Service Plays Thursday 7/15/10

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers

Streakers

Tommy Hunter (5-0, 1.98) Texas Rangers

Hunter is 5-0 on the season and the young righty was having one of his best performance of the season before settling for a no-decision against the Orioles in his last start.

Hunter struck out a season-high seven batters to only one walk but gave up a pair of runs in the seventh before turning it over to the bullpen. He threw seven-plus innings of one-run ball against the White Sox in his previous outing on July 3, an outing more indicative of his season so far.

"He's pounding the strike zone, not making mistakes in the middle of the plate and executing his pitches," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "When you do that, you get the results he's getting. Right now he's executing very well. He's throwing strikes, keeping the ball in play. He's doing everything we'd like to see a pitcher do."

Dave Bush (4-6, 4.14) Milwaukee Brewers

Since getting knocked around for seven earned runs in only 1/3 of an inning against the Twins six weeks ago, Bush has put together six solid starts.

He is 3-1 with a 3.37 ERA during that span and his last no-decision was as strong as any of his wins, allowing only one run and five hits against the Giants.

"The last month or so, I've had good command and quite honestly, I'm just feeling stronger," Bush told mlb.com. "I feel like I've kind of gotten back to the point where I was before I got hurt."


Slumping

R.A. Dickey (6-2, 2.77) New York Mets

Dickey was a sizzling 6-0 until two weeks ago, but both the Braves and Marlins used one big inning to beat the knuckleballer just before the All-Star break.

Dickey is 0-2 in his last three starts, allowing 20 hits and eight earned runs in those 18 2/3 innings. The Marlins chased him after five innings and unearned runs and the Braves hammered a pair of homers in the seventh, the first of which snapped Dickey's homerless streak at 45 1/3 innings.

"Dickey was tough. I don't think we hit a ball hard until we hit the home runs," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "He's legit. He knows where the fastball is going every time. It's in or out. It's never down the middle."

With the Giants getting their first look at Dickey, don't read too much into his recent mini-slump. The Giants are hitting just .247 against righties (compared to .315 against lefties) in their last 10.

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals (-130, 7)

This matchup features two pitchers headed in opposite directions, with Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw going the right way and Cardinals righty Chris Carpenter going wrong.

Kershaw has won his last two starts by allowing only two earned runs and striking out 20 batters in that span. Just as impressive, he has allowed no walks in two of his last three outings, thanks in part to his relatively new repertoire of pitches.

"Two years ago I didn't even have a slider, and then last year toward the end of the season I started throwing it," Kershaw told mlb.com. "It's a lot easier pitch to throw for me as opposed to the changeup."

Carpenter, on the other hand, is 0-2 in his last two outings, surrendering 18 hits and 11 earned runs in those nine innings for an easy-to-figure but hard-to-explain 11.00 ERA during that span.

Furthermore, Kershaw has a modest .198 average in his last five starts against the Cards and is 2-0 in his last two start while. Carpenter is 0-2 in his last two against the Dodgers.

Pick: Dodgers


Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins (-110, 8.5)

The White Sox were the hottest team in baseball heading into the All-Star break. They have won eight straight and a few days off isn't likely to break their momentum.

Especially against the fellow AL Central contending Twins, who have defeated the Chi-Sox 12 times in their last 15 meetings. This one means more than the second-half opener.

The White Sox pitched their way to a half-game lead in the division, getting 27 quality starts in their last 31 outings while winning 25 of their last 30. John Danks gets the ball in an effort to keep it rolling for the South-siders.

"What we are doing right now, let's not get in the way of that," White Sox pitching coach Dan Cooper told mlb.com. "If we want to go finish the deal, our biggest games and challenges lay ahead."

The Twins counter with a struggling Kevin Slowey, who came out of the bullpen in his last appearance. The Twins have lost four of their last five and scored just 13 runs in those four defeats.

Pick: White Sox

 

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Lady Luck: Today's WNBA best bet

Washington Mystics at New York Liberty (-2, 146.5)

The Washington Mystics put together a nice run to end the first half of the WNBA schedule and are hoping the extended All-Star layoff doesn’t slow any momentum they may have gained.

Washington won four straight games heading into the break, most recently knocking off the Tulsa Shock, 69-54, as a 6-point road favorite on July 3. The Mystics covered the spread in all four of those outings, improving to 11-4-2 ATS on the season – the most profitable mark in the Eastern Conference.

Washington has been on a tear for the past couple months. The Mystics have lost just two of their last 10 games, carrying a 7-3 record against the spread. It’s been defense getting the job done on this recent run. Washington ranks third in the league in defense, giving up only 73 points per game and holding opponents to 43 percent shooting.

New York, on the other hand, has just one win in its last three contests. The Liberty fell 82-65 to the Mystics on June 12, scoring just 12 points in the first quarter to fall behind quickly and turning the ball over 24 times in the game.

New York is only 2-4-1 against the spread at Madison Square Garden this season.

Pick: Washington

 

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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Thursday's Streaking And Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streakers

Tommy Hunter (5-0, 1.98) Texas Rangers

Hunter is 5-0 on the season and the young righty was having one of his best performance of the season before settling for a no-decision against the Orioles in his last start.

Hunter struck out a season-high seven batters to only one walk but gave up a pair of runs in the seventh before turning it over to the bullpen. He threw seven-plus innings of one-run ball against the White Sox in his previous outing on July 3, an outing more indicative of his season so far.

"He's pounding the strike zone, not making mistakes in the middle of the plate and executing his pitches," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "When you do that, you get the results he's getting. Right now he's executing very well. He's throwing strikes, keeping the ball in play. He's doing everything we'd like to see a pitcher do."

Dave Bush (4-6, 4.14) Milwaukee Brewers

Since getting knocked around for seven earned runs in only 1/3 of an inning against the Twins six weeks ago, Bush has put together six solid starts.

He is 3-1 with a 3.37 ERA during that span and his last no-decision was as strong as any of his wins, allowing only one run and five hits against the Giants.

"The last month or so, I've had good command and quite honestly, I'm just feeling stronger," Bush told mlb.com. "I feel like I've kind of gotten back to the point where I was before I got hurt."

Slumping

R.A. Dickey (6-2, 2.77) New York Mets

Dickey was a sizzling 6-0 until two weeks ago, but both the Braves and Marlins used one big inning to beat the knuckleballer just before the All-Star break.

Dickey is 0-2 in his last three starts, allowing 20 hits and eight earned runs in those 18 2/3 innings. The Marlins chased him after five innings and unearned runs and the Braves hammered a pair of homers in the seventh, the first of which snapped Dickey's homerless streak at 45 1/3 innings.

"Dickey was tough. I don't think we hit a ball hard until we hit the home runs," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "He's legit. He knows where the fastball is going every time. It's in or out. It's never down the middle."

With the Giants getting their first look at Dickey, don't read too much into his recent mini-slump. The Giants are hitting just .247 against righties (compared to .315 against lefties) in their last 10.

 

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WNBA NEWS AND NOTES
WASHINGTON MYSTICS vs NEW YORK LIBERTY Preview

Players Rested / Injured / Suspended
WASHINGTON MYSTICS: No players rested, injured or suspended
NEW YORK LIBERTY: No players rested, injured or suspended


Table Ranking
WASHINGTON MYSTICS: 4
NEW YORK LIBERTY: 5


Last 5 Matches
WASHINGTON MYSTICS:

* CHICAGO SKY vs WASHINGTON MYSTICS: 78:95 - WNBA - 2010-06-12 02:30
* WASHINGTON MYSTICS vs ATLANTA DREAM: 79:86 - WNBA - 2010-06-06 01:00
* WASHINGTON MYSTICS vs CONNECTICUT SUNS: 69:65 - WNBA - 2010-05-30 22:00
* LOS ANGELES SPARKS vs WASHINGTON MYSTICS: 81:75 - WNBA - 2010-05-29 04:30
* SEATTLE STORM vs WASHINGTON MYSTICS: 82:76 - WNBA - 2010-05-26 04:00

NEW YORK LIBERTY:

* NEW YORK LIBERTY vs ATLANTA DREAM: 91:79 - WNBA - 2010-06-12 01:30
* CHICAGO SKY vs NEW YORK LIBERTY: 70:85 - WNBA - 2010-06-09 02:00
* INDIANA FEVER vs NEW YORK LIBERTY: 78:73 - WNBA - 2010-06-06 01:00
* CONNECTICUT SUNS vs NEW YORK LIBERTY: 75:68 - WNBA - 2010-06-05 01:30
* SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS vs NEW YORK LIBERTY: 71:77 - WNBA - 2010-05-29 02:00


Upcoming 3 matches
WASHINGTON MYSTICS:

* WASHINGTON MYSTICS vs CHICAGO SKY - WNBA - 2010-06-20 01:00
* WASHINGTON MYSTICS vs LOS ANGELES SPARKS - WNBA - 2010-06-25 01:00
* CHICAGO SKY vs WASHINGTON MYSTICS - WNBA - 2010-06-26 02:30

NEW YORK LIBERTY:

* NEW YORK LIBERTY vs SEATTLE STORM - WNBA - 2010-06-19 01:30
* NEW YORK LIBERTY vs MINNESOTA Ly*x - WNBA - 2010-06-23 01:30
* Tulsa Shock vs NEW YORK LIBERTY - WNBA - 2010-06-26 02:00


Conclusion


Washington (5-4) ended a three-game road skid with a 95-78 victory at Chicago on Friday. Lindsey Harding led a balanced attack with a season-high 25 points and Monique Currie had 22.


New York (4-4) has won two straight for the first time after beating East-leading Atlanta 91-79 on Friday behind Cappie Pondexter's 25 points
The problem for New York in its 77-61 loss at Washington on May 21 was that they didn't score over.

 

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BETTORS TIPS AND NOTES
Bettors' Best Friend (BBF): Thursday's Wagering Tips


Lines Off The Board

Phillies at Cubs: Total is off pending the wind direction and speed at Wrigley Field.

Mariners at Angels: The line and total are currently off the board oending the Angels' announcement on a starting pitcher.

Lines To Keep An Eye On

Mystics at Liberty (WNBA): Total opened at 148.5 and has dropped to 146.5.

Weather To Watch

Phillies at Cubs: 40 percent chance of thunderstorms.
Dodgers at Cardinals: 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Who's Hot

White Sox have won eight in a row.
Giants have won six of their last seven.
Phillies have won four in a row.
Mystics (WNBA) have won eight of their last nine.

Who's Not

Angels have lost six of their last seven.
Mariners have lost six of their last seven.
Rangers have lost four in a row.

Key Stat

$370 million - Amount the NBA owners claim they lost last season. Also the amount the NBA players union disputes that their numbers are off.

Injury That Shouldn't Be Overlooked

The Twins could be without two of their top players to start the second half. First baseman Justin Morneau is doubtful with a concussion and catcher Joe Mauer is probable with a sore shoulder. He started Tuesday's All-Star Game and may do the same Thursday, although the Twins could decide to give him another day off. The duo have 22 homers and 91 RBIs for the Twins this season so it could be a 1-2 punch to their power if both sit against the White Sox.

Game Of The Day

Dodgers at Cardinals (-130, 7)

Notable Quotable

"Playing another year probably isn't going to make a difference. The damage has already been done."

Brett Favre told Men's Journal magazine about the health factors of whether or not to he will come back for his 20th NFL season. The Vikings are awaiting the record-setting quarterback's decision.

Tips And Notes

Tiger Woods will change putters for Thursday's first round of the British Open, abandoning the Scotty Cameron putter that he has used to win 13 of his 14 majors. Woods will use the Nike Method 001 putter in an effort to cope with the slower greens of St. Andrews. Woods, who remains a 3/1 favorite to win the major for the third straight time on the Old Course, was rumored to make the switch at the Masters but opted against it because of Augusta National's speedier greens.

Atlanta Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward will return to the team on Thursday after serving a stint on the 15-day disabled list for a thumb injury. Heyward said he was healthy enough to play in Tuesday's All-Star Game but opted to sit out so he would be fresh for the resumption of regular-season. He is batting .251 with 11 home runs and a rookie-best 45 RBIs this season and should provide some extra power to the Braves' lineup.

An investigation by German law enforcement into soccer match-fixing involves 270 matches across nine countries and over 250 individuals, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The report said prosecutors believe $1.9 million in bribes was given to referees and players and that $15.25 million was wagered on suspected fixed matches. Those numbers are expected to rise because investigators believe bets were spread among multiple bookmakers to mask suspected illegal activity.

 

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BASEBALL CRUSHER
PLAY OF THE DAY

LA Angels -150

 

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The Sharp Side

White Sox (+103)

 

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Free Pick for Thurs in the MLB is:

NY METS +164

 

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Thursday, July 15

Hot pitchers
-- Braves are 3-0 in Jurrjens home starts (1-0, 3.00). Bush is 3-1, 2.56 in his last five starts.
-- Kershaw is 2-0, 1.74 in his last three starts.

-- Hunter is 3-0, 2.88 in his last four starts.
-- Danks is 4-2, 2.79 in his last six starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Cubs are 1-11 with Dempster if they score less than six runs, 6-0 if they score 6+ runs. Phillies are 1-8 with Moyer if they less than six runs, 8-0 if they score 6+ runs.
-- Carpenter is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts.
-- Dickey is 0-2, 5.30 in his last three starts. Lincecum is 1-2, 5.06 in his last three starts.

-- Wakefield is 1-3, 5.24 in his last five starts.
-- Slowey is 1-2, 8.56 in his last five starts.
-- Fister is 0-3, 5.06 in his last six starts. Angels haven't named starter for Thursday yet, as I type this.

Totals
-- Under is 6-1-2 in last seven Atlanta home games.
-- Five of last seven games at Wrigley Field stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Dodger road games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-1 in Giants' last five home games. Over is 5-2 in Mets' last seven road games.

-- Six of last eight Texas road games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine White Sox road games stayed under total. Over is 5-2 in Minnesota's last seven home games.
-- Three of last four Angel home games stayed under the total, as have four of last five Seattle road games.

Hot Teams
-- Braves are 20-4 in their last 24 home games. Milwaukee won its last three games, scoring 15 runs.
-- Phillies won last four games, all by one run or via walkoff.
-- Dodgers won six of their last seven road games. Cardinals won six of last seven home series openers.
-- Giants won six of their last seven games.

-- White Sox are 25-5 in last 30 games, 12-4 in last 16 on road.

Cold Teams
-- Cubs are 3-7 in their last ten home games.
-- Mets lost six of their last nine road games.

-- Rangers lost their last four games, allowing 23 runs. Red Sox lost five of their last seven games.
-- Twins lost four of their last five games.
-- Mariners lost nine of their last eleven games. Angels lost eight of their last ten games.

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with Chuckie's Honor in the 9th at Belmont Wednesday.

Thursday it's the White Sox. The deficit is 380 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo, who had lost nine in a row, finally found the win column yesterday when he hit with Easy Ed Fountaine's Best Bet at Belmont, Position Limit (sired by George Steinbrenner's Bellamy Road), in the fourth to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,055 marises.

Tonight, Carpenter seems to have the necessary tools to put together a victory against the Dodgers -- 10 units on the Cards.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
480 - 351 run 58 %

Bonus Play Thurs Red Sox PK

 

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Cappers Access

Cubs
Giants(RL)

 

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GAMBLERS DATA
WSox/Twins over 8.5

 

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Joe Wiz's Daily Free Pick

Under 9 runs bet. Seattle and the Angels

 

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DUNKEL MLB

LA Dodgers at St. Louis

The Cardinals look to take advantage of an LA team that is 2-10 in Clayton Kershaw's last 12 starts during game 1 of a series. St. Louis is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-130). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JULY 15
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST
Game 901-902: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Bush) 14.714; Atlanta (Jurrjens) 14.181
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+135); Over

Game 903-904: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Moyer) 15.303; Cubs (Dempster) 16.175
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-130); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-130); N/A

Game 905-906: LA Dodgers at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.606; St. Louis (Carpenter) 16.425
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-130); Under

Game 907-908: NY Mets at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Dickey) 16.008; San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.370
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-175); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+155); Over

Game 909-910: Texas at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Hunter) 15.159; Boston (Wakefield) 13.984
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-115); Over

Game 911-912: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 16.101; Minnesota (Slowey) 16.585
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-110); Under

Game 913-914: Seattle at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Fister) 14.715; LA Angels (Pineiro) 15.543
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

 

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DUNKEL WNBA

Washington at New York

The Mystics look to take advantage of a New York team that is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing with 3 or more days of rest. Washington is the pick (+2) according to Dunkel, which has the game even. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+2). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JULY 15
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST
Game 601-602: Washington at New York (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 114.393; New York 114.160
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 143
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 2; 146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+2); Under