Service Plays Tuesday 8/24/10

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers

Streakers

R.A. Dickey, New York Mets (8-5, 2.41 ERA)

The 35-year-old knuckleballer has been absolutely dealing his past two starts.

Dickey, who has a special glove he makes his catchers wear, has gone 17.1 innings combined his past two starts, including one complete game. Over that span he has allowed only two earned runs and struck out 13 against only two walks.

There actually is a Yahoo! Answers question entitled “Who the Hell is R.A. Dickey?” Don’t get caught asking the same thing.

Travis Wood, Cincinnati Reds (4-1, 2.51 ERA)

The 23-year-old South Paw has been dynamite for the upstart Reds this season.

Wood has won his past four starts by being economical with his pitches and inducing lots of fly ball outs. In his four victories he has forced 48 fly ball outs compared to just 20 ground balls. This is a huge reason he has allowed only six earned runs over his past 24.2 innings.

"Everything was feeling pretty good," Wood told the Associated Press. "We're playing well right now. Hopefully we can carry it over and just keep moving on with it."


Slumping

Carl Pavano, Minnesota Twins (4-3, 5.01 ERA)

The mustache has taken several big hits in his past two starts.

Well, to be totally fair, he allowed only one home run the last two times he took the mound, but it was the 24 other hits he yielded over his past 12.1 innings Over that span he has allowed nine earned runs and has failed to throw at least 100 pitches in either outing.

"Maybe I'm getting a little too much of the plate and the ball's up a little bit or maybe I'm being a little too predictable as far as my pitch sequences," Pavano told the Associated Press. "It's something I'm going to have to revisit and look at and make some adjustments, that's for sure."

Rodrigo Lopez (5-11, 4.94 ERA)

The right-hander has seen better days.

The over has hit in his past three straight starts with opponents finishing with at least five runs in each of those outings. Overall, he has allowed 13 total runs over his past 15 innings.

He also has allowed a combined three home runs the past two times he toed the rubber.

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals (-123, 8.5)

If there is one things the Cubs can do well – and they can’t say it about much – it’s hit the absolute heck out of left-handed pitching.

The loveable losers have scored a staggering 162 runs against South Paws this season, the eighth-most in the league. The Cubbies also are hitting a staggering .280 against lefties this year – the highest average in baseball and seven points higher than the next closest team.

And not only is the team hitting, but raking for power.

Chicago has 86 doubles and 36 home runs against lefties this season and a National League-leading .449 slugging percentage against them.

“It’s about making adjustments,” Marlon Byrd told ESPN.com. “When they come in looking at the film, they have to figure out what they’re looking at and fix it the next time out. The learning curve up here is tough.”

John Lannan and the Nationals won’t be graded on a curve on Tuesday night.

Pick: Cubs


Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians (+101, 7.5)

This one might be so low scoring that it seems like the teams aren’t even using bats.

Overall, Oakland has a 49-66-8 over/under record and has seen six of its past 10 fall short of the total. Cleveland is 58-60-6 overall against the total and has gone 3-3 against the number the past six.

Meantime, neither offense is setting the world on fire. Both teams are in the bottom seven of the Majors in runs scored, with both struggling to just put the ball in play. The Athletics are hitting just .256 and the Indians are even worse at .247.

And then there’s the starters. Cleveland hurler Faustio Carmona may be struggling, but has shut down Oakland in two starts against them this season, yielding a meager four runs over 14.1 innings. Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez also has been dominant against the Indians, allowing no earned runs over 13.2 innings.

"When he commands both sides of the plate with the fastball, he's deadly because his curveball is so good," Oakland second baseman Mark Ellis said of Gonzalez to the San Jose Mercury News. "He's grown up every time he goes out there, keeping his composure.”

Pick: Under

 

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Bettors' best friend: Tuesday's wagering tips

Line to keep an eye on

Yankees at Blue Jays: The total opened at 10 and now sits at 9.5.
Weather to watch

Twins at Rangers: There is an expected 11 mph wind blowing in from left center field.

Braves at Rockies: There is an expected 10 mph wind blowing in from right center field.

Cubs at Nationals: 50 percent chance of rain.

Houston at Philadelphia: 30 percent chance of rain with a 12 mph wind blowing in from center field.

Oakland at Cleveland: There is an expected 10 mph wind blowing across the diamond from first toward third.

Marlins at Mets: 30 percent chance of rain and an expected 15 mph wind blowing in from left center field.

Mariners at Red Sox: 30 percent chance of rain with a 15 mph wind blowing in from center field.

Reds at Giants: There is an expected 10 mph wind blowing from the third base line toward right center field.

Who’s hot

The Twins are 21-6 in their past 27 games.

The over is 15-5-1 in the Brewers’ past 21 games.

The Rays are 26-10 in their past 36 games as a favorite.

Who’s not

The Pirates are just 18-51 in their past 69 games.

The under is 10-1 in the Mets past 11 games.

The Orioles are 18-53 in their past 71 road games.

Key stat

2: Times a pitcher has thrown a perfect game and then lost against that team later this season. After Dallas Braden lost 3-2 to the Rays, he joined Roy Halladay, who lost to the Marlins, as the only two pitchers to earn the distinction since Sandy Koufax in 1965.

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

Saturday night was the first time since May that the Phillies had their one through eight hitters from Opening Day together in the lineup. That didn’t last long. Nursing a slim lead over the Cardinals, the Phils had to sit Placido Polanco on Monday because of soreness in his left elbow – the same elbow that put him on the 15-day DL earlier this year. Losing Polanco would be a huge blow to Philadelphia, as he is hitting .317 with six home runs and 41 RBI.

Game of the Day

Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants (-103, 7)

Notable quotes

"If you guys want to talk about football, we'll talk about football. But to keep on talking about things outside of football to me is completely ridiculous. I did have a conversation with him. If you want to talk about football, we'll talk about football." – Redskins coach Mike Shanahan on being done discussing Albert Haynesworth.

Tips and notes

Know why it’s the year of the pitcher? Because managers are letting their pitchers stay on the mound longer. This season, 58 pitchers are averaging at least 100 pitches per start, up 42 percent from this same time last season. It also is the first time in more than a decade at least 58 hurlers have broken the century mark for their average pitch count. Don’t expect that number to dip as teams need to rely on their best players coming down the stretch.

How important is the rushing attack to the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints? The defending champions actually ran the ball more times last season than the run-heavy Baltimore Ravens. But the ground game has popped a serious tire in the Big Easy. Running back P.J. Hill suffered a triceps injury against the Texans and will go on IR if no one claims him off waivers. Lynell Hamilton already has been put on IR and Mike Bell signed this offseason with Philly. After Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush, the next options are Ladell Betts, Chris Ivory and DeShawn Wynn. The second half of the team’s next two preseason games will be ugly.

Things just got a little stickier for South Carolina. Coach Steve Spurrier just suspended tight end Weslye Saunders indefinitely and the standout player’s availability is in question for the season opener against Southern Miss on Sept. 2. Saunders, a senior, is regarded as the top prospect at his position in the draft and losing him would be a big blow to the Gamecocks, who are listed at -14 against the Golden Eagles.

 

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Baseball Crusher

DET (-150) over KC

 

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Craig Masters

Mets +110

 

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GREEK SPORTS PICKS

BASEBALL
10 UNIT Chicago White Sox
10 UNIT Oakland Athletics
10 UNIT Milwaukee Brewers

 

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THE VEGAS KILLERS
Chad Greene

PREMIUM PLAY
Cincinnati Reds +104 ML

Bonus Play
SL Cardinals -1.5 RL

 

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SPORTGENIUS

PREMIUM PLAY
1 UNIT Oakland Athletics ML w/Gonzales

 

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axiumsports

August 24th 2010

*-Weekly System Picks. Please follow the system and do not increase your starting bet until you at least triple your account. -*

Current Bankroll=$2,994.64

Pick #4-England Conference Soccer-
4)Bet 38.63 to win 37.51 on Rushden & Diamonds PK OVER AFC Wimbledon -103

Pick #5-MLB-
5a)Bet 12.90 to win 11.73 on NY Mets/Florida OVER 6.5 -110

5b)Bet 81.12 to win 73.75 on NY Mets/Florida OVER 6.5 -110

Pick #6-MLB-
6aa)Bet 13.05 to win 12.67 on Tampa Bay ML OVER LAA Angels -103
6ab)Bet 27.09 to win 26.30 on Tampa Bay ML OVER LAA Angels -103

6ba)Bet 12.90 to win 12.52 on Tampa Bay ML OVER LAA Angels -103
6bb)Bet 170.35 to win 165.39 on Tampa Bay ML OVER LAA Angels -103

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Yankees Monday night.

Tuesday it's the Yankees and Marlins. The deficit is 40 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo doubled-down with the Braves and Angels last night and ended up with a double-downer that caused the number on the big red deficit toteboard to balloon to 1,675 dropos.

Tonight, he expects the Wood-Guthrie duo to help him sing a happy and folksy tune -- 10 units apiece on the Reds and Orioles.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
501 - 367 run 58 %

Bonus Play Tues Marlins -115

 

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Gamblers Data

Tuesday
Cards -1.5 -145

 

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"Bulgarian Paid service"

Nischni Novgorod - Shinnik Yaroslavl:bet on Nischni Novgorod 0, -0.5 @ 1.95

 

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Best Top Picks

Orgryte - Falkenbergs pick 1 (Sweden 2) 1PM ET

 

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The Joker's Bet of the Day:

Back Under 2.5 Goals at 1.8 in Sheriff Tiraspol v FC Basel

 

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John Harrison

Padres/Diamondbacks OVER 7 (5 UNITs)

 

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Honest Dog Sports

Top 3 -

Cubs
Atlanta
Millwaukee

10 unit parlays -

Cubs ML/Atlanta ML
Cubs ML/Mill ML
Mill ML/Atlanta ML
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Xtrishax Sports

8/24/2010

MLB - CC/WAS UNDER 8.5 (+102)
MLB - STL/PIT OVER 7 (-115)
MLB - OAKLAND (-107)
MLB - FLORIDA (-117)
MLB - BAL/CWS UNDER 8 (+102)