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SF Giants - 105 , 4 unit (GAME OF WEEK )
Oakland A's + 125 , 2 units
SD Padres Even , 2 units
K.C Royals + 165 , 1 unit
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LA Dodgers w/Kershaw +110
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Chicago Cubs w/Harden -160
Bob Balfe
Major League Baseball
Giants/Astros Over 7.5 Runs
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2 units on Philadelphia -120
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5 units Arizona
4 units San Fran
3 units Yankees
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200* NYY
20* SF
20* Pitt
20* Phila
20 *Cubs
Insider.....100* Florida
Matty O'Shea
PHI (-125) vs LOS
Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels has not earned a win since before the All-Star break despite pitching well during that stretch. Hamels has never faced the Dodgers and just needs some more run support, as the Phillies have not scored more than three runs for him while he has been in the game of his last six starts. Meanwhile, LA rookie Clayton Kershaw has pitched very well lately, but he is coming off the longest outing of his young career. Kershaw threw a career-high 108 pitches and went seven strong innings after failing to go more than six in any of his previous starts this season. The Dodgers have not won consecutive starts for Kershaw since May 30, and I also believe Philly can get to the LA bullpen again like last night. Look for Hamels to get back on track tonight and bet the Phillies as my Double Dime NL Favorite Play O' the Week.
GINA
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates have won six of the last nine games versus the Reds, five of the last seven at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh will send Jeff Karstens to the mound. The right-hander will make his third career start and his first against the Reds. Karstens has been impressive in his first two starts. Cincinnati counters with Edinson Volquez. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA in his last three starts. Go with the Pirates at home with the new kid on the hill. The struggling Reds have lost six straight games and 14 of their last 16.
Pittsburgh Pirates +100
Mr A
New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins
The Twins have won 13 of their last 16 home games and four of the last six versus New York in Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Yankees have dropped four of their last five games and four of its last 5 on the road.
New York's Mike Mussina (15-7, 3.27 ERA) is 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA in his last three starts and is 22-6 with a 3.06 ERA in 32 career starts versus the Twins. Minnesota is 5-0 in Blackburn's last 5 home starts.
Minnesota's Nick Blackburn (9-6, 3.60) is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last three starts and is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts versus the Yankees. New York is 6-1 in Mussina's last 7 road starts.
Take the Twins. Minnesota has been strong at home and is 5-0 in Blackburn’s last five home starts, whereas New York has struggle away from home. New York is just 2-6 in their 10 games on the road and has dropped four of Mussina's last 5 starts against the Twins at the Metrodome.
Minnesota Twins +115
Lenny Del Genio
Game: Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres
Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers
The Brew Crew are surging right now and have won 13 of 16 away from home and now trail the first place Cubs by just 3.5 games in the NL Central. San Diego scored 16 runs on Sunday before having the day off yesterday, but that doesn?t bode well for them here considering they are just 16-29 when coming off a win this season. More important to note is the fact that starter Cha Seung Baek is 0-6 with a 6.63 ERA at home this season. Take Milwaukee.
Jeff Scott Sports
4 UNIT PLAY
Milwaukee -113 over SAN DIEGO
The Brewers are 9-2 in their last 11 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 13-3 in their last 16 games following a win, while the Padres are 8-20 in their last 28 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 2-9 in their last 11 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Brewers are beginning to roll again, as they come into this one on a 6 game win streak and they have one 8 of their last 10 overall. The Brewers pitching is beginning to kick in once again as they have allowed just 9 total runs in their current 6 game win streak. Jeff Suppan comes in off two impressive starts, going 2-0 with a 1.92 ERA in those starts and even though he has just 5-5 record with a 5.06 ERA on the road, he has pitched better away from home of late, going 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last 3 road starts. The Padres offense has been better on the road than at home this year and it showed in their recent road trip as they scored 6.5 rpg, compared to their 2.1 rpg average in their previous 12 home games. Overall the Padres put up just 3.5 rpg at home and 4 rpg vs righty starters on the year. The Brewers offense is cranking it up again as they are averaging 6.2 rpg in their last 6 games. Overall the Brewers have scored 4.6 rpg on the road and 4.5 rpg vs righty starters. Cha Seung Baek has really struggled for the Pads this year, especially at home where he is 0-5 with a 6.96 ERA. Baek is 2-1 in his last 3 starts overall, but with a high 5.62 ERA. The Padre offense does not really do well at home and are now facing one of the hotter staffs in the league. This is a no brainer as the Brew Crew keeps their winning streak alive.
3 UNIT PLAY
Tampa Bay/ OAKLAND Under 7.5
The Under is 7-0 in Rays last 7 during game 1 of a series and 20-8-2 in Kazmirs last 30 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game, while the Under is 22-6 in Athletics last 28 during game 1 of a series and 23-8 in Athletics last 31 games as an underdog of +110 to +150. Scott Kazmir comes into this game struggling a bit with a 5.79 ERA in his last 3 starts, but he has alway's pitched well vs the A's as he has a 2.63 ERA in 10 starts vs them, including a 2.27 ERA in his last 5 trips to McAfee Stadium, with those 5 starts averaging just 6.6 rpg. Scott shouold be able to get back on track tonight as he is faceing an offense that has just been horrible of late. The A's come in hitting just .211 and scoring just 2.1 rpg in their last 10 games, plus they hit just .238 and score 3.5 rpg vs lefty starters and they hit .240 and score 3.8 rpg at night. The Tampa offense has been on fire lately as they are putting up 6.4 rpg in their last 7 games, but they will be without Longoria in this one and they struggle vs lefty starters on the year, hitting just .247 and scoring 4 rpg vs them. Gio Gonzalez may have a 6.00 ERA in his lone start on the year, but that game only put 6 runs on the board and he allowed the Jays just a .250 OBP. McAfee Stadium is ranked dead last in BA (.234) and 28th in scoring (7.73 rpg) and I just don't see how these teams will put more than 7 runs on the board in this one.
2 UNIT PLAYS
CLEVELAND/ Baltimore Over 10.5
The Over is 23-6-1 in Orioles last 30 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 22-6-1 in their last 29 games as a road underdog, while the Over is 13-3-1 in Indians last 17 games as a favorite of -110 to -150 and 4-0 in Sowers' last 4 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Baltimore Orioles have really been on an offensive tear lately as they are averaging 6 rpg in their last 12 games, with those 12 games averaging 12.4 rpg. Ther O's also hite .284 and score 5.2 rpg vs lefties on the year and they hit .278 and score 5.4 rpg at night. The Cleveland offense has olso been hot, as they are hitting .306 and scoring 6 rpg in their last 7 games, plus they have scored 7.2 rpg in their last 12 games at home. Cleveland home games have put up just 9.1 rpg on the year, but in their last 12 at home that number jumps to 12.3 rpg, including an even more impressive 18.3 rpg in their last 4 at Jacobs. Garrett Olson has struggled for the O's this year, with a 6.06 ERA overall, including a 6.93 ERA on the road and a 6.57 ERA at night. HIs starts have averaged 10.5 rpg on the year and 11.7 rpg at night, plus his last 7 starts have averaged 14 rpg, with only one of those games failing to crack 11+ runs. Jeremy Sowers has really struggled overall with a 6.34 ERA, plus even more at night with a 7.41 ERA. Both offenses are hot, while the pitching is not and that will lead to game that will put 13+ runs on the board.
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St Louis +101 over FLORIDA
1 UNIT PLAY
MINNESOTA/ NY Yanks Under 8.5
The Under is 18-5 in Yankees last 23 games as a road favorite of -110 to -150 and 14-5 in Mussinas last 19 starts on field turf, while the Under is 6-2-1 in Twins last 9 games as an underdog of +110 to +150 and 4-1 in Blackburns last 5 home starts, plus the Under is 7-0 in Gibsons last 7 games behind home plate. The Yankee offense has taken another vacation, as they are averaging just 3.3 rpg in their last 6 games. The Yankees hasve struggled to score on the road this year as they are averaging just 4.3 rpg, plus they have averaged just 3.5 rpg in dome games this year. Mike Mussina gets the ball for the pinstripes tonight and he has been good on the road this year, posting a 2.94 ERA with an average of just 7.4 rpg being scored in his road starts. The Under is 7-2-1 in Mike's last 10 games vs the Twins, with those games averaging just 6.9 rpg. Nick Blackburn has really pitched well at home this year as he has a 2.54 ERA at the Metrodome this year, with those games averaging just 7.7 rpg. Nick has faced the Yanks once at home and he allowed just 1 ER in 4.3 innings of work and that game scored just 6 total runs. The Minnesota offense has been solid this year especially at home where they put up 5.1 rpg, but I see them having problems tonight vs Mussina, who has allowed 2 ER or less in 6 of his last 7 starts and he hass allowed 3 ER or less in his last 5 starts vs the Twins. Last night a total 4 runs were put on the board and with tonight's pitching matchup, I don't see many more than that being scored.
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Ethan Law
Pick: DETROIT TIGERS
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Pick: MINNESOTA TWINS
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Pick: Giants / Astros OVER 7.5
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Pick: OAKLAND A'S
Mike Rose
Pick: Orioles / Indians OVER 10.5
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Pick: ARIZONA D'BACKS
Alex Smart
Pick: FLORIDA MARLINS
Tim Trushel
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Tampa Bay / Oakland Under
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