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Boston/Josh Beckett -170
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Minnesota/Scott Baker -130
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Alex Smart
New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers
Play:New York Yankees
The NY Yankees (61-51) enter into this road tilt against the Texas Rangers (59-54) , in search of some consistency as they continue their run for a postseason appearance. Yesterday in game one of this series , the Yanks ended a 10 game winning streak here in Arlington, with a 9-5 loss. NY has now lost 6 of their L/9 overall, after coming out on fire, with a 8 game winning streak after the all star break. Despite of their current inefficiencies, I expect the Zoo Crew will get back on track today as they send one of their most reliable starters , Andy Pettitte ( 12-8, 4.18 ERA) out to hill. I know the Yankees veteran hurler, is off a ugly outing, last time out, allowing 9 runs on a season high 11 hits in a 12-6 loss to the Angels, however, because of that dismal appearance , you can bet the southpaw will be primed and very motivated for a bounce back effort . It must be noted that the Yankee hurler, was 7-2 along with a 2.11 ERA in his nine starts prior to the above mentioned debacle. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers will return fire with rookie lefty Matt Harrison (2-2, 7.40), who will be going against the Yankees for the first time in his career. Facing the Bronx Bombers, is almost never a good venture, for a young pitcher, especially one that has ,seemed very vulnerable of late. The former Carolina League thrower is on a current run that has seen him go 1-2 while garnering a ugly 9.35 ERA in his last four overall starts. Needless to say he could easily end up as cannon fodder for a hungry Yankee offense in this spot. The Yankees have to turn to things around in a hurry, if they have any hopes of playing in October, and because of this sense of urgency , they become a dangerous opponent for any team right now. Final notes & Key Trends: Yankees are 21-7 L/28 meetings in this series. Yankees are 11-4 in Pettittes last 15 starts as a road favorite. Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Rangers have lost 7 of their L/9 as home underdogs of +125 to +150. Play on the NY Yankees
Craig Trapp
Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs
Play: Chicago Cubs
Yesterday was a rough day. Lost all three plays. Look for a big comeback of winners today. Love the CHI Cubs today. Harden is pitching for the CUBS and think he will shut down the Astros. The right-hander looks for his second straight victory while trying to help the Cubs bounce back from a loss as they continue their home series with the surging Houston Astros on Tuesday afternoon. Harden (1-1, 1.11 ERA) enters this contest after allowing a run and six hits while striking out nine in seven innings of an 11-4 win at Milwaukee on Thursday for his first victory since being traded from Oakland on July 8.
KARL GARRETT
Let's go with the Reds tonight over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee has just 2 wins their last 9 games, and last night's loss saw Prince Fielder mix it up with Manny Parra in the dugout. That can't be good for team chemistry.
It also can't be good when the pitcher you send out there is just 1-6 with an over 7 ERA on the road this year.
Cincy starter Edinson Volquez righted his ship with a solid 6 inning, 1 run win at Houston his last time out, and he is 6-1 at home this year. Volquez has also bested the Brewers in his lone start against them, working 7 strong, while allowing only 1 run to score.
As for Dave Bush, he is 0-2 his last 5 starts against the Reds with 26 runs allowed in just 19 innings of work.
This call is easy.
4♦ CINCINNATI
BOBBY MAXWELL
Improved to 36-28 with FREE plays on Monday with a big plus-money win on the Rangers over the Yankees. Today we'll hit another winner with the Twins getting a road win in Seattle.
The Twins will show up for this one after losing in Seattle on Monday. Scott Baker (7-3, 3.53 ERA) is on the mound for Minnesota and they are 7-3 in the Twins' last 10 overall and 23-8 in their last 31 games as a favorite.
We will put our money behind Scott Baker over the Mariners' R.A. Dickey (3-6, 4.41). Baker is 4-2 on the road this season and the Twins are 6-2 in Baker's last eight overall. His last road start was in Cleveland when he gave up three runs on five hits of an 11-4 win.
Dickey has been roughed up lately, giving up 14 runs in his last 19 innings of work and the Mariners are just 3-7 in his last 10 outings. He hasn't faced the Twins since 2003 when he gave up 11 runs in 7.1 innings of work as a starter for Texas.
The Twins are 11-4 in the second game of a series and 5-1 in their last six as a road favorite. Meanwhile Seattle is just 8-19 in its last 27 at home and 5-11 in their last 16 overall. The Mariners have mailed it in with the bats, but look for the Twins to hang on enough to get in the Mariners bullpen and then deliver an easy win.
3♦ MINNESOTA
SPORTS GAMBLING HOTLINE
We like the mojo the Dodgers have now that #99 Manny Ramirez has joined the lineup, and we will back them tonight in their opener against St. Louis.
Chad Billingsley comes into this start off a complete game shutout of San Francisco to improve to 11-9 for the season with a 3.04 ERA.
Chris Carpenter will counter, and is making just his second start of the season. Carpenter worked just 4 innings in his first start back from injury, and we certainly won't count on him to go deep in this ball game. That being the case, we all know how shaky the Cards' pen has been, so we will back the Dodgers to pull away in this game.
Los Angeles has won their last pair, and 7 of their last 10, while St. Louis has dropped 3 of their last 4.
Stick with the Los Angeles 9 in this one tonight.
Play on the Dodgers.
2♦ LOS ANGELES
Steve Janus
Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Play:Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are back on track winning 5 of their last 6 overall. Tonight they look from another well-pitched game by Edwin Jackson. Tampa is 6-2 with Jackson on the mound against teams with a losing record in his last 8 starts. The Indians are just 6-23 in their last 29 games as a road underdog and they've lost 30 of their last 42 overall on the road.
DUNKEL
Atlanta at San Francisco
The Giants will look to follow up last night's win and take advantage of starter Mike Hampton, who has a 10.00 ERA since coming off the disabled list. San Francisco is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Giants favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-120). Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
Game 901-902: Houston at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Rodriguez) 14.912; Cubs (Harden) 16.582
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-230); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-230); N/A
Game 903-904: Florida at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Johnson) 16.407; Philadephia (Moyer) 15.316
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-150); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+140); Over
Game 905-906: Milwaukee at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Bush) 14.248; Cincinnati (Volquez) 13.147
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+100); Under
Game 907-908: San Diego at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Young) 14.367; NY Mets (Pelfrey) 15.377
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-160); Over
Game 909-910: LA Dodgers at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 15.473; St. Louis (Carpenter) 16.032
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-105); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-105); Over
Game 911-912: Washington at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 14.753; Colorado (De La Rosa) 15.650
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-165); 10
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-165); Under
Game 913-914: Pittsburgh at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Duke) 14.298; Arizona (Webb) 15.772
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-265); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-265); Under
Game 915-916: Atlanta at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hampton) 13.835; San Francisco (Sanchez) 15.271
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-120); Under
Game 917-918: Oakland at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Smith) 13.834; Toronto (Richmond) 13.671
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+115); Over
Game 919-920: Cleveland at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Carmona) 16.206; Tampa Bay (Jackson) 15.446
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+110); Over
Game 921-922: NY Yankees at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Pettitte) 17.330; Texas (Harrison) 15.776
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 12
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-160); 11
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-160); Over
Game 923-924: Boston at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 16.458; Kansas City (Bannister) 14.872
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-165); Over
Game 925-926: Detroit at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Robertson) 15.590; White Sox (Floyd) 13.899
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-140); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+130); Over
Game 927-928: Baltimore at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Waters) 15.397; LA Angels (Garland) 16.945
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 929-930: Minnesota at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Baker) 15.311; Seattle (Dickey) 16.398
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+115); Under
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Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons
Play Giants
As I noted in yesterdays analysis, the Braves are a different team right now and with Jonathan Sanchez on the mound for the Giants, San Francisco can surely take advantage! Atlanta traded away Mark Texeira and Chipper Jones is on the disabled list. Tim Hudson is also now on the disabled list for the Braves and Atlantas win on Sunday was a rare one. Prior to defeating the Brewers 5-0 Sunday, Atlanta had lost seven of their last eight games! Mike Hampton gets the start for the Braves on Tuesday and hes struggled badly in each of his first two starts since coming off of the disabled list. Note that the Braves are just 18-36 on the road this season after last nights loss. Hampton has allowed ten earned runs on fifteen hits and six walks while striking out just one in nine innings of work in his first two starts for the Braves. With Sanchez on the mound for the Giants, it shouldnt take many runs for the Giants to get the win Tuesday night. San Franciscos lineup struggled on their recent road trip but theyve been hitting better at home. At AT & T Park the Giants have averaged over four runs per game in their last 15 games and again, with Sanchez on the mound, it shouldnt take many runs for the Giants to secure this victory! The Giants southpaw struggled in July but note that, prior to last months struggles, Sanchez was 6-1 with a 3.06 ERA in his eight prior outings. Hes capable of reproducing that success against a depleted Braves lineup that is lacking in confidence right now. As a result, this one will be all Giants!
ANTHONY CAPONE
FLORIDA MARLINS vs PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Play: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Jamie Moyer takes to the mound on Tuesday to face the Marlins and Josh Johnson.Johnson won his only start for the Fish and he has an ERA in the low 4's .For the Phillies the ageless one Jamie Moyer looks for his 11th Win on the season .The Phils have certainly been playing well of late going (7-3) in their last 10 games .They are (7-0) on games played on Grass , and when Moyer takes the ball , not too bad either at (10-0) .I think the Marlins who are a dead fastball hitting team will be completely off balance as Moyer mixes up his pitches well and throws alot of off speed stuff .Lets lay the wood and go to the bank with the Phillies .
Big Al
A's vs. Blue Jays
Play: Oakland A's
At 7:05pm our complimentary selection is on the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays. With the continuing injury to starting pitcher Dustin McGowan, the Jays will continue to give a look to rookie righthander Scott Richmond. The fact that Richmond is 29 years old and getting his second ever start in the Major Leagues should tell you something about him as a potential long-term prospect for the Jays.
Richmond is certainly not one of Toronto's top prospects by any stretch, and in fact in the Minors, Richmond has never pitched above the AA level. In his first start in the Bigs last week, Richmond turned in a less-than-inspiring performance, giving up seven hits and three earned runs in slightly more than five innings. Even with the Jays winning Monday night's game, the road team has dominated this series this season, with the visitors taking five of the seven games. The A's in particular, have used the road to their advantage lately against this Blue Jays team. In their last eight meetings at Toronto's Rogers Centre, the A's have won seven, with last night's victory by Toronto the Blue Jays' first at home over Oakland since August of 2006.
Take the A's.
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Colorado -170
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Cardinals
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TWINS -125
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METS - 160
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Tampa Bay Rays -130
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Yankees -160
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Reds -120
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Twins -130
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Cubs -217
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St. Louis -110
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Minnesota -115
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