SPORTS ADVISORS
Tampa Bay (52-43) at Chicago White Sox (49-45)
In an early start on getaway day, the White Sox are scheduled to trot out left-hander Mark Buehrle (10-3, 3.52 ERA) to wrap up a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field against the Rays, who will counter with fellow southpaw Scott Kazmir (4-5, 6.62).
The first three games of this series have been one-run affairs, with the White Sox winning Monday and Wednesday by identical 4-3 scores and Tampa Bay taking a 3-2 decision Tuesday. Chicago is on numerous positive runs, including 9-1 against lefty starters, 8-3 at home and 5-1 against winning teams, but it is just 4-7 in their last 11 outings against A.L. East foes.
The Rays are still 7-4 in their last 11 overall (4-2 on their current road trip), and they’ve still won seven of nine against the A.L. Central. But they are on a lengthy slide of 75-155 on the road against winning teams. Also, in this rivalry, the Sox have taken five of seven meetings so far this year and are 4-0 in Buehrle’s last four home starts against the Rays.
Chicago is 6-1 in Buehrle’s last seven outings, including a 4-3 home win over Baltimore last Saturday, when he threw 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball, scattering eight hits with no walks. Buehrle is 6-1 with a 2.81 ERA in 11 home starts this year, and he’s 7-2 with a 4.23 ERA in 11 career starts against Tampa. That includes an 8-3 road victory over the Rays on April 18, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks in 6 2/3 innings.
The Sox are on further runs behind Buehrle of 48-20 at home and 8-1 at U.S. Cellular Field against teams with winning records.
Tampa Bay is 5-2 in Kazmir’s last seven starts, including back-to-back victories in his last two outings. On Saturday at Kansas City, he yielded one run on four hits and four walks in six innings, but got a no-decision in the Rays’ 4-2 victory --- rebounding from a 10-9 home loss to Toronto in which he allowed seven runs on nine hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.
Kazmir is 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA in six road outings this year, and he’s 3-2 with a 4.46 ERA in six career starts against Chicago. He took the loss in the aforementioned April 18 meeting versus Buehrle, giving up six runs on five hits and six walks in just four innings.
For Chicago, the “under” is on rolls of 36-16 at home and 15-7 with Buehrle hurling, and the under for Tampa is on streaks of 5-0 overall, 11-1-1 against A.L. Central opponents and 10-2 against winning teams. Finally, in this rivalry, the under is on surges of 19-7 overall, 5-0 in Chicago and 4-1 with Kazmir starting for the Rays.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CHICAGO WHITE SOX and UNDER
Minnesota (48-47) at L.A. Angels (55-38)
Right-hander Jered Weaver (10-3, 3.41 ERA) toes the slab when the surging Angels return home and open a four-game weekend set with the Twins, who are slated to hand the ball to Scott Baker (8-7, 5.10) in the seventh game of their 10-game road trip.
Los Angeles wrapped up a three-game sweep at Kansas City with Wednesday’s 9-6 come-from-behind victory, combining for seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to erase a 6-2 deficit. The Halos have won five in a row and nine of their last 10, and they are on further hot streaks of 26-9 overall, 9-3 at home, 20-7 as a chalk and 12-1 in series openers.
The Twins won the first two games on their road trip at Texas, but they’ve gone 1-3 since then, losing Sunday’s finale at Texas in 12 innings and dropping two of three in Oakland. On Wednesday afternoon, Minnesota got pounded 16-1 by the Athletics, giving up 12 runs in the first two innings – two days after blowing a 12-2 lead against the A’s in a 14-13 loss. Minnesota is still 5-2 in its last seven roadies against winning teams and 10-5 in its last 15 as an underdog.
Minnesota swept a three-game home series from Los Angeles in April, and the Twins are 5-2 in the last seven clashes in this rivalry. However, the Angels are on a 20-8 spree in the last 28 meetings in Anaheim, and L.A. is 5-1 all-time when facing Baker.
Los Angeles has won three in a row and nine of 11 with Weaver on the mound, including an 11-6 victory Saturday at Oakland, despite the 26-year-old allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks in just 3 2/3 innings. Weaver has been sterling at home this year, going 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 starts, and he’s 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, whom he hasn’t faced this season.
With Weaver pitching, the Angels are on rolls of 23-9 at home (8-2 this year), 4-0 in series openers and 5-1 against the A.L. Central.
Baker has gone 4-1 in his last five starts, despite allowing five runs in a 10-2 home loss to the Yankees three starts ago, followed by five more runs in a 13-7 home win over the White Sox. Most recently, the 27-year-old yielded just one run on six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts over eight innings en route to Saturday’s 4-1 win at Texas.
Baker is 4-3 with a 4.38 ERA in eight road starts this year, but he has no winning decisions against the Halos, going 0-4 with a 5.88 ERA in six career starts. All four losses came in Anaheim. Minnesota has lost six of seven with Baker as an underdog, but they’re 4-0 in his last four starts against the A.L. West and 6-0 in his last six on Thursday.
The under for Minnesota is on several runs, including 36-18-2 on the highway, 6-0 on the road against winning teams, 5-2 behind Baker on the road and 4-1 in Baker’s five starts at Angel Stadium. But the over is 21-10 overall in Baker’s last 31 starts and 9-2 in his last 11 outings against winning teams. For Los Angeles, the over is on tears of 5-1 overall, 7-1 at home, 19-6-2 as a favorite, 7-1 against winning teams and 6-0 with Weaver on the mound.
Finally, the over is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams.
ATS ADVANTAGE: L.A. ANGELS
DUNKEL
Seattle at Detroit
The Mariners are coming off yesterday's 2-1 win and look to build on their 8-0 record in their last 8 games after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. Seattle is hte pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Mariners favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+105).
Game 951-952: San Francisco at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 13.918; Atlanta (Kawakami) 13.811
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+160); Under
Game 953-954: Pittsburgh at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Morton) 14.359; Arizona (Haren) 15.382
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-215); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-215); Over
Game 955-956: Cleveland at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Huff) 14.236; Toronto (Rzepczynski) 15.710
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-150); Under
Game 957-958: Seattle at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Washburn) 15.629; Detroit (French) 15.287
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+105); Over
Game 959-960: Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 14.583; White Sox (Buehrle) 15.583
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-120); Under
Game 961-962: Minnesota at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Baker) 15.341; LA Angels (Weaver) 17.036
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-140); Over
Game 963-964: San Diego at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Correia) 13.633; Philadelphia (Hamels) 16.248
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-260); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-260); Over
Game 965-966: St. Louis at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.065; Washington (Balester) 14.196
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-145); Over
Game 967-968: Oakland at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Mazzaro) 15.454; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 17.128
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-260); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-260); Under
WNBA
Indiana at San Antonio
The Silver Stars look to bounce back from their 85-75 defeat in Chicago and build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 games following a SU loss. San Antonio is the pick (+3) according to Dunkel, which has Indiana favored by just 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+3).
Game 601-602: Indiana at San Antonio
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 113.117; San Antonio 111.598
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 1 1/2; 138 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 3; 141
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+3); Under
Game 603-604: Chicago at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 101.376; Washington 109.237
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 8; 157 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington by 5 1/2; 155 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-5); Over
Game 605-606: Sacramento at New York
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento 105.523; New York 111.151
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 5 1/2; 147
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 6 1/2; 141 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Sacramento (+6 1/2); Over
CFL
Hamilton at Montreal
The Tiger-Cats look to build on their 9-3 ATS record in their last 12 meetings in Montreal. Hamilton is the pick (+14 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Alouettes favored by 13 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+14 1/2).
Game 401-402: Hamilton at Montreal
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 110.713; Montreal 124.069
Dunkel Line: Montreal by 13 1/2; 55 1/2
Vegas Line: Montreal by 14 1/2; 54 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+14 1/2); Over
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Game 403-404: Toronto at Winnipeg
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 101.899; Winnipeg 107.123
Dunkel Line: Winnipeg by 5; 57
Vegas Line: Winnipeg by 3 1/2; 50 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (-3 1/2); Over
Game 405-406: Calgary at BC
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 112.335; BC 110.229
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 2; 54
Vegas Line: Calgary by 3; 57 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BC (+3); Under
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Game 407-408: Edmonton at Saskatchewan
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 102.959; Saskatchewan 109.168
Dunkel Line: Saskatchewan by 6; 56 1/2
Vegas Line: Saskatchewan by 4; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (-4); Over
Cajun Sports
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox
Play: Chicago White Sox
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The White Sox took a 2-1 series lead in their four-game set versus the Rays with a win on Wednesday night at US Cellular Field in Chicago. They will send left-hander Mark Buehrle to the bump on Thursday afternoon in an effort to get the series win. Buehrle is 10-3 on the year with an ERA of 3.52 including 6-1 at home with an ERA of 2.81. The White Sox are 36-16 when Buehrle takes the hill as a favorite and they are 21-7 when he is installed as a favorite of -110 to -150. The numbers don’t end there as Buehrle is 6-1 his last 7 overall, 8-1 his last 9 at home when facing a team with a winning record and 10-0 (+10.0) when the money line is -100 to -150 this season. The Rays will send Scott Kazmir to the hill with his record of 4-5 on the season and an ERA of 6.62. That record includes a 3-2 mark on the highway with an ERA of 3.37 this season. Kazmir is coming in off a quality start at KC on Saturday throwing for 6 innings allowing one earned run on 4 hits and 3 strikeouts. This is not necessarily good news for Rays backers as Kazmir is only 1-6 his last 7 starts following a quality start in his last outing. Tampa Bay is 10-22 (-14.4) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season. The White Sox will use the momentum gained from Wednesday’s win and take game four and the series from the defending AL Champs on Thursday afternoon at US Cellular Field.
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Graded Selection: 2* Chicago White Sox 5 Tampa Bay Rays 2
Red Dog Sports
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Seattle at Detroit
Play under 8.5
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Washburn has 5 overs and 13 unders this year and recently has 0 overs and 3 unders in his last 3 starts. His ERA this year is 2.87 and drops to 0.79 in his last 3. Wow!
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French has an ERA of 1.89 with 1 over and 2 unders. These teams have combined for 71 overs and 109 unders with 4 pushes. Look for another under on Thursday afternoon!
John Fisher
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St Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals
Play: St Louis Cardinals
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Lets ride the Wainright wave until line goes above -150. Zimmerman will make this contest interesting. However, last three starts for Wainright have been excellent. Really has command of pitches. Carpenter has really been a positive influence since his activation.
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Minnesota Twins vs. LAA Angels
Play: LAA Angels
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A's scored 30+ runs on beat up TWINS staff. A trip to SOcal will not help here. Baker had good outin last time out but Angels are a different animal.
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Minnesota Twins vs. LAA Angels
Play: Over 8.5
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BEAT UP PITCHING staff for TWINS will give up its share of runs. Combine this with WEAVER not getting past 4 innings last outing. Looks like 11 plus to me here.
Craig Trapp
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San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Play: Philadelphia Phillies -1½
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PHI has won 10 of last 11 and in that stretch they have been scoring over 5 runs per game and only giving up 2 runs per game. On the other hand SD has been pitiful scoring only 2 runs per game over last 13 losing 11 of those games. Today PHI turns to Hammels to get them back to their winning ways. He is coming off a very good start and his home record is much better with a good ERA of 3.92! SD turns to Correia who has not been terrible but he usually only goes 5 innings giving up 2-3 runs. Bad news for SD as there bullpen has been overworked lately and has not performed very well. Today see SD being shut out while watching PHILLY score a bunch (over 7 runs). SCORE PHI 8 - SD 0
Bob Harvey
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox
Play: Chicago White Sox
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It will be a battle of lefthanders as All-Star Mark Buerhle and the White Sox take on Scott Kazmir and the Devil Rays.
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Buerhle has been Chicago’s most consistent starter just about every year in his stellar career in the windy city and 2009 has been no exception. Buerhle has put up solid numbers this season posting a 10-3 record with an ERA of 3.52. He’s is 1-0 this season against the Rays and at home he’s been about as good posting a 6-1 record with a 2.81 ERA in 11 starts. Buerhle is also 15-6 in his last 21 starts at U.S. Cellular Field. He’s coming off 4-3 win over the Orioles on Saturday night a home outing in which he allowed just one run and no walks in 7 1-3 innings. The big lefthander is 5-2 with a 4.21 ERA in 11 starts against Tampa Bay including a victory in April at the “Trop”.
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Kazmir’s season has been slowed by injuries and the numbers reflect it. Kazmir is just 4-5 with an ERA of 6.62 and is 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA since his last victory May 9 at Boston. He’s also been bitten by the gopher ball allowing 11 homeruns in just 68 innings. His body of the work against the White Sox this season consists of one game in which he allowed six-runs in four innings. Kazmir who was counted on to be the Devil Rays ace has been anything but this season.
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Chicago begins play one game behind Detroit in AL Central after winning eight of its last 11 home games. Tampa Bay, which has fallen 5.5 games off the pace in the AL East, are just 8-17 in their last 25 games vs. the Chi Sox including a 2-5 record this season.
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Today figures to be another low-scoring affair on the south side with Buerhle and the White Sox getting the nod.
Rob Vinciletti
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Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees
Play: New York Yankees -1½
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The Yanks have CC.Sabathia going tonight against an Oakland team that struggles vs leftys this year,hitting just .229.Oakland is just 2-11 as a road dog from +225 to +250.The Yanks are 5-0 as a home favorite from -225 to -250 and 14-5 at home when the total is 9 to 9.5.Oakland also struggles against winning teams going 16-35.Tonight they send young V.Mazzaro to the mound in a real tough spot.Mazzaro was sensational earlier in the year but has since fallen on tough times.Oakland has lost 4 of his 5 road starts this year and his era over his last 3 starts is an elevated 7.07.Now that we've established a probable Yankee win lets take a a look at another cutting edge system that is 8-0 with every win by at least 2 runs and some alot more.What we want to do is play on home favorites of -140 or higher off a home game where they scored 5 or more runs and their opponent is also off a home game where they won by 5 or more runs and scored 10 or more runs.These home favs such as the Yanks are 8-0 and win by an average 8-1 score.Take the NY.Yankees on the run line.
Jeff Benton
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Pittsburgh at ARIZONA
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I’m now on an 11-5 run with my free-play releases – including 4-1 over the past five days – after the Mariners rallied for the 2-1 victory at Detroit on Wednesday. I’ll keep the free-play winners coming Thursday by backing the DBacks on the run line (-1½ runs) at home against the Pirates.
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This one’s all about Arizona ace Dan Haren, who has been utterly ridiculous this season. Not only is he 10-5 with an MLB-best 1.96 ERA, but he hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in a game since May 28, a span of 10 starts. During this nearly two-month stretch, Haren has given up a grand total of 14 runs (12 earned) on 45 hits in 75 innings, walking a scant nine and striking out 74, giving him a microscopic 1.44 ERA.
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Over these 10 starts, Haren has pitched at least seven innings nine times, and Arizona – after squandering countless Haren gems in the first two months of the season – has won eight of the 10 contests, including the last four in a row. Of those eight wins, seven have been by multiple runs, including a 4-2 win at St. Louis on Sunday when Haren outdueled Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter. On top of that, Arizona is 5-2 in Haren’s last seven home starts – where the right-hander has a 1.70 ERA on the year – and those five victories have come by scores of 2-0, 7-2, 5-2, 8-1 and 8-0 (thus, all covered the run-line).
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Tonight, Haren goes up against a Pirates squad that’s lost two-thirds of its road games (16-33) and is 18-43 on the highway since last September. Also, Pittsburgh is just 1-4 in its last five games in the desert (getting outscored 30-18), and the home team has won eight of the last 12 series meetings (seven of the wins coming by multiple runs). And even though the Pirates bats exploded in yesterday afternoon’s 8-7 win over Milwaukee, they were hitting just .208 as a team in the 10 games prior. Besides, Pittsburgh is batting only .239 on the road this year.
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Bottom line: With Haren facing a poor Pirates lineup, I figure Arizona needs just four runs to cover the run line. Considering the DBacks have scored at least that many in 11 of their last 15 games (winning nine of them), I don’t see that being much of a challenge. Back the Haren and the Snakes minus the 1½ runs.
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5♦ ARIZONA -1 1/2
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Seattle +105 at DETROIT
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Wednesday comp play push on St. Louis-Houston UNDER the total. Now 6-1-1 the last 8 days with our comp plays.
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Afternoon action today, and we will side with the streaking Jarrod Washburn to handle the Detroit attack, and pace Seattle to the win at Comerica Park.
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Washburn comes into this start on a 3-0 roll his last 3 starts, as the lefty has allowed just 2 earned runs in his last 22-plus innings of work.
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Lucas French will counter for the Tigers, and while the righty has looked good in his limited duty in the starting rotation, you have to wonder if there is a clunker coming down the pike just because of lack of experience at this level?
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We feel there is, and the Mariners will be ready to pounce!
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Seattle has won 6 of their last 8, while Detroit has dropped 4 of 5 since the break.
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Play on the Mariners.
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2♦ SEATTLE
Bobby Maxwell
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Tampa Bay at CHICAGO WHITE SOX -115
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Delivered my FREE winner Wednesday night with the Rangers finishing off a sweep of the Red Sox in Arlington. Today, I've got another one as I play the White Sox at home to take care of the Rays.
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This has been an entertaining series through the first three games, with each decided by one run. Chicago has taken two of the first three and they will get this one today behind the pitching of lefty Mark Buehrle (10-3, 3.52 ERA).
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The White Sox are on positive streaks of 8-3 at home, 5-1 against winning teams and 9-1 when they face southpaws. They have also won five of the seven meetings this season against Tampa and they are 4-0 in Buehrle's last four home outings against the Rays.
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Chicago is on runs of 48-20 with Buehrle on the hill at home and 8-1 at home against teams with winning records. They've won six of his last seven starts, including a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Saturday when he held them to one run in 7.1 innings. He's 6-1 with a 2.81 ERA at home this season and he's 7-2 with a 4.23 ERA in 11 career starts against the Rays.
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Lefty Scott Kazmir (4-5, 6.62 ERA) goes for Tampa. He is 3-2 on the road this season and 3-2 in six career starts against the White Sox. Back on April 18 he gave up six runs on five hits in four innings of an 8-3 loss to Chicago.
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Kazmir just hasn't been himself this season while Buehrle continues to dominate when he takes the mound at U.S. Cellular Field in front of the home fans. Play the White Sox to win this one with ease.
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4♦ CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Dominic Fazzini
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Minnesota at L.A. ANGELS -150
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Minnesota’s Scott Baker (8-7, 5.10 ERA) has turned his season around.
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The right-hander is 6-1 with a 3.97 ERA in his last nine starts after going 2-6 with a 6.32 ERA in his first nine. He allowed one run and six hits in eight innings at Texas on Saturday in his last outing.
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Baker hasn’t fared very well in his career against the Angels, though, going 0-4 with a 5.88 ERA in six starts.
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Jered Weaver (10-3, 3.48) has struggled in his last six starts, going 3-1 with a 7.29 ERA. He became “nauseous and woozy” Saturday after the first inning in his last start, and allowed five runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings at Oakland.
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The Los Angeles right-hander has had good success against Minnesota, going 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in four career starts.
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The Angels have been playing without injured sluggers Vladimir Guerrero, Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera, but that hasn’t slowed down their offense. Los Angeles has scored 39 runs during a five-game winning streak, including 27 in a three-game sweep at Kansas City.
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The Twins, meanwhile, were battered for 32 runs in three games at Oakland, which has been one of the worst offensive teams in the American League all season.
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With the way L.A. has been swinging the bats, things don’t look good for Baker and the Twins today. Take the Angels in this one.
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4♦ L.A. ANGELS
Chris Jordan
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Minnesota at ANGELS -140
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Your complimentary winner for tonight will be the Angels to get it done over the visiting Twins, who come in after getting throttled by the Athletes. Though it won the first two games on its current road trip at Texas, Minnesota has gone 1-3 since then, losing Sunday’s finale at Texas in 12 innings and dropping two of three in Oakland.
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Yesterday it was embarrassing to put it bluntly, getting pounded 16-1 by the Athletics after giving up 12 runs in the first two innings. And lest we forget, that was just two days after it blew a 12-2 lead against the A’s in a 14-13 loss.
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Now you really expect the Twins to come to Anaheim and challenge a team that has won three in a row and nine of 11 with Jered Weaver on the hill, including an 11-6 victory at Oakland last Saturday? I don’t think so, as the odds are stacked against the Twins, especially since Weaver has been solid at home all season. He’s 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 starts at the Big A, while he’s 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in four career starts against the Twins.
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Furthermore, when Weaver toes the slab the Angels are on rolls of 23-9 at home (8-2 this season), 4-0 in series openers and 5-1 against the American League Central division.
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Though I’m not going to list Scott Baker tonight, I will make note for you that he’s winless against the Halos with a 0-4 mark and 5.88 ERA in six career starts, as all four losses were in Anaheim. In fact, Minnesota has lost six of seven with Baker as an underdog.
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Take the Angels tonight and lay the price with confidence.
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2♦ ANGELS
Michael Cannon
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St. Louis -145 at WASHINGTON
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A nice free winner with the Yankees on the run line yesterday.
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Take the Cardinals for the road win over the Nationals.
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The Cards will start Adam Wainwright and he’s 10-6 with a 3.01 ERA on the year. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 1.54 ERA in his last three starts.
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The Nats will counter with Jordan Zimmermann, who is 3-5 with a 4.63 ERA on the year. The right-hander lost his only career appearance against the Cards this year, giving up five runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings.
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Wainwright is just too solid of a pitcher not to get the job done here tonight.
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Take the Cardinals as they grab the road win.
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3♦ ST. LOUIS
DAVE COKIN
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TAMPA BAY RAYS / CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Take CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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Scott Kazmir finally had a good game last start, but there were still indicators that he's not yet right. Kazmir will have to show me more before I can feel comfortable with him. Mark Buehrle continues to be a win machine at home for the White Sox and with the price where it is, the home team looks like the play here.