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05-01-15 | Tampa Bay Rays -110 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 2-0 | Win | 100 | 9 h 44 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET Rays over Orioles- This one looks a little strange to me to see Tampa Bay favored at Baltimore who has defeated the Rays eight of 12 at home. Alex Colome who was 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA last season and is just 3-1 in his career with one win over the Orioles and is making his first start after suffering pneumonia. Baltimore starter Chris Tillman (2-2, 7.58 ERA) has been inconsistent alternating poor and good performances and is 5-6 with a 3.87 ERA in 15 career starts against Tampa Bay. It looks to me like the RAYS! |
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04-30-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Kansas City Royals -110 | Top | 1-8 | Win | 100 | 10 h 23 m | Show |
Detroit at Kansas City 8:10 ET Royals over Tigers- This is a difficult game to provide analysis for if you support the Kansas City Royals. To start with although Kansas City made it to the World Series and took it to seven games they lost13 of 19 match-up to the Tigers last season. Detroit overcame a four run deficit yesterday agains the Twins and are 12-3 against division opponents and have Alfredo Simon (4-0, 1.65 ERA) who is 24-11 with a 2.95 ERA in his career before the All-Star break and is 3-1 in five career appearances against the Royals. Danny Duffy (1-0, 4.15) is 1-6 in nine career starts against Detroit and yet is favored here. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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04-29-15 | Washington Nationals -111 v. Atlanta Braves | Top | 13-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 11 m | Show |
Washington at Atlanta 7:10 ET Nationals over Braves- The Nationals finally scored some runs as the ended their six game losing streak Tuesday with a 13-12 win over coming an eight run deficit. Washington has scored just 14 runs during their six game losing streak as three different players hit their first home runs of the season. Atlanta is have troubles of their own as they have dropped six of their last eight with of course scoring runs being their problem. Jordan Zimmerman (1-2, 5.23 ERA) got off to a slow start but had a decent outing against the Marlins last time out going six innings giving up two runs without walking a batter. He is 4-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 10 career starts against the Braves. Wake WASHINGTON! |
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04-28-15 | Los Angeles Angels v. Oakland A's -142 | Top | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 15 h 54 m | Show |
L.A. Angels at Oakland 10:05 ET A's over Angels- These two aces when head-to head last Wednesday as Jered Weaver (0-2, 5.24 ERA) had a no-decision is the 9-2 loss to Oakland as Sonny Gray (2-0, 1.91 ERA) picked up the victory. Weaver allowed one runs in six innings in that start and is 13-9 with a 2.46 ERA in 31 career starts against the A's while Gray is 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA in seven starts against the Angels. Weaver has struggled so far this season with an ERA over five while Gray has a near no-hitter and a WHIP of 0.88. Look for Oakland to get rid of Weaver early. Take the A'S! |
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04-26-15 | New York Mets v. New York Yankees -121 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 12 h 55 m | Show |
N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees 8:05 ET Yankees over Mets- The Mets who bounced back nicely Saturday after the Yankees had snapped their 11-game win streak on Friday with send Jonathon Niese (2-0, 1.50 ERA) to the mound two days after he was thrown out of the game for arguing balls and strikes from the bench. The Mets own the best record in the MLB at 14-4 but will be up against a club that wants to regain the New York headlines as the Mets have stolen the Yankees thunder so far this season. Alex Rodriguez has cooled off after a hot start and is 2-for-18 the last five games. Tonight it's the YANKEES! |
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04-26-15 | Cleveland Indians -108 v. Detroit Tigers | Top | 6-8 | Loss | -108 | 5 h 4 m | Show |
Cleveland at Detroit 1:08 ET Indians over Tigers- The Tigers snapped a four games losing streak with their 4-1 win over the Indians Saturday which was their eight win over the Tribe in their last nine meetings. Miguel Cabrera has terrorized Cleveland going 12-for-19 with two home runs in five games but the Indians have found the answer to that as they walked hime four times on Saturday. Cleveland will counter that with Michael Brantley who is 7-for-8 in the last two games. Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 2.38 ERA) will be the difference today as the 'favored' Indians send their best to the hill. He was struck out 18 batters in 11 1/3 innings this season with a 0.88 WHIP. Take CLEVELAND! |
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04-24-15 | Chicago Cubs -113 v. Cincinnati Reds | Top | 7-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 52 m | Show |
Chicago at Cincinnati 7:10 ET Cubs over Reds- Just over a week ago these two met in Chicago where the Cubs won 2-of-3 as Jon Lester (0-2, 6.89 ERA) had a no decision. Lester the 'high priced' free agent has yet to win for the Cubs and has no lifetime record against the Reds in spite of allowing six runs and 10 hits in six innings. Mike Leake (0-1, 3.92) the 'light fingered' starter for Cincinnati is 8-2 with a 3.15 ERA in 16 career starts against Chicago. It's just time for Lester to post his first win and with rookies Chris Bryant and Addison Russell in the line-up the Cubs have more fire-power at the plate. Take CHICAGO! |
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04-23-15 | Kansas City Royals v. Chicago White Sox -138 | Top | 3-2 | Loss | -138 | 12 h 59 m | Show |
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET White Sox over Royals- The White Sox send out their best tonight as Chris Sale (2-0, 2.25 ERA) takes the mound against the defending AL Champion Kanas City. The Royals will counter with hard throwing Yordano Ventura (2-1, 4.80) who is 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA in six career starts against the White Sox. Sale who was hurt in spring training has 14 strikeouts in 12 innings allowing only nine hits and is 7-8 with a 2.68 ERA lifetime against the Royals. Pale Hose slugger Jose Abreu is hot with three homers and 10 RBI's in his last five games. Take CHICAGO! |
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04-22-15 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Washington Nationals -114 | Top | 7-5 | Loss | -114 | 11 h 51 m | Show |
St. Louis at Washington 7:05 ET Nationals over Cardinals- It has taken a couple of weeks but the Washington Nationals starting rotation is beginning to show what has been expected of them. Tonight they will send Doug Fister (1-0, 0.69 ERA) to the hill against the John Lackey (1-0, 2.77) who pitched seven scoreless innings against Milwaukee his last time out. Fister has had two starts and has allowed just one earned run in 13 innings with both starts against Philadelphia, he is now 17-6 as a National and is 9-3 with an ERA of 1.97 in 14 starts at Nationals Park. Take WASHINGTON! |
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04-21-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays -121 | Top | 1-0 | Loss | -121 | 12 h 24 m | Show |
Boston at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET Rays over Red Sox- After having been swept by the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field Tampa Bay is now just 1-5 at home after posting a 36-45 record as hosts last season. Tonight the Rays send their lone starting bright spot in Chris Archer (2-1, 1.37 ERA) who has the best WHIP (0.66) in the majors to the hill. Tampa has won eight off their last 11 against Boston at home and were 7-3 there last season. Wade Miley (0-1, 10.57) has had control problems and will have difficulty once again tonight. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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04-18-15 | Cleveland Indians v. Minnesota Twins -108 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -108 | 5 h 18 m | Show |
Cleveland at Minnesota 2:10 ET Twins over Indians- The Minnesota Twins who opened the season with six losses in their first seven ball games are seeking their fourth straight win this afternoon and have their ace winless Phil Hughes (0-2, 5.25 ERA) on the mound. The Twins have scored a total two runs in Hughes two starts but he is 4-1 with a career ERA of 2.80 in seven starts against the Indians. Cleveland will start Danny Salazer called up from Triple-A who gave up 22 hits in 21 innings to the Twins last season. Take MINNESOTA! |
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04-17-15 | New York Yankees +105 v. Tampa Bay Rays | Top | 5-4 | Win | 105 | 12 h 37 m | Show |
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET Yankees over Rays- The Yankees are right where 'we' expected at 3-6 as they continue on their 10-game road trip. New York has struggled at Tropicana Field losing 14 of their last 22 games and 21 of 33 at Tampa Bay and they are 0-4-1 in their last five series there. The Yankees have have to hang their hats on pitching will have Adam Warren (0-1, 1.69 ERA) who surrendered just one earned run in his only start against Boston over Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.97) who gave up six runs with four walks in 5 2/3 innings against Baltimore in his start this season. In a mild surprise it's NEW YORK! |
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04-15-15 | Oakland A's v. Houston Astros -117 | Top | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 11 h 40 m | Show |
Oakland at Houston 8:10 ET Astros over A's- So, let me get this straight the Houston Astros who I personally witness against the A's in the opening game of this series have scored one run (On an Altuve home run) in two games and have absolutely no offense are favored against Oakland tonight. Well, I'm not saying that Texas women got to the entire Oakland team last night but they go down tonight. Someway, some how Houston wins this game. Don't compare stats or try to figure it out just bet it. Take the ASTROS! |
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04-13-15 | Miami Marlins +104 v. Atlanta Braves | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 46 m | Show |
Miami at Atlanta 7:10 ET Marlins over Braves- Two clubs with mirror image records face-off as the 1-5 Miami Marlins travel to Atlanta to square-off with the 5-1 first place Braves. Matt Latos who started the season by surrendering seven earned runs in 2/3 of an inning said it was 'outright embarrassing' and looks to atone ( Slippin' Jimmy' gave me that one and The Marlins who one only one of their first five home games are looking forward to playing on the road. Giancarlo Stanton is just 3-for-19 and people are beginning to wonder is it the Big contract' or the fastball to the face that has effected him. I'm more worried about the fastball to the face but the Marlins break the hook here. Take MIAMI! |
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04-10-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Cleveland Indians -114 | Top | 8-4 | Loss | -114 | 5 h 54 m | Show |
Detroit at Cleveland 4:10 ET Indians over Tigers- The Detroit Tigers opened the season knocking the stuffing out of the ball outscoring the Twins 22-1 in their home three-game sweep to start the year. They had 13 extra-base hits and benefited with 15 walks. The Cleveland Indians had some glory of their own as a near no-hitter was spoiled in the ninth in their 5-1 win over Houston yesterday. Alfredo Simon (15-10, 3.44 ERA) won 12 games before the All-star break last season for the Reds before falling off to a 3-7, 4.52 ERA finish, he was traded to the Tigers in the winter. Cleveland starter Zach Mc Allister posted a 2.84 ERA in the spring with 28 strikeouts and only four walks. In a different park and the Indians home opener provides a different back ground and result. Take CLEVELAND! |
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10-24-14 | Kansas City Royals +119 v. San Francisco Giants | Top | 3-2 | Win | 119 | 30 h 33 m | Show |
Kansas City at San Francisco 8:15 ET Royals over Giants- These two Wild Card entrants are even at one win apiece as Game 3 moves to San Francisco. Kansas City showed great resiliency in bouncing back after their deflating Game one loss with a convincing and confidence building 6-2 win. There are numerous trends that support both clubs as the Giants are 20-6 in their last 26 home games and they are 7-1 in their last eight world series games. The Royals not to be denied are 9-1 in their last 10 as underdogs and 9-1 in their last 10 playoff games as well as 8-1 in their last nine inter-league contests. Starting pitching is always a factor and Jeremy Guthrie (13-11, 4.07 ERA) and Tim Hudson (9-13, 3.55) are a virtual wash but Guthrie has been more effective of late surrendering just 12 hits in his last 17.1 innings. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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10-14-14 | Baltimore Orioles -112 v. Kansas City Royals | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -112 | 10 h 41 m | Show |
Baltimore at Kansas City 8:00 ET Orioles over Royals- We've been on the right side the first two games of this series as both clubs showed signs of reversal of trends. The power hitting Orioles who led the majors in 'dingers' where out-homered by the Royals who had the least amount of homers in MLB. I hate to play against a club (Kansas City) that has won seven straight but it's time for Baltimore to flex some muscle and post a 'back-against-the wall' victory. Behind Wei-Yin Chen (16-6, 3.71) the O's finally have an advantage on the mound over the Royal's Jeremry Guthrie (13-11, 4.13). Take BALTIMORE! |
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10-10-14 | Kansas City Royals +120 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 8-6 | Win | 120 | 32 h 30 m | Show |
Kansas City at Baltimore 8:00 ET Royals over Orioles- Everybody is making a big deal over the Royals chance to reach the World Series since their last Championship in 1985 but believe it or not it's been even longer for the Orioles who last appeared in the World Series in 1983. Their will be a contrast in styles between these two as Baltimore led the major in home runs and were last in stolen bases while Kansas City was last in homers and first in steals. James Shields gets the start for the Royals and he posted two wins over the O's this season yielding five runs and 12 hits in 14 innings. Chris Tillman gets the nod for Baltimore and he beat the Royals with a five-hit shutout. Still, to me it's karma along with pitching and defense both of which belong to Kansas City. Take the ROYALS! |
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10-07-14 | Washington Nationals -126 v. San Francisco Giants | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -126 | 11 h 45 m | Show |
Washington at San Francisco 9:05 ET Nationals over Giants- The Bryce Harper 'Project' has started to pay dividends for Washington as the 21-year-old is raising to the occasion with two homers in three playoff games. Tonight the pressure is on the mound where Gio Gonzalez (10-10, 3.57 ERA) tries to extend the Nationals season in San Francisco and will be facing last season's impact pitcher Ryan Vogelsong (8-13, 4.00) who finished the season 0-4 with a 5.53 ERA in September. Gonzalez finished the season winning four of his last five starts with a 2.48 ERA in the final month. He is 2-2 lifetime against the Giants and gets another win here. Take WASHINGTON! |
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10-02-14 | Detroit Tigers -110 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 3-12 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 2 m | Show |
Detroit at Baltimore 8:00 ET Tigers over Orioles- So here we are with the Baltimore Orioles with the home field advantage throughout the plays as a reward for the best overall record in the American League and they are underdogs in their Game one Divisional Playoff series. Baltimore ran away with the East while Detroit won their fourth straight Divisional title. The Tigers took five of six from the Orioles in the regulars season all games witch were played before Mid-May. Max Scherzer (18-5, 3.15 ERA) was 2-1 with a 2.82 ERA in the playoffs last season with 34 strikeouts in 22 innings. Chris Tillman (13-6, 3.34) faced Detroit on April 6th and held them to one run on five hits in 8 ½ innings to pick up the win. Not tonight for the O's...Take DETROIT! |
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09-15-14 | Seattle Mariners +104 v. Los Angeles Angels | Top | 1-8 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 38 m | Show |
Seattle at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET Mariners over Angels- The Angels 27-year old rookie Matt Shoemaker (15-4, 3.16 ERA) seeks his seventh win against the Mariners tonight. His mound opponent will be Hisashi Iwakuma (14-7, 3.11) who has dominated Los Angeles in his career going 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA lifetime. Seattle who is 24-16 since August 1 has won seven of 12 meetings with the Angels this season including four of six at Angels Stadium. LA is running away with the AL West and feels no pressure while the Mariners trail Kansas City for the final wild card spot by one-game. Take SEATTLE! |
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09-14-14 | Oakland A's -148 v. Seattle Mariners | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 6 h 38 m | Show |
New York Yankees at Baltimore 8:00 ET Yankees over Orioles- The Yankees are a full five game behind in the AL wild card hunt as Derek Jeter has failed to hit safely in his has five games. New York will start Hiroki Kuroda (10-9 3.91 ERA) who had a run of four straight strong starts come to an end against Tampa Bay his last time out. Baltimore has a huge lead in the AL East and will run away with the division. Take the YANKEES! |
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09-06-14 | Los Angeles Angels v. Minnesota Twins -109 | Top | 8-5 | Loss | -109 | 9 h 53 m | Show |
L. A. Angels at Minnesota 7:10 ET Twins over Angels- The Los Angeles Angels are starting to pull away in the AL West as they have won eight of their last 10 and now have a six-game lead over the struggling Oakland A's. Tonight they face the Minnesota Twins who will start Phil Hughes (15-9, 3.54 ERA) who gets my nod for 'Come-back Player of the Year' as he has won five of his last six decisions. Take MINNESOTA! |
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09-05-14 | Chicago White Sox -130 v. Cleveland Indians | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -130 | 8 h 53 m | Show |
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland 7:05 ET White Sox over Indians- The Cleveland Indians like to think that they have a chance to make the AL Wild Card a race but their bullpen continues to give games away. The White Sox are pitiful but they do have one of the best left-handers in baseball with Chris Sale (11-3, 2.11 ERA) who just halted his five-start winless streak last time out recording a season-high 13 strikeouts. Cleveland will start rookie T.J. House (2-3, 3.92) who has no record against Chicago in two career outings. Take WHITE SOX! |
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09-03-14 | Washington Nationals -135 v. Los Angeles Dodgers | Top | 8-5 | Win | 100 | 4 h 59 m | Show |
Washington at L.A.Dodgers 3:10 ET Nationals over Dodgers- The Washington Nationals despite their loss yesterday have won 15 of their last 21 but are only 3-7 in their last 10 meetings with Los Angeles. Jordan Zimmermann (10-5, 2.93 ERA) gets the start for the Nats and he is 2-1 lifetime against the Dodgers and they are 18-9 in his starts this season. He has turned in seven straight quality starts and went 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in six August starts. For the Dodgers Carlos Frias (0-0, 5.65) makes his first major league starts and starting against Washington who has 15 homers in their last five games will be a major task. Take the NATIONALS! |
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09-02-14 | New York Mets -108 v. Miami Marlins | Top | 8-6 | Win | 100 | 9 h 57 m | Show |
N.Y. Nets at Miami 7:10 ET Mets over Marlins- Two clubs that started the season hoping to finish at the .500 level clash in August with the Mets 10-games under the break-even mark while the surprising Marlins are just two games (67-69) under. New York who have been terrible on defense the entire season committed six errors yesterday and by all professional standards should be embarrassed and enter today's contest with an attitude of redemption. Miami will start Brad Penny (1-0, 5.40 ERA) who is making his third appearance since 2012 on the mound after a two year 'retirement.' He is believe it or not just 5-13 with a 6.25 ERA lifetime against the Mets. Johnathon Niese (7-10, 3.48) starting for New York is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in three starts in Marlins Park. Take the METS! |
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09-01-14 | Washington Nationals -114 v. Los Angeles Dodgers | Top | 6-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 49 m | Show |
Washington at L.A. Dodgers 8:10 ET Nationals over Dodgers- Two division leaders clash in Los Angeles where the Dodgers host the Nationals in the first of a three-game series. Washington has a six-game lead over Atlanta while the Dodgers lead is 2 ½ games over the Giants. It seems a bit odd to me that Gio Gonzalez (6-9, 3.86 ERA) is favored here as he has a nine start winless drought active into today's game. In two career starts against Los Angeles Gonzalez is 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA. Vegas gives it to 'us' and we'll take it. NATIONALS! |
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08-31-14 | Washington Nationals v. Seattle Mariners -141 | Top | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 32 m | Show |
Washington at Seattle 4:10 ET Mariners over Nationals- Yesterday the Nationals were favored in Seattle and we posted Washington as our top-rated release and we were rewarded with a 3-1 win. Today the Mariners are a heavy favorite and we just can't pass them up. True they have lost three straight and the Nats are hot having won 15 of their last 20 but today is a change-up. Hisashi Iwakuma (12-6, 2.83 ERA) is coming off a rare poor outing but has walked only 13 in 149+innings and has not issued a single walk in 12 of this 22 starts. Sunday...it's SEATTLE! |
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08-28-14 | Oakland A's +101 v. Los Angeles Angels | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 46 m | Show |
Oakland at L.A. Angles 10:10 ET A's over Angles- The LA West race has heated up as the teams with the two best records in baseball square off again this weekend in what is a wrap-around four game set. Starting pitching is so important in this match-up as the A's send former Vanderbilt star Sonny Fray (13-7, 3.00 ERA) to the hill against the Angels send C.J. Wilson to the mound. Gray dominated the Angles through 8+ inning last Friday and is 2-1 in his three career starts against Los Angeles allowing only five earned runs in 22 innings. Wilson has not completed seven innings since June 19 and is currently having control problems having posted 16 walks in his past five starts. Take OAKLAND! |
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08-26-14 | Milwaukee Brewers v. San Diego Padres -117 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 14 h 2 m | Show |
Milwaukee at San Diego 10:10 ET Padres over Brewers- After starting the season in a 'rush' the Milwaukee Brewers came back to the pack but have regrouped and now lead the Central Division by 1 ½ games over St. Louis. The Brewers have won their last two after having dropped their previous three contests. Meanwhile the weak hitting but strong pitcing Padres have lost four of five and eight of their last 11 but are only 10 games under .500. Tyson Ross (11-12, 2.68 ERA) has set a franchise record with 12 straight quality starts going 5-6 while allowing two runs or less in 11 straight starts. Take SAN DIEGO! |
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08-24-14 | Chicago White Sox -119 v. New York Yankees | Top | 4-7 | Loss | -119 | 5 h 43 m | Show |
Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees 1:05 ET White Sox over Yankees- The Yankees have managed to hand -on to their playoff hopes as they tail in the race for the second wild card spot by 3 ½ games as they fight through a season of devastating injuries. The White Sox are in last place in the AL Central and have lost their last five contests and 13 of their last 17 outings. Chicago ace Chris Sale (10-3, 2.12 ERA) hasn't won since July 26 but is 3-0 with a 0.85 ERA versus New York. His last time out in New York he allowed only one hit while striking out 10 in six innings. Take WHITE SOX! |
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08-20-14 | Cincinnati Reds v. St. Louis Cardinals -109 | Top | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 11 h 40 m | Show |
Cincinnati at St. Louis 7:15 ET Cardinals over Reds- The Reds have dropped the first two games of this series as St. Louis has notched two walk-off wins as Cincinnati's bullpen has struggled without Aroldis Chapman has a sore shoulder. The Cardinals have won six of seven and maintain their lead for the wild-card spot. The Reds Johnny Cueto (15-6, 2.06 ERA) who has won his last five decisions has a 5.63 ERA in eight starts in St. Louis while the Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (13-8, 2.91) is 8-3 with a 2.53 ERA at home. Lynn is 46-24 in 89 career starts. Take ST. LOUIS! |
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08-19-14 | San Francisco Giants v. Chicago Cubs -104 | Top | 0-2 | Win | 100 | 12 h 27 m | Show |
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs 8:05 ET Cubs over Giants- Two 'hot' pitchers square off in Chicago where the Cubs will send Japanese import Tsuyoshi Wada (2-1, 3.15 ERA) who is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA over his last four outings while the Giants Ryan Vogelsong (7-8, 3.71) is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in three August turns. Wada gets his firstbstart against San Francisco has limited his opponents to a .218 average over his four home starts and has held left-handed hitters to a .143 mark. Take CHICAGO! |
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08-17-14 | Milwaukee Brewers +109 v. Los Angeles Dodgers | Top | 7-2 | Win | 109 | 8 h 37 m | Show |
Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers 4:10 ET Brewers over Dodgers- Two first place clubs finish their three-game set in Los Angeles with the Brewers just having ended Clayton Kershaw's 11 game win streak yesterday with a 3-1 victory. Milwaukee's Wily Peralta (14-7, 2.46 ERA) has Cy Young numbers himself if he never faced the lowly Cubs (he is 0-4 against the 'Baby Bears') and he has a 1.64 ERA in his last five starts. The Brewers seem to have the Dodgers number in LA where they are 11-4 at Dodgers Stadium in their last 15 meetings. Take MILWAUKEE! |
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08-13-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Miami Marlins -115 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 45 m | Show |
St. Louis at Miami 7:10 ET Marlins over Cardinals- The Miami Marlins are within one-game of .500 and 3.5 games behind St. Louis for the final wild card spot while the Cardinals have now dropped four of five and five of their lasts seven. They will be starting recently acquired Justin Masterson (1-1, 11.25 ERA) who has struggled this season be it with the Indians or now with St. Louis where he has allowed 10 earned runs on 14 hits in only eight innings of Nationals League work. Hard throwing Nathan Eovaldi (6-6, 3.99) who picked up his first win since June in his last outing will get the nod. Take MIAMI! |
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08-12-14 | Chicago White Sox -122 v. San Francisco Giants | Top | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 14 h 4 m | Show |
Chicago at San Francisco 10:15 ET White Sox over Giants- The Giants have now dropped four straight and five of their last six and are about to face one of the toughest lefties in baseball. The White Sox will start All-Star Chris Sale (10-2,2.14 ERA) who has allowed only 87 hits in 122 innings of work with an incredible WHIP of 0.89 on the year. In their losses the Giants have scored only seven runs over their four game streak and won't find scoring runs any easier against Sale who is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA in inter-league starts and is 1-0 against San Francisco. Take the WHITE SOX! |
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08-11-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Miami Marlins -103 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 12 h 32 m | Show |
St. Louis at Miami 7:10 ET Marlins over Cardinals- The St. Louis Cardinals are off a season high 17 hits against the Orioles on Sunday after having been pummeled the previous two games in Baltimore. The last time the Marlins and Cardinals met on the July 4th weekend Miami managed to win 2-of-3 and will start Tom Koehler (7-9, 3.80 ERA) who was Cards in his only start against the defending NL champs. Look for the Marlins to bounce back with a home win here. Take MIAMI! |
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08-10-14 | New York Mets -119 v. Philadelphia Phillies | Top | 6-7 | Loss | -119 | 6 h 17 m | Show |
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia 1:35 ET Mets over Phillies- Two East Division foes square off in Philadelphia where the Phillies who have lost 11 of 12 to the Mets try to savage the final game of a three game set. The Mets have managed to win 10 of the 14 meetings between the two this season and will be sending one of their bright young hurlers to the mound in Zack Wheeler (7-8, 3.49 ERA) who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last seven outings. He is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in four starts against the Phillies. Kyle kendrick (5-11, 4.74) is off a fine start against Houston but went 2-5 with a 6.61 ERA with 57 hits allowed in 49 innings in his previous 49 innings. Take NEW YORK! Chip's on Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip and Facebook:Paul Chip Chirimbes |
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08-05-14 | Houston Astros -115 v. Philadelphia Phillies | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -115 | 11 h 47 m | Show |
Houston at Philadelphia 7:05 ET Astros over Phillies- The 'numbers' surrounding this contest are ugly from every view-point. To start with the Astros are just 24-54 in inter-league games and are 79-183 in tier last 262 road hames (over four years) but the Phillies don't look much better. Philadelphia is 9-26 in their last 35 inter-league games and are just 4-10 in their last 14 games as an underdog. This last stat is the one that has me thinking because the lowly Houston Astros are favored by Vegas on the road against a team with a better record. They have won three straight and go for their first four game winning streak of the season. Dallas Keuchel (10-7, 2.97 ERA) will throw for Houston while Kyle Kendrick (5-11, 4.92) is 1-3 with a 5.33 ERA in six career starts against Houston. Somethings' up. Take HOUSTON! |
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08-03-14 | New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox -111 | Top | 8-7 | Loss | -111 | 13 h 46 m | Show |
N.Y. Yankees at Boston 8:00 ET Red Sox over Yankees- As they used to say entering the ball park 'scorecards, you can't tell the players without a scorecard.' Both these former contenders and bitter rivals close the week with the Sunday night encounter. The Yankees received contributions from Chase Headley, Stephen Drew and Martin Parado is Saturday's win all of which are new to the Yankees of late while the red Sox will have Allen Craig and Yoenis Cespedes in Sunday's line-up. New York has dropped four of their last five and are 2-7 in their last nine Sunday games. Take BOSTON! Twitter: Chip Chirimbes @lvchip, Facebook: Paul Chip Chirimbes |
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08-01-14 | San Francisco Giants v. New York Mets -119 | Top | 5-1 | Loss | -119 | 11 h 11 m | Show |
San Francisco at N.Y. Mets 7:10 ET Mets over Giants- The Mets at four games under .500 still believe that they have a post-season shot but failed to make any moves at the trading deadline and the Giants who dealt for Jake Peavy last week remained pat as they chase the Dodgers for the top spot in the West. Ryan Vogelsong (5-8, 3.94 ERA) has won just one of his last nine starts owns a 5.44 ERA in nine road starts this season. New York's Jon Niese (5-6, 3.23) lost both starts since returning from the disabled list and has won just one of his last 10 starts. In his one appearance against the Giants this season Niese went seven innings surrendering only two runs and five hits. Take the METS! |
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07-30-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. San Diego Padres -113 | Top | 1-12 | Win | 100 | 13 h 46 m | Show |
St. Louis at San Diego 10:10 ET Padres over Cardinals- Last night we were able to secure a win with the Padres as they brought themselves to one game over .500 at home and now have the same record as St. Luis has on the road with a 27 wins and 26 losses. The San Diego will send young Jesse Hahn (6-2, 2.12 ERA) who has allowed just 30 hits in 46+ innings of work (a small sample but very effective work) to the hill. St. Louis will send Joe Kelly (2-1, 3.90) to the mound and he has struggled of late surrendering 19 hits in his last 14+ innings while throwing to a 7.36 ERA in his last three outings. Take the PADRES! |
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07-30-14 | Los Angeles Angels -127 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -127 | 10 h 49 m | Show |
L.A. Angels at Baltimore 7:05 ET Angels over Orioles- The storyline here has got to be Garrett Richards (11-3, 2.62 ERA) who has been virtually un-hittable this season had his seven-game win streak stopped his last time out against Detroit on Thursday. Richards has allowed just 98 hits in 137+ innings of work with the Angels going 15-6 in his 21 starts. Orioles starter Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.67) has given up 20 hits in his last 15 innings of work. Go with the stronger itching tonight. Take LOS ANGELES! |
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07-28-14 | New York Yankees v. Texas Rangers -138 | Top | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 11 h 48 m | Show |
N.Y. Yankees at Texas 8:05 ET Rangers over Yankees- This is definitely a 'you owe me' game as 'we' fell victim to a grounds crew ineptitude in New York as the Yankees won a 2-1 rain-shortened 4 ½ inning game over Yu Darvish five days ago. Darvish (9-6, 2.92 ERA) took the loss but is still 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA against New York and he has struck out 41 in his last 30 innings. It's a pitching thing to night, just hope the Rangers can score some runs. Take TEXAS! |
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07-28-14 | Philadelphia Phillies v. New York Mets -125 | Top | 1-7 | Win | 100 | 10 h 44 m | Show |
Philadelphia at N.Y Mets 7:10 ET Mets over Phillies- A clash of trends here as the Mets are 7-1 in their last eight home games while Philadelphia is 11-5 in their last 16 meetings in New York. One more positive is that the Phillies are just 2-6 in their last eight as underdogs. Mets starter Bartolo Colon (9-8, 4.03 ERA) has been showing off for the trade scouts going 7 1/3 perfect innings against the Mariners last time out, look for his good outings to continue. Take the METS! |
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07-26-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Chicago Cubs -113 | Top | 6-3 | Loss | -113 | 9 h 42 m | Show |
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 4:05 ET Cubs over Cardinals- These two bitter rivals are having difficulties putting wins on the board lately as the Cardinals have dropped four straight and the Cubs are just 4-13 since July 4 and have won just twice since the All-Star break. Today's starters are pitching with different results of late as Shelby Miller (7-8, 4.25 ERA) of St. Louis is 0-3 with a 6.03 ERA over his last six starts while Chicago's Jake Arrieta (5-2, 2.12) has limited opponents to three runs or fewer in nine straight starts amd is 1-0 with a 0.55 ERA against the Cards in three starts. Take the CUBS! |
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07-21-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. Pittsburgh Pirates +106 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 4 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET Pirates over Dodgers- The Pittsburgh Pirates have won a season high three straight games are 20-8 in their last 28 home games and are just 1 ½ games out of first place in the National League Central as they look for their sixth consecutive victory at home and 12 of their last 14 PNC Park. The Dodgers meanwhile have managed to score just 16 runs in their last eight games and will most likely be without Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez who were hit by pitches in the Cardinals series. Hyun-Jin Ryu (10-5, 3.44 ERA) the starter for L.A. Is 6-2 with a 2.75 ERA on the road while Pittsburgh starter Edinson Volquez (8-6, 3.65) in 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his last four starts. Take the PIRATES! |
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07-19-14 | Kansas City Royals v. Boston Red Sox -117 | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 11 h 8 m | Show |
Kansas City at Boston 7:10 ET Red Sox over Royals- The Boston Red Sox have dominated this series at Fenway Park winning 29 of the last 42 meetings when playing as hosts. The World Champs have won five of their last six and will send Rubby De La Rosa (2-2, 2.89 ERA) while Kansas City will throw Danny Duffy (5-9, 2.76 ERA). Duffy's record doesn't indicate how strong he has been allowing only 64 hits in 85 innings while Boston's De La Rosa has been just as effective allowing only 31 hits in 37+ innings pitching to a fine 1.04 WHIP. At home the advantage is too strong. Take the RED SOX! |
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07-08-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. Detroit Tigers -110 | Top | 5-14 | Win | 100 | 12 h 56 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at Detroit 7:08 ET Tigers over Dodgers- The Tigers are off a much needed day off after having lost their last three home games by Tampa Bay and host an inter-league contest against the Dodgers. Detroit had won 12 of 14 games before dropping their last three to the Rays and are just 2-6 in inter-league play. Justin Verlander (7-7, 4.71 ERA) has started to regain his 'stuff' since giving up seven runs in back-to-back starts in June and has gone 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA in his last three starts striking out 20 and walking only two in that span. The last time the Dodgers were in Detroit the Tigers swept a three game series. Tonight, it's the TIGERS! |
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07-05-14 | Texas Rangers v. New York Mets -141 | Top | 5-3 | Loss | -141 | 12 h 37 m | Show |
Texas at N.Y. Mets 7:15 ET Mets over Rangers- The Texas Rangers are no-where near the club that made two straight Series appearances as they have slipped 12 games under .500 and have a 19-26 record on the road. The Rangers have loss 10 straight on the road and 14 of their last 16 away from home and they are 7-19 in their last 26 overall as Texas hasn't won on the road since June 16th. Bartolo Colon (8-6, 3.88 ERA) has allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight outings and is 20-8 in 33 career starts against Texas with a 3.47 ERA. Take the METS! |
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07-04-14 | Kansas City Royals v. Cleveland Indians -110 | Top | 7-1 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 46 m | Show |
Kansas City at Cleveland 7:05 ET Indians over Royals- The Royals beat the Indians two-of-three at home in June to even the season series at 3-3 but face the best home record in the division 23-15 with Cleveland. Kansas City doesn’t fear the road as they are 10-2 in their last 12 road games and 6-2 in their last eight games as an underdog. They problem for the Royals is that they are 3-9 in their last 12 meetings in Cleveland and just 3-7 in Yordanso Ventura’s (5-7, 3.26 ERA) starts. Josh Tomlin (5-5, 3.78) is 5-2 in eight starts against Kansas City and gets the nod tonight. Take CLEVELAND! |
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07-03-14 | Texas Rangers -113 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 2-5 | Loss | -113 | 14 h 32 m | Show |
Texas at Baltimore 7:05 ET Rangers over Orioles- The numbers for the Texas Rangers are not good. Not only are the 10 games under .500 (37-47) but they have had to use a major league leading 11 starting pitchers this season. Texas has now lost eight straight on the road and are just 3-13 in their last 16 games overall as well as 1-10 against Baltimore in their last 11 meetings. But, the Rangers do have one thing working for them tonight in that Yu Darvish (8-4, 2.42 ERA) in on the mound and it doesn’t hurt that Wei-Yin Chen (7-3, 4.19) is starting for the Orioles. Darvish has been outstanding allowing only 86 hits in 104.1 innings while Chen has been hit ofter and has surrendered 104 hits in 92 innings including 19 hits and a 6.32 ERA in his last three starts. The numbers give us…TEXAS! |
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07-02-14 | Tampa Bay Rays -110 v. New York Yankees | Top | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 39 m | Show |
Tampa Bay ay N.Y. Yankees 1:05 ET Rays over Yankees- It looks like the Tampa Bay Rays got just what they needed as they play the Yankees in New York. Not only have the Yankees lost eight of their last 10 but Tampa Bay has won nine of the last 12 meetings and five of six in New York. The Rays haven't lost a series to the Yankees since 2009 and they have a major advantage against a team in their worst funk of the season. The rays will send Jake Odorizzi (3-7, 4.14 ERA) to the hill and he has been outstanding in his last three outs surrendering only 10 hits in 18 innings while throwing to a 1.53 ERA. Meanwhile the Yankees Vidal Nuno (2-4 5.42) his been ranked for 12 runs in his last 15 innings over his last three starts for a 7.20 ERA. The Rays are hot the Yanks are not. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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07-01-14 | Tampa Bay Rays -113 v. New York Yankees | Top | 2-1 | Win | 100 | 11 h 59 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 ET Rays over Yankees- Entering Monday's encounter at Yankee Stadium the Rays have won 13 of the last 18 in this series including four of five in New York this year and have not won a season series since 2009. Meanwhile, New York is 2-7 in their last nine overall. David Price (6-7, 3.63 ERA) after a slow start has turned it on in his last five starts striking out 54 in his last 39.2 innings of work. Price is 5-2 with a 3.93 ERA in 11 career starts at the new Yankee Stadium. In his last three starts he has allowed just 16 hits in 24.1 innings with a 0.82 WHIP and 2.22 ERA. Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda (5-5, 4.23) has been inconsistent start to start. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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06-30-14 | Oakland A's v. Detroit Tigers -127 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 12 h 37 m | Show |
Oakland at Detroit 7:08ET Tigers over A's- Two division leaders that most likely will meet to determine the American League World Series representatives go at it tonight in Detroit where the Tigers host the Oakland A's. The A's are of a three game sweep of the Marlins in Miami and have won four in-a-row on the road and will be sending rejuvenated Scott Kazmir (9-3, 2.66 ERA) to the hill against former Marlins Anibal Sanchez (5-2, 2.64) who is unbeaten in his last nine starts. The Tigers have won eight of their last 10 overall and Sanchez has allowed just 51 hits in 75 innings with a 0.96 WHIP on the year, Kazmir has just about been his equal allowing only 78 hits in 98 innings with a WHIP of 1.01. Still, at home it's the Tigers. Take DETROIT! |
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06-28-14 | Cincinnati Reds +105 v. San Francisco Giants | Top | 7-3 | Win | 105 | 14 h 49 m | Show |
Cincinnati at San Francisco 10:05 ET Reds over Giants- Trends are such a huge part of betting baseball and they are all over the map in this match-up. To start with Cincinnati has won six of their last seven games while the Giants have lost seven of their last 10 contests. San Francisco is just 1-7 in their last eight home games and the Reds are not only 8-1 in Alfredo Simon's (10-3, 2.92 ERA) last nine road starts but they are also 9-3 in the last 12 meetings. The Giants are 3-7 in Matt Cain's (1-6, 4.82) last 10 starts against Cincinnati. Add that Simon's is 7-1 with a 2.50 ERA on the road and has won his last four decisions give us the Reds. Take CINCINNATI! |
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06-27-14 | Los Angeles Angels v. Kansas City Royals -104 | Top | 6-8 | Win | 100 | 14 h 35 m | Show |
L.A. Angels at Kansas City 8:10 ET Royals over Angels- The Angels are off a 6-0 home stand and are in the mist of their longest win streak of the season, while the Royals off a 10 game win streak of their own have now dropped six of their last seven losing five of six at home. Jason Vagas (7-3, 3.16 ERA) gets the start for Kansas City and he has recorded six straight quality starts and has lasted st least seven innings in each of his last four starts and he has a career of ERA of 2.56 against the Angels. In spite of their current win streak the Angels are just 3-9 in their last 12 road games. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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06-26-14 | St. Louis Cardinals -116 v. Los Angeles Dodgers | Top | 0-1 | Loss | -116 | 15 h 36 m | Show |
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers 10:10 ET Cardinals over Dodgers- It appears the Cardinals will always be in the hunt as long as they have a healthy Adam Wainwright (10-3, 2.08 ERA) who returned after missing one start due to elbow tendinitis to limit the Phillies to one run in eight innings his last time out. He has allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his last eight outings and is 4-4 with a 3.10 ERA lifetime against the Dodgers. The key here is his season long number of a 0.91 WHIP while allowing only 78 hits in 108.1 innings. (AWESOME). Take ST. LOUIS! |
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06-25-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. Kansas City Royals -126 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -126 | 13 h 34 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City 8:10 ET Royals over Dodgers- There are a pair of unbeaten streaks on the line tonight as the Dodgers Dan Haren (7-4, 3.62 ERA) has gone a modest three starts without a loss while the Royals James Shields (8-3, 3.70) has manged to extend his unbeaten streak to nine starts as he escaped with a no-decision after yielding five runs in seven innings against Seattle on Friday. Shields is 3-2 with a 3.79 ERA in six home starts this year and will be facing the Dodgers for the first time in his career. Haren has pitched well against Kansas City during his career, going 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 11 starts. The Royals are 8-2 in their last 10 inter-league games. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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06-24-14 | Cleveland Indians v. Arizona Diamondbacks -111 | Top | 8-9 | Win | 100 | 14 h 25 m | Show |
Cleveland at Arizona 9:40 ET Diamondbacks over Indians- Both these clubs are on the wrong side of streaks as the Indians have dropped their last three decisions and the Diamondbacks have lost their last two . Not huge streaks but still indicative of teams struggling with losing records. Their are two trends that play into eacheach other entering this contest and they surround both starting pitchers. Cleveland's Justin Masterson (4-5, 4.75 ERA) has not been the bright spot in the rotation that he was last season and he has been totally ineffective on the road. Masterson is 1-4 on the road with an ERA of 6.20 while Arizona's starter Wade Miley (3-6, 4.62) is just 1-5 with a 5.40 ERA at home. Still Miley has been better striking out 41 in his last 32 innings but has surrendered seven homers in that span. Take the home team here...ARIZONA! |
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06-23-14 | Chicago White Sox -115 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 4-6 | Loss | -115 | 11 h 20 m | Show |
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore 7:05 ET White Sox over Orioles- The struggling Chicago White Sox have dropped their last four and 11 of their last 15 but will have their best opportunity to gain a victory with Chris Sale (6-1, 2.20 ERA) who has been outstanding this season. Sale has a WHIP of 0.75 for the season a ridiculous figure as he has allowed just 39 hits in over 65 innings or work and he has 36 strikeouts in his last 32 innings. Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen (7-2, 3.78) has a better record then his number would indicate as he has surrendered 91 hits in 83 innings and has a WHIP of 1.24. Look for the Sox to post a win here. Take CHICAGO! |
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06-22-14 | Texas Rangers -119 v. Los Angeles Angels | Top | 2-5 | Loss | -119 | 13 h 46 m | Show |
Texas at L.A. Angels 8:07 ET Rangers over Angels- A great match-up for Sunday night ESPN baseball as the Angels host the Texas Rangers. Texas enters this fray having lost their last four contests while the Angels have won their last two but, the difference tonight will be in the pitching. The Rangers send Yu Darvish (7-3, 2.39 ERA) to the mound and he has been virtually un-hittable. Darivch is 4-1 in his last five starts with 44 strikeouts in 36 innings and has allowed only 77 hits in over 90 innings of work this season. Los Angeles has played well at home of late winning 20 of their last 28 as hosts but the Rangers are 13-3 in Darvish's last 16 starts and they are 14-5 over LA in their last 19 meetings. Take TEXAS! |
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06-20-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Diego Padres -105 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 26 h 6 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego 10:10 ET Padres over Dodgers- The Dodgers are off a three games sweep of Colorado at home of course high-lighted by Kershaw's no-hit gem on Wednesday. Meanwhile San Diego has won just two of their last 10 scoring more then three runs only once in a 5-0 victory over the Mets in New York. They returned home with a 2-1 win over the Mariners and now will have their best in Ian Kennedy (5-8, 3.72 ERA) who has pitched better then his record shows. He has a WHIP of 1.17 and has allowed only 84 hits in 92 innings. Los Angeles will be floating off their no-hitter and get caught here. Take SAN DIEGO! |
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06-20-14 | San Francisco Giants v. Arizona Diamondbacks -107 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 25 h 27 m | Show |
San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 ET Diamondbacks over Giants- It was just nine short days ago the Giants realized that they had the best record in baseball and were pounding their opposition every which way. Well, currently they have lost five straight and eight of their last nine. San Francisco will try and stop their losing streak with former Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum (5-4,4.81 ERA) who hasn't shown his award winning form in over two years, this season his WHIP is at 1.5 and he's allowed more hits then innings pitched. The Giants have struggled in his starts losing seven of his last 10 outings. Tonight it's ARIZONA! |
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06-20-14 | Detroit Tigers v. Cleveland Indians -124 | Top | 6-4 | Loss | -124 | 23 h 53 m | Show |
Detroit at Cleveland 7:05 ET Indians over Tigers- The Detroit Tigers were sailing along with the best record in baseball four weeks ago and since then they have hit a wall and not much else. Thursday they managed to stop a three game skid but still managed only one win in the their win over the Royals 2-1. Now they have been able to dominate the Indians in Cleveland the last two years winning nine of 13 but the Indians have been stronger overall at home winning 35 of their last 52 home games and they are also 50-21 in their last 71 games as a favorite. Friday it's the INDIANS! |
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06-16-14 | Baltimore Orioles v. Tampa Bay Rays -108 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 11 h 34 m | Show |
Baltimore at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET Rays over Orioles- Despite winning three of their last four games the Tampa Bay Rays still have the worst record in baseball and are starting a 10-game home stand where they hope to regain their previous form. Baltimore has defeated the Rays five straight times and have out-scored the weak hitting Rays 22-8 this season. Tampa Bay will start Jake Odorizzi (2-7, 4.85 ERA) who is 0-4 in his last five starts but has yielded one run or fewer in four of his last seven outings. The Rays are playing their best ball of the season and will win here. Take the RAYS! |
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06-14-14 | Tampa Bay Rays -114 v. Houston Astros | Top | 3-7 | Loss | -114 | 8 h 1 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Houston 4:10 ET Rays over Astros- After having been shut-out three straight games the Tampa Bay Rays have scored six runs in each of their last two and have posted two victories. Houston has been a pleasant surprise of late winning 14 of 19 before getting shut down last night. Pitching has been the strength of the Rays but injuries have decimated their staff and their woeful offense just hasn't been able to pick up the slack. Tampa starter Chris Archer (3-3, 3.42 ERA) is 1-0 in two starts against Houston with a 1.20 ERA as the Rays have won six of eight from the Astros. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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06-14-14 | Toronto Blue Jays -109 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 7 m | Show |
Toronto at Baltimore 4:05 ET Blue Jays over Orioles- The Toronto Blue Jays have the best record in the AL East for the most part not only because of their powerful line-up but it's been their hitting on the road that has pushed them to the top. They are 20-12 away from home as they have won 12 of their last 14 on the road, while the disappointing Orioles are just 15-16 as hosts and they have been shut-out six times already this season. R.A. Dickey (6-4, 4.20 ERA) has shown signs that re has returned to form winning his last two decisions and he gets the nod today. Take TORONTO! |
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06-12-14 | Detroit Tigers v. Chicago White Sox -110 | Top | 4-0 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 50 m | Show |
Detroit at Chicago White Sox 8:10 ET White Sox over Tigers- The Detroit Tigers are certainly the AL favorite opening the season with a 27-12 start but have fallen to 6-22 in their last 22 including their last two losses the the White Sox. Chicago will start ace Chris Sale (5-0, 2.06 ERA) who has held opponents to a .145 average giving up 26 hits in 52+ innings and will be facing Max Scherzer (7-2, 3.38) who defeated Chicago twice already this season to raise his lifetime record against the Pale Hose to 10-5 with a 2.57 ERA. Tonight I'll stay with the hots against the nots...Take the WHITE SOX! |
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06-11-14 | Oakland A's v. Los Angeles Angels -122 | Top | 7-1 | Loss | -122 | 14 h 47 m | Show |
Oakland at L.A. Angels 10:05 ET Angels over A's- It has taken almost two months but the Angels have started to play the way most have expected for over two years as they have now won five straight. Los Angeles has taken the first two in this series against division leader Oakland by allowing just one run in each of the last two games and tonight will start their ace Jered Weaver (7-4, 3.31 ERA) who is pitching to a WHIP of 1.15 while allowing only 70 hits in 84+ innings. Los Angeles is 39-13 in Weavers' last 52 home starts and they are 20-13 at home this season. The Angels are playing their best ball in awhile and it's time to cash-in with them. Take LOS ANGELES! |
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06-10-14 | New York Yankees -115 v. Seattle Mariners | Top | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 13 h 36 m | Show |
New York Yankees at Seattle 10:10 ET Yankees over Mariners- The price on this game has me wondering how the Yankees who have lost seven of their last 10 averaging only 2.5 runs while Seattle has won three straight and eight of their last nine contests. The Mariners have already swept the Yankees three games in New York earlier this season and now they are an underdog at home with Hisashi Iwakuma (4-2, 2.66 ERA) on the hill and he is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA lifetime against the Yankees. New York starts Vidal Nuno (1-2, 5.33) who is winless in his last five starts and yet he is favored on the road. As I've said before 'It don't make sense.' Take the YANKEES! |
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06-07-14 | Seattle Mariners v. Tampa Bay Rays -138 | Top | 7-4 | Loss | -138 | 7 h 28 m | Show |
Seattle at Tampa Bay 4:10 ET Rays over Mariners- There a strange phenomena that seem to happen in baseball and the Boston Red Sox are they latest example of what I am going to say. When a team has an extended losing streak for the Rays 10 games and for the Red Sox it was 11 games is that when they finally win one they continue on a prolonged winning streak for the Revd Sox it reached seven games before they lost again and the Rays just won and I expect they to turn fortunes around with a streak of winners. Enough said take TAMPA BAY! |
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06-03-14 | San Francisco Giants v. Cincinnati Reds -107 | Top | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 11 h 18 m | Show |
San Francisco at Cincinnati 7:10 ET Reds over Giants- If there is any balance in the universe there should be plenty of hits in this matchup. Last July Home Bailey (5-3, 5.04 ERA) pitched a no-hitter against the Giants and his mound opponent that night was Tim Lincecum (4-3, 4.18 ERA) who pitched five innings on his own no-hit ball last time out has had his problems against Cincinnati going 0-3 with an 8.65 ERA in five starts. The Reds have won six of the last seven meetings last year and eight of the last 10 in regular season games. Take CINCINNATI! |
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04-23-14 | Los Angeles Angels v. Washington Nationals -122 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 7 h 44 m | Show |
L.A. Angels at Washington 7:05 ET
Nationals over Angels- Albert Pujols stole the storyline surrounding this match-up as everyone was praising and comparing the talents of Washington's Bryce Harper and the Angels' Mike Trout. L.A. Has taken the first two in this series and send Jered Weaver (1-2, 4.74 ERA) who is battling tendinits and has missed seven weeks with a broken elbow. Look for the Nationals to savage the final game of this set as Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 2.88) who is 7-2 with a 2.54 ERA in 10 career starts against the Angels gets the win. Take WASHINGTON!
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04-16-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Francisco Giants -108 | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 12 h 41 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco 10:15 ET
Giants over Dodgers- The National League's greatest rivalry continues with the Giants having won three of the first four meetings including our Megabucks winner last night in extra-innings. The Dodgers activated Brian Wilson before last night's contest and Mattingly chose not to use him in their loss last night as the bullpen collapsed. Ryan Vogelsong (0-0, 8.00 ERA) who is 4-3 with a 4.15 ERA in six career starts against Los Angeles starts for San Francisco while Dodgers starter Paul Maholm (0-1, 8.10) is 0-3 with a 5.79 ERA in six career starts at AT&T Park. Take the GIANTS!
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04-14-14 | Tampa Bay Rays -111 v. Baltimore Orioles | Top | 1-7 | Loss | -111 | 9 h 56 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:05 ET
Rays over Orioles- The last time this two clubs squared off in September last season the Rays swept Baltimore in four straight games and the last time they met both of tonight's starters were on the mound. This time around the pitching edge goes to the Rays as Chris Archer (1-0, 1.38 ERA) faces Baltimore's Wei-Yin Chen (1-1,6.75) who has surrendered 21 hits in 10.2 innings. Archer has given up only 10 hits and 13 innings. Tampa is a bully that is 20-7 in their last 27 games as a favorite. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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04-10-14 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Philadelphia Phillies -117 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -117 | 8 h 18 m | Show |
Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:05 ET
Phillies over Brewers- The Phillies have now lost three straight and have been pounded by the Brewers the last two days by a combined 19-8. Philadelphia's ace Cliff Lee goes to the hill with a 2-0 record despite surrendering 21 hits in 12 innings with a 6.00 ERA. Lee allowed eight runs in the Opener and came back to shut down the Cubs over seven inning. The Phillies have not been playing well as they are 5-14 in their last 19 overall. But, after being blown out the last games I expect a big effort behind their 'stopper.' Take PHILADELPHIA! |
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04-09-14 | Milwaukee Brewers -126 v. Philadelphia Phillies | Top | 9-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 51 m | Show |
Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:50 ET
Brewers over Phillies- After opening the season winning just one of their three game set at home the Brewers have reeled off four straight road wins while the Phillies opened at home with yesterday's mauling by Milwaukee. Philadelphia off a terrible 2013 has now lost 13 of their last 18 games overall and will be facing Matt Garza (0-1, 1.12 ERA) who took at 1-0 loss at the hands of Atlanta in his first start despite allowing only one and two hits in eight innings. He has a 1.30 ERA in five career starts against the Phillies and has allowed only one run in 13 innings all-time at Philadelphia. Take MILWAUKEE. |
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04-07-14 | Tampa Bay Rays -114 v. Kansas City Royals | Top | 2-4 | Loss | -114 | 10 h 54 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Kansas City 8:10 ET
Rays over Royals- Trends conflict here as the Royals host the Rays in this early season clash. Kansas City has won eight of their last 11 home games while the Rays are 7-2 in their last nine games as a favorite and they are 8-3 in their last 11 following a loss. Matt Moore the Rays starter had a rough outing in his opener allowing six hits in 5.2 innings while Royals Jason Vargas had a non-decision in a 2-1 team loss where he went seven innings allowing only five hits and one run against the Tigers. This time it's the Visitors. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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04-05-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Pittsburgh Pirates -140 | Top | 6-1 | Loss | -140 | 9 h 31 m | Show |
St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET
Pirates over Cardinals- The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to build off last season their first winning year since Barry Bonds was a Pirate. Off to a respectable start the Pirates have now won nine of their last 13 games. Pittsburgh has now beaten St. Louis in nine of the last 12 meetings at home and have Francisco Liraino on the hill and he won all three of his starts against the Cardinals last season posting a 0.75 ERA and is 4-0 lifetime with a 1.16 ERA. Take PITTSBURGH! |
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04-04-14 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Pittsburgh Pirates -118 | Top | 2-12 | Win | 100 | 8 h 53 m | Show |
St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 ET
Pirates over Cardinals- These two met in the NL playoffs last season with St. Louis winning the series three games to two although the Pirates won 10 of 19 games against the Cardinals in the regular season. Shelby Miller (15-9, 3.06 ERA) of St. Louis has struggled against the Bucs going 0-4 with a 5.32 career ERA, last season allowing Pittsburgh 13 earned runs in 22 innings. Gerrit Cole (10-7, 3.22) finished 4-0 in September with a 1.69 ERA and allow the Cardinals just three runs in 11 playoff innings. Take PITTSBURGH! |
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10-26-13 | Boston Red Sox -102 v. St. Louis Cardinals | Top | 4-5 | Loss | -102 | 9 h 18 m | Show |
Boston at St. Louis 8:07 ET
Red Sox over Cardinals- Jake Peavy at one time was good enough for the Cy Young has had a horrible post-season career going 0-3 with a 10.31 ERA in four starts. His mound opponent Joe Kelly has had problems of his own in his first post-season work going 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA all against the Dodgers. The Red Sox because of the National League rules will be without either David Ortiz or Mike Napoli and most likely Napoli will sit. Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig will go to the bench for St. Louis. Look for the powerful Red Sox bats and a big effort for Peavy to be the difference. Take BOSTON! |
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10-19-13 | Detroit Tigers +103 v. Boston Red Sox | Top | 2-5 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 1 m | Show |
Detroit at Boston 8:00 ET
Tigers over Red Sox- It's due or die for the Tigers and they have already shown that they can score of Buchholz while they have yet to score off Scherzer. Four of the five games have been decided by one run and both these clubs are capable of scoring in bunches. Buchholz has an ERA of 6.17 in the post season giving up three home runs in 11 2/3 innings. Take the club with their backs to the wall...take DETROIT! |
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10-16-13 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Los Angeles Dodgers -166 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 6 h 44 m | Show |
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers 4:00 ET
Dodgers over Cardinals- A rematch of Game 1 will send Joe Kelly (10-5, 2.69 ERA) of the Cardinals against for Cy Young winner Zack Greinke (15-4, 2.63) of the Dodgers head-to-head once again. Both starters allowed only two runs each in Game 1 as neither got a decision. For Los Angeles down 3-1 in the series this is an elimination game and Greinke takes his 8-2 home record and 2.11 ERA with him in 14 Dodgers Stadium starts. The Dodgers will most likely be without Hanley Ramirez who mat take a pain-killing shot before this contest. They need it more and Greinke in that good. Take LOS ANGELES |
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10-12-13 | Detroit Tigers +130 v. Boston Red Sox | Top | 1-0 | Win | 130 | 20 h 52 m | Show |
Detroit at Boston 8:00 ET
Tigers over Red Sox- Hard to believe that this is the first time these two have ever met in the post season but wild card playoffs are rather recent in MLB lore. The 'numbers' say that the Tigers are in trouble as Boston has won 36 of the last 51 meeting at Fenway, and they are 49-19 in their last 69 games as a favorite. The Tigers will counter with Anibal Sanchez (15-8, 2.57 ERA) who led the AL in ERA and is coming off a poor outing against Oakland. Look for Anibal to bounce back and Detroit to shock the Red Sox. Take TIGERS! |
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10-10-13 | Detroit Tigers -116 v. Oakland A's | Top | 3-0 | Win | 100 | 26 h 9 m | Show |
Detroit at Oakland 8:00 ET
Tigers over A's- Talk about a pic-em situation this is it if you have ever seen one. Factors continue to set up both sides of the equation. To start with the A's are the Division winner with a better record, they have Bartolo Colon (18-7, 2.70 ERA) and a 53-30 home field advantage. The A's are up 19 units on the season while the Tigers are a minus 12 units. The equalizer to the entire puzzle comes from Jason Verlander (13-12, 3.36) who hasn't had his best of years and will look to atone for past playoff failure. Why are the Tigers the favorite...because they are the WINNER. Take DETROIT! |
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10-05-13 | Tampa Bay Rays -114 v. Boston Red Sox | Top | 4-7 | Loss | -114 | 8 h 38 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Boston 5:30 ET
Rays over Red Sox- The Rays outfield had their share of problems yesterday as both left and right fielders made serious blunders. After will easy 12-2 the Red Sox find themselves underdogs at home to Cy Young Award winner David Price (10-8, 3.33 ERA) who has allowed only two runs in each of his last five starts. John Lacky (10-13, 3.52) gets the nod for Boston and he's struggled of late getting knocked around for 19 hits in 10 innings. Look for the Rays to rebound here. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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10-04-13 | Tampa Bay Rays +133 v. Boston Red Sox | Top | 2-12 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 4 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Boston 3:00 ET
Rays over Red Sox- The Tampa Bay Rays have been on the road and playing elimination games all week and will feel little pressure enter this round against the Red Sox. Boston has had to play intrasquad games to keep sharp but, there is nothing like live 'game' action. Pitching is the key to playoff wins and the Rays have had it going winning 10 of their last 12 with their pitching holding opponents to 2.83 runs per game. The Red Sox won 12 of the 19 meetings this season and will start Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75 ERA) is 2-3 with a 2.57 ERA in eight post season games and is 0-2 against the Rays. Matt Moore (17-4, 3.29 ERA) has pitched 10 playoff innings and allowed only one runs on three huts. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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10-02-13 | Tampa Bay Rays -111 v. Cleveland Indians | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 21 h 32 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at Cleveland 8:00 ET
Rays over Indians- So, here we have the Cleveland Indians who were 21 games over .500 during the regular season an underdog in the opening round of Wild Card play against Tampa Bay who was just .500 on the road. The Indians has the best record in baseball in the month of September including a 10-game winning streak to close the season and yet they a dog at home. (and they are the higher seeded team) I think the advantage for the Rays comes from their starting pitching and today they are going with Alex Cobb (11-3, 2.76 ERA) who closed the year with three straight wins in each of his last three starts. The Tribe is throwing Danny Salazar to the wolves and leaving Justin Masterson in the bullpen. 'Big Mistake!' Take TAMPA BAY |
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09-26-13 | Tampa Bay Rays v. New York Yankees +104 | Top | 4-0 | Loss | -100 | 20 h 52 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees 7:05 ET
Yankees over Rays- I know...Here I have the Rays in a six game winning streak and the Yankees moving backwards as the season closes out and I see New York winning this game. This is more then a shot-in-the-dark as Ivan Nova (9-5, 3.13 ERA) has once again proven to be one of the Yankees more solid and consistent performers. New York seems to play well behind him as they have won 12 of his 19 starts. The fact of the matter is that if you 'played' the Yankees everyday you would be ahead of the bookies and if you 'played' on the Rays you'd be in the hole. Take NEW YORK! |
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09-25-13 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Francisco Giants +125 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 125 | 12 h 50 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco 10:15 ET
Giants over Dodgers- The L.A. Dodgers who have now won three straight still trail the Atlanta Braves for the overall best record in the National League for home field advantage in the playoffs. The Dodgers will start Ricky Nolasco (8-2, 3.14 ERA) who after winning seven in-a-row has surrendered 11 earned runs in his last two outings in only 6 1/3 innings. One of those outings came against the Giants when he allowed seven runs (five earned) in 1 1/3 innings. Barry Zito (4-11, 5.91) gets the nod and the win tonight. Take SAN FRANCISCO |
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09-25-13 | Tampa Bay Rays -157 v. New York Yankees | Top | 8-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 42 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 7:05 ET
Rays over Yankees- The Tampa Bay Rays are on a five game winning streak and the Yankees are one game away from elimination for the A.L. Playoffs. New York has now dropped seven of it's last 10 and know the end is near. Davis Price (8-8, 3.43 ERA) has struggled of late last posted a win August 24th against these same Yankees but his troubles can't compare to Phillip Hughes (4-13, 5.07) who hasn't lasted five innings since August 20th. His last appearance against the Rays in July he gave up five runs in four innings. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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09-24-13 | Tampa Bay Rays -113 v. New York Yankees | Top | 7-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 25 m | Show |
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees 7:05 ET
Rays over Yankees- The Yankees have played the entire season on the disabled list as 57 different players have made the line-up. They have made a great effort and managed to give the good fight but they just don't have enough. New York has six of their last nine while the Rays have won nine of their last 12. Matt Moore (15-4, 3.34 ERA) lost for the first time in more then three months his last time out (we had Texas) but is 2-0 against the Yankees this year. After a great start for New York Hiroki Kuroda (11-12, 3.17) is 0-5 with a 6.37 ERA in his last seven starts. Take TAMPA BAY! |
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09-22-13 | Texas Rangers v. Kansas City Royals -117 | Top | 0-4 | Win | 100 | 4 h 44 m | Show |
Texas at Kansas City 2:10 ET
Royals over Rangers- We have been lucky enough to win the first two games of the series switching teams and I'll be happy to do it again. Kansas City will start James Shields (12-9, 3.33 ERA) who is 8-2 in his last 11 outings since July and has a 1.59 ERA in those starts. He is also 7-3 lifetime against the Rangers with a 2.66 ERA. The Royals lead the AL in bullpen ERA at 2.55 and will finish off Texas today. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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09-21-13 | Texas Rangers -110 v. Kansas City Royals | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 3 m | Show |
Texas at Kansas City 7:10 ET
Rangers over Royals- Two teams headed in opposite directions and the Rangers have now dropped 12 of their last 15 games and Kansas City has won eight of their last 12. The Royals are assured of a better then .500 season for the first time in 10 years while Texas has slipped a half game back in the wild card hunt. Matt Garza (3-5, 4.94 ERA) is 0-4 in his last five starts and needs a strong outing to aid the Rangers cause tonight. Last night we had the Royals in the series opener a 2-1 win today we switch sides. Take TEXAS! |
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09-20-13 | Texas Rangers v. Kansas City Royals -129 | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 23 m | Show |
Texas at Kansas City 8:10 ET
Royals over Rangers- Yesterday we posted and won with the Rangers as they were the favorite at Tampa Bay and crushed the Rays 8-2 hitting four home runs. The Royals just beat the Indians 2 of 3 and trail both the Rangers and the Rays by three games in the wild card hunt. Young Martin Perez (9-5, 3.64 ERA) has dropped his last two decisions after having won six straight starts and has never faced the Royals. Kansas City will start Ervin Santana (9-9, 3.23) who held Texas to one run in seven innings back in June. Take KANSAS CITY! |
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09-19-13 | Texas Rangers -110 v. Tampa Bay Rays | Top | 8-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 59 m | Show |
Texas at Tampa Bay 7:10 ET
Rangers over Rays- This is a tough one to figure as the Rays lead the Rangers by one full game in the Wild Card chase as two of the league's best pitchers go at it in Tampa Bay. Texas will start Yu Darish (12-9, 2.79 ERA) who has had a great season but has lost four times by a 1-0 score. He leads the Majors in strikeouts but has not had a win in his last six starts. Matt Moore (15-3, 3.11) has been outstanding but is an underdog at home and that is a telling tale. Vegas likes the Rangers here and so do I. Take TEXAS |
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09-18-13 | Los Angeles Dodgers v. Arizona Diamondbacks -117 | Top | 4-9 | Win | 100 | 11 h 58 m | Show |
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 10:10 ET
Diamondbacks over Dodgers- The Dodgers are pulling ace Clayton Kershaw for this star a game in which they can clinch the NL West with Stephen Fife (4-3, 3.38 ERA). Most feel that you should clinch the division first and then start to rest players (See Nationals from 2012) before you start counting your chickens. Arizona will start Brandon McCarthy (4-0, 4.58 ERA) who has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts posting a 2.10 ERA over that span. He is 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA against the Dodgers. Take ARIZONA! |
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09-18-13 | Cleveland Indians +100 v. Kansas City Royals | Top | 2-7 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 57 m | Show |
Cleveland at Kansas City 8:10 ET
Indians over Royals- The Cleveland Indians who are in the wild card hunt are so confident that they will be selling playoff tickets starting Monday as they move to within a half game of a berth. The Indians are starting rookie Danny Salazar (1-2, 2.66 ERA) who has had five straight starts allowing two or fewer earned runs. The Royals have had a decent season but they will miss a change to grab the ring. Tonight it's still CLEVELAND! |
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09-18-13 | New York Yankees v. Toronto Blue Jays -109 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 54 m | Show |
N.Y Yankees at Toronto 7:05 ET
Blue Jays over Yankees- I stated at the season's start that the Yankees were a .500 team and it would surprise me if they made the playoffs and that was before the rash of injuries that have seen the New Yorkers' play 56 different players. So the Yankees most likely will finish the season over .500 but the playoffs are not for them this year. The Blue Jays meanwhile are along with the Angels the most disappointing team in baseball this season. All the trades and moves they made in the off season have failed and they find themselves drifting for the final two weeks. Tonight New York will start Phil Hughes (4-13, 5.07 ERA) who hasn't won a game in over 10 weeks. Like last night I like the Blue Jays. Take TORONTO! |