Robert Ferringo
Take Houston (-145) over Pittsburgh
Take N.Y. Mets (-115) over Washington
Take Atlanta (-170) over Milwaukee
Take St. Louis (-125) over Colorado
Take Toronto (-165) over Kansas City
Take Chicago White Sox (-125) over Cleveland
Take Boston (-1.5, -105) over Texas
Today's Totals
Take 'Over' 7.5 Arizona at San Diego
Take ‘Over’ 9.0 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati
Take ‘Over’ 9.5 Cleveland at Chicago White Sox
Take ‘Over’ 9.0 L.A. Angels at Detroit
Ted Covers
Added Second Play
Chicago White Sox -120 3 units
The White Sox have a prime opportunity to break out of their offensive slump today against Jeremy Sowers. Sowers got lit up by the Chicago lineup in his lone previous start against them this year; knocked out of the box after allowing ten baserunners and five runs in just four innings of work.
That type of result is typical of Sowers performances against his divisional rivals. In four previous starts against the White Sox, Sowers is 0-3, allowing 19 runs in just 18.1 innings of work. Sowers is a five or six inning pitcher and behind him lies one of the least reliable bullpens in all of baseball. And the White Sox are hitting lefties far better than righties; hitting .33 points higher against southpaws at home and .25 points higher in their last ten games.
Gavin Floyd was awful for a good portion of April and May, but he's really turned things around in his last three starts: 23 innings of work (at least seven full innings in all three outings), five runs allowed and a ratio of 24 strikeouts to only 13 hits. Floyd went 2-0 in his two starts against the Tribe last year, poised to make amends today for his ugly outing at Cleveland last month when he was really struggling.Take the Chicago White Sox.
Baltimore Orioles / Oakland Athletics Under 9 4 units
Baltimore hasn't been able to hit their way out of a wet paper bag in recent ballgames; a very young lineup struggling with their ability to hit on the road against quality pitching. The Orioles have scored two runs or less in all four games on their current west coast swing; managing to produce a grand total of six runs in their last five games.
Don't expect the Orioles bats to come alive today against Trevor Cahill and the emerging Oakland bullpen behind him. Baltimore is hitting just .229 against righties in their last ten games, with a similar batting average on the road for the entire season. The A's young rotation is on fire right now, allowing just three earned runs in their last 36 innings of work, with each starter looking to outpitch the guy that came before him. This type of chemistry and camaraderie is a tremendous boost for any young staff, and Cahill has certainly bought into the program; allowing two earned runs or less in six of his last seven starts. Expect more of the same tonight.
The A's offense has come around in the last week, but Oakland still remains at or near the bottom of the majors in offensive category after offensive category -- runs, batting average, extra base hits - you name it. Expect runs to be hard to come by tonight against the Orioles impressive rookie Jason Berken. In two previous big league starts, Berken has been stellar, allowing only three runs in 12 innings of work. The young righty is worth our support here against a lineup he should be able to dominate. Take the Under.
Seabass
Steam NYY/TB under
Doc's Sports
NHL 6-6-09
Detroit-150
Mike Lineback
Chicago White Sox
Street Rosenthal
*200 Toronto Bluejays-168
Many trends pointing to a Blue Jay win today
James Mcknight
SATURDAY'S PLAYS...
BOSTON RED SOX -1.5 -105
WASHINGTON NATIONALS -1.5 +215
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS -1.5 +160
RON RAYMOND
5* Giants/Marlins Over 9
Ross Benjamin
Diamondbacks / Padres Over 7.5
Street Rosenthal
*200 Toronto Bluejays-168
Many trends pointing to a Blue Jay win today
*200 St Louis Cardinals-121
*200 Detroit Tigers-144
Helmut
Los Angeles -5
Connecticut Over 154.5
Atlanta Under 148
Minnesota Over 152.5
Great Lakes
4* Seattle
Maddux Sports
3 units on NY Mets -112
Maddux Sports
3 units on NY Mets -112
Maddux Sports Full Card
952 - MLB - 3 units on LA Dodgers -115
957 - MLB - 3 units on NY Mets -112
974 - MLB - 3 units on Chicago White Sox -125
977 - MLB - 3 units on Texas +193
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