Thursday June 29th - The Money Team Wins
Recap 1-2 (-4.40 Units)
Short Term Results:
Last Week 12-7 +12.49 Units (63%)
Last 30 Days 51-32 +51.38 Units (61%)
Let's make this another great week!
2* Pittsburgh +1.5 -112 (WON)
The San Diego Padres are having a disastrous season and have lost their last two series against the Giants and Nationals. The Padres dropped Tuesday's series opener by a 9-4 score and were clobbered 7-1 on Wednesday. They have lost six of their last eight games. Furthermore, the Pirates are competitive at home where they have won four of their last five decisions. I like the Pirates' chances with Luis Ortiz on the mound. Ortiz is looking good, conceding two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts. Ortiz just limited a hot Marlins offense to one run in eight innings in his previous start.
4* Texas -1.5 -110 (LOST)
This pitching matchup is completely in Texas' favor, and Detroit's offense isn't reliable to will the team to victory. They had a strong performance on Monday, which was probably their one productive performance of the series. Meanwhile, Texas is going to give most pitchers a tough time. They're also going to take care of business at home. This one is all Rangers.
2* Cleveland -1.5 +105 (LOST)
Cleveland is likely to play without its manager Terry Francona who was taken to a hospital prior to Tuesday's game and stayed overnight for observation. Cleveland has won six of its last eight overall and the Guardians have won four of the last five versus a right-handed starting pitcher. When the run total is between 9.0 and 10.5, Cleveland has won four of the last five and the run total currently sits at 9.0. Kansas City struggles head-to-head versus Cleveland losing 22 of the last 31 at home versus the Guardians and dropping 43 of the last 63 overall against their American League Central rival. As mentioned previously, Kansas City struggles both at the plate and on the mound. The Royals are 24th or worse in four hitting categories and 25th or worse in four pitching categories. Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke has been roughed up in each of the last four outings, allowing 19 runs in 19 innings while giving up five home runs, with Kansas City losing each of the four. Kansas City has lost each of Greinke's last eight starts.
Money,