National Sports Service
5* Atlanta -140
3* Milwaukee -130
3* Detroit -130
3* San Fran -120
Brad Diamond Sports
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American League Game Of The Week
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Play: 4* Texas over Oakland
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Although, the Rangers are on the road, I still like our chances with RHP Hunter of the Rangers to take home the cash. Hunter is 1-0 with a solid 3.65 ERA life time versus the A’s. More important, the youngster is on the rise as a quality American League hurler. Hunter is 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA on the road, while holding right-handed hitters to under a .210 BA last four games out. Behind Hunter as a chalk the Rangers are red hot at 7-1, while going 5-1 versus losing baseball teams.
ALATEX
SUPERPLAY: OAKLAND +115
Kelso
National League Game Of The Week
15 Units Reds (-125) over Pirates
Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 80.
Mr East
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Pick: Dodgers -183FOR THE LARGEST SELECTION OF FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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The Washington Nationals are completing yet another 100 loss season. They will go with Ross Detwiler against the Dodgers in this one. Detwiler has been an automatic fade for the Nats, as he has made 11 starts for the Nationals, and they are 0-11 in those starts. He has now appeared in 13 big league games with his team at 0-13. Chad Billingsley is a top of the rotation pitcher, and he is 3-0 for his career vs the Nats. The Nats are now 36-102 following a loss. The Dodgers are 13-5 vs the Nats in their last 18 meetings, and this one is lopsided. I'm going with LA here.
Stephen Nover
60-Dime Angels (with Kazmir over Burnett) - Noted Yankee killer Scott Kazmir is pitching well for the Angels these days. Kazmir draws the Yankees today in a great spot.
New York held on to a 5-0 lead to edge the Angels, 6-5, last night. The win clinches the Yankees' 14th playoff berth in 15 years.
This is a day game following a night game. It's also getaway day for the Yankees. They're returning back to New York after being on the West Coast to start their final regular-season homestand beginning with a big Friday game against arch-rival Boston.
Clearly, this is a letdown spot for New York. The Yankees rarely win in Anaheim having dropped 20 of their last 26 games at Angel Stadium. They are very pleased to get a victory. The ramifications of the Yankees clinching, plus playing a day game following a tough night game, probably mean a number of regulars are going to get the day off. This could include Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada. Left-handed batters Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui may not start either against southpaw Kazmir.
While the situation certainly is in Los Angeles' favor, the starting pitching matchup has to be right, too. That's also the case. Kazmir has allowed four earned runs in 25 1/3 innings since joining the Angels for an ERA of 1.42. He's off his finest start as an Angel shutting out Texas on the road last Friday going six innings and giving up six hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
Kazmir pitches with great confidence against the Yankees, an opponent he has enjoyed fine success against. Kazmir is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA versus the Yankees this season. In 14 lifetime appearances against the Yankees, Kazmir has a 2.53 ERA.
The Yankees are going with A.J. Burnett, who pitched well early in the season but has tailed off since. He hasn't pitched two good games in a row in more than a month. In three of his last six starts, Burnett has been tagged for at least six earned runs.
New York has lost five of Burnett's past seven starts. The Yankees also are 1-5 the last six times Burnett has been a road underdog.
HalfBets
9* Yankees +110
Tim Trushel
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20* Houston Under
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Angels
Oakland
Robert Ferringo
6-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 Baltimore at Toronto
Note: This is my A.L. Total of the Year.
1-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 8.5 Texas at Oakland
0.5-Unit Play. Take L.A. Dodgers (-1.5, -120) over Washington
BIG AL
RED-HOT DIVISION TOTAL OF THE MONTH (28-12 Last 40)
At 8:10pm our AL Central Total of the Month is on the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox 'under' the total. There is little doubt now that lefthander Brian Duensing has secured himself a spot in the Twins rotation for as long as he wants to be there. The rookie southpaw is now 4-1 with a 3.22 ERA and has not been scored on his last two starts, covering over 13 innings and he is 2-0 in those. Duensing has looked impressive since moving into the Twins' rotation, but Friday against Detroit might have been his best start yet. Duensing held the Tigers scoreless over 6 1/3 innings while allowing just four hits, only one of which went for extra bases. As a starter, Duensing is 4-0 with a 1.70 ERA. He has made two starts against the White Sox, the last coming on Sept. 2, when he pitched seven scoreless innings but didn't factor in the decision. Chicago lefthanded ace Mark Buehrle is scheduled to make his 32nd start of the season, and even with the White Sox basically falling from playoff contention, manager Ozzie Guillen said on Friday that Buehrle is likely to take the mound at least one more time. By throwing six-plus innings on Friday, Buehrle became the only active hurler to win at least 10 games, make 30 starts and work 200 innings in nine consecutive seasons. He threw a perfect game on July 23 and hasn't quite pitched to expectations since then, but is still considered one of the best southpaws in the game. The under is 20-7 in the White Sox last 27 games on grass, and I look for another low-scoring game tonight. Take the 'under.'
BIG AL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROAD WARRIOR; 28-12 Last 40
At 10:05 pm our selection is on the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics. Of all the pleasant surprises for the Texas Rangers this season, 23-year-old righthander Tommy Hunter just might be the most pleasant of all of them. Hunter is 8-4 with a 3.25 ERA, and 1.18 WHIP in 16 starts this season and even more impressive, he is 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA in six starts on the road. He has held right-handed hitters to a .203 batting average while left-handers are hitting .263. Opponents are hitting .169 with runners in scoring position, including 3-for-37 when there are two outs. The A's will counter with rookie righthander Clay Mortensen. Mortensen, who came to the A's in July from St. Louis in the Matt Holliday trade, made it two straight victories Thursday night, beating Cleveland. He continued to make progress, showing better command of his pitches and more confidence on the mound. He went five innings, holding the Indians to two runs and four hits while striking out four and walking just three. But Cleveland's lineup is depleted and even when healthy it doesn't have nearly the firepower of the Rangers, even without outfielder Josh Hamilton who continues to sit with a pinched nerve in his back. In fact, after facing Kansas City, Seattle, Minnesota, and the Indians in his last four starts, it's safe to say this will be Mortensen's toughest assignment of late by far. For Hunter's part, he is 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA in two starts against the Athletics. Finally, Oakland is 14-37 vs. pitchers with a WHIP below 1.20. Take the Rangers.
Anthony Redd
5 Dime Tigers
TONY BRUNO WINS
20x HOUSTON ASTROS
Tony Salinas
26* Tigers (-115) over Indians
Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.
25* Cardinals (-125) over Astros
Cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.
24* Twins / Whitesox UNDER 8 Runs
Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.
Chris Jordan
400* Dodgers RL