Michael Cannon
Texas at KANSAS CITY
Take the Rangers for the road win over the Royals.
Texas managed to pull off a 6-3 win over the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday even though Michael Young and Josh Hamilton both missed the game.
Young has a 22-game hitting streak going during which he’s batting .343, while Hamilton has hit .340 with nine homeruns and 26 RBIs over the same stretch. With both players expected back in the lineup, you can see why I like the Rangers.
The Royals rank last in the AL in runs scored and tonight’s starter, Gil Meche, hasn’t exactly been holding the opposition down.
Meche is 3-8 with a 5.54 ERA on the year, including an 0-3 mark with a 4.56 ERA in his last four starts. He’s also dropped three straight starts to the Rangers.
Texas will counter with Kevin Millwood, who is looking to win his third straight start since coming off the DL.
Take the Rangers as they grab the road win.
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1 Unit on Giants/Rockies OVER 9.5 Runs
The Giants have been a strong overs team this season and I like the chances of this one going over in the thin air of Coors Field. The Over is 5-0 in the Giants last 5 during game 1 of a series, 8-2 in the Giants last 10 games as an underdog, and 5-2-1 in Misch's last 8 starts overall. Misch has really struggled this season and I fully expect him to get shelled tonight. The Over is also 5-0 in the Rockies last 5 during game 1 of a series, 4-0 in the Rockies last 4 games following an off day, and 8-1 in Cook's last 9 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. Cook doesn't seem to pitch as well against lesser opponents. Take the Over as we anticipate a lot of runs being scored tonight.
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1 Unit on Cincinnati Reds -122
A nice win last night to conclude Cincy's 8-game road trip will give the Reds some nice momentum in game 1 of their home stand. The Reds have reall had St. Louis ' number at home winning 8 of the last 12 the past 3 seasons. The Reds are 30-12 in their last 42 games as a home favorite, 25-6 in their last 31 games as a home favorite of -110 to -150, 7-0 in their last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter, and 5-0 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. The Reds have been strong at home all season and we'll take them in a good spot tonight.
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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
PICK: Chicago White Sox
The marketplace is not even close to the current realities of these two teams, or of the pitching matchup, for this one. So having been on a nice run with either Side or Under plays behind Jose Contreras of late, we will not hesitate to get in the game again.
When the White Sox went on that World Series run in 2005, Contreras down the stretch was as dominating as any pitcher in recent memory. That run subsided the following season, and then he collapsed to a 10-17/5.57 LY. A lot of it was easy to spot, and we turned a lot of tickets against him in that span - it looked like age was catching up with him, and also that Ozzie Guillen might have burned him out in the championship chase. But Contreras took a different tract, stating that off-field issues (including a bitter divorce) took him out of his game. So he hired a personal trainer this past off-season, and showed up for training camp in the best shape he has been in for many years. It has not taken long for that to translate to the field - he has worked to a 2.19 tune over his last 10 starts, holding the opposition to a single run seven times in that span, and over the last six starts it falls to 1.50 over 42 innings, with only 26 hits allowed. We will confidently call for that to continue against a slumping Detroit lineup that has not fared well at all vs. quality pitchers. And with Scott Linebrink (1.33 with 14 holds) and Bobby Jenks (2.05 with 15 saves) to close it out, the White Sox pitching is in excellent hands the entire game.
Nate Robertson and the Detroit bullpen are studies in mediocrity. While consistency for a starting pitcher is usually a positive trait, for Robertson the consistency is a dismal bottom line that has seen him allow at least four runs in 10 of 12 starts, and only punchless Kansas City could not manage at least three runs (even the Royals had 10 hits in that game!). He has already allowed 10 home runs, which matches up poorly against the current Chicago power surge, and his inability to eat innings forces that weak Tiger middle relief corps to be a major factor tonight.
Ben Burns
Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels
PICK: Los Angeles Angels
REASON FOR PICK: The Rays grabbed yesterday's series opener by a score of 13-4. The Angels should be able to return the favor this evening though. Even with yesterday's result, the Rays are still below 500 (14-16) on the road and they're still an awful 3-17 their last 20 road games vs. the Angels. While they've now lost two in a row, the Angels are still a profitable 97-71 (+15.1) when coming off a loss, since the start of the 2006 season. That includes a 16-9 mark this season. It's also worth mentioning that they're 4-1 after allowing their previous opponent to score double-digits in runs.
Like most of his teammates, Tampa's James Shields has been much better at home. Indeed, while he's 3-1 with a stellar 1.72 ERA at home, Shields is just 1-3 with an awful 7.36 ERA and 1.738 WHIP on the road. Opposing hitters are batting .202 against him at Tampa Bay but .333 everywhere else. It's also worth noting that Shields has been much better during the day than he has when pitching underneath the lights. While Shields did pitch very well against them at Tampa Bay earlier, he lost his lone career road start against the Angels, giving up six runs en route to a 9-2 loss in 2006. Despite losing his last start here, Weaver has been relatively solid at home, recording a 3.47 ERA and 1.156 WHIP in six starts here. Weaver is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 0.667 WHIP against the Rays, winning his lone start against them (6-2) back in 2006. Consider backing the home team.
Scott Rickenbach
Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians
PICK: Cleveland Indians
The Indians overall record this season certainly does not impress. However they are a respectable home team with a .500 record at home so far this season! Even though the Tribe is currently trailing the Twins in the standings it certainly has nothing to do with what they have accomplished on the road so far this season. Minnesota is currently 12-17 away from home this year. The pitcher they send to the mound tonight is Scott Baker and the right-hander is just 2-4 in his career against Cleveland. His 3.88 ERA against the Indians is certainly decent but the fact that the Tribe has a .311 batting average against him in his career certainly shows that he hasn’t had much success in fooling the Indians hitters. That’s bad news tonight for Baker because Cleveland comes into this game with a red hot offense. Even though they’re just 4-4 their last 8 games the Indians offense has averaged over 7 runs per game.
Couple a strong offensive game with a solid pitching performance tonight and there is a big win on tap for Cleveland here. The Indians are banking on a strong start from C.C. Sabathia and, indeed he has turned things around since an awful start to the season so don’t be too fooled by his full season numbers. Sabathia has allowed two earned runs or less in six of his last nine starts. In his last five home starts he’s allowed just seven earned runs in 37.1 innings of work. As you can see, there is reason to believe he will come up with another solid outing at Progressive Field tonight. Last season, the Indians left-hander was a dominating 4-1 against Minnesota with a miniscule 1.51 ERA. The southpaw shuts down the Twins again here as Minnesota has gone into a funk with a five game losing streak in which they’ve averaged just 3.4 points per game. Another ugly loss is on tap here for the Twins. Play Cleveland on the money line as your Free Pick (opinion play) on Tuesday.
Tom Freese
Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels
Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay starter James Shields is in excellent KW form with a better than 5 to 1 strikekout to walk ratio in his last 3 starts. The Rays are 23-10 their last 33 games vs. righty starters. Los Angeles is 1-4 in Jered Weaver's last 5 starts vs. winning teams and they are 0-4 with Weaver vs. the AL West. The Angels are 1-4 home with Weaver when the Total is 7.0 to 8.5. PLAY ON TAMPA BAY +
Brian Hansen
St Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Jun 10 2008 7:10PM
Prediction: over
Each of the Reds four games with the Marlins went over the total as Cincinnati scored a total of 29 runs in those four games. Certainly it is not likely that the Reds offense will suddenly be shutdown by a rookie hurler making his first start on the road. That is the unenviable task facing Cardinals rookie Boggs tonight. The young hurler will be dealing with a red hot Reds offense in a hitters ballpark! Want more? The Cardinals lineup will be able to get a lot of opportunities against Cardinals hurler Homer Bailey. The right-hander continued to display control problems in his first start this season just as he has in the past. Giving up walks in a hitters park is a big problem and thats why Bailey has such a high ERA in his young career. Dealing with Albert Pujols and the Cardinals certainly won?t help matters for the Reds hurler tonight. The Cards have averaged 5.5 runs per game in their last 8 games and they will stay hot here and, with the Reds matching St Louis run for run, the fireworks will be on display in this one!
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Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
Play: Chicago White Sox
The White Sox starting hurler Jose Contreras(6-3, 2.76 ERA) has thrown six straight quality starts , winning 4 straight while garnering a stingy 1.50 ERA during that span. The Detroit Tigers their opponents will return fire with Nate Robertson ( 3-6, 6.03 ERA) a thrower that is at the opposite end of the proverbial performance spectrum. With the Pale Hose having the pitching advantage, and the momentum of coming off a red hot 7-0 home stand, look very much to be the right side in this spot. Final notes & Key Trends: White Sox are 21-5 L26 vs Central division opponents, including a 5-1 mark in their L6 vs the Tigers. Nate Robertson when he starts has seen his team go 1-10 in home games on the moneyline at +125 to -125 odds. The Tigers are 0-5 in Robertsons L5 starts vs Chitowns south siders . Play on the White Sox