Al DeMarco
Monday's Play
5 Dime - CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Chicago's offense has come alive of late, keying a 6-2 spurt in which the team has averaged 6.25 runs per game, scoring six or more runs in five of those eight outings. Tonight the White Sox get their whacks against Carl Pavano, who has allowed 31 hits and 23 runs - all earned - in his last three starts that covered a total of 13.1 innings. And those outings were against the Pirates, Brewers and Royals. With the exception of Milwaukee, we're not talking about teams that put a lot of runs on the board in the first place.
The Indians, as a team, have struggled all season, and they enter this game mired in a 2-10 slump following home losses to the Reds 7-3 Saturday and 8-1 Sunday. Tonight they'll face Chicago's most consistent pitcher of late, Gavin Floyd, who has rebounded from a dreadful start of the season to go 3-1 with a 1.60 ERA in his last eight starts. One of those outings came against Cleveland at home on June 6 when he fanned seven and held the Tribe to five hits and two runs, one of which was earned, in 6.2 innings to pick up the win. In all, the Pale Hose have won four of Floyd's last five starts.
Pavano's last good start came against Chicago back on June 5 when he fired a three-hit road shutout. But that came against a White Sox team that was in the process of losing eight of 10 games. His struggles at home this season are well-chronicled: a 7.13 ERA in six starts in which he's allowed 57 baserunners in 35.1 innings. That combined with the sad state of Cleveland's bullpen this season, plus the cheap price of this line, makes Chicago an attractive proposition.
Monday's Play
5 Dime - CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Chicago's offense has come alive of late, keying a 6-2 spurt in which the team has averaged 6.25 runs per game, scoring six or more runs in five of those eight outings. Tonight the White Sox get their whacks against Carl Pavano, who has allowed 31 hits and 23 runs - all earned - in his last three starts that covered a total of 13.1 innings. And those outings were against the Pirates, Brewers and Royals. With the exception of Milwaukee, we're not talking about teams that put a lot of runs on the board in the first place.
The Indians, as a team, have struggled all season, and they enter this game mired in a 2-10 slump following home losses to the Reds 7-3 Saturday and 8-1 Sunday. Tonight they'll face Chicago's most consistent pitcher of late, Gavin Floyd, who has rebounded from a dreadful start of the season to go 3-1 with a 1.60 ERA in his last eight starts. One of those outings came against Cleveland at home on June 6 when he fanned seven and held the Tribe to five hits and two runs, one of which was earned, in 6.2 innings to pick up the win. In all, the Pale Hose have won four of Floyd's last five starts.
Pavano's last good start came against Chicago back on June 5 when he fired a three-hit road shutout. But that came against a White Sox team that was in the process of losing eight of 10 games. His struggles at home this season are well-chronicled: a 7.13 ERA in six starts in which he's allowed 57 baserunners in 35.1 innings. That combined with the sad state of Cleveland's bullpen this season, plus the cheap price of this line, makes Chicago an attractive proposition.
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1* Rays +140, Angels +120, Marlins RL +105, RSox/O's over 10 (-105)
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2 Cappers from HotChicksandPicks Blogspot
Coach K 29-14 +22.6 units last week
2* Rockies/Dodgers over 8.5 (-115),
1* Rays +140, Angels +120, Marlins RL +105, RSox/O's over 10 (-105)
Daddy Fat Sacks 25-15 +9.11 units overall (all plays 1 unit)
Baltimore Orioles +155
Oakland A’s +115
