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07-23-22 | Nationals v. Diamondbacks -148 | 2-7 | Win | 100 | 8 h 58 m | Show | |
The Washington Nationals play game two out West vs the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Washington lost game one on Fridayy, 1-10. That was their 10th loss in their last 11 games and 18th in their last 20 games. Anibal Sanchez makes just his second start since Sept 26, 2020 here tonight. Sanchez sat out all of last season and the first half of this season. Arizona has won two straight including last night's contest over the Nats. Madison Bumgarner will toe the rubber tonight for the D'backs. Bumgarner is 5-9 this season with a 3.83 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 3.15 ERA in 10 starts. I'm going to take Arizona tonight since who knows how Sanchez will perform. And he likely won't be around long in either case. Take Arizona. |
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07-23-22 | Blue Jays -135 v. Red Sox | Top | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 5 h 25 m | Show |
Toronto realistically fighting for a wild card spot at this point in the AL East as the Yankees are 13.5-games ahead of them. Still, with a 51-43 record the Jays have a good shot at a playoff spot with this year's new Wild Card format. Toronto has won four straight, including a monster blowout win on Friday over the Red Sox, 28-5. That also makes six of their last seven games a win. Alek Manoah will start today for the Jays with a 10-4 record and 2.28 ERA. The Red Sox will try and snap a 3-game losing streak. They have also lost seven of their last eight games as their Wild Card aspirations look to be dwindling. Kutter Crawford gets the start today with a 0-1 record in his four starts and a 3.60 ERA. I'm going to stick with the hot Blue Jays and one of the best pitchers in the American League. Play Toronto. |
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07-22-22 | Astros v. Mariners +106 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -100 | 21 h 19 m | Show |
The Houston Astros opened the 2nd half of the baseball season in fine fashion by taking both ends of a home doubleheader away from the Yankees on Thursday. Now they travel to NorthWest to take on Seattle, arguably the hottest team in baseball. The Astros will send Jose Urquidy to the hill tonight. Urquidy is 8-4 in his 17 starts with a 4.09 ERA and slightly higher 5.20 road ERA. The Mariners hated to see the break come as they are on a 14-game win streak and have leapt into 2nd place in the AL West, 9-games back of the Astros. Marco Gonzales makes the start today for the M's with a 5-9 record in his 18 starts and a 3.50 ERA. The Astros had to play two games yesterday and that will have taken a toll on the players and the bullpen. I'll take the hottest team in baseball here tonight. Play Seattle. |
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07-22-22 | Yankees v. Orioles +150 | 7-6 | Loss | -100 | 18 h 15 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles were hot to close out the first half of the baseball season, winning 11 of their last 13 games. Though they did drop two of three game to the Tampa Bay Rays in that final series. Still, the O's have built some momentum has they take on the Yankees here tonight. The Yankees had to go play a doubleheader yesterday in Houston and were swept in both ends by the Astros. They then had to hit the road to come here to Baltimore to play the Orioles. That should benefit Baltimore tonight as they catch the Yankees with a tired pen and some weary players. The O's will send Tyler Wells to the hill with a 7-5 record and nifty 3.37 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 2-0 mark in is seven starts and a 2.75 ERA. The Yankees will counter with Jemeson Taillon who is 10-2 in his 18 starts and a 3.86 ERA. Tallion has allowed 12 runs over his last 15 1/3 innings however. Baltimore a good sized home dog and with the Yanks playing two yesterday and then traveling, I see the O's as a live home dog tonight. Play Baltimore. |
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07-21-22 | Yankees v. Astros -128 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 2 h 0 m | Show |
Game one of this doubleheader here has two of the best in the American league and possibly a AL Pennant matchup with the Yankees taking on the Astros. The Yankees closed the first half with two wins over Boston, outscoring the Sox 27-3. Jordan Montgomery gets the start today with a 3-2 record in his 18 starts and a 3.26 ERA. The Houston Astros, like the Yankees, are cruising in their division as they lead the AL West by 9-games over the Seattle Mariners. The Astros will start Cristian Javier today who is 6-5 in his 13 starts with a 3.76 ERA and a 3.11 home ERA. Both teams are very good and both pitchers are top notch. I expect a split here today, but in this one I'm backing the home team. Play Houston. |
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07-17-22 | Mariners -122 v. Rangers | Top | 6-2 | Win | 100 | 4 h 23 m | Show |
The Seattle Mariners remained the hottest team in baseball as we enter the All-Star break. The Mariners won their 13th game in a row on Saturday, though it did take extra innings this time over the Rangers. The Mariners now have Wild Card aspirations with this spurt that has moved them to 50-42 overall. Chris Flexen gets the start today with his 6-8 record in his 17 starts. Flexen has a 3.84 ERA but has been very good during this win streak, winning his last two starts while allowing just one earned run over 12 2/3 innings. The Rangers are in danger of getting the four game sweep by the Mariners today. They will Glenn Otto to the hill to try and get the win. Otto is 4-5 in his 12 starts with a 5.50 ERA. He's been much worse at home with a 2-4 record and 8.07 ERA. I'm going to sick with the red-hot Mariners here on Sunday. Play Seattle. |
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07-16-22 | Orioles +108 v. Rays | 6-4 | Win | 108 | 6 h 16 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles joined the Seattle Mariners and LA Dodgers as one of the hottest teams in baseball. That's right, the Orioles! They had won 10 straight games before losing on Thursday to Tampa Bay, 4-5. And as they say, "The Price is Right." None of those 10 wins had a price higher than -1.10 and all the way up to +1.35. Today, Dean Kramer looks to get them back to another streak. Kramer is 3-1 in his seven starts with a nice 2.15 ERA. He's been great on the road with a 2-0 record in three starts and a 0.51 ERA. The Rays have rattled off 5-straight wins of their own after Friday's game. Ryan Yarbrough will toe the rubber today looking for his first win of the season after six starts. Yarbrough has a 6.20 ERA and 7.59 ERA at home. I'll take the small dog price on the Orioles here today with a better pitcher on the hill. Play Baltimore. |
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07-16-22 | Mariners -134 v. Rangers | Top | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 14 h 7 m | Show |
The Seattle Mariners remain the hottest team in baseball after winning their 12th straight game on Friday over the Rangers, 8-3. They also closed another game on division leader Houston, now trailing by 10-games. Seattle has their best pitcher on the mound today in Logan Gilbert. Gilbert is 10-3 in his 18 starts with a 2.89 ERA. The Rangers dropped their second game in a row with Friday's loss. The bullpen has been hit hard in recent times with a 6.68 ERA over their last seven games. Spencer Howard will get the start here on Saturday. Howard will make his fourth start with a 1-0 record. However, his ERA is a very high 8.25. Hard to go against a red hot team with their best pitcher on the hill. And I won't, I'll be back on the Mariners here today. |
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07-16-22 | Mets -132 v. Cubs | 2-1 | Win | 100 | 12 h 22 m | Show | |
The Mets took their opening game with the Cubs on Thursday, 8-0, making that their second win in a row. The Mets are trying to hold off the surging Braves who now are just 2.5 games back in the NL East division. The Mets will start Taijuan Walker in game one of their doubleheader today. Walker is 7-2 in his 15 starts with a 2.63 ETA. Walker has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last six starts. The Cubs look to snap a 7-game losing streak here today. Chicago was swept in LA and then returned home and was swept by Baltimore. Marcus Stroman will make his 11th start with a 2-5 record and 4.51 ERA. Stroman has been very inconsistent, pitching well one game and then not the next. I like the Mets against a floundering Cubs team here today. Play New York. |
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07-15-22 | Mariners -155 v. Rangers | 8-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 29 m | Show | |
The Seattle Mariners are the hottest team in baseball right now, having won 11-straight games to improve to 48-42. They are still 9.5 games back of Houston in the AL West, but easily in 2nd place. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber today with a 7-6 record and 3.51 ERA. Ray has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last six starts. The Rangers are coming off a loss to Seattle last night, 5-6. The Rangers are 41-46 in the AL West. Matt Bush starts tonight for the Rangers with no record in his three starts and a 3.00 ERA. Bush has pitched well in limited action, but Ray has been great as have the Mariners. I'll be on the Mariners again tonight. |
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07-15-22 | Phillies v. Marlins -157 | 2-1 | Loss | -157 | 7 h 3 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Phillies look to snap a 4-game losing streak here tonight as they start a new series at Miami. The Phillies will start Kyle Gibson here tonight. Gibson is 4-3 in his 17 starts with a 4.53 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he's 0-2 in his eight starts with a 5.22 ERA. Will be tough for Philly tonight as they take on the Marlins Ace in Sandy Alcantara who is 9-3 on the season. In addition, he's got a excellent 1.73 ERA and even better home ERA of 1.59. Alcantara has not allowed a run over his last two starts (15 innings). I'll take the Marlins here tonight with their Ace on the hill. |
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07-14-22 | Red Sox v. Rays -124 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 52 m | Show |
The Boston Red Sox look to avoid a 4-games sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays today. The Sox have lost the first three games of this series, including Wednesday's game, 1-4. The Red Sox trail the Rays for 2nd place in the AL East by 1.5 games. Kutter Crawford looks to make his fourth start of the season here today. Crawford is 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA. The Rays will counter with Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen is 5-3 in his 14 starts with a 3.10 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 3-0 record (team 5-1) in his six starts and a 1.65 ERA. I'll take the Rays to sweep this series here today. |
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07-13-22 | Mariners +105 v. Nationals | 6-4 | Win | 105 | 2 h 31 m | Show | |
Game one of a DH has Seattle looking to extend their 8-game win streak at Washington. The Mariners just came off a four game sweep of Toronto and a 2-game sweep of San Diego. Chris Flexen starts game one here today with a 5-8 record in his 16 starts and a 4.00 ERA. Flexen has been very consistent, allowing three runs or fewer in each of his last eight starts. Meanwhile the Nationals have lost four straight games, including a three game sweep at the hands of Atlanta. Josiah Gray will start game one with a 7-5 record in his 16 starts and a 4.14 ERA. He has been worse at home with a 2-5 record and 6.42 ERA. I'll take Seattle here in the opening game of their doubleheader. |
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07-11-22 | Padres v. Rockies +139 | 6-5 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 33 m | Show | |
The San Diego Padres split their four game series with the Giants over the Weekend. After winning the first two games, they dropped the last two, including Sunday's, 0-12. They now trail the LA Dodgers in the NL West by 8-games. Sean Manaea will start today for the Padres with a 3-4 record in his 15 starts and a 4.18 ERA. The Rockies begin their four game set with the Padres tied for last in the NL West with the Diamondbacks at 38-48. Jose Urena will make just his second start of the season for the Rockies. His first start was excellent, going 6 2/3 innings vs the Dodgers and allowing five hits and just one run. I'll take a shot with the home dog Rockies and see if Urena can duplicate his first effort. Play Colorado. |
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07-10-22 | Angels v. Orioles +102 | 5-9 | Win | 102 | 2 h 20 m | Show | |
The LA Angels continue to struggle as they dropped Saturday's game at Baltimore, 0-1. That makes three in a row that the Angels have lost to Baltimore as game four plays here on Sunday. The Angels have also lost seven of their last eight games. Jose Suarez will start today for the Angels with a 0-2 record in his seven starts an a 4.94 ERA. Meanwhile, the Orioles have quietly won seven games in a row. Austin Voth will look to make it eight in a row today. Voth is 0-1 in his four starts with a 3.46 ERA. Voth has pitched well in all four of his starts this year. Yet, here the Angels are once again the favorite. Not sure how that is with the Orioles in a win streak and an equally good pitcher on the hill. I'll take them again here on Sunday. Play Baltimore. |
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07-09-22 | Blue Jays v. Mariners +112 | 1-2 | Win | 112 | 11 h 22 m | Show | |
The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped two straight games to just 45-40. The Jays will have to now focus on a Wild Card berth as the Yankees are running away with the AL East at 61-23. Alek Monoah will start today with his 9-3 overall record in 16 starts and a 2.33 ERA. The Jays have lost three of his last four starts though, including last game at Oakland, 1-5. Meanwhile Seattle has won six straight games to finally get back above the .500 mark at 43-42. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber today for the M's with a 7-6 record in his 17 starts and a 3.62 ERA. Ray has been even better at home with a 4-2 record in nine starts and a 2.33 ERA. I'll stick with the hot Mariners today with a very good Ray on the hill. Play Seattle. |
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07-09-22 | Rays -147 v. Reds | 4-5 | Loss | -147 | 5 h 21 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay dropped game one of this IL Series with the Reds on Friday, 1-2. That loss now has the Rays 15-games back in the AL East despite having a record 7-games above .500 at 45-38. Drew Rasmussen will start today for the Rays with a 5-3 record in his 13 starts and a 3.30 ERA. Rasmussen came back off the IL with a nice start at Toronto, allowing just five hits and two runs over 4 2/3 innings. The Reds have won two straight games to improve to 30-54 on the season. Hunter Greene has had a rough season thus far at 3-10 overall in 16 starts with a 6.01 ERA. Greene has allowed 19 runs over his last four starts (19 2/3 innings). I'll take Tampa Bay to rebound here today in game two. Play the Rays. |
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07-09-22 | Angels v. Orioles +106 | 0-1 | Win | 106 | 5 h 17 m | Show | |
The LA Angels look to snap a two game losing streak here today as they drop the first two games of this series with the Orioles. The Angels lost last night to the O's, 4-5. That makes them losers of six of their last seven games. Patrick Sandoval starts today for the Halos with a 3-3 record in his 13 starts and a 3.09 ERA. Sandoval coming off one of his worst starts last time out where he allowed eight hits and five runs over just five innings in a 1-9 loss at Houston. Meanwhile the Orioles have won six straight games. They still are three games under the .500 mark however. Today Dean Kremer will start today with a 2-1 record in his six starts. Kremer has a 2.48 ERA and has allowed one run or no runs in four of his six starts. Not sure the Angels should be favored over anyone these days, especially on the road. I'll take the Orioles here today. |
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07-08-22 | Phillies v. Cardinals +113 | 2-0 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 40 m | Show | |
The Phillies look to build on their win from Thursday over the Nationals, 5-3. They still trail 1st place NY Mets by 8-games in the NL East. Zack Wheeler will get the start here today with a 7-4 record in his 15 starts and a 2.66 ERA. He hasn't been quite so good on the road where he's 2-2 over six starts and a 4.45 ERA. St Louis also coming off a win on Thursday over Atlanta, 3-2 as a +2.15 dog. That win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Cards. Adam Wainwright gets the start today with a 6-6 mark over 16 starts and 3.26 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3-2 record in seven starts and a 2.25 ERA. Cards as a home dog here today is a too much to pass on for me. I see very good value with St Louis at home. Play St Louis. |
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07-08-22 | Angels v. Orioles -124 | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 9 h 32 m | Show | |
The LA Angels win streak was brief at just one game as they lost game one of this series with the Orioles, 1-4 on Thursday. That makes them 1-5 over their last six games. Their bad run is now 17-35 over their last 52 games. They are also 5-17 in their last 22 road games. Meanwhile, Baltimore has won five straight games having swept Texas and now game one with the Angels. Tyler Wells starts today with a 7-4 record and 3.09 ERA. He's been better at home with a 4-2 record in his six starts with a 2.20 ERA. Wells has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last four starts. Reid Detmers will toe the rubber with the Angels. Detmers is 2-3 in his 12 starts with a 4.66 ERA. O's playing well and Wells has been excellent. Great price too on the O's at home. Play Baltimore. |
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07-08-22 | Rays -165 v. Reds | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -165 | 8 h 7 m | Show |
Inter League action here today has the Tampa Bay Rays heading to Cincinnati to take on the Reds. The Rays just took two of three from Boston and has also won five of their last six games to improve to 45-37 in the AL East. Unfortunately they are pretty much playing for a Wild Card at this point since the Yankees are 14.5-games ahead of them in the AL East. Shane McClanahan will get the start for the Rays with a 9-3 record in his 16 starts and a 1.74 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 2-1 mark in five starts and a 1.44 ERA. McClananhan has allowed one run or no runs in each of his last five starts and two runs or fewer in 11 straight games. The Cincinnati Reds split their two games with the Pirates, taking Thursday's contest, 5-1. The Reds are now just 6-15 in their last 21 games and 5-16 in their last 21 home games. Luis Castillo will start today with a 3.4 record and 3.09 ERA. Castillo has pitched well of late, allowing one run over his lat 13 innings. Even with the success of late of Castillo, McClanahan looks to be a AL Cy Young candidate right now and is just too good. Play Tampa Bay. |
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07-07-22 | Angels v. Orioles -107 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 35 m | Show | |
The LA Angels snapped their four game losing streak with a win over Miami on Wednesday, 5-2. The Angels who once contended for the AL West are now double digits back in the standings. Chase Silseth starts today for the Halos with a 1-2 record in his five starts and a 5.23 ERA. The Orioles won their fourth in a row with their win on Wednesday over Texas, 2-1. They swept their 3-game series with the Rangers. Jordan Lyles will start today with a 4-7 mark in his 16 starts and a 4.70 ERA. He's been very good at home this year with a 1-2 mark in six starts and a 2.92 ERA. I look for the Orioles to beat LA here today behind Lyles who is coming off one of his best starts of the season. Play Baltimore. |
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07-06-22 | Giants v. Diamondbacks +115 | 7-5 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 33 m | Show | |
The San Francisco Giants are fading fast in the NL West. Once a favorite to battle the Dodgers for the division crown, the Giants looked good early in the season only to fall on hard times in recent weeks and months. They have lost six straight games and now trail LA by 10.5-games. The once mighty bullpen has also taken a beaten with a 7.24 ERA over their last seven games. Alex Cobb gets the start today for the Giants with a 3-3 record over his 11 starts with a 4.94 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 6.41 ERA. Arizona has taken two straight from the Giants as they look for the sweep today. Merrill Kelly is 7-5 in his 16 starts with a 3.46 ERA. He is coming off an excellent start where he allowed just one run over seven innings in a win over Colorado. I'll take the D'backs here today as they take the 3-game series from SF. |
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07-06-22 | Rays +116 v. Red Sox | 7-1 | Win | 116 | 10 h 50 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay and Boston have split the first two games of this series with Boston winning game one on Monday, 4-0, and Tampa Bay winning last night, 8-4. Only one game separates these two AL East teams in the division, but both trail the Yankees by over 10 games. The Indians will start Corey Kluber today. Kluber is 3-5 on the season and has a 3.91 ERA. After a fine string of starts, Kluber only lasted three innings in his last start at Toronto, allowing five runs. The Sox look to have Brayan Bello make his major league debut here today. With the Red Sox starting staff having injuries, Bello was called up to get his first start. Bello was a combined 10-4 with a 2.33 ERA in the minors and is one of Boston's top prospects. For me, I'll stick with the Rays here today and Kluber who has looked much better in recent starts. Play Tampa Bay. |
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07-05-22 | Rangers v. Orioles +100 | 9-10 | Win | 100 | 8 h 17 m | Show | |
The Texas Rangers look to snap their two game losing streak here tonight in the 2nd game of their series in Baltimore. The Orioles took game one on Monday, 7-6 as the Rangers couldn't hold a 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the 9th inning. Spencer Howard makes just his second start of the season here tonight. Howard went just three innings in his first start at Toronto, giving up six hits and six runs. The O's will counter with Austin Voth. Voth has just three starts with a 0-1 record and 2.08 ERA. He's pitched well, though he has only gone a maximum of three innings thus far. I'll take a shot on the Orioles at home here today. |
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07-05-22 | Angels v. Marlins -130 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 51 m | Show | |
The LA Angels have lost three games in a row after getting swept by Houston. They were outscored 4-21 in the series. The only hope the Angels really had to get back in the race was taking that series, instead they were swept. Noah Syndergaard will get the start today with a 5-6 record after 12 starts with a 3.86 ERA. The Angels have lost three of his last four starts. Meanwhile, the Marlins ran their win streak to five games after sweeping their four game series with the Nationals. Their Ace, Sandy Alcantara starts today with a 8-3 record and 1.95 ERA after 16 starts. Alcantara has allowed two runs or fewers in 10 of his last 11 starts. Miami is now 11-1 their last 12 games vs a team with a losing record. They are also 7-2 in their last nine home games. I'll take the Marlins here on Tuesday. |
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07-04-22 | Cardinals v. Braves -161 | Top | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 16 h 3 m | Show |
The St Louis Cardinals wrapped-up their series with the Phillies by getting shut-out on Sunday night, 0-4. The Cardinals recent 4-6 skid has seen them d rop to 2-games back of the Brewers in the AL Central. The Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the hill today. Hudson is 6-4 in his 15 starts with a 3.82 ERA. The Cardinals have not done well on the road vs a team with a winning record, evidenced by their 5-13 record their last 18 times. The Braves lost on Sunday to the Reds, 3-4. That loss coupled with the Mets win dropped the Braves to 3.5-games back in the AL East. The Braves send Kyle Wright to the hill with a 9-4 record in his 15 starts. Wright has the most wins on the team and just a 3.03 ERA this season. Atlanta is 23-7 their last 30 games and 11-3 in their last 14 home games. I'll take the Braves here on this Holiday Monday. |
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07-04-22 | Rangers v. Orioles -103 | 6-7 | Win | 100 | 10 h 48 m | Show | |
Texas dropped their last game of their series at the Mets on Sunday, 1-4. The Rangers lost the series to the Mets one game to two. They open up this holiday Monday with a 3-games set at Baltimore before heading to Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle on what is a long road trip. The Rangers send Dane Dunning to the mound with a 1-6 record and 4.09 ERA. He's been a bit worse on the road with a 0-5 record and 5.58 ERA. In fact, the Rangers are 0-8 in Dunning's eight road starts. The Orioles beat Minnesota on Sunday, 3-1. Dean Kramer will toe the rubber for the Orioles. Kramer is 2-1 in his five starts with a 1.29 ERA. Kramer has not allowed a run in any of his last three starts (18 2/3 innings) and only four total runs all season. The Orioles look to be a good bet here on Monday with Kramer on the hill. Take Baltimore at this bargain price. |
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07-03-22 | Cardinals v. Phillies -148 | Top | 0-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 11 m | Show |
The St Louis Cardinals are just one-game back of the Milwaukee Brewers now in the NL Central after their win over the Phils on Saturday, 7-6. The Cards are just 3-8 in their last 11 road games and 5-13 in their last 18 on the road vs a team with a winning record. Adam Wainwright will get the start here today for the Cardinals. Wainwright is 6-5 in his 15 starts with a 3.07 ERA. Philly looks to take this three game set as they send Zack Wheeler to the hill. Wheeler is 6-4 in his 14 starts with a 2.89 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 4-2 record in eight starts and a 1.85 ERA. The Phillies have won nine of the last 13 in this series and six of the last eight in Philly. I'll take the home team here tonight. Play Philadelphia. |
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07-03-22 | Rangers +128 v. Mets | Top | 1-4 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 23 m | Show |
The Texas Rangers look to take this three game set with the Mets today. The Rangers won on Saturday as a nice little dog with Perez, 7-3. Today they send Jon Gray to the hill. Gray is 4-3 in his 13 starts with a 3.89 ERA. Gray has been very good, allowing two runs or fewer in four straight games and five of his last six games. He has also won three straight starts, allowing three total runs over 19 2/3 innings. The Mets dropped to 48-30 with their loss on Saturday and have the NL's second best record behind the Dodgers. Carlos Carrasco will start today with a 8-4 record in 15 starts and a 4.74 ERA. Carrasco coming off a pair of bad starts where he allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings to the Astros and five runs in 2 1/3 innings to the Astros. I look at Gray as a very live dog here today in New York. Play Texas. |
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07-02-22 | Rangers +120 v. Mets | 7-3 | Win | 120 | 5 h 36 m | Show | |
The Texas Rangers lost game one of this series with the NY Mets on Friday, 3-4. The loss dropped the Rangers to 36-39 and while in 2nd place in the AL West, they are 12.5-games back of the Astros for 1st place. The Rangers have done well in IL games, particularly against the NL East where they are 22-9 their last 31 games. Martin Perez makes the start today for the Rangers with a 6-2 record and 2.22 ERA in 15 starts. He has done well for the most part, though he has the occasional bad start. In his 15 starts he's allowed two runs or fewer in 11 of those games, three runs in two and more than 3 runs just twice. At one time the NY Mets had a nice lead in the AL East. However, that has dwindled to just 3.5 games over 2nd place St Louis. Trevor Williams will get the start today with a 1-3 record in his six starts and a 4.88 ERA. I like to find dogs with value and the Rangers have good value today with a very good pitcher on the hill. Take the Rangers. |
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07-01-22 | Angels v. Astros -160 | 1-8 | Win | 100 | 9 h 41 m | Show | |
The LA Angels at one time contended for the AL West lead with the Astros. But after a disastrous June that saw their head coach being fired, they now are 12.5 games back of the Astros. The Angels have won of late, going 3-1 in their last four games. Michael Lorenzen gets the start tonight for the Halos. Lorenzez is 6-5 in his 12 starts with a 4.24 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 2-3 record in five starts and a 6.14 ERA. The Houston Astros look to have little competition in the West, with the Angels and Mariners the closest behind them. Cristian Javier is 5-3 in his 10 starts with a 3.33 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3-2 record in five starts and a 2.45 ERA. Javier has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts. I'll take the Astros at home here tonight. |
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07-01-22 | Cardinals -135 v. Phillies | 3-5 | Loss | -135 | 7 h 35 m | Show | |
The St Louis Cardinals have closed the gap in the NL Central to just 1-game behind division leading Milwaukee. The Cardinals begin a tough stretch of games with three at Philly, four at Atlanta and then three at home vs Philly. Miles Mikolas starts today for the Cardinals with a 5-5 record in his 15 starts with a 2.57 ERA. Mikolas has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. Philly has lost two of their last three games and six of their last 10 games. Bailey Falter makes only his fourth start of the season here tonight. Falter is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA. The Cardinals do well vs lefties, now 21-7 in their last 28 vs the southpaws. I like Mikolas here today for the Cardinals. Play St Louis. |
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06-30-22 | Yankees v. Astros +120 | 1-2 | Win | 120 | 7 h 52 m | Show | |
The New York Yankees bring a four game win streak into today's game at Houston as the two best AL teams clash. The Yankees are coming off a sweep of the Oakland A's as they play Houston just one time here tonight before heading to Cleveland tomorrow. Luis Severino will get the start tonight for the Yankees. Severino is 4-2 in his 13 starts with a 3.38 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he is 3-2 in his five starts with a 4.61 ERA. The Astros have won two straight games and four of their last five. They just got done with a four game split with the Yankees last week. Luis Garcia will start today with a 5-5 record and 3.55 ERA. Garcia didn't get a start against the Yankees last week. The Astros have done well vs the Yankees, taking 13 of the last 19 games in Houston. I'll take them as a small dog here today. |
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06-28-22 | Astros -115 v. Mets | 9-1 | Win | 100 | 6 h 55 m | Show | |
A Couple of first place teams meet here on Tuesday as the Houston Astros and Mets face off from New York. The Astros are 45-27 and 11-games in front of 2nd place LA Angels. Framber Valdez gets the start today and he's been excellent this season with a 7-3 record in 14 games with a 2.90 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 4-1 record and 1.95 ERA. The Mets have seen their lead in the NL East shrink to just 5-games over the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Carrasco will start today with a 8-3 record and 4.31 ERA. He's been hit pretty hard of late, allowing 13 runs over his last three starts (13 1/3 innings). The Astros are 8-1 in their last nine road games vs righties. The Astros have also won the last five games in this series. Take Houston today. |
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06-27-22 | Rangers -132 v. Royals | Top | 10-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 4 m | Show |
The Texas Rangers lost two of their three games to the Washington Nationals. The Rangers keep getting close to the .500 mark, but can't quite get there at 34-37. Martin Perez will try and get them a game close tonight. Perez has been one of the best Rangers' pitchers with a 5-2 record in his 14 starts and a 1.96 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1-0 record in six starts (all won by the Rangers) and a 1.76 ERA. The Royals are 19 games under the .500 mark at 26-45 on the season. The Royals have lost their last two games to the A's. Kris Bubic will try and get them back in the win column tonight with his 1-4 record over nine starts and a 7.37 ERA. Doesn't look like the odds favor the Royals wit Bubic on the hill. I'll lay the small price on the road with a very good Rangers pitcher in Perez. |
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06-26-22 | Mariners +127 v. Angels | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 35 m | Show | |
Seattle Mariners bring a 5-game win streak into today's final game of their series with the LA Angels. They have taken the first two games in this series, 4-3 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday. Today, Marco Gonzales will look to make it a sweep as he takes to the hill for the M's. Gonzales is 4-7 in his 14 starts with a nice 3.33 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts and three runs in the other start. The Angels dropped to 34-40 after losing two straight to Seattle. Jose Suarez will make his seventh start of the season for the Halos and is 0-2 with a 5.13 ERA. Not sure why the Angels are such a big favorite here. They play a hot team and their starter isn't as good. I like the value on this Seattle dog today. Play Seattle. |
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06-25-22 | Tigers v. Diamondbacks -142 | 6-3 | Loss | -142 | 12 h 47 m | Show | |
The Detroit Tigers have been slumping recently, despite their win over Arizona on Friday, 5-1. The Tigers are 3-9 in their last 12 games. Alex Faedo will get the start today for Detroit with a 1-4 record in his nine starts and a 4.67 ERA. Faedo has been hit hard in his last two games, allowing 11 runs over his last 7 1/3 innings. Meanwhile, the D'backs will look to break a four game losing skid today. They will turn to Zach Davies who is 2-4 with a 3.96 ERA. Davies has been decent of late, allowing seven runs over his last four starts (26 2/3 innings). I look for the D'backs to break their losing streak today and get back in the WIN column with Davies. Play Arizona. |
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06-25-22 | Blue Jays v. Brewers -167 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 47 m | Show |
Interleague action here today has the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Milwaukee Brewers. Toronto took the opening game of this three-game set on Friday, 9-4. Still, the Blue Jays trying to rebound from a 3-5 stretch their last eight games. Toronto is fighting with Boston in the AL East for 2nd place, as both teams tied right now. Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Jays with a 2-3 record in his 13 starts and a 4.94 ERA. Kikuchi hasn't been great in recent starts, but nothing horrible either. He's allowed either three runs or four runs in each of his last four starts. Milwaukee once held a comfortable lead in the NL Central, but now finds itself tied with St Louis for first place at 40-33. The Brewers have lost three of their last four games, including two of three to the Cardinals. Corbin Burnes will toe the rubber today with a 5-4 record but outstanding 2.31 ERA. Burnes has allowed just two runs over his last two starts (13 innings) with 18 KO's and just two walks. Burnes looks to be back into his form from last year and with that I'll take the Brewers here today. |
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06-24-22 | Phillies -122 v. Padres | 0-1 | Loss | -122 | 9 h 46 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Phillies opened their four game set with the Padres by winning on Thursday, 6-2. That snapped a Phillies three-game losing streak. The Phillies will have Aaron Nola on the hill tonight with a 4-4 record in his 14 starts and a 3.11 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 2-3 record in seven starts and a 2.25 ERA. Nola has allowed just two total runs over his last three starts (22 Innings). The San Diego Padres are 1/2 game back of the Dodgers in the NL West. Mackenzie Gore will start for the Padres tonight. Gore is 4-3 in his 10 starts with a 3.86 ERA. Gore has been hard in his last two starts, allowing 14 runs and 14 hits over his last 6 2/3 innings. I'll take the road team here tonight. Play Philadelphia. |
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06-24-22 | Red Sox -118 v. Guardians | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 16 m | Show | |
The Boston Red Sox look for their fifth straight win as they had to Cleveland tonight for a three-game series. The Red Sox are still way back of the Yankees in the AL East. However, they are just a half game from second place. Nick Pivetta will start today for the Sox with a 7-5 mark in his 14 starts and a 3.31 ERA. He's pitched well of late, allowing two total runs in three of those four starts. The Cleveland Guardians are have closed to within three-games of first place Minnesota. Cal Quantrill will start today for the Guardians. Quantrill is 4-4 in his 12 starts with a 3.77 ERA. Quantrill got hit hard last start, allowing five runs and 10 hits over five innings. I'll take the Red Sox here today. |
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06-23-22 | Phillies v. Padres -145 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -145 | 11 h 48 m | Show |
The Philadelphia Phillies open their series tonight with the Padres after losing three straight games. They were also outscored in those games, 5-20. The Phils are now just two games above the .500 mark at 36-34, 8.5-games back of the Mets. Ranger Suarez will start today for the Phillies. Suaraz is 5-4 in his 13 starts with a 4.43 ERA. The Padres remained two-games in first in the NL West after winning three games in a row. The Padres Ace so far will get the start tonight in Joe Musgrove. Musgrove is 8-0 in his 12 starts with a 1.59 ERA. He has allowed just two runs over his last three starts (21 innings). In fact, in all 12 starts this year Musgrove has allowed two runs or fewer. Another great spot for Musgrove to work toward that NL Cy Young tonight. Play The Padres. |
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06-22-22 | Tigers v. Red Sox -126 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 55 m | Show | |
The Detroit Tigers look to snap their two-game losing streak here today against the Red Sox. The Sox took game one by a 5-2 mark and game two by a 5-4 mark. The Tigers have lost eight of the last 10 games. Tarik Skubal will toe the rubber today for Detroit with a 5-4 record in his 13 starts and a 2.89 ERA. Skubal has been hit pretty hard his last two outings, giving up nine runs over nine innings and losing both games as the Tigers got zero total runs of support for him. Boston continues to move up in the AL East. What once looked like a disaster has now turned into a 38-31 season as they sit in second place in the division, a 1/2 game ahead of Tampa Bay Rays. The Sox have won three straight games and seven of their last nine games. Michael Wacha will start today for the Sox. Wacha is 5-1 in his 11 starts with a 2.28 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 2-1 record in five starts and a 1.03 ERA. I'll take Boston today as they continue to improve on the season. |
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06-22-22 | Blue Jays -110 v. White Sox | Top | 9-5 | Win | 100 | 4 h 54 m | Show |
The Toronto Blue Jays look to salvage game three of this series finale with the White Sox here today. The Jays have lost the first two games, each by a run, 7-8 on Monday and 6-7 on Tuesday. Ross Stripling will look to change that here today. Stripling is 2-2 in his eight starts with a 3.03 ERA. He's been excellent of late, allowing just two runs over his last three starts (14 2/3 innings). The White Sox and Guardians both making moves in the AL Central on what looked like a Twins runaway. The Sox are at .500 with a 33-33 record after winning six of their last eight games. Lucas Giolito will start today with a 4-3 record in his 11 starts and a 4.78 ERA. Giolito got roughed-up in his last start, allowing seven hits and eight runs over five innings of work. That makes 14 runs allowed over his last three starts (16 innings). I'll take the Jays here today as I look for them to avoid the sweep. |
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06-20-22 | Cardinals +158 v. Brewers | 0-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 21 m | Show | |
The St Louis Cardinals have caught the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central as both teams now 38-30. They begin a pivotal four-game set here today in Milwaukee. St Louis will send Miles Mikolas to the hill today. Mikolas is 5-4 in his 13 starts with a 2.62 ERA. He's coming off an excellent start against Pittsburgh, allowing one hit over 8 2/3 innings with no earned runs and just one walk and six KO's. Milwaukee is fresh off their sweep of Cincinnati. They will send Corbin Burnes to the mound today. While Burnes record is just 4-4, he has pitched well overall with a 2.52 ERA. Occasionally this season, Burnes will have some bad outings like he did on June 3 vs the Padres where he allowed five runs over 3 2/3 innings. Both these pitchers have the ability to go out and shut out the other team. However, getting the Cardinals at this nice dog price is too much for me to pass on today. Play St Louis. |
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06-20-22 | Yankees v. Rays +118 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 8 m | Show |
The NY Yankees finally had their winning streak snapped at nine games in the last 10 and 16 of the last 17 with a loss to Toronto on Sunday, 9-10. Now the Yankees head to Tampa Bay to face the Rays. Gerrit Cole gets the start today for the Yankees with a 6-1 record in his 13 starts. Cole has a 3.33 ERA and is coming off a five hit, no run outing vs the Rays on June 14th where he got the win, 2-0. Cole has not been consistent though, he's had two of his last three games where he allowed no runs but in between he gave up seven runs to the Twins. Tampa Bay lost two of their three games at Baltimore over the weekend. They are now 1-5 in their last six games and 2-7 in their last nine games. Shane McClanahan has been their best starter with a 7-3 record in his 13 starts and a 1.84 ERA. He has allowed two runs or fewer in eight straight starts. He also has excellent control with just eight walks over his last eight starts. This is one pitcher who should be able to keep the big hitting Yankees in check. I'll take a shot with the live home dog and better pitcher. Take Tampa Bay. |
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06-19-22 | Angels v. Mariners -156 | Top | 4-0 | Loss | -156 | 6 h 8 m | Show |
The LA Angels have taken three of the first four games in this series with the Mariners after Saturday's win. 3-0. The Angels are still 8.5 games back of the Astros in the NL West. The Angels will call up Kenny Rosenberg today to get his first start of the season in the majors. He has made one bullpen appearance this year with the Angels. In his five starts at Triple-A Salt Lake, he has a 1.73 ERA. Seattle has two straight games and four of their last five games. The M's best pitcher, Logan Gilbert, gets the start today. Gilbert is 7-2 in his 13 starts with a 2.34 ERA. Gilbert has a big edge for the M's on the hill today. I'll lay the steep price with Seattle and Gilbert. |
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06-19-22 | Royals -140 v. A's | 0-4 | Loss | -140 | 6 h 4 m | Show | |
The Royals looking for the sweep here in Oakland today. KC took the first two games of this series, holding the A's to just one total run. Brady Singer will start today for the Royals with a 3-1 record in his six start and a 3.89 ERA. He has pitched very well in five of his six starts, allowing three runs or fewer. It's just the one start on June 3 vs the Astros where he gave up seven runs over five innings that has hurt his ERA. The Oakland A's continue to flounder, losing their 2nd game in row last night and their 15th loss in their last 17 games. Jared Koenig makes his third start of the season today for Oakland. Koenig is 0-2 with a 11.25 ERA and has yet to go past four innings in either start. He has also allowed four walks against six KO's. Looks like KC will get the sweep here today as Koenig has yet to look very good. Take Kansas City. |
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06-19-22 | Rays -134 v. Orioles | 1-2 | Loss | -134 | 4 h 33 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays snapped a four game losing streak on Friday with their win over Baltimore, 7-6. The Rays are dropping fast in the AL East, now 13-games back of the Yankees and 2-games back of 2nd place Toronto. Corey Kluber will get the start for the Rays. Kluber is 3-3 in his 12 starts with a 3.50 ERA. He's pitched very well of late, allowing three runs or fewer in each of his last six starts. The Orioles won't be going anywhere this year, but they have played better of late. The O's have won five of their last eight games. Jordan Lyles will start today with a 4-5 record in his 13 starts and a 5.10 ERA. Lyles has been hit pretty hard of late, allowing 14 runs over his last 15 1/3 innings of work. I'll take Tampa Bay here today. |
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06-15-22 | Rays +130 v. Yankees | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 47 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays can make up some ground in the AL East over the 1st place Yankees as they begin a 3-game series here tonight in New York. The Rays are 35-26, but still trail NY by 10-games. They also have to think about Wild Card too at this point and they trail 2nd place Toronto by just 1-game. The Rays most successful pitcher will go today in Shane McClanahan who is 7-2 in his 12 starts with a nifty 1.87 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 2-1 record in his three starts and a 1.47 ERA. McClanahan has won five straight starts! The Yankees bring a 5-game win streak into tonight's contest. New York will start Nestor Cortes who is 5-2 in his 11 starts with a 1.96 ERA. Cortes had one of his worst starts last time out, allowing seven hits and four runs over 4 1/3 innings to the Twins in a loss. Good live dog here today with the Rays who should be motivated to get this win with their best on the hill Play Tampa Bay. |
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06-14-22 | Padres -128 v. Cubs | 12-5 | Win | 100 | 10 h 58 m | Show | |
The Padres have pulled back to a tied in 1st place in the NL West with the LA Dodgers. The Padres have won seven of their last 10 while the Dodgers are just 4-6 during the same span. The Padres still boast the best road record in baseball with a 21-11 mark. Sean Manaea will toe the rubber today for the Padres with a 3-3 record in his 11 starts and a 3.52 ERA. Manaea has been very good of late, allowing just two total runs over his last two starts (13 innings). The Cubs have been in free fall, losing seven straight games to drop to 23-37 on the season. Kyle Hendricks will start today for the Cubs with a 2-5 record in his 11 starts and a 5.22 ERA. Hendricks not having near the kind of season we are used to seeing from him in recent years. I'll be on the Padres today again. |
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06-14-22 | Marlins v. Phillies -141 | Top | 11-9 | Loss | -141 | 9 h 58 m | Show |
The Miami Marlins look to snap a recent 2-game losing streak here today in game two of their set with the Phillies. They lost on Monday with their best pitcher on the mound, 2-3. Now they will send Trevor Rogers to the hill today. Rogers is 3-5 in his 11 starts with a 5.58 ERA. He's allowed seven earned runs over his last 8 2/3 innings of work. The Philadelphia Phillies finally got back over the .500 mark as they have won as they have won 10 of their last 11 games. Zach Eflin is just 2-4 with a 4.09 ERA but has won his last two starts with just one earned run allowed over 12 innings. Eflin has been very good at home too, going 2-1 in his five starts with a 1.16 ERA. I'll take the hot Phils today with a equally hot Eflin on the hill. |
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06-13-22 | Marlins +120 v. Phillies | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 55 m | Show | |
The Miami Marlins had their five game win streak snapped on Sunday by the Houston Astros, 9-4. The Marlins have improved to 27-31 in the NL East, still way behind the NY Mets. One of, it not the best, pitcher for the Marlins goes today in Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is 6-2 in his 12 starts this year with a very good 1.61 ERA and 0.944 WHIP. Alcantara has not allowed a run over his last two starts (16 innings) and just three runs over his last six starts. The Phillies dropped back to the .500 mark with a loss on Sunday. They are still 9-games back of the Mets in the NL East. That loss on Sunday snapped a nine-game win streak for the Phillies. Aaron Nola will start today with a 4-4 record in his 12 starts and a 3.50 ERA. Nola rebounded from a poor 5-run performance vs the Giants with a nice eight inning, no runs outing vs the Brewers last start. I like Alcantara, he's very consistent and very good. Play Miami. |
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06-12-22 | Rays -113 v. Twins | Top | 6-0 | Win | 100 | 5 h 3 m | Show |
The Tampa Bay Rays have lost the first two games of this series with the Twins, 4-9 on Friday and 5-6 on Sunday. That drops them to 34-25 overall and a 1/2 game back of the Blue Jays for 2nd in the AL East. Before the two losses, the Rays had won six of the previous eight games. Jeffrey Springs will get the start today with a 1-2 record in his seven starts. Springs has a very nifty 2.12 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. He's allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts since his opening start of three runs. Minnesota will look to Cole Sands to help them take the sweep here today. That might be a tough task though since Sands only has two starts and neither was any good. He allowed four runs over four innings to the Tigers and four runs over 3 2/3 innings to the Yankees for a 9.39 ERA. In addition, his WHIP is a very high 2.477. Tampa Bay is too good with too good of a pitcher today to get swept. Take Tampa Bay. |
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06-12-22 | Blue Jays v. Tigers +124 | 6-0 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 33 m | Show | |
The Toronto Blue Jays are 10-games above the .500 mark at 34-24, however they still trail the NY Yankees in the AL East by 8.5 games. They will need a winning streak if they hope to get back close to the Yankees by the All-Star break. They have split the first two games with the Tigers, taking game one, 10-1, and then losing last night 1-3. Ross Stripling will get the start today for the Jays. Stripling is 1-1 in his six starts with a 3.46 ERA. Stripling has been good, but aslo has hit some rough patches. While the Tigers are 10-games under .500 with a 24-34 record, they might be one of the scrappiest teams in baseball. They have won three of their last four games including last night's win. They have their best pitcher on the mound here today in Tarik Skubal. Skubal is 5-2 in his 11 starts with a 2.06 ERA. The team is 4-1 in his five home starts with a 2.10 ERA. Skubal is going to have his team in the game and a s decent dog price here today, the Tigers are too much to pass on. Play Detroit. |
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06-11-22 | Red Sox +117 v. Mariners | 6-7 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 20 m | Show | |
The Boston Red Sox had their seven game win streak snapped by the Angels on Thursday, 2-5. They came right back on Friday with a win in game one of this series with the Mariners, 4-3. Michael Wacha will start today for the Sox with a 4-1 record in his nine starts and a nifty 1.99 ERA. Wacha has not allowed a run over his last two starts (14 2/3 innings) with nine KO's and just one walk. The dropped to 26-32 with last night's loss to Boston. George Kirby will look to get back to winning ways today. Kirby is 1-1 in his six starts with a 3.38 ERA. I like the way Wacha has pitched over his last few games and I will take the visiting Boston club tonight. |
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06-11-22 | Mets -122 v. Angels | Top | 6-11 | Loss | -122 | 20 h 39 m | Show |
The LA Angels snapped their 14-game losing streak by finally beating the Boston Red Sox in the final game of their set on Thursday, 5-2. That win streak was short lived though, as the Angels dropped game one of their series with the Mets on Friday, 7-3. Meanwhile, the Mets have a comfortable lead in the NL East at 39-21 and a 6.5-game lead over 2nd place Atlanta. The Mets will start Carlos Carrasco today who has been very good for the Mets. Carrasco is 7-1 in his 11 games for the Mets with a 3.37 ERA. The Angels will start Michael Lorenzen who is 5-3 in his nine starts and has a 3.69 ERA. Lorenzen has been roughed-up a bit of late, allowing eight runs over his last two starts (13 2/3 innings). I'm sticking with one of the best teams in the NL in the Mets here today against a slumping Angels team. Play New York. |
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06-11-22 | A's v. Guardians -109 | 10-5 | Loss | -109 | 14 h 42 m | Show | |
The Oakland A's slide continues as questions surrounding their move to Las Vegas might gain momentum with attendance below that of even minor league teams. The A's lost to the Guardians on Friday, 2-3, making it 10-straight losses. Frankie Montas will try and get the team back in the win column today. Montas is 2-6 in his 12 starts with a 2.93 ERA. Montas hasn't been quite as good on the road where he is 1-2 in three starts with a 4.15 ERA. The Cleveland Guardians have won three straight games. They have also won nine of their last 11 games. Zach Plesac will start today for the Guardians. Plesac is 2-4 in his 10 starts with a 4.72 ERA. He's been better at home with a 3.10 ERA in his five starts. Even though Montas is the better pitcher, I will stay with Cleveland here today. |
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06-09-22 | Red Sox +107 v. Angels | 2-5 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 41 m | Show | |
The LA Angels are mired in a 14-game losing streak. They thought firing manager Joe Maddon might help after losing 12 in a row. But so far that hasn't done a thing with two more losses. Shoeie Ohtani will look to end the losing streak today. Ohtani is 3-4 in his nine starts this season with a 3.99 ERA. He has allowed nine runs over his last nine innings. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox have won seven straight games as they have moved up in the AL East division. Nick Pivetta will toe the rubber today for the Sox with a 5-4 record over his 11 starts and a 3.50 ERA. Pivetta has been very good of late, allowing just one run in his last two starts (13 innings). Moreover, he has allowed one run or no runs in five of his last six starts. Have to keep with the winning team. I don't buck long losing streaks like the Angels have. Play Boston. |
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06-09-22 | Phillies +152 v. Brewers | 8-3 | Win | 152 | 2 h 14 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Phillies have been hot, winning six straight games after Wednesday's blowout win over the Brewers, 10-0. The Phils are just two games back of the .500 mark, but still a good 9.5 games back of the Mets in the NL East. Zach Eflin will toe the rubber today for the Phillies with a 2-4 mark in his nine starts and a 4.24 ERA. Eflin coming off his best start of the season, going eight innings vs the Angels, allowing just five hits and no runs for the win. The Brewers look to snap a 5-game losing streak here today. They lost three of four at home to the Padres and now the first two games of this series to the Phillies. The Brewers start Corbin Burnes today who is 3-3 in his 11 starts. Burnes has a 2.50 ERA and slightly higher 3.86 home ERA. Burnes to hit hard in his last start, allowing eight hits and five runs over 3 2/3 innings to the Padres. Phillies a big dog here today and I see them as a live dog with their winning streak. Play Philadelphia. |
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06-09-22 | Dodgers -119 v. White Sox | Top | 11-9 | Win | 100 | 2 h 13 m | Show |
The LA Dodgers have a slim 1.5 game lead over the Padres in the NL West. LA has run into some tougher times of late, going 3-6 over their last nine games. Tyler Anderson will get the start for LA today. Anderson has been their most successful starter with a 6-0 record in his eight starts and a 2.64 ERA. Anderson has allowed no runs over his three starts (20 innings). The White Sox still struggling to make it back to the .500 record with a 26-28 record. They had their three game win streak snapped last night by the Dodgers, 1-4. Dylan Cease will start today with a 4-2 record and 3.39 ERA. Cease also has been good of late, allowing no runs over his last two starts (10 innings). I like Anderson as he's looked the best for LA all season. Take the Dodgers. |
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06-09-22 | Cardinals +150 v. Rays | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 1 h 13 m | Show | |
The St Louis Cardinals look to salvage one game of this three-game set with the Rays. They have lost the first two games, 2-4 on Tuesday and then 3-11 last night. Miles Mikolas will get the start for St Louis with a 4-3 record in his 11 starts and a 3.01 ERA. He's been slightly better on the road with a 3-1 record and 2.54 ERA. Tampa Bay trying to keep pace with the Yankees in the AL East. They trail the Yankees by 7-games. Shane McClanahan will get the start today with a 6-2 record in his 11 starts and a 2.10 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in his last six starts. Both pitchers are very good as I expect to see a lower scoring game here today. Play UNDER. |
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06-07-22 | Dodgers v. White Sox +111 | 0-4 | Win | 111 | 7 h 14 m | Show | |
The LA Dodgers still maintain their NL West 1st place spot, 2.5-games ahead of the San Diego Padres - this despite losing two straight games to the Mets. In fact, the Dodgers have now lost five of their last seven overall. Mitch White will start today for LA with his 0-1 record after three starts. White has a 4.77 ERA and has not gone past the fifth inning yet. Meanwhile the White Sox have won two straight and pulled within 2-games of the .500 mark. Michael Kopech starts today with a 1-2 record in his nine starts and a 2.20 ERA. Other than his last start, Kopech has allowed no runs in three of his previous four starts. I'll take the home dog here in the Sox with a very good starter on the hill. Play Chicago. |
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06-07-22 | Yankees -150 v. Twins | 10-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 46 m | Show | |
A pair of 1st place teams bump heads today as the NL East leading Yankees take on the AL Central leading Minnesota Twins. The Yankees bring a 6-game win streak to Minnesota for the first of a 3-game set. Jameson Taillon will start for the Yankees. He's been one of their best on the hill with a 6-1 record in his 10 starts and a 2.30 ERA. The Twins still aren't sure who they will start and for me it doesn't really matter. I like Taillon a lot and will take him against any of the Twins starters here today. Play New York. |
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06-07-22 | Cubs -110 v. Orioles | 3-9 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 10 m | Show | |
Inter League action today has the Cubs making the trip to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. The Cubs coming off a pair of losses at home to the Cardinals. They look to get back in the win column here today with Keegan Thompson on the hill. Thompson is 3-0 in his four starts with a nifty 2.79 ERA. The Cubs are 4-0 in Keegans starts this year. The Orioles lost their last game on Sunday to the Guardians, 2-3. They have now lost three of their last four games. Kyle Bradish will toe the rubber today for the O's. Bradish is 1-3 in his seven starts with a 6.82 ERA. Neither team very good, but Cubs with a big edge on the hill today. Play Chicago. |
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06-06-22 | Red Sox +103 v. Angels | 1-0 | Win | 103 | 8 h 6 m | Show | |
The Boston Red Sox begin their set at the LA Angles tonight after having swept Oakland and won four straight games. The bats have been firing too, outscoring Oakland 20-4. In addition the Sox have scored 27 runs over their last four games. Michael Wacha will start today for the Sox with a 3-1 record and 2.43 ERA. Wacha has had one bad start, but other than than he's been excellent. The LA Angels have free fallen in the AL West. They are now 8.5 games back of first place Houston after losing their 11th straight game on Sunday. Noah Sydergaard will try and put an end to this losing streak. He's 4-3 on the season with a 4.02 ERA. He's also been on rough times of late, allowing 12 runs over his last three starts (11 innings). I have to stick with Boston here today. Until the Angels win, I'm not bucking their losing streak. Play Boston. |
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06-05-22 | Cardinals -127 v. Cubs | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 20 m | Show | |
Sunday Night baseball on ESPN has this storied rivalry as the Cubs host the Cardinals. St Louis has won the first two of three in this series as the worse they can do today is a split. The Cards won on Satuday, 7-4. They have outscored the Cubs in the series 22-15. Adam Wainwright starts today for the Cardinals. He's 5-4 in his 10 starts this season with a 2.75 ERA. He has allowed just six runs over his last four starts (32 innings). The Cubs are 23-31 in the NL Central, 9.5 games back of the Brewers. Justin Steele starts today with a 1-5 record in his 10 starts. Steele has a 5.40 ERA and has allowed 10 runs over his last two starts (seven innings). Wainwright pitching too well to go against him and the Cards today. Play St Louis. |
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06-05-22 | Mariners v. Rangers -125 | 6-5 | Loss | -125 | 3 h 46 m | Show | |
The Seattle Mariners saw a modest two game win streak snapped last night by the Rangers, 2-3. The teams have split the first two games of the series with Seattle winning game one, 4-3. Today's rubber game has George Kirby starting for the M's. Kirby is 1-1 in his five starts with a 3.46 ERA. The Rangers are so close to that .500 mark as they sit at 25-27 overall. Martin Perez looks to get them one game closer today. Perez is 4-2 on the season with a 1.42 ERA and 0.932 Whip. Perez has been amazing for the Rangers, allowing one run or no runs in each of his last eight starts. I like Perez a lot here today. Take the Rangers. |
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06-05-22 | Angels v. Phillies -118 | 7-9 | Win | 100 | 2 h 46 m | Show | |
The Philadelphia Phillies look for the sweep today over the LA Angels in this lone Inter League matchup. The Phillies have pounded the Angels too, winning by a combined 17-2 in the two games. Kyle Gibson starts today for the Phils. Gibson is 3-2 in his 10 starts with a 3.83 ERA. Gibson has been very consistent of late, allowing just two runs in each of his last three starts. The Angels are in second place in the AL West, but still a good 5.5 games back of Houston. The Angels have been in a big hitting slump of late, scoring just five runs in the last five games (ALL LOSSES). Patrick Sandoval looks to right the ship today. Sandoval is 3-1 in his eight starts with a 2.70 ERA. However Sandoval coming off one of his worst starts last time out, allowing five hits and six runs over just three innings to Toronto. Gibson has been pitching well for the Phils and LA in a losing streak. I'll take Philly to sweep today. |
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06-04-22 | Diamondbacks v. Pirates -125 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 5 h 43 m | Show | |
The Arizona Diamondbacks took game one of this series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, 8-6. That was the club's third win in their last four games. Zach Davies will look to make it two in a row vs the Bucs here today. Davies is 2-3 in his 10 starts with a 4.84 ERA. Davies has also had a rough time of late, allowing 12 earned runs over his last 13 innings of work. The Pirates came back down to earth after their road sweep of the Dodgers. They are still hitting the ball well, their fourth game in a row with at least five runs. Roansy Contreras will start today for the Bucs no record in his two starts and a 1.80 ERA. I'm taking the Bucs to rebound here today. Play Pittsburgh. |
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06-03-22 | Diamondbacks v. Pirates -105 | 8-6 | Loss | -105 | 17 h 31 m | Show | |
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 22-27 and 3rd in the NL Central division. However, they played well above their pay grade on their recent road trip to LA. The Dodgers might have thought they had an easy three game set coming up, but that isn't what happened. The Pirates swept the Dodger at Chavez Ravine, outscoring the high priced LA lineup, 19-12 in the process. Pittsburgh had Thursday off as they head to Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks starting tonight. J.T. Brubaker will start for the Bucs. Brubacker is 0-4 with a 4.15 ERA, but has pitched great of late. He has gone two straight starts (11 2/3 innings) allowing no earned runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks are 25-27 and in 4th in the NL West. Merrill Kelly will start for the D'backs tonight with a 3-3 record and 3.67 ERA. Kelly hasn't been as good on the road where he has a 5.40 ERA in his four away starts. I'm going to see if the Bucs can continue their magic here tonight in Arizona. Play Pittsburgh. |
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06-02-22 | Cardinals v. Cubs -102 | 5-7 | Win | 100 | 9 h 35 m | Show | |
A rivalry continues with a five-game set between the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. They will play a doubleheader on Saturday. The Cardinals are in 2nd place in the NL Central with a 29-21 record. The Cubs are in fourth with a 21-29 record. The Cardinals will start Matthew Liberatore today, making his third start of the season. Liberatore had a rough first start, allowing seven hits and four runs to the Pirates. However, he followed that with a very good start vs the Brewers, allowing just two hits and no runs over five innings for his first win. The Cubs have won two straight games, as they split their four-game series with the Brewers. Keegan Thompson will start today for the Cubs. Thompson is 2-0 in his three starts with a 1.93 ERA. He's allowed just one run over his last two starts (10 innings) with just one walk and nine KO's. I like Thompson and the Cubs to take game one of this rivalry with the Cardinals. |
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06-02-22 | Angels v. Yankees -145 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 33 m | Show | |
Game 2 of the Doubleheader between the Angels and Yankees. The Angels have dropped fast in the AL West after losing six straight games. They now trail 1st place Houston by 5.5-games. Reid Detmers will go in game two here today. Detmers is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 8.48 ERA in his three away starts. The Yankees are in 1st in the AL East, 5.5-games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees will start Jameson Taillon today. Taillon is 5-1 in his nine starts with a 2.49 ERA. Tallion has allowed just one run over his last two starts (15 innings). I'll take the Yankees in game 2 here today. |
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05-31-22 | Rays v. Rangers -110 | 0-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 58 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays are 28-20 in the AL East and trail the first place Yankees by 5-games. They are coming off a loss to the Rangers in game one of this series on Monday, 5-9. This after taking two of three from the Yankees in the weekend series. Ryan Yarbrough will start today for the Rays with a 0-1 record in his four starts and a 4.41 ERA. Yarbrough has yet to have a quality start in any of his four outings. The Rangers can get to .500 with a win tonight over the Rays. That would still keep them in 3rd in the AL West, 7-games back of division leading Houston. The Rangers have won five of their last six games. Martin Perez will start today for the Rangers with a 3-2 record in his nine starts and a very good 1.60 ERA. Perez has allowed either one or no runs in each of his last seven starts. I'll take the Rangers and a very good Perez here tonight. |
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05-31-22 | Brewers -124 v. Cubs | 7-8 | Loss | -124 | 8 h 57 m | Show | |
Rivalry game here today between the Brewers and Cubs. Brewers have taken the first two games of this series with the Cubs, 7-6 in game one and 3-1 in game two in Sunday's doubleheader. Eric Lauer starts here today for the Brewers with a 5-1 record in his eight starts. Lauier has a very good 2.31 ERA this season and allowed over two runs just once in his last seven starts. The Cubs have lost three in a row, including that doubleheader to the Brewers on Sunday. They have also lost five of their last six games. Justin Steele starts today for the Cubs with a 1-5 record in his nine starts and a 5.40 ERA. Steele coming off his worst start of the season where he allowed seven runs over just two innings of work against Cincinnati. I'm taking the Brewers today with the much better starter on the hill. |
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05-31-22 | Reds v. Red Sox -132 | 2-1 | Loss | -132 | 7 h 3 m | Show | |
The NL's Cincinnati Reds travel to Boston today to take on the AL's Reds Sox. Both teams have struggled this year but the Reds have gone through some long losing streaks. The Reds are in last in the NL Central with a 16-31 record. They did win four in a row before losing Sunday's game to the Giants, 4-6. The bullpen has not been very good, especially of late where they have a 5.00 ERA. Luis Castillo starts today for the Reds with a 1-2 record in his four starts with a 4.35 ERA. The Boston Red Sox have struggled most of the season and are within three wins of the .500 mark at 23-26. Michael Wacha will start today for the Sox. Wacha is 3-0 in his seven starts with a 2.83 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 1-0 record in three starts and a 1.17 ERA. I'm going to take the home Red Sox with Wacha today. |
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05-30-22 | Braves v. Diamondbacks +109 | 2-6 | Win | 109 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
The Atlanta Braves just can't seem to get back to that .500 mark yet. They are close at 23-25 after Sunday's win over Miami, 6-3. They did take two of three from the Marlins so that inched them closer. The Braves will be sending Spencer Strider to the hill today. Strider will be making his first career MLB start. Strider has excelled in the bullpen this year with a 2.22 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 37 KO's and just 11 Walks. Arizona just got swept at home by the LA Dodgers. That four game losing streak after a stretch that saw t the team go 5-1 the previous six games. Zac Gallen gets the start today. Gallen having a fine season with a 3-0 record in his eight starts and a 2.22 ERA. Gallen is coming off his worst start of the season, allowing seven hits and six runs over 5 1/3 innings to the Royals. I look for Gallen to rebound here today and the D'backs to win this game. |
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05-30-22 | Rays -135 v. Rangers | 5-9 | Loss | -135 | 9 h 23 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay chasing the Yankees in the AL East, now 4.5-games back with a 28-19 record. The Rays took two of three games from the Yankees in their set which ended yesterday. Their pitching held the hard hitting Bronx Bombers to just five runs total over the three-game set. Drew Rasmussen starts for the Rays today with a 5-1 record and 2.68 ERA. Rasmussen allowed three runs in his last start, a win over Miami. However, that was the mot runs he's allowed in a start in his previous six starts. Texas had their four game win streak snapped on Sunday by the A's, 5-6. They are now 22-24 but still 7-games back of 1st place Houston. Glenn Otto will start today for the Rangers with a 2-2 record and 4.91 ERA in his six starts. He's been much worse at home in his two starts with a 0-1 record and 10.80 ERA. I like the Rays here today with Rasmussen on the hill. |
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05-28-22 | Marlins +108 v. Braves | Top | 4-1 | Win | 108 | 5 h 25 m | Show |
The Miami Marlins look to snap a 3-game losing streak here today at Atlanta. They were swept by their in-state rivals, Tampa Bay. Sandy Alcantara is the only starter to win a game over the teams last seven outings. He beat these Braves on April 22, 4-3, going nine full innings and allowing no earned runs. Alcantara is 4-2 overall in his nine starts with a nifty 2.11 ERA. The defending champion Braves still trying to get back to the .500 mark at 22-24. They beat Miami in game one of this series on Friday 6-4. Tucker Davidson will start today for the Braves. Davidson is 1-1 in his two starts with a 5.87 ERA. He lasted only 2 2/3 innings in his last start against Philly, allowing four hits and five runs. I'll take the Marlins today with their best pitcher on the hill. |
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05-27-22 | Dodgers v. Diamondbacks +137 | 6-4 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 45 m | Show | |
The LA Dodgers got their 30th win of the season last night with a win over Arizona in the opening game of this set with the D'backs, 14-1. The Dodgers have been dominating both with the bats and on the mound. They lead the NL West by two-games over the Padres. Ryan Pepiot will make his third start of the season here today. Pepiot has no record yet with a 3.86 ERA. He is coming off a start vs their D'backs where he allowed two hits and three runs over his four innings of work for a no decision. Arizona looks to stay above the .500 mark today with a win over the Dodgers. The 23-23 D'backs have won five of their last seven games. Veteran Madison Bumgarner will start today. Bumgarner is 2-2 in his nine starts with a 2.76 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 1.86 ERA in his four starts. Bumgarner should keep the D'backs close here tonight and for me that makes them a live dog. Play Arizona. |
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05-26-22 | Dodgers v. Diamondbacks +167 | 14-1 | Loss | -100 | 20 h 0 m | Show | |
After scoring 19 runs in their first two games at Washington, the Dodgers hit a wall in Wednesday's game three. They scored no runs in a 0-1 loss. That makes LA 29-14 and the Padres remain 1.5-games back with their loss on Wednesday to the Brewers, 1-2. LA now heads all the way back to the West to take on the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Mike White makes just his second start of the season here tonight. White went just 2 1/3 innings in hi first start vs the Phillies, allowing three hits and three runs. Arizona had Wednesday off after taking two games from Kansas City and also winning five of their last six games. Humberto Castellanos will start for the D'back with a 3-1 record and 4.13 ERA. He's been good, not great, allowing seven runs over his last three starts (16 innings). Dodgers a huge 1.80 favorite here with a very sketchy White on the mound. I like dogs who show value and the D'backs have lots of value tonight. Play Arizona. |
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05-25-22 | A's +157 v. Mariners | 4-2 | Win | 157 | 4 h 30 m | Show | |
The Oakland A's snapped a 3-game losing streak last night with their big dog win over the Mariners, 7-5. That was just their win over their last 10 games. Paul Blackburn will start tonight for the A's and he's been their best pitcher with a 4-0 record in his eight starts. Blackburn has a 1.91 ERA and 0.992 WHIP this year. He's been even better in his five road starts with a 1.37 ERA and the team has won all five of his away starts. The Mariners have also fallen on hard times, losing five of their last six games and dropping to 18-26 in the AL West, just a half game ahead of the A's for last place. Robbie Ray will start today with a 4-4 record in his nine starts and a 4.77 ERA. I'm a little taken aback by the +157 dog price on the A's considering these teams are very equal and the A's have a very good road pitcher in Blackburn on the hill. Lots of value here today with this dog. Play Oakland. |
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05-25-22 | Brewers v. Padres -132 | 2-1 | Loss | -132 | 4 h 29 m | Show | |
Two of the best NL teams meet today as the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers take on the NL West 2nd place San Diego Padres. The Brewers are 27-16 overall and lead 2nd place St Louis by 3-games. Aaron Ashby gets his fourth start of the season today. Ashby is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA. He's coming off a road game at Atlanta where he allowed six hits and six runs in four innings. The Padres have been one of the best road teams in baseball this year, but have struggled at times at home. They won game one vs the Brewers and then lost last night, 1-4. That loss did snap a five-game win streak for the Padres. Yu Darvish gets the start today with a 4-1 record in his eight starts. Darvish has a 3.91 ERA and a 1.37 ERA at home in his three starts. Darvish has been one of the better Padre pitchers and I'll take him tonight. Play San Diego. |
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05-23-22 | Blue Jays v. Cardinals -112 | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 5 h 25 m | Show | |
The Toronto Blue Jays won two of their three over the Reds, losing the last game on Sunday, 2-3. The Jays haven't scored more than three runs in any of their last five games. Joe Berrios gets the start today. Berrios is 3-2 in his eight starts this year, with a 4.83 ERA and 1.488 WHIP. St Louis improved to 23-18 after winning three straight games over the Pirates. They outscored Pittsburgh 28-11 in that set. Miles Mikolas will start today with a 3-2 record and 1.68 ERA. Mikolas hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts this year. I like the Cards here tonight. Play St Louis. |
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05-21-22 | A's +134 v. Angels | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 30 m | Show | |
The Oakland A's took game one of this series with the Angels on Friday night, 4-2. That improved the A's to 17-24. The A's will turn to Frankie Montas here tonight. Montas is only 2-4 on the season, but still has a nice 3.67 ERA and 1.000 WHIP. Montas pitched very well in his last game, but took the loss to these Angels, 1-4. That loss came despite going six solid innings and allowing two runs and 12 KO's. The Angels have dropped out of 1st place in the AL West thanks to a four-game losing streak. The Houston Astros have taken over the division lead, 1.5 games ahead of the A's. The Angels will start Michael Lorenzen here today. Lorenzen is 5-2 in his six starts with a 3.57 ERA. Both pitchers are about even tonight, but with the Angels in the midst of a losing streak I'll take the live dog here in Oakland. |
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05-21-22 | Padres +141 v. Giants | 2-1 | Win | 141 | 4 h 27 m | Show | |
The San Diego Padres look to extend their two game win streak here today at San Francisco. These two NL West titans are battling it out and the Padres took game one of this series on Friday, 8-7. The Padres have been the best road team in the NL this year at 15-7 away. The Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the hill today. Musgrove is 4-0 in his seven starts with a 2.20 ERA and 0.933 WHIP. Musgrove has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts this year. The Giants dropped to third place in the division with two losses in a row. Carlos Rondon will start today with a 4-2 record in his seven starts and a 3.49 ERA. Rondon coming off his worst start of the year where he allowed 10 hits and eight runs over 3 2/3 innings to the Cardinals. Padres a very live dog here today on the road where they have flourished and with the better pitcher. Play San Diego. |
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05-20-22 | Rangers +160 v. Astros | 3-0 | Win | 160 | 7 h 47 m | Show | |
The Rangers and Astros begin another Lone Star State battle here tonight from Houston. The Rangers are 17-20 and had their four-game win streak snapped by the Astros yesterday, 1-5. Martin Perez starts tonight with a 2-2 record and very nice 2.02 ERA. Perez has started two road games and has yet to allow an earned run. Perez has also not allowed more than one earned run in any of his last four starts. The Astros improved to 25-14 with their win last night and moved into 1st place in the AL West. Cristian Javier starts tonight with a 2-1 record in his three starts. He has a 5.79 ERA and 1.500 WHIP. The Rangers are pretty nice dogs here tonight and are a great value shot with Perez on the mound. I'll take that shot. Play Texas. |
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05-18-22 | Astros -133 v. Red Sox | 1-5 | Loss | -133 | 7 h 26 m | Show | |
The Astros and Red Sox have split their three game series thus far with Boston taking game one on Monday and the Astros taking last night's contest, 13-4. The Astros are just a game back of the Angels in the AL West in that two team division battle. Luis Garcia will start today for Houston with a 3-1 record in his six starts and a 2.94 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1.20 ERA in his three away outings. Garcia has also allowed just one run over his last 12 innings of work, winning both games with just four walks and 18 KO's. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are in last place in the AL East. The Sox will turn to Nick Pivetta today who has had his problems with year. Pivetta is 1-4 in seven starts with a 5.08 ERA. He's been even worse at Fenway where he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. I'm taking the Astros here today. |
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05-16-22 | Diamondbacks +212 v. Dodgers | 4-5 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 46 m | Show | |
The LA Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak and salvaged the final game of their series with a win over the Phillies on Sunday, 5-4. The Dodgers pitching staff has been hit hard in recent games, allowing 33 runs over their last four games. Tony Gonsolin will get the start here today for the Dodgers. Gonsolin is 3-0 in his six starts with a 1.33 ERA. The Arizona Diamondbacks are 18-17 on the season and having a much better season than most had anticipated. The D'backs did lose two of their three games to the Cubs, including the last two games. All three games with the Cubs were decided by one run. Madison Bumgarner will start today for Arizona. Bumgarner has pitched very well this year with a 2-1 record and 1.78 ERA. He has not allowed more two runs in any of his seven starts. In fact, he has allowed one run or no runs in six of those starts. At this huge dog price today, I'll take a shot with a very good pitcher on the hill for Arizona. |
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05-15-22 | Red Sox v. Rangers -110 | 1-7 | Win | 100 | 4 h 49 m | Show | |
The Boston Red Sox look for the sweep here today in Texas. The Sox took game one and game two of this series by a combined 18-4 score. Lefty Austin Davis will get the start today for the Sox. Don't expect Davis to be more than in the role of an opener here today as he's not expected to last much past the 1st inning. Texas looks to salvage the rubber game here today with Martin Perez on the hill. Perez is 1-2 on the season with a 2.10 ERA. Perez has only allowed two earned runs over his last four starts (26 2/3 innings). With the Sox going with an opener that means they will rely on a bullpen that has been mediocre at best this year. I'll take the Rangers here today. |
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05-13-22 | Blue Jays v. Rays +115 | 2-5 | Win | 115 | 5 h 53 m | Show | |
The Toronto Blue Jays look to snap a four-game losing streak here at Tampa Bay tonight. The Jays lost two to the Yankees and three of four to the Guardians. They have now lost five of their last six overall games. Yet, tonight they are the favorite at Tampa Bay. Kevin Gausman will start tonight and he's been very good, posting a 3-1 record in six starts with just a 2.13 ERA. Tampa Bay snapped a three-game losing steak last on Wednesday at the Angels. Even with those three losses, they have won seven of their last 10 games. Drew Rasmussen will start today. He's 3-1 in his starts with a 2.89 ERA. I consider both of these starters pretty equal and with that I'll take the hotter team here today. Play Tampa Bay. |
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05-11-22 | Rockies +190 v. Giants | 1-7 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 52 m | Show | |
The 16-14 Colorado Rockies look to snap a three-game losing streak today at San Francisco. The Rockies also look to salvage the last game of this set with the Giants after losing the first two games. They lost game one 5-8 and last night 2-9. Chad Kuhl is one of their best pitchers with a 3-0 mark and 1.82 ERA. He's been better on the road with a 1-0 record in three starts and 1.65 ERA. The Giants are 18-12 on the season and have won four straight games. This following on the heals of a 5-game losing streak. Alex Cobb starts for the Giants with a 1-1 record and 4.80 ERA in his four starts. Cobb not one of the best Giants pitchers and that means with Kuhl on the hill for the Rocks we have a live dog spot. Play Colorado. |
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05-11-22 | Marlins v. Diamondbacks -105 | 11-3 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 48 m | Show | |
The Miami Marlins struggling to get back to the .500 mark as they sit at 13-17 on the season. The Marlins lost for the third straight game last night at Arizona, 3-9. They look to salvage one game here today in this series. They have lost nine of their last 10 games. Sandy Alcantara gets the nod today with a 2-2 record in his six starts. Alcantara has a 3.03 ERA and 1.318 WHIP. He has struggled a bit of late, allowing seven earned runs over his lastt 10 2/3 innings of work. Despite playing in arguably the best division in baseball, the NL West, the D'backs have held their own going 17-14. They won for the third time in a row last night and the 7th time in their last eight games. Merrill Kelly has been excellent for the D'backs. He has a 3-1 record in his six starts with a 1.22 ERA. Moreover, Kelly has allowed just one run over his lat 15 2/3 innings with 12 walks and just two KO's. I'm taking the hot D'backs here today. |
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05-11-22 | Phillies v. Mariners -141 | 4-2 | Loss | -141 | 5 h 47 m | Show | |
IL action here on Wednesday has the Phillies taking on Seattle. This is the final game of this three-game set with the teams splitting the first two games. Philly won the opener 9-0 before losing yesterday's contest, 4-5. The Phils will call up Bailey Falter to start game three here today. This is because two of the team's starters are currently on the Covid list. Falter was a long reliever when he started the season, but he won't be able to go much past 60 pitches today. Seattle looks to turn its recent fortunes around. The Mariners have won two of their last three games, but lost 12 of their last 14. Logan Gilbert will start his seven game and is one of the best for the M's. He's 4-0 this season with a 1.64 ERA and 1.081 WHIP. The team is 5-1 in his starts also. I'll take the Mariners with a very good starter vs the Phils with an unknown starter. Play Seattle. |
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05-10-22 | Marlins v. Diamondbacks +122 | 3-9 | Win | 122 | 10 h 31 m | Show | |
The Miami Marlins have lost two straight games as they sit at 13-16 overall. In addition, they have lost eight of their last nine games. Jesus Luzardo will start today with a 2-2 record in his five games. He has a 3.08 ERA and 1.063 WHIP. The Diamondbacks are 16-14 after winning two straight games and six of their last seven. Veteran hurley Madison Bumgarner gets the start today. Bumgarner is 1-1 in his six starts with a nifty 1.50 ERA and 1.125 WHIP. Bumgarner is yet to allow more than one earned run in any of his six starts this season. Difficult to believe that the D'backs are home dog with Bumgarner on the hill. That's ok, we'll take it. |
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05-07-22 | Blue Jays v. Guardians +124 | 2-8 | Win | 124 | 7 h 11 m | Show | |
Game 2 : The Toronto Blue Jays lost the opener of this series with the Guardians on Friday, 5-6. That makes them 2-3 over their last five games. Kevin Gausman will start today for the Jays. Guasman is 2-1 in his five starts with a 2.27 ERA and 0.979 WHIP. The Cleveland Guardians can get back to .500 with a win today. The Guardians have won two straight games including last night's opener with the Jays, 6-5. That makes them 5-1 over their last six games. Triston McKenzie starts game 2 here for the Guardians. McKenzie is 1-1 in his four starts with a 2.21 ERA and 0.984 WHIP. He is coming off his best start, 6 1/3 innings vs the A's where he allowed just four hits, no runs and 7 KO's. I'll take the Guardians here in game two of their doubleheader on Saturday. |
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05-06-22 | Rays v. Mariners -124 | 8-7 | Loss | -124 | 11 h 59 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays have improved to 16-10 after winning four straight games, including last night's opening game with the Mariners, 4-3. The Rays moved into 2nd place in the AL East with the win. Matt Wisler gets the call to the mound today for the Rays. Wisler is one of those pitchers the Rays use as a starter but will only go an inning or two. In his two starts he's gone 1 2/3 and 2 innings with out giving up any runs. The Mariners have dropped to 12-14 after losing four in a row. Moreover, they have lost eight of their last nine games. Logan Gilbert will toe the rubber for the M's today. Gilbert has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this year with a 4-0 record in five starts and a 0.64 ERA and 0.928 WHIP. Gilbert has not allowed more than one run in any of his five starts. I look for Gilbert to get the Mariner's back to winning here tonight. Play Seattle. |
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05-06-22 | Brewers +102 v. Braves | 6-3 | Win | 102 | 8 h 41 m | Show | |
The Milwaukee Brewers are fast becoming one of the best teams in baseball with a 18-8 record. The Brewers have won three straight and eight of their last nine games. The only team close in the NL Central is St Louis, which is 2.5 games back. Eric Lauer starts today with a 2-0 record and 1.93 ERA. He also has a 0.986 WHIP. Lauer opened the season with a rough start, allowing three runs over 4 2/3 innings. Since then he has gone 19 innings and allowed just two runs while striking out 29 and walking just two. The Atlanta Braves snapped a two game losing streak with a win over the Mets in their rubber game of the series, 9-2. The Braves will start Jesse Chavez today. Chavez makes his first start after appearing solely from the bullpen where he was 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA, 13 KO's and two walks. I still like the Brewers here today as they have been hot. Play Milwaukee. |
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05-04-22 | Yankees -137 v. Blue Jays | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -137 | 8 h 23 m | Show |
The Yankees continue their blistering attack on the A.L with their 11th win in a row when they beat the Blue Jays for the second straight game, 9-1. The Yankees have also been getting great pitching. One their best has been Nestor Cortes. Cortes starts today with just a 1-0 record in four starts, but a 1.31 ERA and 0.871 WHIP. Nestor has also allowed just three walks on the year to go with his 28 KO's. The Blue Jays look to salvage one game against the Yankees here tonight. Yusei Kikuchi will be the one to try and get that win. He's 0-1 in his four starts with a 5.52 ERA and 1.909 WHIP. Yankees just too hot to go against at this point. I'll lay the price with New York. |
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05-02-22 | Rays v. A's +145 | 6-1 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 39 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays look to snap a two game losing streak as they travel West to take on the Oakland A's in the start of their series. The Rays lost the last two in their series with the Twins, including Sunday's setback, 3-9. Drew Rasmussen will get the call today. Rasmussen is 1-1 in his four starts with a 3.50 ERA. He's coming off his best start of the season, a six inning outing vs Seattle where he gave up just two hits and not runs to go with 9 KO's and 1 walk. The A's have fallen to 10-12 after losing three straight games to the Guardians. Daulton Jefferies will try to get the team back to winning here today. Jefferies is 1-3 in his four starts with a 3.26 ERA. He has one start at home and that was a 6 inning outing vs the Orioles where he allowed just three hits and no earned runs. I'm a bit surprised at the big home dog the A's are here today considering they matchup well in this game. I'll take the live dog here today. |