I think Miguel Cabrera is the difference in this one. Leans: Tigers & Under 8
Phillies/Braves 1 run for the Phillies in their last 2 games. 5 in their last 6. And 8 in their last 8. To add insult to injury there...the Phillies have only had 1 multiple run inning in their last 8 games and that was against the Red Sox in the 9th inning for mop up work by Ramon Ramirez. Simply put...the Phillies aren't hitting at all. While the Phillies are slumping...the Braves are hot. They're 20-8 in May and 16-6 at home this season. The Phillies are one of the better road teams in baseball at 15-11...but as I mentioned...they're struggling badly at the plate. Blanton isn't the best guy the Phillies could send to the mound too. He's had 5 starts this season and the least he's given up was 3. I know he's still trying to get back...but in his 2 road starts...he's given up 5 runs in each. He did face the Braves this sesaon though and he went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs...but lost 4-1. Hanson bounced back from his worst career outing and pitched 6 innings of 2 run ball in a 7-3 win over the Marlins. I think he's back on track here. He too has faced the Phillies once before this season and he was worked hard as he only went 4.2 innings and hit 102 pitches. He did only give up 2 runs though and won in extras...but with only 4 K's, 1 walk and 6 hits...the Phillies must have been fouling off a lot of pitches. The Braves are on a 5 game winning streak. Now...with all that said...should the Braves really be -150 against the Phillies who, as good as they usually are, tend to give them problems as they should. Blanton did post a quality start against the Braves in his lone start against them this season but had a 5.23 ERA against them last season. He also only gave up 4 runs in 12 innings last season at Turner. I think this game will be closer than the line indicates and as poorly as the Phillies offense has been...don't you have to take them? Leans: Phillies & Under 8.5
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Athletics/Tigers The A's have been hitting lefties well at a .331 clip, but only .200 v righties in their last 10 games and Verlander, during the day, at home, is just about as good as any pitcher can be. This season he has a 2.46 ERA at home but only a 4.07 Day ERA. But over the past few years...he loves pitching during the day. Last season, he had a 2.81 ERA at home and a meer 2.23 ERA in 13 day games. So expect him to be on his game against a weak hitting team in Oakland. Cahill is on the bump for the A's and had a bad debut. But since then...he's been pitching very well. His ERA is 2.09 over his last 5 starts while the A's are 4-1 in those games with 4 of them going under. He won't strike out a ton of guys but he gets the job done, and that's all that matters. Aside from 2 good starting pitchers...2 good bullpens back them up. So without thinking too much into this...the under, right off the bat, looks good. The Tigers are looking to split the series at 2 a piece here and I think they'll do it. Verlander is too sharp to pass up on. If you're a "value" guy...there certainly is value in the A's as Cahill could actually make this a very close game...but I think Miguel Cabrera is the difference in this one. Leans: Tigers & Under 8
Phillies/Braves 1 run for the Phillies in their last 2 games. 5 in their last 6. And 8 in their last 8. To add insult to injury there...the Phillies have only had 1 multiple run inning in their last 8 games and that was against the Red Sox in the 9th inning for mop up work by Ramon Ramirez. Simply put...the Phillies aren't hitting at all. While the Phillies are slumping...the Braves are hot. They're 20-8 in May and 16-6 at home this season. The Phillies are one of the better road teams in baseball at 15-11...but as I mentioned...they're struggling badly at the plate. Blanton isn't the best guy the Phillies could send to the mound too. He's had 5 starts this season and the least he's given up was 3. I know he's still trying to get back...but in his 2 road starts...he's given up 5 runs in each. He did face the Braves this sesaon though and he went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs...but lost 4-1. Hanson bounced back from his worst career outing and pitched 6 innings of 2 run ball in a 7-3 win over the Marlins. I think he's back on track here. He too has faced the Phillies once before this season and he was worked hard as he only went 4.2 innings and hit 102 pitches. He did only give up 2 runs though and won in extras...but with only 4 K's, 1 walk and 6 hits...the Phillies must have been fouling off a lot of pitches. The Braves are on a 5 game winning streak. Now...with all that said...should the Braves really be -150 against the Phillies who, as good as they usually are, tend to give them problems as they should. Blanton did post a quality start against the Braves in his lone start against them this season but had a 5.23 ERA against them last season. He also only gave up 4 runs in 12 innings last season at Turner. I think this game will be closer than the line indicates and as poorly as the Phillies offense has been...don't you have to take them? Leans: Phillies & Under 8.5
Brewers/Marlins Narveson isn't exactly consistant. I really don't know anything about this guy nor do I know how to describe his play. He hasn't gone beyond 6 innings this season in his 6 starts but either his pitch count gets up there quickly or he's hit before he can get there. The Brewers are 3-3 in his starts this season and 3-3 on the total. And he gets 5.3 runs per game of support so basically...that means he's inconsistant. And the Marlins hit .283 v lefties at home this season (for what it's worth). Robertson has pitched decent this season but he's been a little better of late. The problem with him, like Narveson, is that he doesn't go far into games. His longest outing was only 6.1 innings in his 10 starts this season. Part of this is due to the fact that he has a slight command problem as he walked 4 batters on 4 different occasions this season. He's also only thrown over 100 pitches three times this season and is coming off his 2nd straight outing doing so. Will fatigue be a factor here? Especially considering that he's been between 75-86 pitches in his 5 starts leading up to this little 2 game span. So it's just really a tough read for him. Considering the fact that the Brewers' bullpen is as bad as it is...I can't suggest anyone to take them but that doesn't mean I'm saying to take the Marlins either. This one is a really tough one to figure and you're better off staying away unless you know something I don't know. Leans: Marlins & Under 9.5
Cubs/Pirates How do we explain this? Randy Wells is starting 3 days after facing 6 batters without getting an out and being taken out. And what's even more remarkable is that he only threw 16 pitches. So he obviously won't be worn out...but how will he be mentally? I think starting him away from the friendly confines will be good for him. But his last start in Pittsburgh was earlier this season and it was a really bad one. He only went 2 innigns and gave up 6 runs. He bounced back nicely from that game though as he went 8 strong and give up 3 against the Marlins in his next start. The obvious question here though is...will he bounce back? I think he will but I'm not sure to what extent. Meaning...7 innings 3 runs or 7 innings shutout? The Pirates are on a 4 game losing streak when Ohlendorf is on the mound (since coming off the DL). He's also pitched in unders in his last 9 starts. Ohlendorf is coming off his most pitches thrown this season which is 94. So don't expect him to go too far into this game. And the Pirates' bullpen isn't all that slick. He's also walked at least 3 in all 5 starts this season. With that said...don't expect much from this guy until he starts to turn it around. Last season he was a great home pitcher. In 16 starts...he had a remarkable ERA of 2.64. As a Yankee fan...I enjoyed seeing him do that. But...he's only a few starts back since coming off the DL due to a back injury, so until he shows signs of turning it around...proceed with caution. Like I said...I expect Wells to come back strong after, basically, being embarrassed in his last start. Ohlendorf is questionable and it's not a big line nor do either teams have records home/away that would make me lean a specific way. Leans: Cubs & Under 8.5
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Brewers/Marlins Narveson isn't exactly consistant. I really don't know anything about this guy nor do I know how to describe his play. He hasn't gone beyond 6 innings this season in his 6 starts but either his pitch count gets up there quickly or he's hit before he can get there. The Brewers are 3-3 in his starts this season and 3-3 on the total. And he gets 5.3 runs per game of support so basically...that means he's inconsistant. And the Marlins hit .283 v lefties at home this season (for what it's worth). Robertson has pitched decent this season but he's been a little better of late. The problem with him, like Narveson, is that he doesn't go far into games. His longest outing was only 6.1 innings in his 10 starts this season. Part of this is due to the fact that he has a slight command problem as he walked 4 batters on 4 different occasions this season. He's also only thrown over 100 pitches three times this season and is coming off his 2nd straight outing doing so. Will fatigue be a factor here? Especially considering that he's been between 75-86 pitches in his 5 starts leading up to this little 2 game span. So it's just really a tough read for him. Considering the fact that the Brewers' bullpen is as bad as it is...I can't suggest anyone to take them but that doesn't mean I'm saying to take the Marlins either. This one is a really tough one to figure and you're better off staying away unless you know something I don't know. Leans: Marlins & Under 9.5
Cubs/Pirates How do we explain this? Randy Wells is starting 3 days after facing 6 batters without getting an out and being taken out. And what's even more remarkable is that he only threw 16 pitches. So he obviously won't be worn out...but how will he be mentally? I think starting him away from the friendly confines will be good for him. But his last start in Pittsburgh was earlier this season and it was a really bad one. He only went 2 innigns and gave up 6 runs. He bounced back nicely from that game though as he went 8 strong and give up 3 against the Marlins in his next start. The obvious question here though is...will he bounce back? I think he will but I'm not sure to what extent. Meaning...7 innings 3 runs or 7 innings shutout? The Pirates are on a 4 game losing streak when Ohlendorf is on the mound (since coming off the DL). He's also pitched in unders in his last 9 starts. Ohlendorf is coming off his most pitches thrown this season which is 94. So don't expect him to go too far into this game. And the Pirates' bullpen isn't all that slick. He's also walked at least 3 in all 5 starts this season. With that said...don't expect much from this guy until he starts to turn it around. Last season he was a great home pitcher. In 16 starts...he had a remarkable ERA of 2.64. As a Yankee fan...I enjoyed seeing him do that. But...he's only a few starts back since coming off the DL due to a back injury, so until he shows signs of turning it around...proceed with caution. Like I said...I expect Wells to come back strong after, basically, being embarrassed in his last start. Ohlendorf is questionable and it's not a big line nor do either teams have records home/away that would make me lean a specific way. Leans: Cubs & Under 8.5
Nationals/Astros Oswalt >>>>>>>>>> Atilano. But come on now. -185 for the Astros? Really? As good as Oswalt is...the Stros don't even have a winning record in his starts as they're 4-6 in his starts. Atilano isn't good though. He pitches to contact. He had 0 walks and 0 Ks in his last start and, on the season, has more walks than strikeouts. But at least the Nats are 4-3 in his starts. Oswalt is going for the franchise record of 11 straight quality starts for the Astros. He's coming off an 8 inning shutout of the Brewers and has reached at least 7 innings in 7 of his last 8 starts. The under is also 9-0-1 this season when he's on the mound. And can you blame them? He's having a great season PLUS the Astros have no offense. He's certainly driving the asking price up for whoever wants to make a trade for him. But still...the Astros simply can't warrent a -180+ line. That's just disgusting. Oswalt could pitch 9 shutout innings and this game could still go into extra innings and the Astros could lose. The Astros are hitting .210 v righties in their last 10 games while the Nats are only hitting .243. But once again...no reason to get into this too much...the Astros should NEVER be anything over -130. Leans: Nationals & Under 8
Rockies/Giants What can you say. This is easily the best matchup of the season thus far. If only Ubaldo and Halladay face off. We all know Ubaldo's story. He's had 2 straight shutouts in 15 innings and 6 shutouts total this season. He's also pitched in three 1 run games and two 2 runs games. He's won all of his starts except for a matchup where Kershaw outdueled him and the Rox lost 2-0. 3 of his shutouts have come on the road as his 0.88 ERA this season drops to 0.62 when on the road. And what better place to pitch aside from Petco than SanFran? Timmy has had back to back awful starts. But...he hasn't had 3 straight non-quality starts since his second month of his rookie season back in 2007. So...does he break that streak or does he get back on track. I think it's actually safe to say, being at home, Timmy will pitch one of the best games of his life. 2 solid bullpens here, but unless this is 0-0 or 1-1 going into extras...we won't be seeing much of these bullpens in this one. It's easy to say that this will be a low scoring game and that, if your book offers, you should take the 1st 5 innings under and no score 1st inning and both team totals under without question. The tough thing is coming up with a side here. I think it's literally a coin flip but since the Rockies have the better lineup...you have to give them the slightest of edges here. Leans: Rockies & Under 6
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Nationals/Astros Oswalt >>>>>>>>>> Atilano. But come on now. -185 for the Astros? Really? As good as Oswalt is...the Stros don't even have a winning record in his starts as they're 4-6 in his starts. Atilano isn't good though. He pitches to contact. He had 0 walks and 0 Ks in his last start and, on the season, has more walks than strikeouts. But at least the Nats are 4-3 in his starts. Oswalt is going for the franchise record of 11 straight quality starts for the Astros. He's coming off an 8 inning shutout of the Brewers and has reached at least 7 innings in 7 of his last 8 starts. The under is also 9-0-1 this season when he's on the mound. And can you blame them? He's having a great season PLUS the Astros have no offense. He's certainly driving the asking price up for whoever wants to make a trade for him. But still...the Astros simply can't warrent a -180+ line. That's just disgusting. Oswalt could pitch 9 shutout innings and this game could still go into extra innings and the Astros could lose. The Astros are hitting .210 v righties in their last 10 games while the Nats are only hitting .243. But once again...no reason to get into this too much...the Astros should NEVER be anything over -130. Leans: Nationals & Under 8
Rockies/Giants What can you say. This is easily the best matchup of the season thus far. If only Ubaldo and Halladay face off. We all know Ubaldo's story. He's had 2 straight shutouts in 15 innings and 6 shutouts total this season. He's also pitched in three 1 run games and two 2 runs games. He's won all of his starts except for a matchup where Kershaw outdueled him and the Rox lost 2-0. 3 of his shutouts have come on the road as his 0.88 ERA this season drops to 0.62 when on the road. And what better place to pitch aside from Petco than SanFran? Timmy has had back to back awful starts. But...he hasn't had 3 straight non-quality starts since his second month of his rookie season back in 2007. So...does he break that streak or does he get back on track. I think it's actually safe to say, being at home, Timmy will pitch one of the best games of his life. 2 solid bullpens here, but unless this is 0-0 or 1-1 going into extras...we won't be seeing much of these bullpens in this one. It's easy to say that this will be a low scoring game and that, if your book offers, you should take the 1st 5 innings under and no score 1st inning and both team totals under without question. The tough thing is coming up with a side here. I think it's literally a coin flip but since the Rockies have the better lineup...you have to give them the slightest of edges here. Leans: Rockies & Under 6
Reds/Cardinals Nice matchup here in terms of teams. Hell...a pretty solid pitching matchup too. Arroyo, after starting off the season rough, has gotten himself back on track. He has a 2.66 ERA in his last 6 starts and the Reds are 5-1 in those games. More impressive is that his 2 best starts this season both came against the Cards. He opened the season with an 8 inning 1 run performance at home and then a complete game 2 run performance...also at home. Needless to say...the Reds won both starts. Garcia, NL ROY leader imo, is going for the Cards. His 1.14 ERA is no joke. That's incredibly impressive. He's coming off back to back shutout outings of 5 and 6 innings. But for some reason...he has only gone over 100 pitches twice this season and finished 7 innings only twice as well. I find that kinda strange. What I don't find strange is that the under is 9-0 in his starts this season. It makes sense the way he's pitched. And in 3 starts (19 innings) at home this season...he has yet to give up a run. And as good as he's pitched...the Cards are only 4-5 in his starts. The Reds lost on Sunday but they've been hot. And the good thing going for them is the fact that they have hit .308 v lefties in their last 10 games and that's what Garcia is. However...they have hit .363 v righties over their last 10 games too so their not prejudice. They just hammer everyone. But Votto is still dealing with a stiff neck, which is obviously a cause for concern as he's missed his last 5 games. The Cards are 15-8 at home this season...so they like playing there. But the Reds are really playing good baseball and Arroyo is playing really well too. This line is based on the fact that the Cardinals are home facing a team called the Reds. Not the fact that the Reds are playing very well. I think it's a great spot for the Reds to come in here and actually rough up Garcia a bit here. Or at least enough to pull out a win. Leans: Reds & Under 7.5
Diamondbacks/Dodgers Right off the bat. DBacks are 9-19 on the road and the Dodgers are 15-8 at home. On top of that...Ethier will be back in the Dodgers' lineup for this game. So Furcal, Kemp, Ethier, Manny and Loney will be the 1-5 for the first time in a long time. That shouldn't give Lopez anything to be happy about. He gives up an average of 1 home run per game as well so that could also be the death of him in this one. Lopez has been up and down this season but he has only been down against the Dodgers this season. In 2 starts, he's pitched 12 innings and gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 18 hits. The DBacks are 1-1 in those games though. Billingsley has also had limited success against the DBacks this season. 2 starts were both non quality starts while the Dodgers are also 1-1. In 1 game he went 5.1 innings and gave up 2 runs for the win, but in his first start, at home, he gave up 6 runs in 5.2 innings. But only 11 hits in those 11.1 innings. A plus for him though is that he's won his last 4 starts. Actually...both times these 2 pitchers face the opposing team...they've faced each other pitching wise. The Dodgers are 5-1 this season against the Snakes and with the DBacks on a 7 game losing streak, 6 of which were on the road, there is no reason to expect them to really contend in this game. The offense hasn't been there as they've hit only .239 overall in their last 10 games. The Dodgers' bullpen isn't incredible...but the DBacks have the worst bullpen in baseball so basically...on the road...they're an automatic fade. Leans: Dodgers & Over 8.5
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Reds/Cardinals Nice matchup here in terms of teams. Hell...a pretty solid pitching matchup too. Arroyo, after starting off the season rough, has gotten himself back on track. He has a 2.66 ERA in his last 6 starts and the Reds are 5-1 in those games. More impressive is that his 2 best starts this season both came against the Cards. He opened the season with an 8 inning 1 run performance at home and then a complete game 2 run performance...also at home. Needless to say...the Reds won both starts. Garcia, NL ROY leader imo, is going for the Cards. His 1.14 ERA is no joke. That's incredibly impressive. He's coming off back to back shutout outings of 5 and 6 innings. But for some reason...he has only gone over 100 pitches twice this season and finished 7 innings only twice as well. I find that kinda strange. What I don't find strange is that the under is 9-0 in his starts this season. It makes sense the way he's pitched. And in 3 starts (19 innings) at home this season...he has yet to give up a run. And as good as he's pitched...the Cards are only 4-5 in his starts. The Reds lost on Sunday but they've been hot. And the good thing going for them is the fact that they have hit .308 v lefties in their last 10 games and that's what Garcia is. However...they have hit .363 v righties over their last 10 games too so their not prejudice. They just hammer everyone. But Votto is still dealing with a stiff neck, which is obviously a cause for concern as he's missed his last 5 games. The Cards are 15-8 at home this season...so they like playing there. But the Reds are really playing good baseball and Arroyo is playing really well too. This line is based on the fact that the Cardinals are home facing a team called the Reds. Not the fact that the Reds are playing very well. I think it's a great spot for the Reds to come in here and actually rough up Garcia a bit here. Or at least enough to pull out a win. Leans: Reds & Under 7.5
Diamondbacks/Dodgers Right off the bat. DBacks are 9-19 on the road and the Dodgers are 15-8 at home. On top of that...Ethier will be back in the Dodgers' lineup for this game. So Furcal, Kemp, Ethier, Manny and Loney will be the 1-5 for the first time in a long time. That shouldn't give Lopez anything to be happy about. He gives up an average of 1 home run per game as well so that could also be the death of him in this one. Lopez has been up and down this season but he has only been down against the Dodgers this season. In 2 starts, he's pitched 12 innings and gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 18 hits. The DBacks are 1-1 in those games though. Billingsley has also had limited success against the DBacks this season. 2 starts were both non quality starts while the Dodgers are also 1-1. In 1 game he went 5.1 innings and gave up 2 runs for the win, but in his first start, at home, he gave up 6 runs in 5.2 innings. But only 11 hits in those 11.1 innings. A plus for him though is that he's won his last 4 starts. Actually...both times these 2 pitchers face the opposing team...they've faced each other pitching wise. The Dodgers are 5-1 this season against the Snakes and with the DBacks on a 7 game losing streak, 6 of which were on the road, there is no reason to expect them to really contend in this game. The offense hasn't been there as they've hit only .239 overall in their last 10 games. The Dodgers' bullpen isn't incredible...but the DBacks have the worst bullpen in baseball so basically...on the road...they're an automatic fade. Leans: Dodgers & Over 8.5
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Mets/Padres Takahashi has been very impressive since being promoted to the rotation. Shutting out the Yankees and Phillies in succession is just about as good as it gets. The only way it could be better is if they were 9 inning games instead of 6. But his pitch count got up there so he's already stretched out. And now...he's at Petco. So talk about a perfect setup. But...Correia, with his 2.83 home ERA this season, helps him match anyone he goes up against. But...if you look at the stats...Correia is the worst pitcher the Padres have in their rotation. So that's lucky for the Mets. Even luckier is the fact that the Padres only hit .233 v lefties this season. 2 solid bullpens will certainly help the under in this matchup while Takahashi has 2 unders in his 2 starts while Correia has hit the under in his last 3 starts. The Mets are 7-16 on the road this season and the Padres have the best record in the NL. So...there really is no way against it. Whenever the Padres get disrespected with such a short line...you kinda have to take it. Leans: Padres & Under 6.5
Twins/Mariners And yet another very good pitching matchup. Liriano has been roughed up in his past few starts. In his last 4 starts he had 2 outings where he gave up 5 runs each. But he's facing a poor offense so I think he will string 2 solid outings together in this one. What a surprise Fister has been this season. He has turned into a pitcher who you expect to have a solid outing every time out now. And talk about a homer...in 45 innings this season at Safeco (6 starts) he has a meer 1.80 ERA. The Twins are obviously the better team here. But how will they fare after playing on Sunday Night Baseball and then have to fly over to Seattle to play a game the next night? The Mariners aren't good but if they are to win games...it seems to be at home. And with the road factor and the traveling factor, plus the M's being home dogs...it looks like a good spot for them to be taken here. Leans: Mariners & Under 7
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Mets/Padres Takahashi has been very impressive since being promoted to the rotation. Shutting out the Yankees and Phillies in succession is just about as good as it gets. The only way it could be better is if they were 9 inning games instead of 6. But his pitch count got up there so he's already stretched out. And now...he's at Petco. So talk about a perfect setup. But...Correia, with his 2.83 home ERA this season, helps him match anyone he goes up against. But...if you look at the stats...Correia is the worst pitcher the Padres have in their rotation. So that's lucky for the Mets. Even luckier is the fact that the Padres only hit .233 v lefties this season. 2 solid bullpens will certainly help the under in this matchup while Takahashi has 2 unders in his 2 starts while Correia has hit the under in his last 3 starts. The Mets are 7-16 on the road this season and the Padres have the best record in the NL. So...there really is no way against it. Whenever the Padres get disrespected with such a short line...you kinda have to take it. Leans: Padres & Under 6.5
Twins/Mariners And yet another very good pitching matchup. Liriano has been roughed up in his past few starts. In his last 4 starts he had 2 outings where he gave up 5 runs each. But he's facing a poor offense so I think he will string 2 solid outings together in this one. What a surprise Fister has been this season. He has turned into a pitcher who you expect to have a solid outing every time out now. And talk about a homer...in 45 innings this season at Safeco (6 starts) he has a meer 1.80 ERA. The Twins are obviously the better team here. But how will they fare after playing on Sunday Night Baseball and then have to fly over to Seattle to play a game the next night? The Mariners aren't good but if they are to win games...it seems to be at home. And with the road factor and the traveling factor, plus the M's being home dogs...it looks like a good spot for them to be taken here. Leans: Mariners & Under 7
mets is a gift here. i know there traveling but the games they lost this weekend were what can u do games. gallardo was just out of this world and shut down the mets after 5 awesome wins in a row against the yanks and phils. saturday with nieve was a no choice we have to start him game. perez came in and it was over. mets get it done here.
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mets is a gift here. i know there traveling but the games they lost this weekend were what can u do games. gallardo was just out of this world and shut down the mets after 5 awesome wins in a row against the yanks and phils. saturday with nieve was a no choice we have to start him game. perez came in and it was over. mets get it done here.
Insights as such deserve full and thorough reading and checking. I will do that and will get back here. So far, I also lean towards San Diego (is a must while the Mets are good for freak play on the +). The Giants, The Fish, I have to think Twins out.
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I can see you already calmed down after Yankees.
Insights as such deserve full and thorough reading and checking. I will do that and will get back here. So far, I also lean towards San Diego (is a must while the Mets are good for freak play on the +). The Giants, The Fish, I have to think Twins out.
Angels/Royals Morales goes down and Kendrick steps up. Boy is my fantasy team in shambles right now. Anyway...Santana has been stepping up lately. He has a 2.99 ERA in his last 6 starts while the Halos are 4-2 in those games. His last 4 games have also gone over. Sometimes...when all-star calibur players go down, the team rallies around and does more. Apparently it worked Sunday but how long will it be until it really takes affect? Their offense still has a ton of threats with Matsui, Rivera, Hunter and Abreu in there so they'll still score runs. But we'll see how this transpires. I may have said it for another pitcher, or I may have even said it for this guy...but Hochevar is the hardest pitcher to figure out. This season he has 5 great starts and 5 terrible starts. It's so hard to read this guy. His 3.45 ERA at home helps a bit...but who has a clue what this former 1st overall selection in the draft. The Royals were hitting very well before being stopped by Buchholz and Lester. They have the best overall team average in baseball...will that help them against Santana? I have no idea to be honest. Both bullpens are sketchy. But seeing that it's a pick'em, and Torri Hunter is questionable, I'll lean on the Royals and hope Hochevar pitches one of those great outings. But note...the over is 7-2 in Hochevar's starts this season. Leans: Royals & Over 9
Rays/Blue Jays Great spot for Garza here. He's coming off his worst outing of the season where he gave up 6 runs on 5 hits through 5 innings against the Red Sox of all teams. That must have him heated and he was probably ready to get right back out there for his next start ASAP. Another thing that may cause him to have a little more fire in him is that his only other bad start was against the Jays where he went 5 and gave up 5. He gave up 1 run through 6 in his next start. I expect him to bounce back and pitch a great game. But the Jays have some really strong bats. He may not be able to help himself. He also pitches much better on the road as he has a 2.04 ERA in 39.2 innings (5 starts) on the road this season as opposed to his 4.20 home ERA. Maybe it's turf...maybe it's dome...and maybe the roof will be closed at the Roger Centre and he'll have to deal with the same situation...we'll see how it turns out. Morrow can strike out a bunch of hitters. Too bad that's all he can do. He gets knocked around pretty often. He has some hidden gems here and there...but the Rays' offense may be too much for him to handle. Although he did only give up 2 runs on 3 hits through 6 against them earlier at the Trop. And aside from 1 start at home where where he gave up 7 runs against the White Sox...all of his other home starts have been very good. That 19-5 record the Rays sport on the road is really remarkable seeing that they are usually a great home team but only have a 15-12 record there. I know the Rays are good on the road but they really aren't playing good baseball right now. They're on a 2-5 run in their last 7 games while the Jays are coming off a sweep (albeit against the O's). I just don't think the Rays deserve this line RIGHT NOW and I think the Jays can take this one. Leans: Jays & Under 8.5
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Angels/Royals Morales goes down and Kendrick steps up. Boy is my fantasy team in shambles right now. Anyway...Santana has been stepping up lately. He has a 2.99 ERA in his last 6 starts while the Halos are 4-2 in those games. His last 4 games have also gone over. Sometimes...when all-star calibur players go down, the team rallies around and does more. Apparently it worked Sunday but how long will it be until it really takes affect? Their offense still has a ton of threats with Matsui, Rivera, Hunter and Abreu in there so they'll still score runs. But we'll see how this transpires. I may have said it for another pitcher, or I may have even said it for this guy...but Hochevar is the hardest pitcher to figure out. This season he has 5 great starts and 5 terrible starts. It's so hard to read this guy. His 3.45 ERA at home helps a bit...but who has a clue what this former 1st overall selection in the draft. The Royals were hitting very well before being stopped by Buchholz and Lester. They have the best overall team average in baseball...will that help them against Santana? I have no idea to be honest. Both bullpens are sketchy. But seeing that it's a pick'em, and Torri Hunter is questionable, I'll lean on the Royals and hope Hochevar pitches one of those great outings. But note...the over is 7-2 in Hochevar's starts this season. Leans: Royals & Over 9
Rays/Blue Jays Great spot for Garza here. He's coming off his worst outing of the season where he gave up 6 runs on 5 hits through 5 innings against the Red Sox of all teams. That must have him heated and he was probably ready to get right back out there for his next start ASAP. Another thing that may cause him to have a little more fire in him is that his only other bad start was against the Jays where he went 5 and gave up 5. He gave up 1 run through 6 in his next start. I expect him to bounce back and pitch a great game. But the Jays have some really strong bats. He may not be able to help himself. He also pitches much better on the road as he has a 2.04 ERA in 39.2 innings (5 starts) on the road this season as opposed to his 4.20 home ERA. Maybe it's turf...maybe it's dome...and maybe the roof will be closed at the Roger Centre and he'll have to deal with the same situation...we'll see how it turns out. Morrow can strike out a bunch of hitters. Too bad that's all he can do. He gets knocked around pretty often. He has some hidden gems here and there...but the Rays' offense may be too much for him to handle. Although he did only give up 2 runs on 3 hits through 6 against them earlier at the Trop. And aside from 1 start at home where where he gave up 7 runs against the White Sox...all of his other home starts have been very good. That 19-5 record the Rays sport on the road is really remarkable seeing that they are usually a great home team but only have a 15-12 record there. I know the Rays are good on the road but they really aren't playing good baseball right now. They're on a 2-5 run in their last 7 games while the Jays are coming off a sweep (albeit against the O's). I just don't think the Rays deserve this line RIGHT NOW and I think the Jays can take this one. Leans: Jays & Under 8.5
mets is a gift here. i know there traveling but the games they lost this weekend were what can u do games. gallardo was just out of this world and shut down the mets after 5 awesome wins in a row against the yanks and phils. saturday with nieve was a no choice we have to start him game. perez came in and it was over. mets get it done here.
Yea...but the Mets are not a great road team. They were only 2-6 on their last road trip. Then they had a solid home stand and went back to 1-2 to start their most recent road trip. They are just not good on the road. Who knows if those games would have turned out the same way if they were in the Bronx and Philly. And losing the first 2 on the road after has me thinking that they aren't exactly bringing that mojo with them. And sure...they beat the Yanks and Phillies...but the Padres are tied, record wise, with the Yankees and have a better record than the Phillies. I have a hard time believing it too but it doesn't matter how pretty their wins are or not...they are getting the job done. When you go over top teams in baseball you talk about Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Phillies, Cardinals etc. but whether you want to believe it or not, the Padres, Jays and Reds, although those names don't stand out to you, are playing some incredible baseball and when given a worthy line...it's worth looking into.
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Quote Originally Posted by cambyspree99:
sparky
mets is a gift here. i know there traveling but the games they lost this weekend were what can u do games. gallardo was just out of this world and shut down the mets after 5 awesome wins in a row against the yanks and phils. saturday with nieve was a no choice we have to start him game. perez came in and it was over. mets get it done here.
Yea...but the Mets are not a great road team. They were only 2-6 on their last road trip. Then they had a solid home stand and went back to 1-2 to start their most recent road trip. They are just not good on the road. Who knows if those games would have turned out the same way if they were in the Bronx and Philly. And losing the first 2 on the road after has me thinking that they aren't exactly bringing that mojo with them. And sure...they beat the Yanks and Phillies...but the Padres are tied, record wise, with the Yankees and have a better record than the Phillies. I have a hard time believing it too but it doesn't matter how pretty their wins are or not...they are getting the job done. When you go over top teams in baseball you talk about Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Phillies, Cardinals etc. but whether you want to believe it or not, the Padres, Jays and Reds, although those names don't stand out to you, are playing some incredible baseball and when given a worthy line...it's worth looking into.
Insights as such deserve full and thorough reading and checking. I will do that and will get back here. So far, I also lean towards San Diego (is a must while the Mets are good for freak play on the +). The Giants, The Fish, I have to think Twins out.
BOL
I wasn't exactly hyped up about the loss. But it was a tough loss. The Yankees have the 12th worst bullpen in the AL of 14 teams. Yet somehow they're still the leaders of the Wild Card. So if they can win with a bad bullpen...they don't have too much to worry about because it will either get better or they'll do something to get it better.
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Quote Originally Posted by mkbini:
I can see you already calmed down after Yankees.
Insights as such deserve full and thorough reading and checking. I will do that and will get back here. So far, I also lean towards San Diego (is a must while the Mets are good for freak play on the +). The Giants, The Fish, I have to think Twins out.
BOL
I wasn't exactly hyped up about the loss. But it was a tough loss. The Yankees have the 12th worst bullpen in the AL of 14 teams. Yet somehow they're still the leaders of the Wild Card. So if they can win with a bad bullpen...they don't have too much to worry about because it will either get better or they'll do something to get it better.
I wasn't exactly hyped up about the loss. But it was a tough loss. The Yankees have the 12th worst bullpen in the AL of 14 teams. Yet somehow they're still the leaders of the Wild Card. So if they can win with a bad bullpen...they don't have too much to worry about because it will either get better or they'll do something to get it better.
Well, with the Yankees it is mostly the second half of the season that you start to get what it really is. CC will definetely get better and will take deeper into innings while the bonbing will come through. Till then I ride them as a -1.5 Martingale. I do not get too much upset at their losses now and I know that against the real contenders they show much poise. Todays comeback was nice thou, especially the plays that saved the game.
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Quote Originally Posted by Sparky10191:
I wasn't exactly hyped up about the loss. But it was a tough loss. The Yankees have the 12th worst bullpen in the AL of 14 teams. Yet somehow they're still the leaders of the Wild Card. So if they can win with a bad bullpen...they don't have too much to worry about because it will either get better or they'll do something to get it better.
Well, with the Yankees it is mostly the second half of the season that you start to get what it really is. CC will definetely get better and will take deeper into innings while the bonbing will come through. Till then I ride them as a -1.5 Martingale. I do not get too much upset at their losses now and I know that against the real contenders they show much poise. Todays comeback was nice thou, especially the plays that saved the game.
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