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25* Play Florida (+115) over St. Louis
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Josh Johnson has won 9 of the last 10 day games and he has also won 7 of the last 8 games when pitching on a Wednesday. Josh Johnson has won 13 of the last 16 games when pitching as an underdog of +100 or higher and he is 14-4 in all starts this season with an ERA of 3.06.
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25* Play Detroit (-160) over Kansas City
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Kansas City has lost 15 of the last 22 games when playing on a Wednesday and they have also lost 22 of the last 34 games when playing as an underdog of +150 or higher. Detroit has won 10 of the last 12 games after having lost five or six of the last seven games and Eddie Bonine has won 3 consecutive home games.
HalfBets
8* Washington/Philadelphia OVER 9.5
6* Padres RL +175
7* Rockies +115
Payne Sports
8 units Florida +115
Kelso
National League Game Of Week
15 Units Rockies (+120) over Giants
Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to center field at `0-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 60.
Bobby Maxwell
300-Unit A.L. Maxwell Smart Play of the Day - BALTIMORE ORIOLES
The Orioles came back from a 4-0 deficit after the top of the first inning on Tuesday and pounded the Rays 10-5, knocking out 16 hits. Even though they aren't lighting up the win column lately, I'm playing Baltimore at home in this one.
Why? Because the Rays have been a disaster, losing 14 of their last 17, including 10 of their last 11. This team basically packed it in after failing to gain ground on the Red Sox during that crucial series about two weeks ago.
No reason to believe they're going to come out of their funk tonight, having lost 10 of 11 as underdogs and going 17-35 in the third game of a series. Andy Sonnanstine is on the mound for the Rays and they are 0-4 in his last four roadies and 0-4 against A.L. East foes.
Chris Tillman (2-3, 4.91 ERA) is on the hill for the Orioles coming off two rough outings against the Rangers and Yankees. But prior to that he'd rattled off five straight starts of allowing three runs or less. He faced these Rays on Aug. 19 and gave up three runs in six innings but got no offensive support and lost 3-1.
Sonnanstine has been pummelled in his last 10 starts, and that includes missing more than two months of the season. He's had six starts in his last 10 where he's allowed four runs or more and eight of the 10 when he's given up three or more. The Rays have lost each of his last four roadies. He's already made two starts in Baltimore this season, allowing 12 runs in 6.2 innings and losing twice.
Feeling the Orioles tonight against the hapless Rays. Go with Baltimore.
Dominic Fazzini
10 Dime -- Brewers (Looper) over CUBS (Harden)
NOTE: List only Looper as Milwaukee's starting pitcher
Cubs starter Rich Harden (9-8, 4.04 ERA) has pitched well in the second half of the season, with a 2.39 ERA since the All-Star break.
The hard-throwing right-hander is as fragile as a ceramic vase, however, and rarely throws more than 100 pitches in his starts. And he strikes out and walks a lot of batters, so he usually is pulled by the sixth inning, which makes him unreliable.
In Harden's last start, against Cincinnati on Friday, he allowed just one run and two hits, but he was pulled after making 103 pitches in four innings because he struck out six and walked five.
Harden is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in four career starts vs. Milwaukee. In his last start against the Brewers, on July 4, he gave up seven runs and eight hits in just two innings.
Milwaukee starter Braden Looper (12-6, 4.77) is trying to set a career high for wins today. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA over his last five starts, and allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings Friday against Arizona.
Looper is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two outings vs. the Cubs this season, and allowed two runs and six hits in six innings in his last start against them, on July 4, when he beat Harden.
Looper is 4-6 with a 2.59 ERA in 42 career games (10 starts) against Chicago.
The Cubs have won seven of their last eight, but I love Milwaukee as an underdog today. Harden has really struggled at Wrigley Field this year, going 3-6 with a 5.99 ERA in 14 starts. Take the Brewers in this one.
Trace Adams
1000* - Cincinnati w/Lehr over Bazardo
500* - Seattle w/Rowland-Smith over Floyd
The Reds are rolling once again, taking their last pair of games, and 3 of their last 4 overall.
Houston's losing streak has hit 3 in a row, and the Astros are just 2-6 at Cincy this season, and 3-9 overall against the Reds in this season series.
I am backing Cincy as the home favorite in this spot, as Justin Lehr is at least 2-0 at home in 3 call-up starts, and has kept the ERA respectable at 3.46.
His counterpart Yorman Bazardo is fresh off a road outing that lasted just 2 innings, and saw 8 runs score.
Houston has gone just 6-21 their last 27 on the road.
Cincy to continue their domination of Houston with the 3 game sweep tonight.
1000♦ - Cincinnati w/Lehr over Bazardo
Late night action, and it will be the Mariners to once again hit Gavin Floyd of the White Sox.
Chicago did win last night, but are still just 4-9 their last 13 played at Safeco Field, and starter Gavin Floyd has struggled of late against the M's.
Floyd is 0-1 in 2 starts this season against Seattle, and just 1-3 his last 5 starts against the Mariners, allowing 23 runs in 26 innings of work.
Ryan Rowland-Smith is usually good for 7 or 8 innings of 2 or 3 run ball, and if he can do that tonight, that will be good enough for the win.
Take the M's in this one.
500♦ - Seattle w/Rowland-Smith over Floyd
Adam Meyer
Cincinnati Reds -120 6 Units
Chicago White Sox -105 6 Units
San Francisco Giants -115 6 Units
Tony Salinas
24* Redsox (+105) over La Angels
Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 55.
23* Reds (-120) over Astros
Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.
25* Giants (-120) over Rockies
Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to center field at `0-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 60.
Mike Lineback
4* Cleveland Indians/Minnesota Twins OVER 9 -115
4* Houston Astros/Cincinnati Reds OVER 9 -115
Indian Cowboy
4 Unit Play. Take the Arizona Diamondbacks +105 over the San Diego Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks have one of their trusted arms on the mound today. Doug got shelled in his last start for five runs, 11 hits in just 3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. Besides that start, Davis has been good for 8 of 10 quality starts and I expect him to bounce-back today. Mujica is a good looking reliever turned into a starter, but I believe he will likely struggle against Arizona. Plus, San Diego will have to get into their bullpen earlier than expected which favors Arizona as I don't expect Mujica to go past five innings today. The Dbacks are 7-0 of late with the total set at this range, I like Davis off a loss as he is on a bounce-back and the Diamondbacks have defeated the Padres the last five times they have played them (Davis is 4-1 against the Padres in his last five starts as well).
ROBERT FERRINGO
1-Unit Play. Take Detroit (-170) over Kansas City
2-Unit Play. Take Minnesota (-140) over Cleveland
0.5-Unit Play. Take N.Y. Yankees (-1.5) over Toronto
0.5-Unit Play. Take San Francisco (-120) over Colorado
Today's Totals
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.0 Cleveland at Minnesota
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 Arizona at San Diego
1-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 7.5 Colorado at San Francisco
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 9.0 N.Y. Mets at Atlanta
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.5 Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 10.0 Tampa Bay at Baltimore
MARC LAWRENCE
MLB Game Of The Week
Angels at Red Sox
Pick: 3* Angels +100
The Angels take on the Red Son in Game Two of this important three-game series when Joe Saunders matches serves with Paul Byrd at Fenway Park in Beantown. Saunders enters tonight's game with wins in 11 of his last 14 team starts as well as 14 of his last 20 road team starts (4-0 last four). He's also 7-1 in his career team starts against the Red Sox, including 4-0 at Fenway. With journeyman Byrd just 1-3 with a 6.30 ERA in his last four starts against the Halos, look for Saunders to improve to 8-0 in his career team starts in September tonight. We recommend a 3-unit play on the Angels with Saunders versus Byrd.
Chris Jordan
100♦ PHILLIES RUN LINE (Action)
100♦ CUBS RUN LINE (LIST Harden and Looper)
100♦ GIANTS (Action)
TONY BRUNO WINS
20X BALT