Hot pitchers
-- Wells is 2-1, 1.30 in his last five starts.
-- Wood has a 2.14 RA in his last three starts.
-- Hudson is 3-2, 2.27 in his last five starts. LHernandez is 1-1, 1.80 in his last two outings.
-- Florida is 3-0 in Sanabia starts (1-0, 0.69). Giants are 8-3 in Sanchez' last eleven starts.
-- Halladay is 3-2, 2.11 in his last six starts.
-- JSantana is 3-0, 0.71 in his last five starts. JGarcia is 2-0, 2.78 in his last four outings.
-- Ohlendorf has 2.95 RA in his last four starts.
-- Kuroda has 2.14 RA in his last three starts, but Dodgers scored total of two runs in those three games.
-- Pineiro is 5-0, 2.04 in his last five home starts.
-- Carmona is 3-0, 2.89 in his last three starts.
-- Guthrie is 1-0, 1.98 in his last couple starts. Marcum is 3-1, 4.35 in his last four starts.
-- Niemann has 2.40 RA in his last six home starts.
-- Oakland won Cahill's last six road starts.
-- Buehrle is 3-1, 2.03 in his last four starts. Vargas gas 1.66 RA in his last three starts, but no wins.
Cold pitchers
-- Norris is 0-3, 7.26 in his last seven starts.
-- Narveson is 1-2, 9.30 in his last four starts.
-- EJackson is 1-3, 7.66 in four starts since his no-hitter.
-- Cook is 2-2, 4.99 in his last five starts.
-- Richard is 1-1, 7.50 in his last four starts.
-- Bannister is 0-4, 7.07 in his last five starts. Duensing allowed one run in five IP in his first start, a 3-2 loss at Baltimore.
-- Beckett is 0-1, 7.49 in his last seven starts.
-- Burnett is 1-4, 8.44 in his last five road starts.
-- Lewis is 1-1, 5.82 in his last three home starts.
Totals
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Arizona road games.
-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven Atlanta games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Mets' last seven games.
-- Five of last six Cub games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Narveson starts went over the total.
-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen games at Coors Field.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Dodgers' last six home games.
-- Five of last seven Florida road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Baltimore games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Cleveland games.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Detroit games.
-- Six of last nine Oakland games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Kansas City home games.
-- Five of last six Buehrle starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in Boston's last eleven games.
Hot Teams
-- Phillies won last five games, outscoring foes 31-10.
-- Brewers won seven of their last eight games at Miller Park.
-- Padres won eight of their last eleven games. Dodgers won five of their last six games.
-- Marlins won eight of their last eleven games. Giants won 16 of their last 20 games.
-- Blue Jays are 8-3 since the All-Star break.
-- Rays won eight of their last nine home games.
-- Twins won six of their last seven games.
-- A's, Rangers both won nine of their last twelve games.
-- White Sox are 16-1 in their last seventeen home games.
-- Bronx won 15 of its last 20 games.
Cold Teams
-- Arizona is 4-22 in its last 26 road games.
-- Nationals lost seven of their last ten games. Braves lost three of four.
-- Mets are 3-9 since the All-Star break. Cardinals are 4-9 in their last 13 road games.
-- Reds lost six of their last nine road games.
-- Cubs lost four of their last five road games. Astros are 1-5 in games folloing their last six wins.
-- Rockies lost 11 of their last 13 games. Pirates lost four of their last five games.
-- Indians lost three of their last four games.
-- Orioles lost ten of their last eleven games.
-- Tigers lost 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Royals lost 12 of their last 15 games.
-- Mariners lost 19 of their last 24 games.
-- Angels lost six of their last seven games. Red Sox are 10-13 in their last twenty-three road games.
Umpires
-- Chi-Hst-- Two of three Carapazza games went over the total.
-- Cin-Mil-- Favorite won last four Dimuro games.
-- Atl-Wsh-- Last seven Miller games stayed under the total.
-- Fla-SF-- Five of last six Estabrook games stayed under the total.
-- Az-Phil-- Eight of last ten Fletcher games stayed under the total.
-- StL-NY-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Cousins games.
-- Pitt-Col-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Nelson games.
-- LA-SD-- Favorites won last three Guccione games.
-- Minn-KC-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Kulpa games.
-- Bos-LA-- Underdog is 4-2 (+$413) in last six Tichenor games.
-- NY-Clev-- 10 of last 12 Scott games went over the total.
-- Blt-Tor-- Underdogs are 7-3 (+$329) in last ten Timmons games.
-- Det-TB-- Favorites won last four Foster games. with three of four going over the total.
-- A's-Tor-- Over is 10-1-2 in last thirteen Bucknor games.
-- Sea-Chi-- Favorites won six of last seven Runge games.
-- Wells is 2-1, 1.30 in his last five starts.
-- Wood has a 2.14 RA in his last three starts.
-- Hudson is 3-2, 2.27 in his last five starts. LHernandez is 1-1, 1.80 in his last two outings.
-- Florida is 3-0 in Sanabia starts (1-0, 0.69). Giants are 8-3 in Sanchez' last eleven starts.
-- Halladay is 3-2, 2.11 in his last six starts.
-- JSantana is 3-0, 0.71 in his last five starts. JGarcia is 2-0, 2.78 in his last four outings.
-- Ohlendorf has 2.95 RA in his last four starts.
-- Kuroda has 2.14 RA in his last three starts, but Dodgers scored total of two runs in those three games.
-- Pineiro is 5-0, 2.04 in his last five home starts.
-- Carmona is 3-0, 2.89 in his last three starts.
-- Guthrie is 1-0, 1.98 in his last couple starts. Marcum is 3-1, 4.35 in his last four starts.
-- Niemann has 2.40 RA in his last six home starts.
-- Oakland won Cahill's last six road starts.
-- Buehrle is 3-1, 2.03 in his last four starts. Vargas gas 1.66 RA in his last three starts, but no wins.
Cold pitchers
-- Norris is 0-3, 7.26 in his last seven starts.
-- Narveson is 1-2, 9.30 in his last four starts.
-- EJackson is 1-3, 7.66 in four starts since his no-hitter.
-- Cook is 2-2, 4.99 in his last five starts.
-- Richard is 1-1, 7.50 in his last four starts.
-- Bannister is 0-4, 7.07 in his last five starts. Duensing allowed one run in five IP in his first start, a 3-2 loss at Baltimore.
-- Beckett is 0-1, 7.49 in his last seven starts.
-- Burnett is 1-4, 8.44 in his last five road starts.
-- Lewis is 1-1, 5.82 in his last three home starts.
Totals
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Arizona road games.
-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven Atlanta games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Mets' last seven games.
-- Five of last six Cub games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Narveson starts went over the total.
-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen games at Coors Field.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Dodgers' last six home games.
-- Five of last seven Florida road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Baltimore games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Cleveland games.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Detroit games.
-- Six of last nine Oakland games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Kansas City home games.
-- Five of last six Buehrle starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in Boston's last eleven games.
Hot Teams
-- Phillies won last five games, outscoring foes 31-10.
-- Brewers won seven of their last eight games at Miller Park.
-- Padres won eight of their last eleven games. Dodgers won five of their last six games.
-- Marlins won eight of their last eleven games. Giants won 16 of their last 20 games.
-- Blue Jays are 8-3 since the All-Star break.
-- Rays won eight of their last nine home games.
-- Twins won six of their last seven games.
-- A's, Rangers both won nine of their last twelve games.
-- White Sox are 16-1 in their last seventeen home games.
-- Bronx won 15 of its last 20 games.
Cold Teams
-- Arizona is 4-22 in its last 26 road games.
-- Nationals lost seven of their last ten games. Braves lost three of four.
-- Mets are 3-9 since the All-Star break. Cardinals are 4-9 in their last 13 road games.
-- Reds lost six of their last nine road games.
-- Cubs lost four of their last five road games. Astros are 1-5 in games folloing their last six wins.
-- Rockies lost 11 of their last 13 games. Pirates lost four of their last five games.
-- Indians lost three of their last four games.
-- Orioles lost ten of their last eleven games.
-- Tigers lost 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Royals lost 12 of their last 15 games.
-- Mariners lost 19 of their last 24 games.
-- Angels lost six of their last seven games. Red Sox are 10-13 in their last twenty-three road games.
Umpires
-- Chi-Hst-- Two of three Carapazza games went over the total.
-- Cin-Mil-- Favorite won last four Dimuro games.
-- Atl-Wsh-- Last seven Miller games stayed under the total.
-- Fla-SF-- Five of last six Estabrook games stayed under the total.
-- Az-Phil-- Eight of last ten Fletcher games stayed under the total.
-- StL-NY-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Cousins games.
-- Pitt-Col-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Nelson games.
-- LA-SD-- Favorites won last three Guccione games.
-- Minn-KC-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Kulpa games.
-- Bos-LA-- Underdog is 4-2 (+$413) in last six Tichenor games.
-- NY-Clev-- 10 of last 12 Scott games went over the total.
-- Blt-Tor-- Underdogs are 7-3 (+$329) in last ten Timmons games.
-- Det-TB-- Favorites won last four Foster games. with three of four going over the total.
-- A's-Tor-- Over is 10-1-2 in last thirteen Bucknor games.
-- Sea-Chi-- Favorites won six of last seven Runge games.
GINA
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:10 p.m. est.
Seattle Mariners (39-62) at Chicago White Sox (55-44)
(L) Jason Vargas (6-5) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (9-8)
The White Sox have won nine straight at home and the last seven against Seattle at U.S. Cellular Field. Let’s go with Chicago once more in their house with hot southpaw Mark Buehrle on the hill. The struggling Mariners are 6-18 in their last 24 games overall and 15-37 in their last 52 road games. They have dropped ten of their last 11 contests against the Mariners in Chicago, just 7-25 in the last 32 meetings at U.S Cellular Field
Seattle’s lefthander Jason Vargas (6-5, 2.94 ERA), is 0-1 with a 1.66 ERA in his last three starts. Vargas is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 innings in his only meeting against the White Sox on April 25. The Mariners are 2-8 in Vargas' last 10 road starts.
Chicago’s lefthander Mark Buehrle (9-8. 3.96 ERA), is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts and is 7-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 14 career starts against the Mariners, 6-0 with a 3.34 ERA in eight career home starts versus Seattle. The White Sox are 8-0 in Buehrle’s last 8 home starts versus the Mariners.
Chicago White Sox -165
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:10 p.m. est.
Seattle Mariners (39-62) at Chicago White Sox (55-44)
(L) Jason Vargas (6-5) vs. (L) Mark Buehrle (9-8)
The White Sox have won nine straight at home and the last seven against Seattle at U.S. Cellular Field. Let’s go with Chicago once more in their house with hot southpaw Mark Buehrle on the hill. The struggling Mariners are 6-18 in their last 24 games overall and 15-37 in their last 52 road games. They have dropped ten of their last 11 contests against the Mariners in Chicago, just 7-25 in the last 32 meetings at U.S Cellular Field
Seattle’s lefthander Jason Vargas (6-5, 2.94 ERA), is 0-1 with a 1.66 ERA in his last three starts. Vargas is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 innings in his only meeting against the White Sox on April 25. The Mariners are 2-8 in Vargas' last 10 road starts.
Chicago’s lefthander Mark Buehrle (9-8. 3.96 ERA), is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts and is 7-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 14 career starts against the Mariners, 6-0 with a 3.34 ERA in eight career home starts versus Seattle. The White Sox are 8-0 in Buehrle’s last 8 home starts versus the Mariners.
Chicago White Sox -165
MLB DUNKEL
Atlanta at Washington
The Braves look to bounce back from yesterday's loss to the Nats and build on their 8-1 record in Tim Hudson's last 9 starts as a favorite between -110 and -150. Atlanta is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Braves favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-140). Here are all of today's picks.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at Houston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Ratings: Cubs (Wells) 15.167; Houston (Norris) 14.889
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-145); Over
Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Wood) 15.231; Milwaukee (Narveson) 14.292
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Over
Game 955-956: Atlanta at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hudson) 15.098; Washington (Hernandez) 14.411
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-140); Under
Game 957-958: Florida at San Francisco (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Sanabia) 15.248; San Francisco (Sanchez) 16.118
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 7
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-140); Under
Game 959-960: Arizona at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Jackson) 13.830; Philadelphia (Halladay) 15.766
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-270); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-270); Over
Game 961-962: St. Louis at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Garcia) 16.104; NY Mets (Santana) 15.303
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Under
Game 963-964: Pittsburgh at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf) 13.104; Colorado (Cook) 14.644
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-220); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-220); Over
Game 965-966: LA Dodgers at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.202; San Diego (Richard) 16.189
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-120); Under
Game 967-968: Minnesota at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Duensing) 15.291; Kansas City (Bannister) 15.390
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+120); Over
Game 969-970: Boston at LA Angels (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 14.871; LA Angels (Pineiro) 14.272
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-115); Under
Game 971-972: NY Yankees at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Burnett) 16.871; Cleveland (Carmona) 16.040
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-150); Over
Game 973-974: Baltimore at Toronto (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Guthrie) 14.593; Toronto (Mills) 14.386
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 975-976: Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Bonine) 14.572; Tampa Bay (Niemann) 16.683
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-235); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-235); Under
Game 977-978: Oakland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Cahill) 15.941; Texas (Lewis) 15.189
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+135); Over
Game 979-980: Seattle at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Vargas) 15.629; White Sox (Buehrle) 15.405
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+140); Under
Atlanta at Washington
The Braves look to bounce back from yesterday's loss to the Nats and build on their 8-1 record in Tim Hudson's last 9 starts as a favorite between -110 and -150. Atlanta is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Braves favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-140). Here are all of today's picks.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at Houston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Ratings: Cubs (Wells) 15.167; Houston (Norris) 14.889
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-145); Over
Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Wood) 15.231; Milwaukee (Narveson) 14.292
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Over
Game 955-956: Atlanta at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hudson) 15.098; Washington (Hernandez) 14.411
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-140); Under
Game 957-958: Florida at San Francisco (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Sanabia) 15.248; San Francisco (Sanchez) 16.118
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 7
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-140); Under
Game 959-960: Arizona at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Jackson) 13.830; Philadelphia (Halladay) 15.766
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-270); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-270); Over
Game 961-962: St. Louis at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Garcia) 16.104; NY Mets (Santana) 15.303
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Under
Game 963-964: Pittsburgh at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf) 13.104; Colorado (Cook) 14.644
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-220); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-220); Over
Game 965-966: LA Dodgers at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.202; San Diego (Richard) 16.189
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-120); Under
Game 967-968: Minnesota at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Duensing) 15.291; Kansas City (Bannister) 15.390
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+120); Over
Game 969-970: Boston at LA Angels (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 14.871; LA Angels (Pineiro) 14.272
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-115); Under
Game 971-972: NY Yankees at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Burnett) 16.871; Cleveland (Carmona) 16.040
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-150); Over
Game 973-974: Baltimore at Toronto (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Guthrie) 14.593; Toronto (Mills) 14.386
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 975-976: Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Bonine) 14.572; Tampa Bay (Niemann) 16.683
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-235); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-235); Under
Game 977-978: Oakland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Cahill) 15.941; Texas (Lewis) 15.189
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+135); Over
Game 979-980: Seattle at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Vargas) 15.629; White Sox (Buehrle) 15.405
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+140); Under
GamblersWorld
Tip of the Day Date: 7.28.10 at 7:05PM
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Current Line: Toronto (-155)
Over/Under: 9.5
Play On: UNDER 9.5
Inside the Board Room:
The Toronto Blue Jays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeremy Guthrie in this game. Guthrie has a 4-10 record and a 4.46 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be Brad Mills. The lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Jose Bautista was 4-for-4 with two homers and five runs batted in, as the Blue Jays ripped the Orioles 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Take the UNDER tonight
Tip of the Day Date: 7.28.10 at 7:05PM
Game: Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Current Line: Toronto (-155)
Over/Under: 9.5
Play On: UNDER 9.5
Inside the Board Room:
The Toronto Blue Jays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeremy Guthrie in this game. Guthrie has a 4-10 record and a 4.46 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be Brad Mills. The lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Jose Bautista was 4-for-4 with two homers and five runs batted in, as the Blue Jays ripped the Orioles 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Take the UNDER tonight
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Wednesday's Winner ... 20 DIME selection on the NEW YORK METS and Johan Santana over the Cardinals in the middle game of a three-game series. New York is favoaed in the -130 to -135 range in this contest, but I encoureage you to get down on this game quickly as I suspect the number will rise. Note that you must list Santana as the Mets’ starting pitcrer. If he doesn’t go, this play is VOID!
Mets
Nobody loves St. Louis lefty Jaime Garcia more than I do. The guy has been phenomenal all season long and would get my vote for N.L. Rookie of the Year.
That said, as great as Garcia (9-4, 2.21 ERA) has been this year, the Cardinals are just 10-9 when he toes the rubber, including 5-5 on the road. Also, St. Louis has been extremaly careful with Garcia, who has pitched six innings or fewer in 13 of his 19 starts. And prior to a 5-1 win over the Phillies exactly a week ago – he allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, and I cashed a 15 Dime run-line winner – Garcia had pitched a total of 8 2/3 in his previous two starts.
The point: Don’t expect to see Garcia go deep into this game, and St. Louis’ bullpen has been highly inconesistent all season.
You know who hasn’t been highly inconsistent lately? Johan Santana. Over his last five starts, the Mets’ lefty has given up a grand total of three runs in 38 innings. I’ll do the math for you: That’s a 0.71 ERA over a five-start stretch. Santana’s incredible recent surge began with the Mets losing 2-1 at Washington, but since then, New York has won four in a row behind Santana. That includes back-to-back 3-0 home victories over the Reds and Braves. Santana numbers in those two contests: 16 innings pitched, eight hits, six walks, 10 strikeouts, no runs allowed.
Santana is 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 10 starts at Citi Field (the Mets are 7-3), and he’s 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in four career starts against St. Louis. That includes a start back on April 17 at Busch Stadium when Santana pitched seven innings of four-hit shutout ball, walking one and whiffing nine in a game New York won 2-1 in 20 innings (Garcia pitched opposite Santana in that one).
A few final points to make: Since ripping off eight straight wins from the Sunday prior to the All-Star break through Garcia’s gem last Wednesday, the Cardinals have dropped four of their last five. St. Louis has also hardly been a road warrior recently, dropring 15 of 22 on the highway. On the other hand, the Mets have one of the best home records in baseball at 31-16, including 27-11 in the last 38.
Also, St. Louis is in slumps of 1-4 vs. lefty starters, 3-13 as a road underdog and 1-10 as a short underdog (+110 to +150, all on the road), while the Mets have won 15 of Santana’s last 21 starts against the N.L. Central and nine of 10 at home against left-handed starters (they bat nearly .300 as a team when facing lefties at home).
Lastly, the home team is on an 11-3 roll in this rivalry, with St. Louis dropping six of eight in New York.
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Wednesday's Winner ... 20 DIME selection on the NEW YORK METS and Johan Santana over the Cardinals in the middle game of a three-game series. New York is favoaed in the -130 to -135 range in this contest, but I encoureage you to get down on this game quickly as I suspect the number will rise. Note that you must list Santana as the Mets’ starting pitcrer. If he doesn’t go, this play is VOID!
Mets
Nobody loves St. Louis lefty Jaime Garcia more than I do. The guy has been phenomenal all season long and would get my vote for N.L. Rookie of the Year.
That said, as great as Garcia (9-4, 2.21 ERA) has been this year, the Cardinals are just 10-9 when he toes the rubber, including 5-5 on the road. Also, St. Louis has been extremaly careful with Garcia, who has pitched six innings or fewer in 13 of his 19 starts. And prior to a 5-1 win over the Phillies exactly a week ago – he allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, and I cashed a 15 Dime run-line winner – Garcia had pitched a total of 8 2/3 in his previous two starts.
The point: Don’t expect to see Garcia go deep into this game, and St. Louis’ bullpen has been highly inconesistent all season.
You know who hasn’t been highly inconsistent lately? Johan Santana. Over his last five starts, the Mets’ lefty has given up a grand total of three runs in 38 innings. I’ll do the math for you: That’s a 0.71 ERA over a five-start stretch. Santana’s incredible recent surge began with the Mets losing 2-1 at Washington, but since then, New York has won four in a row behind Santana. That includes back-to-back 3-0 home victories over the Reds and Braves. Santana numbers in those two contests: 16 innings pitched, eight hits, six walks, 10 strikeouts, no runs allowed.
Santana is 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 10 starts at Citi Field (the Mets are 7-3), and he’s 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in four career starts against St. Louis. That includes a start back on April 17 at Busch Stadium when Santana pitched seven innings of four-hit shutout ball, walking one and whiffing nine in a game New York won 2-1 in 20 innings (Garcia pitched opposite Santana in that one).
A few final points to make: Since ripping off eight straight wins from the Sunday prior to the All-Star break through Garcia’s gem last Wednesday, the Cardinals have dropped four of their last five. St. Louis has also hardly been a road warrior recently, dropring 15 of 22 on the highway. On the other hand, the Mets have one of the best home records in baseball at 31-16, including 27-11 in the last 38.
Also, St. Louis is in slumps of 1-4 vs. lefty starters, 3-13 as a road underdog and 1-10 as a short underdog (+110 to +150, all on the road), while the Mets have won 15 of Santana’s last 21 starts against the N.L. Central and nine of 10 at home against left-handed starters (they bat nearly .300 as a team when facing lefties at home).
Lastly, the home team is on an 11-3 roll in this rivalry, with St. Louis dropping six of eight in New York.
