TAPIN SPORTS
2* SPURS ML+205
Bottom line is this. Spurs are the Better Team and Have No Desire of giving up on games on last minute shots and or corrections done by the Heat.
Tonight will be NO Different. Once again everyone and their brother is on the Heat in 1 way or another.
As usual we will play against Public Square Money and GET THE WIN .
At 2-1 odds We take that All-Day Long.
2* SPURS ML+205
Bottom line is this. Spurs are the Better Team and Have No Desire of giving up on games on last minute shots and or corrections done by the Heat.
Tonight will be NO Different. Once again everyone and their brother is on the Heat in 1 way or another.
As usual we will play against Public Square Money and GET THE WIN .
At 2-1 odds We take that All-Day Long.
Larry Ness' 10* Pitch-Perfect Play (100% multi-year situation!)
My 10* Pitch-Perfect Play is on the Pit Pirates at 7:05 ET.
It was a magical season for the Pirates in 2013, ending just over two decades of losing seasons by going 94-68 (note: Pittsburgh owned MLB's 2nd-best moneyline mark at +$2,342) and earning the team's first playoff berth (and winning season) since 1992. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati in the wild card game and then took St Louis to six games in the NLDS. The Pirates have struggled for most of 2014 and through games played on May 20, were just 18-26. However, Pittsburgh does seem to be playing better, going 13-8 since, to reach 31-34. That leaves them just 3 1/2 games out of the No. 1 wild card spot and three games back of the No. 2 spot, with a “whole lot of season” still remaining!
Arguably, no one has been swinging a hotter bat than reigning NL MVP Andrew McCutchen. He is batting .421 with six HRs, seven doubles and 12 RBI in 10 games this month. He went deep for the third time in as many days Wednesday, finishing 2 for 2 with two RBI, two walks and his eighth stolen base in a 4-2 victory. "I'm just seeing the ball, hitting the ball," he said. "I'm in a spurt where I'm feeling really good right now." McCutchen has gone 11 for 22 with eight extra-base hits and nine RBI during a six-game hitting streak at home, where his .438 average since April 21 leads active players. "He's hot," manager Clint Hurdle said. "When he gets his pitch, he's not missing."
The Cubs and Pirates wrap up a four-game series in Pittsburgh tonight, with Pittsburgh looking to take the series (3-1) with a win. The Cubs own MLB’s worst road record at 11-23 (minus-$823) and the NL’s worst overall record at 26-37 (Tampa Bay owns MLB’s worst mark, at 25-42). Jeff Samardzija is coming off his second win in three outings, after a frustrating start to the year. The right-hander allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings to beat Miami 5-2 on Saturday, striking out eight. "The best thing as a starting pitcher you can have is consistency -- that every time you go out there your coach and your teammates know what you're going to give them," he said. "That's what I want to do."
Despite terrific numbers (85 IP / 72 hits / 75-24 KW ratio / 1.13 WHIP / 2.54 ERA / .229 opponents BA), Samardzija is just 2-5 over 13 starts, with the Cubs going a woeful 3-10 in those starts (minus-$735 vs the moneyline). His road ERA of 3.79 is more than TWO runs higher than his home mark of 1.64 and going back into last season, the Cubs are 6-19 over his last 25 starts, a 76% “go-against.” Expecting “good things” to happen when Samardzija takes the mound has been “Fool’s Gold!” Samardzija has a 3.09 ERA over his last five starts vs the Pirates, yet is 0-3 (team is 0-5!), having received a combined TWO runs of support. He scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0, 10-inning defeat at Pittsburgh on opening day. So what else is new?
The above are all reasons to ‘jump on’ Pittsburgh in this one but the ‘clincher’ comes in that Edinson Volquez is 5-0 with a 3.60 ERA in nine games (eight starts) against the Cubs after pitching two scoreless innings in relief against them on April 3. His teams are a PERFECT 8-0 in those starts. Book it!
My 10* Pitch-Perfect Play is on the Pit Pirates at 7:05 ET.
It was a magical season for the Pirates in 2013, ending just over two decades of losing seasons by going 94-68 (note: Pittsburgh owned MLB's 2nd-best moneyline mark at +$2,342) and earning the team's first playoff berth (and winning season) since 1992. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati in the wild card game and then took St Louis to six games in the NLDS. The Pirates have struggled for most of 2014 and through games played on May 20, were just 18-26. However, Pittsburgh does seem to be playing better, going 13-8 since, to reach 31-34. That leaves them just 3 1/2 games out of the No. 1 wild card spot and three games back of the No. 2 spot, with a “whole lot of season” still remaining!
Arguably, no one has been swinging a hotter bat than reigning NL MVP Andrew McCutchen. He is batting .421 with six HRs, seven doubles and 12 RBI in 10 games this month. He went deep for the third time in as many days Wednesday, finishing 2 for 2 with two RBI, two walks and his eighth stolen base in a 4-2 victory. "I'm just seeing the ball, hitting the ball," he said. "I'm in a spurt where I'm feeling really good right now." McCutchen has gone 11 for 22 with eight extra-base hits and nine RBI during a six-game hitting streak at home, where his .438 average since April 21 leads active players. "He's hot," manager Clint Hurdle said. "When he gets his pitch, he's not missing."
The Cubs and Pirates wrap up a four-game series in Pittsburgh tonight, with Pittsburgh looking to take the series (3-1) with a win. The Cubs own MLB’s worst road record at 11-23 (minus-$823) and the NL’s worst overall record at 26-37 (Tampa Bay owns MLB’s worst mark, at 25-42). Jeff Samardzija is coming off his second win in three outings, after a frustrating start to the year. The right-hander allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings to beat Miami 5-2 on Saturday, striking out eight. "The best thing as a starting pitcher you can have is consistency -- that every time you go out there your coach and your teammates know what you're going to give them," he said. "That's what I want to do."
Despite terrific numbers (85 IP / 72 hits / 75-24 KW ratio / 1.13 WHIP / 2.54 ERA / .229 opponents BA), Samardzija is just 2-5 over 13 starts, with the Cubs going a woeful 3-10 in those starts (minus-$735 vs the moneyline). His road ERA of 3.79 is more than TWO runs higher than his home mark of 1.64 and going back into last season, the Cubs are 6-19 over his last 25 starts, a 76% “go-against.” Expecting “good things” to happen when Samardzija takes the mound has been “Fool’s Gold!” Samardzija has a 3.09 ERA over his last five starts vs the Pirates, yet is 0-3 (team is 0-5!), having received a combined TWO runs of support. He scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0, 10-inning defeat at Pittsburgh on opening day. So what else is new?
The above are all reasons to ‘jump on’ Pittsburgh in this one but the ‘clincher’ comes in that Edinson Volquez is 5-0 with a 3.60 ERA in nine games (eight starts) against the Cubs after pitching two scoreless innings in relief against them on April 3. His teams are a PERFECT 8-0 in those starts. Book it!
