Tony George
San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals
Play:Kansas City Royals
While I will not be posting bases until after the all star break for some much needed vacation time before football starts, I will post some free MLB for you along the way. The Royals look to take the series at home today, in the rubber game here, and the Royals are red hot their last 7 games going 6-1.
Kyle Davies takes the hill undefeated at 3-0 on the year for the Royals. KC is 12-5 their last 17 Interleauge home games and Davies sports a 1.46 ERA on the year, although he started late, impressive numbers. Both previous series games have gone over but with San Fran sending Lincecum to the mound, who is 8-1 on the year and an impressive 2.21 ERA, look for a tight one today in the heat in KC. I Like the Royals recent surge at the plate with run support and a home win with a team gaining confidence who wants to take the series in front of the home fans.
Play on the Royals
James Patrick Sports
Desperados vs. Rush
Dallas and Chicago hook up in their Arena League regular season finale and the Desperados have won 5 of 6 meetings and are 22-8 in their road games, our selection is Dallas Desperados in Arena Football League action..
Jeff Scott Sports
3 UNIT PLAY
MILWAUKEE -136 over Baltimore: The Orioles are 4-20 in their last 24 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter and 3-12 in their last 15 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, while the Brewers are 25-10 in their last 35 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 11-4 in their last 15 games as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Brewer are looking to take the rubber match of this 3 game series and the have a solid hurler on the mound to do just that. Marry Parra is 6-2 with a 4.22 ERA overall, including a very nice 4-0 record with a 2.47 ERA at home. His last 3 home starts have been amazing as he is 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA, allowing no more than 4 hits in each start, while striking out 19 in the 3 games. The Orioles really vs lefty starters, going 8-23 in their last 31 games against them, including a 7-11 mark this year, scoring just 4.6 rpg in the process. The O's really have problems in day games also, going just 8-17, while hitting just .230 and scoring only 3.5 rpg. Baltimore sends Garrett Olson to the mound and he is 5-2 with a 4.48 ERA overall, but just 2-2 with a 6.23 ERA on the road, including a 1-2 mark with a 8.79 ERA in his last 3 road starts. Milwaukee is 18-12 in day games, scoring 5.3 rpg and hitting .269, plus they are 13-7 vs lefty starters, hitting .272 and scoring 4.5 rpg. Milwaukee is simply the better team here and playing at home with Manny on the mound they will take game 3 of this series in a tight one.
2 UNIT PLAYS
Tampa Bay/ Houston Under 8.5: The 14-2 in Backes last 16 starts vs. a team with a winning record and 11-2 in his last 13 starts as a road underdog, while the Under 13-3 in Rays last 16 interleague home games vs. a team with a losing record and 13-3-1 in Kazmirs last 17 starts on field turf. Scott Kazmir has been awesome at home, posting an 0.59 ERA, with a 0.91 WHIP. His home games this year have averaged just 5.2 rpg, while his starts overall have averaged just 7 rpg. Brandon Backe struggles on the road posting a 5.81 ERA, but those games have averaged just 7.2 rpg. Houston Scores just 2.4 rpg for him in his road starts and 2.5 rpg for him in his day starts. Houston scores just 4 rpg on the road this year and come in having scored just 2.9 rpg in their last 8 games overall. The Rays have had their own problems scoring as they average just 4.4 rpg at home and 4.3 rpg in day games. Tampa's home games have averaged just 7.7 rpg, while their day games have averaged 8.1 rpg. Neither team has been scoring much lately so look for the pitching to take over and keep the score down. I'd say about 5 or 6 runs in this one.
Seattle/ Atlanta Under 9.5
BOSTON -1.5 (+109) over St Louis
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Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
In yesterdays match up between these two cross-town rivals the Cubs beat the White Sox 11-7. The Cubs are going for the sweep in tonight, as they have won the first 2 games of the series. Both teams are leading their respective divisions, as the White Sox have a 2.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central and the Cubs have a 3.5 game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. The White Sox are 4-6 in their last 10 games and have lost 2 straight, while the Cubs are 6-4 in their last 10 games and have won 2 straight. Taking the mound for the White Sox is Javier Vazquez (7-5 4.13), who has been a workhorse for the White Sox staff and in his last outing went 6 innings giving up 5 earned runs in the win. In yesterdays loss to the Cubs the White Sox scored 7 runs on 11 hits and left 7 men on base. Taking the mound for the Cubs is Ryan Dempster (8-2 2.76 ERA), who has been one of the better starters in the NL this season and in his last outing went 5 innings giving up only 1 earned run in a no decision.
Staff Pick: The advantage in the pitching match up goes to the Cubs, as Dempster's ERA is about 1.5 points lower than Vazquez's and The Cubs have won all 9 of Dempster's starts at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are going for their 14th straight home win, as they have not lost at Wrigley since May 17 and have the best home record in the majors (31-8). Conversely the White Sox have lost 8 straight on the road. New Cubbie Jim Edmonds is playing like he did in his prime, as he is batting .379 (11-for-29) with 4 home runs and 11 RBIs in 9 games at Wrigley since singing with the Cubs back on May 15. Both teams have a dynamic offense, as the Cubs rank 2nd in the majors in runs scored (411) and the White Sox rank 5th (366). The Cubs have dominated this series in recent years, as they have won 8 of 9 from the White Sox. It will take a great start from Vazquez to quite the hot bats of the Cubs. The main factor in this game may be Wrigley Field, as the Cubs just play better there, as they are 4 games under .500 on the road (16-20). Dempster has been pitching well as of late and with how well the Cubs are playing at home they should send the White Sox packing giving them a sweep, as they will win this game.
Cubs 8 White Sox 3
Scott Ferrall
TEXAS -110 over Washington--The Rangers Padilla helps them take the series at the Nats. Texas had 18 hits Saturday. Padilla is 7-1 in his last 10 starts.
Phillies -170 over Angels--I know the Phils have lost 8 of 11 and four straight, but Hamels will beat Weaver-YOU WATCH !
PIRATES +115 over Jays--Toronto's lost 7 straight games-ENOUGH SAID ! Take Snell over McGowan as the Bucs win their 5th straight game at PNC.
MILWAUKEE -140 over Baltimore--The Orioles have lost on 10 consecutive Sunday's. Parra never loses for me ! He'll win his 5th straight start.
Detroit -127 over San Diego--The Tigers have won 9 of 11--go with it ! TAKE THE OVER 8 RUNS
Dodgers -156 over Indians--Billingsley helps LA avoid the sweep by Cleve.
CUBS -136 over White Sox--the North Siders have won 13 straight games at Wrigley. They've won 20 of 22 at home overall lately and are 31-8 in the friendly confines. UNDER 9 RUNS
Ben Burns
Baltimore Orioles at Milwaukee Brewers
Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers cooled off the Orioles yesterday and they should be able to close out the series with a victory. While Olson has fared well when pitching during the afternoon, his team has not. In fact, the Orioles are an ugly 7-17 (-9.8) when playing during the day this season and are now a money-burning 46-76 (-25.6) in their afternoon games, dating back to the start of the 2006 season. On the other hand, the Brewers have fared well during the afternoon. In 30 day games this season, they've gone a profitable 18-12, earning their backers nearly six net units (+5.8) of profit vs. the moneyline. Of course, it should also be noted that the Brewers are a MUCH better team at home. This season, they're 24-13 (+7.2) at Miller Park, improving to an impressive 123-76 (+26.2) at home since the start of the 2006 season. During the same stretch, the Orioles were a dismal 80-121 (-16.7) on the road.
Olson got roughed up in his last start. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs. In his previous start, he allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings. Conversely, Parra was dominant in his last start, as he tossed seven shutout innings, allowing only four hits. He is now 4-0 with a stellar 2.49 ERA in his last four starts. He'll take on a Baltimore lineup which averages only 3.5 runs when playing during the afternoon, hitting a mere .230 in those games. The fact that both starters are southpaws should also favor the Brewers. Baltimore is 2-5 it's last seven against left-handed starters, 7-13 their last 20 and an awful 43-71 (-31.4) since 2006. Milwaukee is 5-0 its last five vs. left-handed starters and 13-7 its last 20. All things considered, this is a reasonable price. Consder a play on MILWAUKEE
Tony Karpinski
Cleveland Indians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Play: Los Angeles Dodgers
Cleveland starter Paul Byrd (3-7, 5.21 ERA) hopes to provide some innings after failing to record an out past the fourth in losing his last two starts. Byrd went four-plus innings and gave up five runs Tuesday in a 10-2 loss. The veteran right-hander fell to 1-6 in eight road starts with a 7.19 ERA - the second-worst mark in the AL.
Byrd has never beaten the Dodgers, going 0-4 with a 3.82 ERA in five starts and also posting a 10.38 ERA in six relief appearances against them.
The Dodgers will start Chad Billingsley (5-7, 3.54), an Ohio native who grew up in Defiance, about 140 miles from Cleveland. The right-hander has never faced the Indians.
Look for the Dodgers to salvage the final game of this series at home behind Billingsley.
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Tampa Bay Rays Runline -1.5
John Ryan
LAA Angels vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Play: Philadelphia Phillies
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Philadelphia – Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 45-13 for 78% making 29.2 units since 1997. Play against any team that is a bad AL offensive team scoring <=4.5 runs/game and is now facing a good NL starting pitcher sporting an ERA<=3.70 with a bullpen that averages less than 2.75 innings per game. Hamels and the bullpen get the job done today. Take Philadelphia
Alex Smart Sports
Florida Marlins vs. Oakland Athletics
Play: Under
Justin Duchsherer (7-4,2.08 ERA) has looked very good this season, and is currently in top form after a 1 run 5 hit performance last time out, against Arizona, that netted him his 4th win in his L5 outings. Meanwhile, his pitching opponent from the Marlins, Andrew Miller (5-5,4.87 ERA), is also rounding into high gear, after consecutive quality starts. Thats not a good omen for an As batting order that is hitting just .242 for the season against LHP while producing a lowly 3.5 RPG. Bottom line: We have two pitchers that are in a positive groove on the hill today,and two viable bull pens backing them up, in a contest , that in my humble opinion ,has a good chance of staying on the low side of the number. I know Florida has seen a lot of their contests eclipse the number this season, but today in pitcher friendly McAfee Coliseum, Im betting that wont be the case. Final notes & Key Trends: Oakland has gone under 18 of 25 games against left handed starters this season, with the average combined score clicking in at 6.7 RPG. Play UNDER
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs
Play: Chicago Cubs
The ESPN Sunday night lights hit Wrigleyville for the battle between the North and South side of the Windy City. The first time these great rivals met was in the 1906 World Series and the storied woes of the Cubs have been well documented since then. The Cubbies held the bragging rights to the City last year going 5-1 and this year it looks no different as the Cubs have grabbed the first two in this series and go for the sweep. In game one, the Cubs drew first blood after coming back from a two run deficit to tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the seven. Then in the bottom of the ninth Aramis Ramirez connected for a walk off home run. Yesterdays game witnessed an offensive explosion from the North siders as they homered four times in a nine run fourth innings that chased the ChiSox starter out of the game. With the bullpen having had to pitch 6-2/3 innings over the first two games, the White Sox have very little ammo to go to battle with tonight. So it's on to the concluding game of the three game set and Vazquez is given the responsibility off having to go deep into the game for the Tribe. Despite his 7-5 record and 4.40 ERA, he has been far from steller in June. In his three starts this month Vazquez has allowed 14 earned runs in 17-1/3 innings. On the mound for the Cubs tonight is their former closer Ryan Dempster and he has been the best starting pitcher on the Cubs staff this season. Dempster boasts an 8-2 record with a WHIP of 1.088, and has yet to lose in any of his nine home starts this season. He has been very consistant having allowed no more than four earned runs in any of his 15 starts. In both games so far in this series the Cubs have been able to rally from a deficit and manage to hold on for the win. Major League teams are either able to respond bouncing back with a win in their next outing or are deflated and are unable to respond. It's the later for the team from the South side as the ChiSox are 5-24 as a road dog when they are off a loss in which they held the lead. The Cubs have responded well having won their last game after trailing. As favorites, the Cubs are 19-4 when they are off a win in which they came back from a deficit. Final notes & Key Trends: The White Sox are 11-31 the last two seasons when on the road versus an opponent whose bullpen's ERA is 3.75 or better on the season. Worse yet, the Pale Hose are 1-16 as a dog after a loss in which they had a higher team-left-on-base than their opponent. If those angles aren't compelling enough, just look at how dominant the North siders have been at home this season. Sporting a 31-8 home record, note that the Cubs are a perfect 12-0 at home versus an opponent whose bullpen sports a healthy 1.250 or better WHIP. Play on the Cubs
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Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates
Expect very few runs to be scored in this afternoon's Toronto vs. Pittsburgh matchup. We say that because Blue Jays starter Dustin McGowan is an incredible 13-0 Under when favored. The last six times he's been in this situation, we've seen four runs or less total runs scored each time! That includes a complete game victory over Seattle back on 6/10 where he allowed just five hits (Toronto won 3-1). With the Jays scoring under 4 runs/game on the road, very few runs will be scored here.
Play on: Under
David Malinsky 4*
Toronto Blue Jays @ Pittsburgh Pirates
PICK: Pittsburgh Pirates
After cashing an easy 4* ticket with the Pirates last night in a game that was simply in the wrong price range, guess what we have here - once again significant edges with the home team in a game in which the market perceptions are far off. This time we actually get an underdog return against the disheveled Blue Jays, and that means no hesitation coming right back.
The mantle of road favoritism for Toronto is difficult to support. The Blue Jays are on a seven-game losing streak, the longest in the Major’s, and are actually looking up at Pittsburgh in the standings. Does Dustin McGowan supply that magical edge? Hardly; if anything he makes this setting even worse. McGowan has worked to an ugly 1-4/6.27 tune on the road this season, and while we often look for extreme numbers to correct a bit over the course of the summer, all that does is continue a career pattern that has now reached 6-14/6.13 after crossing the Canadian border. And coming off of his worst outing of the season at Milwaukee (three home runs of the 16 batters that he faced), his confidence will hardly be at the ebb to turn things around.
The Pirates bring the confidence that the Blue Jays are lacking - they are 18-8 in their last 26 home games, and while Ian Snell has struggled on the road this season, he has worked to a sharp 2.97 tune from this mound. Snell is not an easy read vs. an opponent that lacks experience against him, and with 15 strikeouts over 11 innings of his last two home starts we are also buying in at the right time with a performer that has the stuff to correct his season-to-date overall numbers. And with no bothersome fatigue ratings from the bullpen (Matt Capps has worked both games in this series, but only needed 14 pitches last night), the latter innings are in good hands as well.
Kelso
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