Jeff Benton
15 DIME OAKLAND A’S
Both these teams are in a funk right now, with Cincinnati losing three in a row, six of seven and seven of nine and Oakland dropping four of five and seven of nine. The one caveat, though, is Oakland’s 2-7 slump came entirely on the road (where they’re just 13-24 on the season). At home, the A’s have been a completely diffarent team, going 21-13 while getting it done both on the mound (2.90 ERA) and at the plate (.271 team average).
Conversely, the Reds’ 2-7 rut started when they lost two of three each to the Royals and Dodgers at home, followed by a disastrous weekend in Seattle, where Cincinnati got swept by the pathetic Mariners – not only swept, but outscored 7-1 (the Reds lost a pair of 1-0 contests). Cincinnati is now a sub-.500 team on the highway this season at 14-16, including 2-5 in the last seven. And their team stats on the road mirror their mediocere record (.253 average; 4.32 ERA).
Even though the main numbers don’t show it, the pitching matchup favors the A’s, too. Cincinnati’s Mike Leake is 5-1 with a 3.02 ERA in 13 starts, but in his last two outings he’s allowed 10 runs, 20 hits and seven walks in 10 1/3 innings (he started out 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA). Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez is just 6-5 with a 4.21 ERA overall, but at home he’s 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA in six starts. The fact Gonzalez is a southpaw is key, too, because the Reds have lost five of their last six games to lefty starters, 13 of 16 on the road against lefties, and 22 of 30 against lefties when playing in A.L. ballparks.
Furthermore, the Reds are just 17-35 in their last 52 interleague roadies and 7-21 in their last 28 against A.L. West competioion. Compare that to Oakland, which is 69-33 in its last 102 interleague home games, 84-37 in its last 121 interleague games as a favorite and 7-0 when Gonzalez takes the mound as a chalk.
Finally, although these teams don’t meet every season, it’s interesting to note that the A’s have won eight of nine against Cincinnati overall, including five of the last six in Oakland. Combined score in those nine head-to-head meetings: Oakland 73, Cincinnati 32!
KELSO
10 Units Oakland A's -120
3 Units KC Royals +125
AL DeMarco
5 Dime Oakland A's
Teddy Covers
Big Ticket - A's
been away for a while due to end of football and i can't stand basketball. i notice 0 brandon lang so i went to his sight and he has been replaced by al demarco. wtf is he out of the business?
vinny
Went on a monumental losing streak and got thrown off his own site. 😀 He is on another site but haven't seen his fades posted for some time.
STREET ROSENTHAL
*200 Oakland Athletics -124
Seabass
50* Cincinnati Under
50* KC Royals Under
50* NY Yankees
BIG AL
Nationals/Royals Under 9
The Nationals' hitting woes continue. In their just-concluded three game sweep at the hands of the White Sox, the Nats only managed to score a total of four runs and they've now scored just 10 runs in their last five games and have only scored more than four runs once in their last 10. They face a team that is also not known for being particularly high-scoring, and the Royals are themselves coming off the wrong end of a three game sweep -- theirs being at the hands of the Braves. Livan Hernandez will try to bounce back after a sub-par outing against the Tigers in Detroit on June 16. Hernandez has done his best work by far at home and this start is in DC, so the veteran Cuban righthander is a good candidate to come back strong in this match-up tonight against a weak Royals team. Prior to the poor game in Detroit, Hernandez had back-to-back six-inning quality starts at home against Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Hernandez is undefeated against the Royals going 2-0 in three lifetime starts against them. These two teams have met just six times since 2002 and none of those six games has gone more than nine total runs. Take the 'under.'
NSA
20* Yanks -165
20* Nats -140
20* Reds +115
Craig Davis
20 Dime Nationals
Tony George
KC / Washington Under 9
Two solid starters tonight, Chen for KC and Hernandez for the Nats. The KEY in this game is twofold. Two excellent bullpens, meaning recent form, both under a 3 ERA and in Hernandez's last 8 home starts, he has went 7-0-1 on the Under. I look for a tight game here with runs being at a premium. Play 1 Unit on the Under.
Paul Leiner
100* Reds +100
25* Nationals -145
KIKI SPORTS
2 Units Washington -136
1 Unit NY Yanks -156
1 Unit Cincy +112