St. Bernadine Sports
Andrew Bucciarelli
24-7 run (77%)
Thu 2-0
Fri 2-1
Sat 2-1
Sun 3-0
Mon 1-2
Tue 3-0
Wed 3-0
Thu 1-1
Fri 2-1
Sat 3-0
Sun 2-1
Mon
1* Cincinnati -130 over San Fran
Cueto's four-game winning streak hit a speed bump on Tuesday in St. Louis, although he didn't take a loss despite allowing eight runs and 10 hits in just five innings. With the no-decision, Cueto still hasn't lost since April 24. In the starts between that loss and the eight-run outing in St. Louis, Cueto gave up a total of eight runs in six starts. Now, he'll try to bounce back from his roughest outing of the season against a team he's never faced. Cueto will pitch against the Giants for the first time in 72 career starts, and the only Giants batter who has faced him is former Pirate Freddy Sanchez.
1* Colorado -165 over Houston
Hammel held the Giants to one run, an Andres Torres home run, in 6 2/3 innings on Tuesday night in a game the Rockies eventually won, 2-1, in 11 innings. It was a breakthrough for Hammel, who stayed composed in a tight pitching contest with the Giants' Barry Zito. Despite his success, Hammel didn't have complete fastball command. If he can gain a handle on all his pitches and show consistency, a hot streak could be on the horizon.
1* Boston -150 over Cleveland
The Red Sox aren't sure which version of Dice-K they're getting since he returned from the disabled list. When he's been his old self, Matsuzaka has been tough to hit, as he was three starts ago, when he allowed one hit and walked four in eight shutout innings against the Indians. When he's struggled, however, Matsuzaka has walked too many hitters, like the eight free passes he issued versus Kansas City on May 27. Most troubling has been the lack of strikeouts. Matsuzaka has fanned more than five only twice in seven games. Luckily, his most recent outing, Wednesday against Oakland, was a seven-strikeout effort in which he got a victory despite yielding 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings.