Service Plays Tuesday 8/31/10

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers

Streaking

Ian Kennedy (8-9, 4.22 ERA) Arizona Diamondbacks

Kennedy is coming off an absolute gem against the San Diego Padres, firing seven innings of shutout ball while allowing just one hit. He struck out a career-high 12 batters.

It was only his first win against San Diego in three tries this year, but he has been fantastic against the Padres in all three starts. He has a 1.59 ERA in those outings, while striking out 27 and walking five.

"The guy who pitched against us has been tough on us, going back to Spring Training in Tucson," Padres manager Bud Black told reporters of Kennedy following their last meeting. "We saw a lot of 3-2 changeups, even deep in the game."


Slumping

Jeff Karstens (2-10, 4.98 ERA), Pittsburgh Pirates

Karstens is looking for any kind of a break to get him on track. He hasn’t won a game since July 4 and is coming off a nasty effort against the New York Mets the last time he took the hill. Karstens gave up seven earned runs on 11 hits over just 3 1/3 innings.

Karstens has also had problems with arm fatigue lately and skipped a start, but says he’s feeling better now.

"It's been a tough year for Jeff. He bounced around a little bit,” Pirates manager John Russell told reporters. “He's been pretty consistent when he came back as a starter. Now he's kind of caught up in a little fatigue in his arm. Just didn't feel quite right. Instead of pushing it, we figured to give him one start off."

Cliff Lee (10-8, 3.26 ERA), Texas Rangers

Lee heads into Tuesday’s start in the middle of a nasty slump. He has lost three straight starts, allowing at least five runs in each of them. Location problems are his main concern at this point and he’s leaving the ball over the plate far too often lately. He has served up five home runs over his last two outings and has only two wins over his last 10 starts.

Texas will give him a break in the rotation following Tuesday’s game.

"It is late in the year and in the last month of the season I guess an extra day couldn't [hurt]," Lee told reporters. "You can work an extra day in. It's not really that big of a deal one way or the other. An extra day will be a good thing at this point of the season. It's really not that big of a deal."

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Milwaukee at Cincinnati (-120, 9)

The Cincinnati Reds are looking to pad their lead in the NL Central at the expense of any team that gets in their way right now. They have put up 27 runs while winning three of their last four heading into Monday’s action and are five games in front of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.

The Reds have had their way against the Milwaukee Brewers this season too, winning five of six meetings before Monday’s series opener.
Milwaukee sends Yovani Gallardo to the mound against Cincinnati on Tuesday. He has given up 12 earned runs over his last two starts.

Pick: Reds


Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (-240, 9)

The Chicago Cubs have been a different team since Lou Piniella turned over the team’s managerial duties to Mike Quade. The Cubs were 4-2 since the change heading into Monday’s game and face a slumping Jeff Karstens on Tuesday.

Karstens had his last scheduled start skipped due to arm fatigue and has already topped 200 innings this year so Pittsburgh is going to keep a close eye on him for the rest of the year. Karstens has dropped four straight starts and is coming off a rotten outing against the New York Mets.

The 6-foot-3 right hander gave up seven earned runs on 11 hits over just 3 1/3 innings of work and has an 8.40 ERA over his last three starts.

Pick: Over

 

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Bettors’ best friend: Tuesday’s wagering tips

Lines to keep an eye on

White Sox at Indians – Cleveland opened as a -145 favorite with the total at 9, but is now around -130 at some books with the total hovering between 8 and 8.5.
Red Sox at Orioles – Boston opened as a -150 but is now at -135.
Mets at Braves – Atlanta opened as a -155 favorite but is now listed at -150. The total is down to 8.5 from 9 at the open.
Cardinals at Astros – Houston is listed at -160 after opening at -170.
Padres at Diamondbacks – Total is up to 9.5 from 9 at the open.
Angels at Mariners – Seattle is a -130 favorite after opening at -140.

Weather to watch

Rangers at Royals – 60 percent chance of precipitation. Thunderstorms likely.

Who’s hot

Atlanta is 41-14 in its last 55 home games.
Cincinnati is 11-4 over its last 15 games.
New York Yankees are 83-32 in their last 115 home games.

Who’s not

Colorado is 5-14 in its last 19 road games.
Los Angeles Angels are 7-19 over their last 26 road games.
Washington is 14-37 in its 51 road games.

Key stat

.438 – Stephen Drew’s batting average over the last seven games for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Drew has four home runs and nine RBIs over that stretch.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez was back in the lineup Monday after giving the team a scare over the weekend. He left Sunday’s game in the third inning after feeling light-headed while running the bases. Ramirez is hitting .299 with 18 home runs, 67 RBIs with 27 stolen bases on the year.

Game of the day

Colorado at San Francisco

Notable quotable

"People have the wrong idea about Manny. I don't think Manny is a bad guy or a pain in the butt. It's funny how people say Manny is being Manny. Manny is being real. I never see anyone on his team get mad at him because he goes about his business."

-White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on newly-acquired Manny Ramirez.

Tips and notes

Manny Ramirez is expected to join the Chicago White Sox in time for Tuesday’s game at Cleveland. Ramirez hit .311 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 66 games. He was on the DL from July 20-Aug. 22 with a strained calf, missing 33 games. Word has it the White Sox are looking to bat him sixth in the lineup.

Mark Teixeira returned to the Yankees’ lineup Monday after suffering a bruised thumb over the weekend. He left Saturday’s game early and didn’t play Sunday.

 

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Baseball Crusher

TB (-140) over TOR

 

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OUTLAW SPORTS ADVISORS

$400 Chicago White Sox F5 INNINGS -144 ML
$200 Houston Astros F5 INNINGS +150 ML

 

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Chad Greene

SF Giants -133

 

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BIGFELLA SPORTS

EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL
$15 LSU -1
$10 BYU -2½ (B+½)
$10 VA Tech +3
$10 VA Tech (B+½)
$25 Purdue +12 ML
$5 Purdue +370 ML

In his first year after taking over for Purdue's winningest coach Joe Tiller, Danny Hope pulled off the shocker of all shockers. His team beat Rose Bowl-bound Ohio State 26-18 in West Lafayette, Ind.

The amazing parts in the upset hit all levels. Ohio State was a two-touchdown favorite and had just beaten Wisconsin. The Boilermakers had lost five in a row, albeit all close games.

Hope got his guys prepared for Ohio State. It set off a closing stretch that included four wins in the final six games.

This squad lost about 5 or 6 games by less than 6 points last season and with a full year under the Coach I look for this team to put it together a bit!

You have ND and national TV with the arrival of Coach Kelly coming into this one. Purdue lost 24-21 last season and will be that much better this season. Irish have key losses in talent and Kelly will be under the spotlight which is all we need as the public will ride the Irish and I will cash a play that is posted in August to start the season

Look at these results and if you throw out the Wisky stinker they hung around and against some good teams!!!

Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

09/05/09 vs. Toledo West Lafayette, Ind. W, 52-31
09/12/09 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. L, 38-36
09/19/09 vs. Northern Illinois West Lafayette, Ind. L, 28-21
09/26/09 vs. Notre Dame West Lafayette, Ind. L, 24-21
10/03/09 vs. Northwestern West Lafayette, Ind. L, 27-21
10/10/09 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. L, 35-20
10/17/09 vs. Ohio State West Lafayette, Ind. W, 26-18
10/24/09 vs. Illinois West Lafayette, Ind. W, 24-14
10/31/09 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. L, 37-0
11/07/09 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 38-36
11/14/09 vs. Michigan State West Lafayette, Ind. L, 40-37
11/21/09 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. W, 38-21

 

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Hondo

The Dodgers prevented Hondo from being thrice flushed last night when they provided some cheer against Halladay to partially offset his losses with the Blue Jays and Pirates.

Tonight, with the debt at a robust 1,850 shamskys, he expects Niese to make the Braves cry uncle -- 10 units on the Metamucils to flow through Atlanta.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
502 - 372 run 58 %

Bonus Play Tues: Atl Braves -150

 

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KIKI SPORTS

Tuesday August 31st

1 unit NY Mets +140
1 unit Philadelphia -110
2 units Boston -145

 

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Potsys Picks MLB

CINCINNATI -107
ST LOUIS -150
Best Bet! SAN FRANCISCO -133

 

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Today's MLB Picks

Toronto at Tampa Bay

The Blue Jays look to bounce back from yesterday's 6-2 loss and build on their 18-6 record in their last 24 games after giving up 5 or more runs in the previous game. Toronto is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jays favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+125). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 15.141; Cincinnati (Harang) 15.632
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-110); Over

Game 953-954: NY Mets at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Niese) 15.352; Atlanta (Minor) 14.680
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+135); Under

Game 955-956: Washington at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 14.311; Florida (Sanchez) 15.348
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-180); Under

Game 957-958: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Karstens) 14.573; Cubs (Dempster) 14.183
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-230); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+190); N/A

Game 959-960: St. Louis at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 14.485; Houston (Rodriguez) 13.978
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-160); Over

Game 961-962: San Diego at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Correia) 15.251; Arizona (Kennedy) 14.671
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-115); 10
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-105); Under

Game 963-964: Philadelphia at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 16.396; LA Dodgers (Monasterios) 14.911
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-110); Under

Game 965-966: Colorado at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Rogers) 14.873; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.410
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-140); Under

Game 967-968: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.535; Baltimore (Matusz) 16.632
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+125); Under

Game 969-970: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Jackson) 15.281; Cleveland (Masterson) 13.649
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-135); Over

Game 971-972: Oakland at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Mazzaro) 15.996; NY Yankees (Hughes) 16.672
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-200); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-200); Over

Game 973-974: Toronto at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Romero) 15.606; Tampa Bay (Niemann) 15.394
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+125); Under

Game 975-976: Detroit at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Galarraga) 16.176; Minnesota (Duensing) 15.810
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+160); Over

Game 977-978: Texas at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Lee) 15.100; Kansas City (O'Sullivan) 14.109
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-220); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-220); Under

Game 979-980: LA Angels at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Haren) 14.616; Seattle (Hernandez) 14.979
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Seattle (-130); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-130); Under

 

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DSV Leoben - SV Feldkirchen 1 @ 1.80

 

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Dave Cokin

Tampa D-rays (moneyline)

 

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Big Al's American League Underdog of the Year

Baltimore Orioles

 

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Matt Fargo's Divisional Total of the Year

BoSox/Orioles over

 

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HRC PREMIUM MLB ACTION-August 31st

Capper: JSM Sports (Handicappers Paradise)

Play Strengths
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2* Action
5* Selection (Rated)
8* Premium (Rated)
10* Diamond (Rated)
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[967] Boston |8*|-135|B+0|Network N/A|7:05 pm EST

[960] STL/HOU |5*|OVER|6.5 Runs|Network N/A|8:05 pm EST

[964] PHI/LAD |5*|OVER|8.5 Runs|Network N/A|10:10 pm EST


note*
JSM Sports has a 10* Underdog of the year today

 

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Mr. East

#979 LA ANGELS @ #980 SEATTLE MARINERS 10:10PM EDT

PLAY ON #980 SEATTLE MARINERS -1.5 +180

 

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Tuesday MLB Play- GC

On Tuesday the Free MLB play is on the under in the Toronto at Tampa Bay game. Rotation numbers 973/974 at 7:10 eastern. This game pits Romero vs Niemann. This solid pitching match up should result in an under here tonight. Romero for the Blue Jays has a solid 2.57 era vs Tampa and went 7 innings allowing just 2 runs here earlier in the season. Tampa has J. Niemann making the start tonight. In his last 2 home starts vs Toronto Niemann has been very effective going 15+ innings allowing just 3 runs. He has a solid 2.85 home era this year as well. Toronto started the series averaging just 2.2 runs per game and hitting .186 in domes. Tampa is hitting just .229 over the past week. Look for this one to go under the total. For the Bonus Play take the under in the Toronto at Tampa Bay game. GC