Bobby Maxwell
Delivered the FREE winner Monday with the Rangers getting it done at home against the Twins. Today I'm backing the Indians as they host the Angels in Cleveland.
I know the Angels have been the hottest team in baseball the last few months, but in their history they haven't had much luck in Cleveland. I'm going with the Tribe in this one as the Angels are throwing a rookie in just his second career big-league start.
Trevor Bell made his debut on Wednesday when he allowed four runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings at home against the Rays and his offense did the majority of the work in the 10-5 win.
On the other side, the Indians have Fausto Carmona (2-7, 6.37) on the mound having not looked too bad lately. Since he came off the DL on July 31, Carmona has made three starts and given up a combined five runs in 17 innings. Wednesday he allowed two runs in six innings against the Rangers but it wasn't his fault for the loss as the offense got nothing in the 5-0 final.
For his career against the Angels, Carmona has made two starts and allowed two earned runs in 13 innings.
When this series is in Cleveland, the Indians are 6-2 in the last eight meetings. They are also on streaks of 7-2 in series openers, 4-1 after an off-day and 4-0 when Carmona starts a series.
I'm looking for the Cleveland offense to be able to plate some runs off the rookie while Carmona delivers a solid effort. Play the Indians.
3♦ CLEVELAND
Jim Feist
(977) KANSAS CITY ROYALS
(978) CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Take "Over"
Freddy Garcia will make his return start for the White Sox Tuesday night against Kansas City. Garcia, 33, is up from Triple-A Charlotte and suffered shoulder problems with the Phillies in 2007 that lingered into this spring. KC is on a 9-3-1 run over the total and Gil Meche has been a reason, with a 7.53 ERA his last three starts. Chicago is on a 5-3 run over the total. Look for plenty of offense, play the Royals/White Sox Over the total.
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Play: Colorado over Washington
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The Nationals have won 8 straight at home, but they face one of the hot teams in baseball over the last three months the Colorado Rockies. Colorado is 9-3 in Washington and 19 of 26 overall in the series. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez is 3-0 in his last three team starts with a solid 1.19 ERA (0.93 WHIP) for Colorado. Washington is 14-40 in game #1 of a series. So, look for the Rockies to take home the money this time around.
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Milwaukee over Pittsburgh - Best Bet
The Brew Crew is fighting to stay in the Central race and need all the wins thy can get.. Good time to get a Pittsburgh team that has already given up on the season. Milwaukee 9-3
Under in the Boston/Toronto game - Preferred Play
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Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers (MLB)
Aug 18, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -125 Seattle Mariners
Play Title: Cajuns MLB 2-Star Complimentary Selection
Seattle leaves the Pacific Northwest for Motown and a three-game set versus the host Detroit Tigers with the first game Tuesday night and the first pitch at 7:05PM Eastern Time. Both teams are 4-5 their last 9 games overall and the Mariners will send their ace Felix Hernandez to the bump for the opener. Hernandez has been nothing short of spectacular on the highway this season posting a record of 8-1 with an ERA of 1.06. Seattle has not lost a road game with Hernandez on the hill since May 14 in Texas. In that game Hernandez pitched seven scoreless innings as his team let him down losing 3 to 2. Over his last seven road starts he is 6-0 with an ERA of 1.53 which included a win in Motown back in July where he allowed one run on six hits over seven innings of work. The Mariners are ranked 6 in pitching this season with an ERA of 3.97. Opponents are hitting .247 with an OBP of .322 and OPS of .247 against them this season. In the box the Mariners are ranked 16 in batting average with a mark of .262 averaging 4.0 runs per game and OPS of .716 on the season. The Tigers will send Rick Porcello to the hill with his 5-3 record at home and an ERA of 4.92. The Tigers are ranked 11 in pitching with an ERA of 4.22 with opponents hitting for an average of .258 and have an OBP of .332. In the box the Tigers are ranked 21 with a batting average of .258 averaging 4.6 runs per game with an OPS of .746 this season. On the technical front we see that Seattle is 15-3 (+11.6) on the road with a money line of -100 to -150 this season. Hernandez is 11-2 (+9.3) in road games this season, 10-1 (+9.4) in road games in night games this season, 10-1 (+9.5) in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons and 7-0 (+7.1) in road games after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing this season. With solid fundamental and technical support we will back the visitor here as the Mariners ride Hernandez to the winners circle. Lay the short price with the favorite as they grab game one of this three-game set and add to the solid road record of their starter.
Graded Selection: 2* Seattle Mariners 2 Detroit Tigers 1
Mike Wynn
Free Play:
Texas w/Feldman -150 Over Minnesota
Platinum Plays
COLORADO ROCKIES - 165 OVER the Washington Nationals
Razor Sharp
FREE PICK FOR TUESDAY:
Take MILWAUKEE/PITTSBURGH OVER the total of 9 runs
High Stakes Syndicate
Minnesota Twins + 145
The Vegas Steam Line
Take FLORIDA (Nolasco) -110 over Houston
Harry Doyle Sports
MLB: Braves - 165
Arthur Ralph Sports
Seattle
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Minnesota +145 over Texas MLB
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ANGELS / INDIANS OVER 10.5