ATS LOCK CLUB
5 Units Minnesota Twins
4 Units New York Yankees
FOX GOY
8 Units LA Dodgers
Rich Green
3* Colorado - 145
Evan Altemus
3 Units Minnesota -110
This is a great chance to use some more advanced thinking when handicapping baseball. One of the best pitchers in baseball, Felix Hernandez, takes the month for Seattle, so the first thought is to back him or not bet on the game at all from a side perspective. However, baseball is all about momentum because of the length of the season and amount of games during the week. The Twins are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning six games in a row and eight of their last ten games. Hernandez rarely has a bad outing, but some of the Twins best hitters have had tremendous success against him. Minnesota starter Kevin Slowey was going through a rough stretch, but he has quietly turned things around recently with two good starts. He has also pitched well against Seattle this season. The Mariners are a complete mess right now with nothing to play for, while Minnesota has all of the momentum. Look for the Twins to get the win.
3 Units LA Angels -145
Rich Harden returns to the Texas pitching rotation tonight after being in the minor leagues. He really didn't do very well, except for his last start, and I don't think he's a quality pitcher anymore, especially for the American League. He pitched fairly well for Chicago but hasn't panned out for Texas. They are giving him another try tonight though. Angels starter Dan Haren will be anxious to put his last start behind him where he got hit in the arm by a hit. The doctors have cleared him to play, so I expect him to do well. He's used to pitching in the American League and showed good stuff in his last start, despite giving up more hits than I'd like to see. However, he did strikeout 8 batters over just 4.2 innings. The Angels want this series bad after getting embarrassed in Texas just a few days ago. They won last night, and I expect them to win tonight against a Rangers team that is just 24-22 away from home. They also don't have much experience against Haren either. Look for the Angels to get the win.
MICHAEL CANNON
20 DIME Florida Marlins
10 DIME Minnesota Twins
CRAIG DAVIS
75 DIME Chicago White Sox
Ben Burns
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Tony George
Minnesota -108
Short and Sweet on this one. King Felix is pitching for Seattle and this is why the the line is low but I cannot go against the Twins who are totally in sync and at home. They are 22-8 when Slowley starts at home, their bats are on fire, and Seattle has lost 21 out of 27 games and on the road against a good team that is laying this short of number, Seattle with their ace looks tempting, but the better team with a good home starter laying this number is a take. Play 1 Unit on Minnesota.
Marc Lawrence
Florida +105
When the Marlins send Ricky Nolasco to the hill against Kevin Corriea and the Padres at Petco Park in San Diego this evening they will do so knowing Nolasco is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA in this park in his last two starts. He's also in great KW form with none walks and 57 strikeouts in his last seven starts. In addition, Nolasco is 4-0 in his last four team starts and 7-3 away in his career road team starts during July, including 7-1 the last eight. With Corriea 1-2 with a sky-high 10.39 ERA in his home career team starts in this series, look for the Marlins to come up big here tonight. We recommend a 3 unit play on Florida.
BILLY COLEMAN
5* Philadelphia Phillies
ASA
3* Padres - 115