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The Los Angeles Dodgers give the ball to Zach Greinke tonight as they look to even up a 3 game set at Miller Park against the Brewers. The Dodgers were defeated 9-3 last night as their bullpen imploded.
Greinke is 12-7 with a 2.71 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 23 starts in 2014 and has been lights out over his last 3 starts. He has issued just 2 walks over his last 22 IP whilst striking out 28. Greinke has enjoyed success when pitching at Miller Park where he went 16-0 25 starts for the Brewers from 2011-2012. The Dodgers are 25-10 this season as a road favorite of -110 or higher.
Mike Fiers will be making first ’14 start, he has a 4.13 ERA in 25 career Major League starts, with 22 of them in 2012. He has posted solid enough numbers for Triple A Nashville going 8-5 with a 2.55 ERA in 102 IP in 2014. The Dodgers have hit .323 over their last 3 games and have left 28 runners on base in that stretch. With a very short price (-139), I see great value in Greinke tonight.
Los Angeles Dodgers - 139
The Los Angeles Dodgers give the ball to Zach Greinke tonight as they look to even up a 3 game set at Miller Park against the Brewers. The Dodgers were defeated 9-3 last night as their bullpen imploded.
Greinke is 12-7 with a 2.71 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 23 starts in 2014 and has been lights out over his last 3 starts. He has issued just 2 walks over his last 22 IP whilst striking out 28. Greinke has enjoyed success when pitching at Miller Park where he went 16-0 25 starts for the Brewers from 2011-2012. The Dodgers are 25-10 this season as a road favorite of -110 or higher.
Mike Fiers will be making first ’14 start, he has a 4.13 ERA in 25 career Major League starts, with 22 of them in 2012. He has posted solid enough numbers for Triple A Nashville going 8-5 with a 2.55 ERA in 102 IP in 2014. The Dodgers have hit .323 over their last 3 games and have left 28 runners on base in that stretch. With a very short price (-139), I see great value in Greinke tonight.
Los Angeles Dodgers - 139
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2* Arizona Diamondbacks - 105
Cahill pitched pretty well his last time out and hasn't given up more than 3 ERs in a while. De La Rosa, who I generally like, isn't pitching THAT poorly, but the Rockies are just done. They've quit and if any of you saw the game last night, a guy stole home on a throw back to the pitcher after a pitch. Just mental errors, not sharp, and they've mailed in their season. They also have an awful bullpen and are beat up. They're ready to go fishing with Charles Barkely, and we'll back the D'Backs tonight as a short fave.
2* Arizona Diamondbacks - 105
Cahill pitched pretty well his last time out and hasn't given up more than 3 ERs in a while. De La Rosa, who I generally like, isn't pitching THAT poorly, but the Rockies are just done. They've quit and if any of you saw the game last night, a guy stole home on a throw back to the pitcher after a pitch. Just mental errors, not sharp, and they've mailed in their season. They also have an awful bullpen and are beat up. They're ready to go fishing with Charles Barkely, and we'll back the D'Backs tonight as a short fave.
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2* Minnesota Twins +210
The key to this pick surrounds tonight’s Minnesota starting pitcher Trevor May who is one of the prizes of what is a deep farm system. May makes his major league debut tonight in a part of the country which is “drivable” from his hometown (Keslo, Washington) as both family and friends will be cheering from the stands. Trevor May had the fourth-best ERA in the International League (2.93) and in seven minor league seasons has averaged more than TEN STRIKEOUTS per nine innings. I am aware that Oakland has had a stranglehold in this series going a staggering 11-0 in the past eleven clashes versus Minnesota winning by a combined sixty runs in the process. But just last night the Twins snapped a nineteen inning scoreless streak and nearly recovered from an early 6-2 deficit. In the ninth inning last night a potential go-ahead homerun by ex-Athletic Josh Willingham barely went foul. Back on Thursday evening the Twins had another “near miss” as what appeared to be a three-run homer by Brian Dozier (homerun derby participant) barely landed on the wrong side of the foul pole. Thus the Twins have come very close on consecutive nights to finally snapping their series woes versus the Athletics and tonight get a much needed jolt in their starting rotation. For those with access to this contest keep an eye out for Minnesota catcher Kurt Suzuki who instead of being dealt at the trade deadline was just signed to a lucrative contract extension. This is the same Suzuki who spent 7 years in an A’s uniform (participated in 718 games) so he is familiar with the Oakland Coliseum and its quirky dimensions. As mentioned several times in the past week Oakland’s offense actually has struggled in the month of August and has NOT scored a first inning run in an amazing 17 consecutive contests
2* Minnesota Twins +210
The key to this pick surrounds tonight’s Minnesota starting pitcher Trevor May who is one of the prizes of what is a deep farm system. May makes his major league debut tonight in a part of the country which is “drivable” from his hometown (Keslo, Washington) as both family and friends will be cheering from the stands. Trevor May had the fourth-best ERA in the International League (2.93) and in seven minor league seasons has averaged more than TEN STRIKEOUTS per nine innings. I am aware that Oakland has had a stranglehold in this series going a staggering 11-0 in the past eleven clashes versus Minnesota winning by a combined sixty runs in the process. But just last night the Twins snapped a nineteen inning scoreless streak and nearly recovered from an early 6-2 deficit. In the ninth inning last night a potential go-ahead homerun by ex-Athletic Josh Willingham barely went foul. Back on Thursday evening the Twins had another “near miss” as what appeared to be a three-run homer by Brian Dozier (homerun derby participant) barely landed on the wrong side of the foul pole. Thus the Twins have come very close on consecutive nights to finally snapping their series woes versus the Athletics and tonight get a much needed jolt in their starting rotation. For those with access to this contest keep an eye out for Minnesota catcher Kurt Suzuki who instead of being dealt at the trade deadline was just signed to a lucrative contract extension. This is the same Suzuki who spent 7 years in an A’s uniform (participated in 718 games) so he is familiar with the Oakland Coliseum and its quirky dimensions. As mentioned several times in the past week Oakland’s offense actually has struggled in the month of August and has NOT scored a first inning run in an amazing 17 consecutive contests
