DUNKEL
Milwaukee at St. Louis
The Brewers look to build on yesterday's 12-0 win over the Cardinals and take advantage of St. Louis' 9-16 record when playing against a winning team in the second half of the season. Milwaukee is the underdog pick (+145) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+145). Here are all of today's games.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Marquis) 14.869; Pittsburgh (Duke) 15.029
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-180); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+170); Over
Game 903-904: Arizona at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Johnson) 14.379; San Diego (Baek) 15.145
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-210); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+190); Under
Game 905-906: NY Mets at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Santana) 15.233; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.877
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+140); Over
Game 907-908: Florida at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Johnson) 15.285; Atlanta (Hampton) 14.009
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+105); Over
Game 909-910: LA Dodgers at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Maddux) 13.658; Washington (Redding) 14.693
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-175); 8
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+165); Under
Game 911-912: Cincinnati at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Fogg) 14.184; Houston (Oswalt) 15.862
Dunkel Line: Houston by 2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Houston (-250); 9
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-250); Under
Game 913-914: Milwaukee at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Parra) 15.492; St. Louis (Wainwright) 14.341
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+145); Over
Game 915-916: Colorado at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Hernandez) 14.938; San Francisco (Lincecum) 14.597
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-250); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+225); Under
Game 917-918: Minnesota at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Perkins) 15.523; Seattle (Feierabend) 14.758
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-175); 9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-175); Under
Game 919-920: Chicago White Sox at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago White Sox (Danks) 15.457; Baltimore (Liz) 15.706
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-180); 11
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+170); Under
Game 921-922: Cleveland at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Carmona) 15.318; Detroit (Verlander) 14.838
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Detroit (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+160); Over
Game 923-924: Boston at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Byrd) 15.729; NY Yankees (Ponson) 16.722
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 11
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-115); 10
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-115); Over
Game 925-926: Toronto at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Purcey) 15.825; Tampa Bay (Garza) 17.025
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-200); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-200); Under
Game 927-928: Texas at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 14.048; Kansas City (Bannister) 13.274
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-110); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+100); Under
Game 929-930: Oakland at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Gonzalez) 14.308; LA Angels (Saunders) 17.060
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-230); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-230); Under
The Gold Medal Club
Boston @ NY.Yankees
Play on BOSTON +110
Boston comes into this series determined to put the proverbial stake into there arch rivals wild card chase.Paul Byrd takes the mound for the Sox, who has gone 2-1 in his last 3 starts, with an era of 4.03. He has faced the Yankees 2 times this season and is 1-1.The Yankees counter with Sidney Ponson, who has gone 0-2 in his last 3 starts with an era of 7.31. His only appearance this year vs the Sox was a 9-2 thumping in which he went 4 innings giving up 7 earned runs. Career wise he is 3-12 vs Boston
STEV JANUS
BOSTON REDSOX
One of the best rivalries in all of sports, Yankees versus Red Sox might be lacking in terms of post-season implications compared to the last few seasons, but that doesn't mean this isn't an important series, perticularly for the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox are currently holding on by a slim margin in the AL Wild Card standings, 2.5 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins at the time of this writing. A quick look over the schedule will show you that the Twins have a slightly easier September to look forward to, meaning the Red Sox need to win now, and they need to win often.
Boston has been doing what they can to stay in the top spot in the Wild Card as of late. They've won 5 of their last 7 on the road and 4 of 5 against right-handed starters. They catch a break this season against a New York team that has suffered from a lack of quality starts, as well as problems in the bullpen. The Yankees come into Wednesday's game just 2-7 in their last 9 games against opponents with a winning record, and behind their starter, Sidney Ponson, they are just 1-4 in his last 5 starts in the same situation.
A trend you'll find me coming back to again and again as we near the end of the season is motivation. The Yankees still have a chance, however unlikely, to make a run at the AL Wild Card, but you don't get that sense of urgency when you watch the team play. The Red Sox, on the other hand, don't look like they are going to be able to track down the Tampa Bay Rays for the AL East Pennant, so their only chance at the playoffs is to hold onto their current position at the top of the AL Wild Card rankings.
SCOTT DELANEY
Today we're playing Chicago in a matinee run line blowout.
The Cubbies never cease to amaze me, and today will be no different with a blowout win over the Bucs. Jason Marquis has done respectable against the Pirates in the past, pitching well enough to win his last four starts against them, including an Aug. 1 clash. He lost that game, despite tossing a quality start, giving up just three earned runs over six innings.
In those four games he's 2-1 and has given up just nine earned runs over 23 innings of service. On the other hand, Zach Duke has been horrendous for the Pirates this year, posting a 4-12 mark in 25 starts, and has a 5.29 ERA. Seventeen of his 25 starts have gone over the posted number, so you know teams are belting the ball against him and the bullpen when he leaves the game.
He's 0-3 in his last five starts against Chicago four of which were this season. In the 2008 games he's been belted around for 14 earned runs over 21 innings, and he rolls into this one off back-to-back losses against the Mets and Brewers, both of which combined to tally 10 earned runs over 12 frames. Duke has lost seven of 11 home decisions, what's another one to a team he's used to losing to Lay it with Chi-town.
1 DIME CUBS RUN LINE
JEFF BENTON
For Wednesday, we'll keep the ball rolling and stay in the National League, playing the Nationals as a big home underdog vs. the Dodgers.
I used Washington as one of my two premium selections last night, and the Nats came through with a 2-1 win as a +180 underdog! The main reason I backed Washington last night is the same reason I'm backing them tonight L.A. cannot score runs right now. After getting outscored 27-5 in losing four games in Philadelphia, the Dodgers headed to D.C. and promptly lost 2-1 to the lowly Nationals.
The Dodgers have now scored three runs or fewer in eight consecutive ballgames, losing seven of those battles. And in just the last three days alone, L.A.'s hitters have left 37 runners on base, proving there isn't a clutch hit to be found in the team's lineup right now.
Throw in the fact that Washington starter Tim Redding is coming off one of his best outings (one run, three hits allowed in six innings of a 4-3 win at Philadelphia), while new Dodger Greg Maddux got torched his last time out (seven runs surrendered in 5 2/3 innings of an 8-1 loss in Philadelphia), and there's just way too much value to be had on the home team!
3♦ WASHINGTON NATIONALS
TONY WESTON
Consider that including last night's win the Cleveland Indians have won three straight games against the Tigers, including two straight in Detroit. And over their last six meetings the Indians are 4-2 against their AL Central rival.
Also, the Tigers come into tonight having lost three straight games and are 6-9 their last 15 games. And over their last 25 games the Tigers are only 9-16, including a 4-8 mark at home.
The Indians, on the other hand, come into tonight on a nine-game winning streak and are 15-3 their last 18 games. In that stretch Cleveland has won eight straight games on the road, including the last two in Detroit.
The Tribe will continue its winning ways and get over on the Tigers. Take Cleveland on the road tonight.
3♦ INDIANS
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Dbacks -180 (5 units)
Mets -155 (5 units)
Florida -105 (5 units)
Dodgers -170 (5 units)
Astros -250 (5 units)
Brewers +150 (5 units)
Rockies +220 (5 units)
Twins -170 (5 units)
Indians +170 (5 units)
Jays +185 (5 units)
Texas +105 (5 units)
Angels -230 (5 units)
EZWINNERS
1 STAR: (902) PITTSBURGH (+$164) over Chicago
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1 STAR: (918) SEATTLE (+$166) over Minnesota
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1 STAR: (911) CINCINNATI (+$217) over Houston
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1 STAR: (915) COLORADO (+$215) over San Francisco
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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
Play: Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox look to win their third straight game and drop New York seven games back in the AL wild-card race when the teams continue their three-game series Wednesday night in the Bronx. By beginning their final series at Yankee Stadium with a win, the Red Sox also brought New York's major league-best string of 13 consecutive playoff appearances closer to an end. After its first loss in four games, New York fell six games behind Boston for the wild card and remained 9 1/2 back of AL East-leading Tampa Bay. As the Yankees try to bounce back, they'll need Sidney Ponson (7-4, 4.67 ERA) to pitch better against the Red Sox than he typically has in the past. The right-hander is 3-12 with a 6.92 ERA in 21 starts versus Boston, including a 9-2 loss at Fenway on July 27, when he yielded seven runs and 10 hits in four innings. Boston starter Paul Byrd (8-11, 4.61) is 0-3 with a 4.18 ERA in five career starts at Yankee Stadium. Pitching in the Bronx for Cleveland on May 8, he allowed five runs and eight hits -- three homers -- in 6 1-3 innings of a 6-3 loss. Take the lesser of two evils here believe in BYRD and he will bounce back and win this one for BOS. Excpect a high scoring affair. SCORE BOS 8 - NYY 4!!
(TonyK) 3G-Sports
Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles
Play: Chicago White Sox
The White Sox crushed the O's Tuesday night and I like them to deal Baltimore another home loss Wednesday behind their strong starting pitching. The White Sox come to play on Wednesday at 12-2 in their last 14 Wednesday games. The White Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series, 37-15 in their last 52 vs. a team with a losing record, and 5-1 in Danks' last 6 starts during game 3 of a series.
The Orioles are just 11-26 in their last 37 during game 3 of a series, 17-36 in their last 53 games vs. a left-handed starter, and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record. Its pretty obvious, I like the WHITE SOX tonight!
Vegas Experts
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles
You figured that there would be a carryover for the White Sox following their controversial Sunday win over Tampa Bay, and there has been, as they've taken the first two games of this series against slumping Baltimore. Tonight's two starting pitchers couldn't be headed in more opposite directions. Danks has a 2.79 ERA L3 starts, while Liz has a 6.75 ERA L3 starts.
Play on: Chicago White Sox
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THE BOOKIE PAYS YOU
The Angels do just what I told you all, and get it done easily last night with a 5-1 win over the A's. We're going right back to them tonight. Angels all the way, once again! They are now 25-7 in their last 32 home games, and 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games. While the A's are now 0-9 in their last 9 Wednesday games, and 6-27 in their last 33 versus teams with a winning record! The Angels have been MONEY all season for us, and we're not straying from them now. Angels ALL THE WAY, once again! **** Thanks.
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals
Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers