KIKI SPORTS
3 Units White Sox -145
1 Unit Atlanta/ Houston OVER 8.5
1 Unit NY Yanks -113
Fantasy Sports Gametime
100* Play Tampa Bay (-145) over Detroit
Tampa pitcher, David Price has won 7 consecutive games as a favorite of -125 to -175 and he has also won 8 of the last 11 road games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs. David Price is 2-0 vs. Detroit over his career with an ERA of 1.98 and he is also 2-0 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 2.66.
50* Play Boston (+115) over NY Yankees
Boston pitcher, Jon Lester has won 3 consecutive games when the line posted is between +125 to -125 and he has also won 8 of the last 11 games when pitching on a Monday. Jon Lester has won 7 of the last 9 games vs. division opponents and he is 4-1 vs. New York over his career.
Mike Lineback
4* POD NY Yankees
Teddy Covers
Dbacks/Brewers Over 9
Beat Your Bookie
10* Play San Francisco (-150) over Chicago Cubs (POD)
Chicago is 1-10 over the last 11 games
Chicago is 8-22 in road games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs
Carlos Zambrano is 2-4 in road starts this year with an ERA of 8.39
Power Play Wins
White Sox
KELSO
25 Units SL Cardinals -135
15 Units Royals/Angels OVER 8.5
10 Units Atlanta Braves -130
Stan Lisowski
3* Tigers -105
There’s good value here at this price with the Tigers having their most profitable pitcher on the mound in Galarraga. Detroit is 37-22 at home overall and has won 31 of 43 games when hosting left-handed starters. Tampa Bay has lost 5 straight games and looked bad last night.
Dave Cokin
Oakland A's
MTi SPORTS
4* Houston Astros
NSA
20* Rays -155
20* Red Sox +120
20* St Lou -135
Dave Cokin
Oakland A's
Dave Cokin
Matchup: Oakland at Seattle
Time: 10:10 PM EDT (Mon)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) MAZZARO, V vs. (R) FISTER, D
Play: Oakland (ML +105)
The Oakland A's aren't getting much attention, but after winning their big weekend set with Texas, they find themselves within striking distance of the Rangers. The A's can help themselves by taking care of business against the lowly Mariners. Vin Mazzaro has had some problems with this lineup, but that's a small sample. I like the fact that Mazzaro has quality starts in seven of his last eight outings. On the flip side, slumping Doug Fister has lost seven decisions in a row and the M's are just 2-7 in his last nine starts. Oakland's offense gets an immediate boost with the recall of highly touted Chris Carter, and that sends a signal to everyone on the team that they're committed to making a push right now. The price is favorable, so I'm going with Oakland tonight.
Charlies Sports
500* White Sox @ Orioles Over 9
30* St.Louis -140
20* Seattle -115
The Duke's Sports
St. Louis (-133) for 2 Units
St. Louis should continue to do well in this spot where they're 14-4 in game 1 of a series following a loss. The Cardinals are 16-2 when Carpenter starts on Mondays. Moreover, St. Louis is 8-0 in Carpenter's last 8 vs Cincinnati with a minuscule 1.09 ERA; furthermore, they're 5-1 with Carpenter at Cincinnati. We'll look for the Cardinals' lineup to give the needed run support vs Mike Leake who was shaky in his last 2 outings and was hit hard in 3 of his last 4 home games. And Leake should continue his slide here for he is a mere 1-4 in his last 5 vs the National League Central.
Scott Rickenbach
6* St Louis Money Line (-) @ Cincinnati
Chris Carpenter has won eight straight starts against the Reds and compiled a 1.09 ERA during this dominance of Cincinnati. Also, Carpenter enters this start on a role as he’s gone 3-0 in his last five starts overall and he’s compiled a 1.64 ERA in those games. While the Reds do come into this series on a hot streak, there are two key components that must be considered. One is that Cincy has been beating up on the downtrodden Cubs and Pirates in their most recent series. The other key component is that Mike Leake is taking the mound for the Reds tonight and the right-hander has lost each of his last two starts while compiling a 7.94 ERA. Keep in mind, this is no fluke for Leake as we feel the fade is on. Yes, he had a great start to the season and thru early June his numbers looked fantastic. However, there often comes a point where the league catches up with a rookie hurler and that is precisely what has happened here.
The Reds right-hander has allowed 36 earned runs on 68 hits in his last 53 innings of work. As you can see from those numbers, he’s been very hittable and his 6.11 ERA during this stretch certainly does not lie. Look for him to get hammered again here as the Cardinals are hell-bent on tightening up the race in the NL Central Division. Note that the Cardinals are 36-22 in August games the last three seasons. Also, the Cards are 9-2 in Monday games this season. Additionally, note that the Reds are just 41-59 the last three seasons when facing a team with a winning record in the second half of a season. With a huge pitching edge for the Cardinals, and line value since the Cards are on the road, this is the perfect spot to fade the Reds at a value price. Still, since we don’t often play favorites (even in this attractive range) we will hold down our rating on this one in what is a super spot to back to the Cardinals. Play St Louis on the money line as a *6* Regular Play selection on Monday night.
10* Baltimore / Chicago White Sox Over
Each of the three games in this series have stayed under the total but we look for that to change with Monday’s pitching match-up. Edwin Jackson gets the ball for the White Sox and he’s facing an Orioles team that is playing with a renewed sense of urgency and passion as they continue to win ball games since Buck Showalter took over as manager. Jackson came to the White Sox from Arizona and he had the infamous 8-walk no-hitter while with the Diamondbacks. That was back on June 25th. However, look at what he’s done since then. In the month of July, Jackson went 1-4 with a 7.24 ERA as he got hammered at a .330 clip by opposing hitters. Even though Jackson’s first start as a member of the White Sox (and his only start so far in August) saw him allow just one earned run, do note that Jackson gave up 9 hits in his 7 innings of work. Overall, Jackson has a 4.76 ERA this season and he’s been hit at a .276 clip. Again, most recently, he’s proven to be even more hittable.
Look for Jackson to get hit hard again here but, the good news for ChiSox fans is that their sticks should show plenty of life against the struggling Brian Matusz of Baltimore. The Orioles southpaw is coming off of a win against the Angels in his most recent start but he did allow 7 hits in his 6 innings of work and it was a rare victory for him. Matusz had previously recorded just one win since April 19th! Needless to say it’s been a rough and frustrating season for Matusz and that includes his recent stretch before the win over the Angels. Matusz had given up 18 earned runs in just 13 innings of work spanning four very rough starts. In those four starts he walked 13 as well as got hit very hard. Just because he had one good start against a struggling Angels club, it certainly does not mean that all is well for the southpaw. We look for him to struggle here and we point out that righties have hit Matusz 35 points higher than lefties in his career. He will face a White Sox team that is loaded with right-handed pop in their lineup.
Additionally, note that Jackson’s last start stayed under the total but, with his prior team, he was on an 8-1 run to the over in his last 9 starts as a member of Arizona. Also, Jackson’s team is 3-0 to the over this season when he gets the starts and is opposed by a southpaw. As for the Orioles with Matusz on the mound, note that Baltimore has not recorded a single under in any of his last five starts. A 4-0-1 run to the over. That means we’ve got a combined 7-0-1 (100%) streak in favor of the over that is on the line here. We’ll gladly test that with this pitching match-up as well as how well each of these teams has been playing. Both lineups step to the plate with plenty of confidence in this one. Play OVER the total in Baltimore as a *10* Top Play selection.