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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee (41-34) at Atlanta (38-39)
The red-hot Brewers send ace Ben Sheets (8-1, 2.74 ERA) to the mound at Turner Field to take on the Braves and young left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes (3-4, 4.05) in the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta.
Milwaukee has won six of its last seven overall, including Sunday?s 7-3 victory over the Orioles. The Brewers are 6-1 in their last seven Monday games and 6-1 in their last seven when facing a southpaw, but they?re 7-15 in their last 22 on the road and 34-71 in their last 105 road games against a team with a losing record.
Atlanta is coming off a pair of wins over the lowly Mariners, rallying for a 5-4 victory Saturday and cruising 7-3 on Sunday. The Braves are on a 37-15 roll at Turner Field dating back to last season, including 27-12 this year. Also, Bobby Cox?s club sports streaks of 22-7 at home against right-handed starters and 4-0 on Mondays, but it has lost six straight games against the N.L. Central and is 2-7 in its last nine versus winning teams.
The Brewers took two of three against the Braves in Milwaukee a month ago, but Atlanta is 6-4 in the last 10 series clashes. Finally, the home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
Milwaukee has won 10 of Sheets? 14 starts this season, including seven of nine on the road where the right-hander is a perfect 5-0 with a 2.62 ERA. He hasn?t allowed more than three earned runs in six straight starts and gave up two runs on four hits in six innings of a 5-4 home win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
For his career, Sheets is 8-3 with a 4.80 ERA in 11 starts against the Braves, including 4-2 with a 5.27 ERA in 41 innings of work at Turner Field. The Brewers have won his last five starts against Atlanta, including a 5-4 victory last season with Sheets yielding three runs on 11 hits in six innings.
Reyes has a 2.82 ERA in his last three starts but he?s just 1-1, with the victory coming Wednesday in Texas, where he surrendered two runs (one earned) in seven innings of a 5-2 win. At home this season, he?s gone 2-2 with a 5.17 ERA, including a 6-2 loss to the Phillies in his most recent outing at Turner Field, as he gave up four runs on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings.
Reyes was a tough-luck loser against the Brewers last month, yielding just one run on two hits in seven innings but losing 1-0. In two career starts against Milwaukee he?s allowed four earned runs on six hits in 12 1/3 innings (2.92 ERA).
With Sheets on the hill, the Brewers are on hot streaks of 24-9 overall, 10-2 on the road, 13-3 against the N.L. East and 4-1 on Mondays. Meanwhile, Atlanta is 6-2 in Reyes? last eight at home and 9-4 in his last 13 overall.
The over is 7-2-1 in Sheets? last 10 with four days of rest and 7-3 in his last 10 against the Braves (4-1 in Atlanta), but the under is 4-1-1 in his last six Monday outings. For Reyes, the under is 8-2-1 in his last 11 overall.
Milwaukee has topped the total in eight of its last 11 overall, but otherwise the team is on ?under? runs of 6-2 against southpaws, 17-5 against the N.L. East, 10-3-1 in series openers and 4-1 on Mondays. The Braves are on ?under? streaks of 41-19-3 overall, 37-16-3 against right-handed starters, 20-8 in series openers, 20-7-4 against the N.L. Central and 4-2 at home.
Finally, the under is 17-8 in the last 25 series meetings in Atlanta and 6-1 in the last seven head-to-head battles overall.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
INTERLEAGUE
Arizona (39-37) at Boston (47-31)
A pair of division leaders are set square off at Fenway Park as the Diamondbacks send Danny Haren (7-4, 3.26) to the mound opposite Red Sox ace Josh Beckett (7-4, 3.87).
Arizona arrives in Boston after getting swept in Minnesota over the weekend, capped by Sunday?s 5-3 setback. The Diamondbacks, who were outscored 18-6 in Minnesota, have lost six of their last eight and 12 of 19. They?ve also really struggled on the road, going just 6-17 in their last 23 on foreign turf.
Boston needed to go 13 innings versus the Cardinals on Sunday to avoid a rare three-game sweep at Fenway Park, getting a walk-off, two-run homer from Kevin Youkilis for a 5-3 victory. The Red Sox have been the kings of interleague play in recent years, going 49-13 in their last 62 against the National League. Boston is also on a 40-12 roll at Fenway since last season (29-9 this year), and the team is 41-11 in its last 52 games when hosting N.L. squads. The Sox also carry streaks of 5-0 against the N.L. West and 38-16 at Fenway against teams with a winning record.
These teams met last year in Arizona, with the Red Sox taking two of three. In the only previous meeting in 2002, the DBacks swept a three-game set in Boston.
Haren held the A?s to one run on four hits in seven innings en route to an 11-1 win over his former team on Wednesday, as Arizona improved to 4-0 in the right-hander?s last four starts. Haren is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his last three outings, but on the road he is 0-3 with a 4.62 ERA in six starts.
Going back to his days in Oakland, Haren is just 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA in five lifetime starts (30 1/3 innings) against Boston. He saw them last season as a member of the A?s and allowed two runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings of a 5-4 victory.
Beckett has been sidelined since June 15, when he pitched seven innings of shutout ball against Cincinnati, as he and the Sox got an easy 9-0 win. The veteran righty hasn?t lost at Fenway this season, going 4-0 despite a 4.81 ERA. Against the DBacks, Beckett is 1-3 with a 5.65 ERA in five career starts, but the lone victory was a 10-3 blowout triumph in Arizona last June, when he held the DBacks to three runs (two earned) on five hits (no walks) in eight innings work.
Terry Francona?s club is 35-16 in Beckett?s last 51 starts, 21-6 in his last 27 when facing a winning team, 10-1 in his past 11 interleague starts and 10-4 in his last 14 series openers.
The under is 7-3 in Haren?s last 10 outings for Arizona, but the over is 5-2 in Beckett?s last seven at home, 4-1-1 in his last six Monday starts and 4-1 in his last five series openers.
For the Diamondbacks, the over trends include 8-0-1 against the A.L. East, 4-2 in interleague road games and 5-2 against right-handed starters. Additionally, Boston is on over streaks of 4-2-2 overall, 6-2-2 against right-handed starters and 4-1-1 against righties at home, but the under is 20-8-3 in the squad?s last 31 games on Mondays.
ATS ADVANTAGE: BOSTON
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee (41-34) at Atlanta (38-39)
The red-hot Brewers send ace Ben Sheets (8-1, 2.74 ERA) to the mound at Turner Field to take on the Braves and young left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes (3-4, 4.05) in the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta.
Milwaukee has won six of its last seven overall, including Sunday?s 7-3 victory over the Orioles. The Brewers are 6-1 in their last seven Monday games and 6-1 in their last seven when facing a southpaw, but they?re 7-15 in their last 22 on the road and 34-71 in their last 105 road games against a team with a losing record.
Atlanta is coming off a pair of wins over the lowly Mariners, rallying for a 5-4 victory Saturday and cruising 7-3 on Sunday. The Braves are on a 37-15 roll at Turner Field dating back to last season, including 27-12 this year. Also, Bobby Cox?s club sports streaks of 22-7 at home against right-handed starters and 4-0 on Mondays, but it has lost six straight games against the N.L. Central and is 2-7 in its last nine versus winning teams.
The Brewers took two of three against the Braves in Milwaukee a month ago, but Atlanta is 6-4 in the last 10 series clashes. Finally, the home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
Milwaukee has won 10 of Sheets? 14 starts this season, including seven of nine on the road where the right-hander is a perfect 5-0 with a 2.62 ERA. He hasn?t allowed more than three earned runs in six straight starts and gave up two runs on four hits in six innings of a 5-4 home win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
For his career, Sheets is 8-3 with a 4.80 ERA in 11 starts against the Braves, including 4-2 with a 5.27 ERA in 41 innings of work at Turner Field. The Brewers have won his last five starts against Atlanta, including a 5-4 victory last season with Sheets yielding three runs on 11 hits in six innings.
Reyes has a 2.82 ERA in his last three starts but he?s just 1-1, with the victory coming Wednesday in Texas, where he surrendered two runs (one earned) in seven innings of a 5-2 win. At home this season, he?s gone 2-2 with a 5.17 ERA, including a 6-2 loss to the Phillies in his most recent outing at Turner Field, as he gave up four runs on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings.
Reyes was a tough-luck loser against the Brewers last month, yielding just one run on two hits in seven innings but losing 1-0. In two career starts against Milwaukee he?s allowed four earned runs on six hits in 12 1/3 innings (2.92 ERA).
With Sheets on the hill, the Brewers are on hot streaks of 24-9 overall, 10-2 on the road, 13-3 against the N.L. East and 4-1 on Mondays. Meanwhile, Atlanta is 6-2 in Reyes? last eight at home and 9-4 in his last 13 overall.
The over is 7-2-1 in Sheets? last 10 with four days of rest and 7-3 in his last 10 against the Braves (4-1 in Atlanta), but the under is 4-1-1 in his last six Monday outings. For Reyes, the under is 8-2-1 in his last 11 overall.
Milwaukee has topped the total in eight of its last 11 overall, but otherwise the team is on ?under? runs of 6-2 against southpaws, 17-5 against the N.L. East, 10-3-1 in series openers and 4-1 on Mondays. The Braves are on ?under? streaks of 41-19-3 overall, 37-16-3 against right-handed starters, 20-8 in series openers, 20-7-4 against the N.L. Central and 4-2 at home.
Finally, the under is 17-8 in the last 25 series meetings in Atlanta and 6-1 in the last seven head-to-head battles overall.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
INTERLEAGUE
Arizona (39-37) at Boston (47-31)
A pair of division leaders are set square off at Fenway Park as the Diamondbacks send Danny Haren (7-4, 3.26) to the mound opposite Red Sox ace Josh Beckett (7-4, 3.87).
Arizona arrives in Boston after getting swept in Minnesota over the weekend, capped by Sunday?s 5-3 setback. The Diamondbacks, who were outscored 18-6 in Minnesota, have lost six of their last eight and 12 of 19. They?ve also really struggled on the road, going just 6-17 in their last 23 on foreign turf.
Boston needed to go 13 innings versus the Cardinals on Sunday to avoid a rare three-game sweep at Fenway Park, getting a walk-off, two-run homer from Kevin Youkilis for a 5-3 victory. The Red Sox have been the kings of interleague play in recent years, going 49-13 in their last 62 against the National League. Boston is also on a 40-12 roll at Fenway since last season (29-9 this year), and the team is 41-11 in its last 52 games when hosting N.L. squads. The Sox also carry streaks of 5-0 against the N.L. West and 38-16 at Fenway against teams with a winning record.
These teams met last year in Arizona, with the Red Sox taking two of three. In the only previous meeting in 2002, the DBacks swept a three-game set in Boston.
Haren held the A?s to one run on four hits in seven innings en route to an 11-1 win over his former team on Wednesday, as Arizona improved to 4-0 in the right-hander?s last four starts. Haren is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his last three outings, but on the road he is 0-3 with a 4.62 ERA in six starts.
Going back to his days in Oakland, Haren is just 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA in five lifetime starts (30 1/3 innings) against Boston. He saw them last season as a member of the A?s and allowed two runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings of a 5-4 victory.
Beckett has been sidelined since June 15, when he pitched seven innings of shutout ball against Cincinnati, as he and the Sox got an easy 9-0 win. The veteran righty hasn?t lost at Fenway this season, going 4-0 despite a 4.81 ERA. Against the DBacks, Beckett is 1-3 with a 5.65 ERA in five career starts, but the lone victory was a 10-3 blowout triumph in Arizona last June, when he held the DBacks to three runs (two earned) on five hits (no walks) in eight innings work.
Terry Francona?s club is 35-16 in Beckett?s last 51 starts, 21-6 in his last 27 when facing a winning team, 10-1 in his past 11 interleague starts and 10-4 in his last 14 series openers.
The under is 7-3 in Haren?s last 10 outings for Arizona, but the over is 5-2 in Beckett?s last seven at home, 4-1-1 in his last six Monday starts and 4-1 in his last five series openers.
For the Diamondbacks, the over trends include 8-0-1 against the A.L. East, 4-2 in interleague road games and 5-2 against right-handed starters. Additionally, Boston is on over streaks of 4-2-2 overall, 6-2-2 against right-handed starters and 4-1-1 against righties at home, but the under is 20-8-3 in the squad?s last 31 games on Mondays.
ATS ADVANTAGE: BOSTON
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Players of America
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals
The Play: Washington Nationals 105.0
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Result: Loss
Today
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Colorado Rockies vs. Kansas City Royals
The Play: Kansas City Royals +100.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 3* (30 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Angels vs. Washington Nationals
The Play: Washington Nationals +165.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox
The Play: Under 9.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals
The Play: Washington Nationals 105.0
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Result: Loss
Today
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Colorado Rockies vs. Kansas City Royals
The Play: Kansas City Royals +100.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 3* (30 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Angels vs. Washington Nationals
The Play: Washington Nationals +165.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox
The Play: Under 9.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
WUNDERDOG COMP
Game: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: Atlanta +106 (moneyline)
It would be easy to look at the Braves overall record and discount this line having any value facing Ben Sheets. The fact is that the Braves are 27-12 at home and 4-1 when posted as a home dog. They have been a dominating team at home and have taken out some of the best pitchers the NL has to offer. The Braves beat Santana twice and once each over Brandon Webb and NL ERA leader Edinson Volquez at home this season. While Ben Sheets has been superb, so were the other aforementioned pitchers and they left Atlanta with a loss. Jo Jo Reyes is certainly capable of keeping the Braves in this one as he has allowed two runs or less in six of his 10 starts. The value is on Atlanta here.
Game: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: Atlanta +106 (moneyline)
It would be easy to look at the Braves overall record and discount this line having any value facing Ben Sheets. The fact is that the Braves are 27-12 at home and 4-1 when posted as a home dog. They have been a dominating team at home and have taken out some of the best pitchers the NL has to offer. The Braves beat Santana twice and once each over Brandon Webb and NL ERA leader Edinson Volquez at home this season. While Ben Sheets has been superb, so were the other aforementioned pitchers and they left Atlanta with a loss. Jo Jo Reyes is certainly capable of keeping the Braves in this one as he has allowed two runs or less in six of his 10 starts. The value is on Atlanta here.
VEGAS EXPERTS
Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals
Monday, June 23rd, 7:10 PM ET
Two teams and pitchers heading in opposite directions here. The Angels just swept the Phillies, in Philadelphia no less, and starter John Lackey is 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in his last three starts. Meanwhile, the Nats have dropped five of their last six and starter Jason Bergmann has lost three straight decisions garnering a 6.58 ERA in the process. He also hasn't won a home start this season. Angels remain a MLB best 24-12 away from home.
Play on: LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals
Monday, June 23rd, 7:10 PM ET
Two teams and pitchers heading in opposite directions here. The Angels just swept the Phillies, in Philadelphia no less, and starter John Lackey is 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in his last three starts. Meanwhile, the Nats have dropped five of their last six and starter Jason Bergmann has lost three straight decisions garnering a 6.58 ERA in the process. He also hasn't won a home start this season. Angels remain a MLB best 24-12 away from home.
Play on: LA Angels
SCOTT FERRALL
BOSTON -175 over Arizona--The D'Backs have dropped three straight and the Red Sox avoided the Cards sweep at Fenway with a dramatic win in 13 innings Sunday. Beckett is 4-0 in five starts at home this yr. TAKE THE UNDER 8.5 RUNS--Haren starts for Ariz-he's won his last two starts.
KC -110 over Colorado--The Royals have won four straight interleague series. KC has won 7 of 8 games and rallied from 7 runs down on Sunday to beat SF 11-10. You've got to take Bannister and keep rolling with them baby
BOSTON -175 over Arizona--The D'Backs have dropped three straight and the Red Sox avoided the Cards sweep at Fenway with a dramatic win in 13 innings Sunday. Beckett is 4-0 in five starts at home this yr. TAKE THE UNDER 8.5 RUNS--Haren starts for Ariz-he's won his last two starts.
KC -110 over Colorado--The Royals have won four straight interleague series. KC has won 7 of 8 games and rallied from 7 runs down on Sunday to beat SF 11-10. You've got to take Bannister and keep rolling with them baby
Mr A's
Monday, June 23, 2008 7:05 PM EST.
Arizona Diamondbacks (39-37) at Boston Red Sox (47-31)
(R) Dan Haren (7-4) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (7-4)
The Red Sox have won 18 of their last 22 games at home and will send Josh Beckett (7-4, 3.87 ERA) to the mound. The right-hander is 4-0 in five starts at home this season and Boston has won seven of Beckett?s last 8 home starts, 10 of his last 11 interleague starts. Take the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The struggling Diamondbacks will have a tough assignment against Boston at home and Beckett. Arizona has lost their last three games, six of their last eight and right-hander Dan Haren (7-4, 3.26) is 0-3 with a 4.60 ERA in three starts at Fenway.
Boston Red Sox -175
Monday, June 23, 2008 7:05 PM EST.
Arizona Diamondbacks (39-37) at Boston Red Sox (47-31)
(R) Dan Haren (7-4) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (7-4)
The Red Sox have won 18 of their last 22 games at home and will send Josh Beckett (7-4, 3.87 ERA) to the mound. The right-hander is 4-0 in five starts at home this season and Boston has won seven of Beckett?s last 8 home starts, 10 of his last 11 interleague starts. Take the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The struggling Diamondbacks will have a tough assignment against Boston at home and Beckett. Arizona has lost their last three games, six of their last eight and right-hander Dan Haren (7-4, 3.26) is 0-3 with a 4.60 ERA in three starts at Fenway.
Boston Red Sox -175
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