Daily Bobber
Game: Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals
Pick: Royals Over 4 Runs (-120)
Analysis: The surprising 12th ranked Kansas City Royals offense take on Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox tonight. Buehrle, who has been great at home with a 2.47 ERA, has been equally bad away from home, posting a 4.42 ERA in those contests. This projected Royals lineup is hitting a staggering .350 with 25 RBI’s in 123 at-bats versus Buehrle, giving him a 6.71 ERA for his career against these hitters. This season, Buehrle has a 6.00 ERA against Kansas City, and a 9.00 ERA in one outing versus Kansas City at Kaufmann Stadium. Over the past three seasons, Buehrle has a 4.16 ERA in road games, 3.81 ERA at night, 3.97 ERA versus Kansas City, and 4.53 ERA versus Kansas City at Kaufmann Stadium. Look for the Royals to put up some runs early in this one, and help us get started toward another winning week!
Game: Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals
Pick: Royals Over 4 Runs (-120)
Analysis: The surprising 12th ranked Kansas City Royals offense take on Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox tonight. Buehrle, who has been great at home with a 2.47 ERA, has been equally bad away from home, posting a 4.42 ERA in those contests. This projected Royals lineup is hitting a staggering .350 with 25 RBI’s in 123 at-bats versus Buehrle, giving him a 6.71 ERA for his career against these hitters. This season, Buehrle has a 6.00 ERA against Kansas City, and a 9.00 ERA in one outing versus Kansas City at Kaufmann Stadium. Over the past three seasons, Buehrle has a 4.16 ERA in road games, 3.81 ERA at night, 3.97 ERA versus Kansas City, and 4.53 ERA versus Kansas City at Kaufmann Stadium. Look for the Royals to put up some runs early in this one, and help us get started toward another winning week!
**Ben Burns Personal Fav**
(27-6 L33!) *HUGE PLAY!* Triple-Dime Bet
908 COL (-117) Hilton vs 907 ATL
Analysis: I'm playing on COLORADO. The Braves bring the better record to the table and they're also currently the hotter team. Don't expect the Rockies to "go trough the motions" though. They got swept in a 4-game set at Atlanta recently and I expect them to be extremely motivated to get this series started off with a victory.
Hammel gets the call for Colorado. His overall numbers are certainly nothing to write home about. (He's 5-8 with a 4.23 ERA and 1.382 WHIP.) He has shown real signs of turning the corner lately with a pair of quality starts. He closed June out by limiting the White Sox to two runs through seven innings, here at Coors. That was followed by a poor outing vs the Royals. However, he bounced back with another strong effort last time out, limiting the Nationals to two runs and five hits, through 6 1/3 innings.
Lowe has had some good second halves in the past. However, he's getting long in the tooth and his first half numbers (5-7 4.30 ERA and 1.381 WHIP) are practically identical to what Hammel brings to the table. Unlike Hammel, he's not off a quality start last time out though, as he gave up 10 hits and four runs, while suffering a loss.
Prior to that, Lowe beat these same Rockies. He wasn't exactly dominant though, as he allowed three runs in just 5 1/3 innings, while allowing eight Rockies (5 hits, 3 walks) to reach base.
The Rockies are 7-3 the last 10 times that they were listed as home favorites of -125 or less. They're also 5-2 (+2.6) against the Braves here the past couple of seasons. Looking for some "payback" and to climb back above .500 here at home, I look for them to improve on those stats this evening. *3
(27-6 L33!) *HUGE PLAY!* Triple-Dime Bet
908 COL (-117) Hilton vs 907 ATL
Analysis: I'm playing on COLORADO. The Braves bring the better record to the table and they're also currently the hotter team. Don't expect the Rockies to "go trough the motions" though. They got swept in a 4-game set at Atlanta recently and I expect them to be extremely motivated to get this series started off with a victory.
Hammel gets the call for Colorado. His overall numbers are certainly nothing to write home about. (He's 5-8 with a 4.23 ERA and 1.382 WHIP.) He has shown real signs of turning the corner lately with a pair of quality starts. He closed June out by limiting the White Sox to two runs through seven innings, here at Coors. That was followed by a poor outing vs the Royals. However, he bounced back with another strong effort last time out, limiting the Nationals to two runs and five hits, through 6 1/3 innings.
Lowe has had some good second halves in the past. However, he's getting long in the tooth and his first half numbers (5-7 4.30 ERA and 1.381 WHIP) are practically identical to what Hammel brings to the table. Unlike Hammel, he's not off a quality start last time out though, as he gave up 10 hits and four runs, while suffering a loss.
Prior to that, Lowe beat these same Rockies. He wasn't exactly dominant though, as he allowed three runs in just 5 1/3 innings, while allowing eight Rockies (5 hits, 3 walks) to reach base.
The Rockies are 7-3 the last 10 times that they were listed as home favorites of -125 or less. They're also 5-2 (+2.6) against the Braves here the past couple of seasons. Looking for some "payback" and to climb back above .500 here at home, I look for them to improve on those stats this evening. *3
**Stan Sharp ***
double-dime bet 908 COL (-123) vs 907 ATL Analysis: Stan is Betting COLORADO in MLB action today. Stan notes that the Braves are just 3-3 in their last 6 games and that in their last 4 games they have given u‚p 28 runs. Heading into Colorado is not what you want to do with a pitching staff that has been getting knocked around. Atlanta starter Lowe was no mystery in his last outing giving up 10 hits and only striking out one. Stan expects him to get knocked around again tonight.
TAKE COLORADO as STAN'S MONDAY WISE GUY GAME
double-dime bet 908 COL (-123) vs 907 ATL Analysis: Stan is Betting COLORADO in MLB action today. Stan notes that the Braves are just 3-3 in their last 6 games and that in their last 4 games they have given u‚p 28 runs. Heading into Colorado is not what you want to do with a pitching staff that has been getting knocked around. Atlanta starter Lowe was no mystery in his last outing giving up 10 hits and only striking out one. Stan expects him to get knocked around again tonight.
TAKE COLORADO as STAN'S MONDAY WISE GUY GAME
