Tuesday's Betting Tips
By Covers.com
Weather to watch
Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies - 17 mph winds expected to blow out to left field.
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals - 15 mph winds expected to blow in from right-centerfield.
Who’s hot
MLB :Yankees are 22-7 in their last 29 overall.
MLB: Red Sox are 11-0 in Matsuzaka's last 11 starts vs. Blue Jays.
MLB: White Sox are 10-3 in their last 13 meetings with Minnesota.
WNBA: Storm are 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall.
Who’s not
MLB: Pirates are 8-24 in the last 32 meetings in Philadelphia.
MLB: Over is 1-10 in Baltimore's last 11 overall.
MLB: Marlins are 5-16 in their last 21 overall.
WNBA:Sparks are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
Key stat
-6.83 – The Tulsa Shock own the WNBA’s worst rebounding margin this year at -6.83 and sit last in the league at 1-11 straight up.
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Matt Capps, Minnesota Twins – Minnesota’s closer has been placed in the 15-day DL with a right shoulder injury. Glen Perkins and Jared Burton are expected to handle closing duties with Capps is on the shelf. He has 14 saves and a 3.42 ERA this season.
Game of the day
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants (+110)
Notable quotable
“I feel like I'm a great player. I am a great player. Unfortunately I have to deal with circumstances that people don't have to deal with normally in a sport, but I can't be discouraged by that. I'm up for challenges. I have great tennis in me. I just need the opportunity.” – Venus Williams on her first-round exit at Wimbledon. It was the first time she failed to advance past the first round for the first time since her debut at the All England Club in 1997. Williams was pegged around +2500 to win the tournament.
Notes and tips
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve sat out Monday’s game after straining his hamstring in Sunday’s win over Cleveland. Altuve is hitting .309 with five homers, 23 RBI and has 12 stolen bases. He’s considered day-to-day for now.
Incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson is No. 1 on the Seahawks' depth chart over high-dollar free agent signee Matt Flynn and third-round draft choice Russell Wilson. For now, coach Pete Carroll is standing by what he said in minicamp: Jackson will take snaps with the first unit while Flynn and Wilson prove they're ready to run offense. Jackson finished 7-7 as the starter in his first year in Seattle, but he also struggled in late-game situations, and understood there would be competition for the starting job in his second season.
The Marlins might have reached their lowest point of the season Saturday with a 7-1 loss. After the game, third baseman Hanley Ramirez, for the first time in his career, initiated a players-only meeting.Manager Ozzie Guillen said he did not talk to players after Saturday's game "because I might say the wrong thing and tomorrow I might regret it. But Guillen vented to reporters after Miami's 15th loss in its last 17 games."If we are the problem, my coaching staff, myself, then speak up. That's easy. ... But in the meanwhile,they're the ones who perform and we are not performing the way we should." The Marlins then went out Sunday and shut out the Blue Jays 9-0.