Marc Lawrence
3* MLB play on the ANAHEIM ANGELS
Dr. Coglye West
12* BOS/PHL OVER 5
5* Sports
4* Tigers GM2
Mikey Sports
5* Blue Jays
Bob Balfe
Texas Rangers -143
Derek Holland, who has been extremely impressive in AAA, will be making his first start of the year tonight. Both teams are essentially mirror images of each other but the freshness of Holland and the home field advantage should give Texas enough for the win.
The Duke's Sports
Tampa Bay Under 8 for 2.5 Units
Both of tonight's starters are on their game: David Price has been brilliant emerging as TB's ace; Weaver is the Angels most reliable starter. Both of the lineups should have trouble vs their respective pitching opponent. TB is batting just .209 vs righties this month while the Angels are struggling to manufacturer runs. The Angels are 5-13-1 O/U at home vs lefty starters. Weaver is 1-7-2 O/U after a quality start. Price, on the other hand, is 1-7-1 O/U after the Rays score 5+ runs. Price is on an 0-4 O/U run. And the TB bullpen is getting it done (1.64 ERA).
Larry Ness
Weekly Wipeout - Angels
BIG AL
3* Twins/White Sox Under 8.5
3* Giants -166
Lenny Del Genio
Astros +175
Padres +180
Power Play Wins
LA Dodgers
Red Dog Sports
5* Montreal / Pitt Under
Scott Delaney
Wednesday's winner ...
40 Dime Dodgers (Listing Kuroda and Jackson) - Something about the Phoenix desert that brings the best out of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have won five of their last six meetings with the Diamondbacks in Arizona. Actually, it must be the meeting itself, cause the Dodgers have won 20 of the last 28 meetings.
Tonight should be no difforent, as Hiroki Kuroda toes the slab with a bit of vengeance on the brain, given he is 1-3 with a 3.65 ERA in seven starts versus the Diamondbacks. He's already faced Arizona once this season, on April 15 in Los Angeles, and was quality in giving up three runs in seven innings while striking out seven. The Dodgers won 6-5 in 12 innings.
The right-hander, who is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA this season, will also be out to avenge his last start, in which he gave up five runs and nine hits over 5-1/3 frames against Colorado. Though he had a rough outing, the Dodgers respoanded to win 6-5 Friday night.
I'm looking for him to use his that three-quarters arm action to come to life tonight, and work his 89- to 92-mile per hour fastball on both sides of the plate. He'll frustrate the Snakes by changing the speed of the break on his slider from short and tight to big and slurvy anytime during the game. His close-out pitch is a sharp, late-diving splitter that looks more like a fastball upon release.
He'll most certainly be better than former Dodger Edwin Jackson, who is struggling back on the senior circuit. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 7.32 ERA and has an inflated 25.58 ERA over his previous two outings. And once the Dodgers get to him in the early innings, the Diamondbacks will be forced once again to turn to their somowhat fraught bullpen, which has allowed 26 runs in 11-2/3 innings over the last four games.
Take the Dodgers tonight, and be sure to list both pitchers.
Anthony Redd: 10 dime play on the Rangers
Karl Garrett: 20 dime play on the Rangers + 10 dime on the Dodgers
Al DeMarco: 5 dime play on the Dodgers
Derek Mancini: 15 dime play on the Royals
Chris Jordan: 300 units play on the RUN line Philles + 100 units on the Red Sox
Chuck O'Brien: 20 dime play on the UNDER Rays/Angels + 10 dime on the RUN line Yankees
Bobby Maxwell: 400 units on the Indians + 100 units on the Angels
Stephen Nover: 15 dime play on the Indians
Michael Cannon: 30 dime play on the Rays + 10 dime on the Tigers
Billy Coleman
5* Dodgers
3* Angels
3* Padres/Giants Under
Jimmy Boyd
LA Dodgers