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<s>#</s>Cubs ML dogs tonight at Washington Chicago 6-15 as underdogs, -8.2 units last two years

 

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Rockies-Giants: Who’ll End Their Streak?

By Charles Jay
The Colorado Rockies have lost their grip on first place in the National League West. The San Francisco Giants have lost their grip, period. These teams are going to get together on Monday night with a 10:10 PM ET starting time at AT&T Park.

The Rockies are trying to snap a five-game losing streak, and during this stretch they have been outscored to the tune of 48-15. And the Giants have been even worse; they have now lost twelve out of their last 13 games.
But the impact of these respective streaks is obviously greater for the Rockies, because they are the team that is in contention. Colorado is now 4.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers with their 47-31 record, and that is because the Dodgers have fashioned a ten-game winning skein for themselves. Now they have to start worry about other teams sneaking up on them for the second wild card spot. The team that is closest at the moment is the Chicago Cubs, 7.5 games behind them. As for the Giants (27-51), they have the second-worst record in Major League Baseball and are 24.5 games behind the Dodgers.
Jeff Samardzija takes the mound for the Giants; he has lost four straight starts to the Rockies, including three of them this year, and sports a 2-9 record with a 4.47 ERA. German Marquez (5-3, 3.92 ERA) is the starter for Colorado. He was the starting pitcher the last time the Rockies scored a victory.
In the baseball betting odds that have been posted on this game, the Giants are laying a price:
San Francisco Giants (Samardzija) -130
Colorado Rockies (Marquez) +110
Under 7.5 Runs -115
Over 7.5 Runs -105
Giants -1.5 Runs +170
Rockies +1.5 Runs -200

One thing Colorado has going in its favor is that they are getting more consistent efforts out of their starter. In seven of his last eight starts, Marquez has yielded two runs or fewer. So you get the sense that he is likely to keep them in position to win the game.
There is no question that Samardzija is better than his record, as an average Game Score of 55 would attest. The Notre Dame alum, who gave up more earned runs than any pitcher in baseball two seasons ago, has a strikeout-walk ratio that is better than any pitcher in baseball, and by a wide margin too. But he has lost no less than three times to the Rockies this season, and over the last two he has allowed a total of 15 runs.
The Giants haven’t supported him very well (just 3.4 runs per start), but they haven’t scored a whole lot of runs in general, either (just 3.2 / game at home, for instance). We like Marquez’s consistency, as we mentioned, along with the fact that Colorado has beaten San Francisco nine straight times. So as the Charles Jay / America’s Bookie Challenge continues on Monday night.

 

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1st start in 2 months for Cole Hamels. <s>#</s>Indians are 8-1 in Carrascos last 9 starts. The Under is 12-3 in Carrascos last 15 starts overall.

 

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Sports Insights






Tonight's most heavily bet game also most lopsided. <s>#</s>Rockies getting 72% yet they've gone from +104 to +117

How long you been doing this??? Just askin.

~T~

 

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3-4 -$78 based on $100 per bet

Boy was I wrong on that UNDER and I was all giddy I had UNDER 9 and it closed at 8.5.

On to the new day

tmader7 I do not understand the question

 

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• Since bottoming out with a .200 average on May 23, McCutchen has been the hottest hitter in the National League. Entering Sunday, the five-time All-Star was batting .388 since May 24, second in the Majors to only Seattle's Ben Gamel (.391). He also has eight home runs and 24 RBIs over that span, both top-15 figures in the Majors.



The Rays ought to hope they're not trailing when Felipe Rivero enters the game: among those with 40 innings, the Bucs reliever is tops in the Majors with a 0.70 WHIP and is sixth overall with 14 holds.


On the mound, Cobb is steadily improving as he works back from 2015 Tommy John surgery. He has three straight quality starts and seven in his last 10 outings.


Alex Colome blew two games in a row on Saturday and Sunday against Baltimore............Cocksucker cost me on Sat.

Colome, has 20 saves in 23 opportunities


For Pittsburgh (35-41), if there was an "ace" of the bullpen, it would be Felipe Rivero, who recently moved into the closer role and has come through in all three of his save opportunities. He has an 0.68 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 40 innings. Among those with at least 40 innings, he leads the major leagues with an 0.70 WHIP and is sixth overall with 14 holds.
The rest of the Pirates relievers have struggled.

 

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For Biagini, his time in the rotation likely will be coming to an end soon with the return of Aaron Sanchez on the horizon. Biagini is 2-5 with a 4.91 ERA over nine starts, and he allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings last time out. Against Baltimore, he has a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings, though this will be his first start against them.

• The Orioles enter the game with some serious pitching staff issues. Baltimore tied the 1927 Phillies on Friday by going 20 consecutive games of allowing at least five runs to an opponent. That streak came to an end on Saturday.The Orioles bullpen should be set up well for the Toronto series. A seven-inning start by Dylan Bundy Saturday and the day off Monday helped that situation.



The Blue Jays are 10-12 in June after an 18-10 May helped them recover from an 8-17 April.

Gausman is 0-3 with a 9.20 ERA in his past three starts and is looking for his first win Tuesday since May 31. He has an 8.02 ERA in four June starts.
He is 1-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three starts against the Blue Jays this season and, in his career, he is 3-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 15 career games (10 starts) against them. He is 1/3 with a 4.89 ERA in nine career games (six starts) at the Rogers Centre.

Biagini is coming off a win June 21 against the Texas Rangers when he allowed seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. It was his second win of the season and his first since May 12. In the six starts in between (May 17-June 16), he was 0-5 with a 6.14 ERA.

 

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913 Baltimore Orioles/Toronto Blue Jays Over 9½ -115*

That Biagani a fifth starter is dog shit he was -200 vs chisox and lost 11-4 Adam Jones and co. gonna knock him around.

 

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Verlander, who allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings in his last start, was almost lights out when he pitched against Kansas City in late May. He gave up one run over seven innings, but took the loss.


Strahm makes his third start this season after appearing 20 times out of the bullpen. The Angels scored one unearned run on him in five innings in his first start, but he allowed five runs in three innings in the second start.

In the past three weeks, the Tigers have fallen on hard times. They lost 13 of 16 games before salvaging the finale of a three-game series in San Diego on Sunday. The 7-5 victory snapped an eight-game skid but still left Detroit nine games below .500 at 33-42.


The Royals (37-37) dropped eight games below .500 earlier this month but have since turned things around. They won 11 of 13 before an 8-2 loss in the finale of a three-game series against Toronto on Sunday.


Kansas City has not fared well against division opponents this season, going 9-18.

Strahm tossed three scoreless innings of relief in two appearances during the Royals' last series against the Tigers.

: Verlander struck out 11 Mariners over 5.2 innings while allowing three runs on four hits and a walk in a no-decision Wednesday. (Wed Jun 21) That line doesn't properly reflect what happened in this outing. Verlander carried a perfect game into the sixth inning, lost it on Jarrod Dyson's bunt hit, and promptly fell apart, ultimately failing to escape the frame. Fortunately, he at least showed better control in this one after walking a dozen batters in his past three outings and 42 in 82 innings to start the year. Verlander's strikeout ability and history of dominance are tantalizing, but his decline in control has been a major liability, as it's resulted in hideous rate stats.

 

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3-4 -$78 based on $100 per bet

Boy was I wrong on that UNDER and I was all giddy I had UNDER 9 and it closed at 8.5.

On to the new day

tmader7 I do not understand the question

You ever heard of a thing called "Reverse Line Movement?" or RLM if you prefer. I didn't even have Pinny's numbers on that game and it stood out like one hell bashed thumb. That's all I was implying, not bashing or anything like that, just was wondering, if you've been gambling for a while, you didn't know/see that. That's all. GL tonight.

~T~

 

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• Pomeranz has been pitching well recently, posting a 3.21 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 42 innings over his last eight starts. Pomeranz has made two career appearances against the Twins, including one start, allowing six runs (four earned) over 5 1/3 innings. It's been an interesting season for Pomeranz. He's battled injuries, struggled to pitch deep into games and been hit hard in a few poor outings. However, he's still managed to post a mediocre 4.07 ERA and 1.37 WHIP with an impressive 10.1 K/9. Additionally, he's allowed two runs or fewer in 11 of 14 starts.

• Santiago (shoulder) was activated from the disabled list after Monday's game,Santiago got off to a strong start this season with a 2.76 ERA through his first seven starts, but he had a 9.93 ERA over his next six appearances (five starts) before landing on the disabled list out since June 7 with a left shoulder strain, has allowed 14 home runs in 65 innings this season, four of the long balls coming in his past two outings. Santiago (4-6, 5.26 ERA) totaled just 8 2/3 innings in those two starts.

He lost each of his past four games and is 0-5 in his past six appearances.

 

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Brantley is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday

Ross will be making his third start of the season, having finally recovered from offseason surgery to relieve thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder. His last start came on Wednesday, a 7-5 loss to Toronto in which he pitched three innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and one walk.
In four career appearances against the Indians, three of them starts, Ross is 1-1 with a 1.77 ERA.


Clevinger is in the Cleveland rotation in place of Danny Salazar, who is on the disabled list. Clevinger, making his first career start against the Rangers, has struggled in recent starts.
In three starts in June, he has a 5.54 ERA. When he pitches poorly, it is usually due to a lack of command. He is averaging 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings, but he also is averaging nearly five walks per nine inning

 

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925 Tampa Bay Rays -103*

Gotta get to Bucs bullpen and win this damn thing,that and hope Colome gets in the game to get-r-done this time.

 

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916 Boston Red Sox -197*

917 Kansas City Royals +139*

921 Oakland Athletics +140*

906 Cincinnati Reds -126*

925 Tampa Bay Rays -103* (posted earlier)

913 Baltimore Orioles/Toronto Blue Jays Over 9½ -115*(posted earlier)

 

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Adding

901 Chicago Cubs/Washington Nationals Under 7½ -103*


Hot Damn to many plays but we shall see hope I don't get my lunch handed to me.

 

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Colomé is killing me

 

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8-6 +$247 based on $100 per bet YTD

Went 5-2 today looking forward to tomorrow as we do after a good day.
Emotional roller coaster

 

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Leiter, filling in for Jerad Eickhoff (upper back strain), is making his second career start after throwing six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, against the D-backs on Friday.

In 12 relief appearances prior to the start, Leiter had pitched 19 innings and posted a 4.74 ERA. He had allowed just 13 hits but had walked 14 and struck out 12.

Mariners ace Felix Hernandez (3-2, 4.68 ERA) will be making his second start since coming back from the disabled list.

In his first game back, Hernandez allowed three runs in six innings last Friday to get a victory against the Houston Astros.

Seattle is 18-11 in its past 29 games, averaging more than six runs per game and batting nearly .300 in that span

Seattle left fielder Ben Gamel would be atop the American League in batting with a .341 average if he had a few more plate appearances to qualify for the leaders. Designated hitter Nelson Cruz and second baseman Robinson Cano are both in the top five in the AL in RBI, and catcher Mike Zunino, who batted ninth Tuesday, has 30 RBI this month.


Hernandez was touched up for a pair of home runs but was otherwise sharp in his first start since late April. Perhaps the best sign was that Hernandez threw 96 pitches. He isn't slated to be on a pitch count despite the large chunk of time he missed, so expect him to go deep in games if he can pitch well enough to warrant it.

 

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Freeland is arguably the best rookie pitcher in the National League this season, having compiled an 8-5 record and a 3.70 ERA in 15 starts.
The 24-year-old ranks second among NL rookies in wins, and first in wins on the road, where he is 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA.
Freeland will be making his AT&T Park debut, but already he is no stranger to the Giants, having earlier pitched 8-0 and 5-1 home wins. He allowed just one run in 13 innings (0.69 ERA) in those games.


Blach, who could be making his last start in a while having filled in during Madison Bumgarner's shoulder injury

Blach (4-5, 4.86 ERA) appears to have hit a rookie wall in recent starts. He went 0-3 in his past four starts, having been bombed for 22 runs and 37 hits in 21 1/3 innings (9.28 ERA).


Colorado's lineup will be without DJ LeMahieu(93% owned) on Wednesday

FREELAND is 2-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 0.69 and a WHIP of 1.308.His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

BLACH is 0-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.349.His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)


In Rockies current 7 game losing streak they are batting .202 as a team

 

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Strasburg (8-2, 3.57 ERA) hasn't made it out of the sixth inning in any of his past three starts, gave up five runs in five innings in his previous start against the Reds on Friday. But Strasburg has a 1.95 ERA in four career starts vs. the Cubs.

John Lackey (5-8, 4.74) will start for Chicago, coming off two quality outings after struggling to begin the season. Lackey gave up a solo shot to Giancarlo Stanton, but otherwise he received no offensive support, In two starts against the Nationals last season, Lackey pitched to a 2.77 ERA. The right-hander hasn't been at his best against National League East teams this season, though, with an 0-3 record and 5.32 ERA in four starts.