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NY Mets at ATLANTA
We are 4-1 the last 5 days with our comp plays!
Last night's Mets-Braves game featured 4 homers, as the teams played OVER the total in the series opener.
Both teams have now played OVER the total in their last pair of games, and we feel that we are staring at another HIGH-SCORING game tonight with Hernandez, and Kawakami on the hill.
Livan Hernandez has made 4 starts for the Mets, and 3 of the 4 have landed OVER the total. For the season Hernandez sports an ERA of 6.33, and the last 2 times he has faced the Braves he has allowed 12 runs to score in just 8 innings of work.
Kenshin Kawakami counters, and he has allowed 14 runs his last 16 innings of work to balloon his ERA to just over 7 for the year.
The bats will be salivating this evening, as we play OVER the total once again.
Play the HIGH.
4♦ OVER
Bobby Maxwell
Boston +115 at N.Y. YANKEES
Got the FREE winner on the diamond Monday when the Phillies went to St. Louis and scored a nice plus-money victory. Today we've got another 'dog that will come in as we play the Red Sox in New York against the Yankees.
The Red Sox won the rain-delayed game on Monday night and have now won four straight over their rivals this season. We're going to get the plus-money while we can with them tonight to make it five in a row.
Josh Beckett (2-2, 7.22 ERA) is on the mound for Boston and he was the starter in the April 25 matchup with the Yankees that finished 16-11 in favor of the Red Sox. He's had back-to-back rough outings but this guy is a true professional and you know he would love nothing more than to right the ship against the Bronx Bombers.
Boston has won five of Beckett's last six starts against the Yankees and he's allowed three runs or less in five of thos six.
Joba Chamberlain is going for the Yankees and he allowed just two runs in 5.1 innings of work against the Red Sox on April 24 but Boston rallied to win 5-4.
Boston is 18-8 in Beckett's last 26 starts in the second game of a series and they are 13-4 in thei alst 17 overall. We're going to grab the plus money and play them to get this one in New York.
2♦ BOSTON
Vernon Croy
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Play: Under 9
This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and the O/U is just 2-7 for the Rays in day games this season. The Orioles are hitting just .243 in day games this season while averaging just 3.8 rpg and the Rays are hitting just .233 as a team in day games while averaging just 3.4 rpg. Garza looked solid in his last start allowing just 1 hit over 7.7 innings while striking out 10 batters and Uehara has pitched solid for the Orioles over his last 3 starts with an ERA of just 3.15 while lasting an average of 6.7 innings per start. Take the Under as my MLB Free Play for Tuesday afternoon.
James Patrick Sports
Canucks vs. Blackhawks
Game #3 in this Playoff match up and the action will be intense as one mistake could turn the series around for one of these teams. We'll take our Tuesday NHL complimentary selection is Chicago Blackhawks in their series home opener as they are 4-0 at home and on a 11-4 run of late.
Red Dog Sports
Vancouver at Chicago
Play Chicago -140
Chicago has won 8 of their last 10 home games and beat Calgary 5-1, 3-2 and 3-2 at home earlier in the playoffs. And beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 before that. Vancouver has played well at Chicago but look for the Black Hawks to win 3-2 on Tuesday night!
Alex Smart
Anaheim Ducks +120
Anaheim may have the #8 seed tag, but the Ducks came in to the playoffs as one of the hottest teams having won nine of the last dozen regular season games. Off that momentum, Anaheim disposed of the President Trophey winners San Jose and now head back to Disney having wrestled the advantage away from MoTowns Wings. The Ducks deserved to at least split the series in Detroit and given just a little fortune, could easily have grabbed the brace.
While Anaheim were battling with San Jose, Detroit were sitting at home having swept Columbus and all that was coming out of the motor city was how much they wanted the Ducks to win because that gave the Wings home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. Talk about 'counting one's chickens before they hatch'. Detroit may not have given the Ducks the respect they deserved and were looking well to far ahead. Well they better take notice now.
The last time the Wings were tied 1-1 in a postseason series, they went on to lose - their opponent on that occassion were these Ducks.
Anaheim are 12-4 at home in May and 11-4-1 at home against Detroit.
Play on the Ducks
LT Profits
Colorado Rockies -110
Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies has recovered from a slow start, and he should keep things going tonight vs. a San Diego Padres team that he has dominated in the past.
In fact, Cook just faced the Padres last Wednesday, allowing three runs and only five hits in seven innings in the altitude of Colorado, and he should appreciate the spacious dimensions of this stadium even more. Now, we would normally look for the opposite result of the previous start when a pitcher makes two starts vs. the same team this close together, but this is simply a case of Cook having the Padres number.
Prior to giving up three runs on Wednesday, Cook has made nine previous starts vs. San Diego, and he allowed two runs or less in eight of them! He has made four starts at Petco Park, and he has allowed only six runs and 23 hits in 29 innings here (1.86 ERA). That last start by Cook also marked his second straight Quality Start after a couple of rough outings, indicating that the Rockies ace is ready to return to his very good form of last season.
The Padres counter with young Joshua Geer, and while Geer has yet to walk a batter in 17 innings this season, he is not exactly fooling the batters either with a 5.29 ERA. Yes, he has nice command for a youngster, but his numbers indicate that he would be better served nibbling at corners once in a while, as his good control has been offset by the fact that he is throwing too many pitches over the heart of the plate, and he does not have the stuff to get away with it.
When you add in the fact that the Padres are hitting just .201 as a team over the last 10 games while the Rockies are hitting .282 in that same span, the Rockies become an easy choice at this cheap price with their ace on the bump.
Pick: Rockies -110
Chris Jordan
San Francisco -110 at CHICAGO
Tim Lincecum has come along nicely, after starting the year a little suspect, and has now struck out 33 batters over 23 innings, while allowing a mere four runs and 16 hits in his last thee starts. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA on the season and comes in with a decent showing against the Cubbies. Lincecum is 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA in four career outings – all starts – against Chicago, including a perfect 1-0 mark and 1.26 ERA in two starts at Wrigley Field, where he’s fanned 17 and allowed just eight hits in 14-1/3 frames.
I know the Giants’ offense has been lethargic, but this is the type of group that performs when it has a hurler that pitches well enough to keep his team in the game. That’ll be the case in this matinee, especially since the Cubbies have lost all seven games Sean Marshall has started since he won July 6 of last season. He’s 1-2 with a 7.79 ERA in four career games - three starts - against the Giants, so let’s look for an easy win for Frisco here.
1♦ GIANTS
Vegas Experts
Boston at NY Yankees
Can't believe we're getting this kind of line on the Dodgers, who are 10-0 at home and will be facing an Arizona club that is hitting under .200 as a team both on the road and against lefties. The Dodgers are averaging nearly seven runs per game here at Chavez Ravine and are collectively hitting .282 vs. southpaws. Arizona does not do well against winning teams, posting a 28-40 mark in that role the last two season. Look for the Dodgers to win their fifth straight.
Play on: Boston
Mike Anthony
LAA Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
Play: Oakland Athletics
I'm laying the price with OAKLAND. The Angels have started to play better recently. However, they're still dealing with numerous injuries and this is a tough spot for them.The A's are 4-1 in Dallas Braden's last five home starts and I look for them to improve on those stats with another victory this evening.Oakland gets back on track Tuesday night!!
Jimmy Boyd
1 Unit on LA Dodgers -130
LA has now won 11 straight home games to start the season to improve to 18-6 against the NL West on the year. That first home loss will likely be coming soon, but I don't see it happening tonight against the D-backs' Max Scherzer, who is winless on the year and just 1-10 against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. I feel good about Weaver on the hill for LA as he is 26-9 against the money line in his last 35 games vs. NL teams scoring 4.3 or less runs/game on the season. The Diamondbacks are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles and I look for this trend to continue tonight. Bet LA.
Jrtips
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the verge of matching a major league record 12 win in a row at home and tie the longest undefeated home start in nearly 100 years when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight who are losers of six straight at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles (19-8) beat Arizona 7-2 on Monday night, and has outscored opponents 75-28 at Dodger Stadium, where they are batting .332 with 15 homers. The Dodgers have a 2.52 ERA at home and have held opponents to a .190 batting average there and Arizona club that's dropped 10 of 12 against Los Angeles and six in a row at Dodger Stadium. The Diamondbacks (11-15) have totaled five runs and 15 hits in their last three games versus the Dodgers which were all losses. Ramirez hit his 533rd home run Monday and is batting .360 with a .500 on-base percentage. For the Dodgers, Jeff Weaver will make his first start since the end of the 2007 season after he pitched four scoreless innings of relief against San Diego in his season debut last Thursday. Weaver is 2-2 with a 3.71 ERA in eight starts against Arizona goes against Arizona starter Max Scherzer (0-2, 3.48) who goes for his first career win. The right-hander, who made his major league debut last April, is 0-6 with a 3.17 ERA in 20 career games and 11 starts. He struck out a season-high seven in six shutout innings against Milwaukee on Thursday, but didn't get much help from Arizona's lineup or bullpen in the 4-1 loss. Scherzer is 0-0 and a 3.38 ERA in three games versus the Dodgers and facing this hot LA team at Dodger Staduim is not a good place right now to try to get his first MLB win, although Weaver will struggle in his first start since 2007.
TAKE ARIZONA/ LA DODGERS OVER 9
Rocketman
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
Play: Atlanta Braves
NY Mets are 1-5 this year on the road when the total is 9 to 9 1/2. Atlanta bullpen has a 3.60 ERA at home this year. Livan Hernandez is 1-1 with a 6.33 ERA overall this year, 1-1 with a 7.36 ERA on the road and 0-1 with a 7.98 ERA his last 3 starts. Hernandez is 5-15 with a 5.26 ERA overall vs Atlanta since 1997. Mets are 8-20 in their last 28 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. Mets are 2-5 in their last 7 road games. Mets are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win. Mets are 0-4 in their last 4 road games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. Braves are 5-2 in their last 7 home games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. Braves are 7-3 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. Braves are 44-21 in their last 65 home games vs. a team with a losing record. Mets are 20-43 in the last 63 meetings in Atlanta. We'll recommend a small play on Atlanta tonight!
Lee Kostroski
Colorado Rockies @ San Diego Padres
PICK: Over
Although Petco Park has a reputation as a low-scoring pitcher's park, five of the last six games played there entering this series went 'over' the total. On the year the Padres have been an 'over' team and eight of the last eleven meetings between these two teams have played 'over' the total. 38 runs were scored between these teams in three games earlier this season in Colorado and the venue change will not likely produce as big of a drop in the numbers as some might think.
Aaron Cook went 16-9 last season for the Rockies but he has disastrous statistics so far in 2009. Cook owns a 7.11 ERA on the year including 15.63 in road games. Cook has allowed at least three runs in every outing this year and walks and home runs have been problems, allowing 12 walks and seven home runs in just over 25 innings this season. Cook has only 13 strikeouts on the year and the Padres had decent success against him last week. Colorado's bullpen has struggled, allowing opposing batters to hit .307, already losing six games in the relief innings.
San Diego has blown six save opportunities this season already as the loss of Trevor Hoffman has loomed larger than most expected. Padre starter Josh Geer made a strong debut start in 2009 but has been hit hard his last two appearances. Geer has allowed eleven runs in just 17 innings this season and San Diego is 0-3 in the three games he has pitched. San Diego recently played a four-game set in Los Angeles which has hurt the overall scoring numbers while the Giants just played in San Francisco for a low-scoring series. Look for this total to be depressed a bit and despite playing in San Diego runs should be had in this match-up and with a fairly low number with two struggling pitchers and two mediocre bullpens this game should have great opportunities to go 'over'.
Tom Freese
Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 10-2 their last 12 games vs. righty starters and they are 9-3 vs. losing teams. The Athletics are 6-2 after scoring two or less runs in their last game and they are 4-0 when the Total is 9.0 10.5. The Angels are 4-10 off a win and they are 5-16 in Game 2 of series. The Angels are 1-4 their last 5 games vs. lefty pitchers and they are 2-5 their last 7 Tuesday games. PLAY ON OAKLAND -w/Braden