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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 | 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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07-14-22 | 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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07-08-22 | 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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07-04-22 | 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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07-03-22 | 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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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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06-25-22 | 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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06-23-22 | 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 | 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 | 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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06-14-22 | 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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06-12-22 | 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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06-11-22 | 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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06-09-22 | 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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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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05-04-22 | 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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04-30-22 | Reds v. Rockies -138 | Top | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 1 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds have firmly established themselves as the worst team in baseball with a 3-17 record. They have lost four straight games and 15 of the last 16 games. They lost game one of this series with the Rockies last night, 4-10. That's 34 runs they have allowed over the last four games. The Reds will try something different today as they start Connor Overton. Overton gets his first start of the season here today as the Reds look for something to change their fortunes. Overton had a 2.84 ERA at Triple A Louisville in 19 innings of work. The Rockies improved to 11-9 and snapped a four game losing streak with the win last night. Chad Kuhl will make his fourth start here today and is 2-0 on the season. Kuhl has been very good with a 1.10 ERA and 0.919 WHIP allowing just two total runs over 16 1/3 innings of work. I'll take the Rockies here today even with new blood on the mound for the Reds. Take Colorado. |
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04-23-22 | Cardinals +105 v. Reds | Top | 5-0 | Win | 105 | 2 h 56 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds continue their slide as they are now just 2-12 on the year. THey have also lost 10 straight games after yesterday's setback to the Cardinals, 2-4. And, yesterday marked the seventh straight game of scoring two runs or fewer. Tim Mahle has one of the team's two wins this year. Mahle has a 5.68 ERA and 1.579 WHIP. The Cardinals improved to 8-4 on the season with their win yesterday. They have won three of the last four and five of the last seven. Dakota Hudson starts today with a 0-1 record and 7.71 ERA in his two starts. This could be the best shot for the Reds to win a game, but I'm still not convinced. I'll stick with the Cardinals. |
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04-18-22 | Phillies v. Rockies +146 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 146 | 8 h 6 m | Show |
Philadelphia heads west for the first time this year as they play the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies are just 4-6 on the season and have lost five of their last six games, including Sunday's loss to the Marlins, 3-11. Aaron Nola will start for the third time this year. Nola is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 1.072 WHIP thus far. Nolan went just 3 1/3 innings in his last start against the Mets, allowing three hits and three runs. The Rockies are off to a nice start at 6-3. But they still play in the NL West where four teams have at least six wins already. Chad Kuhl will start today. Kuhl went 4 1/3 innings in his first start against Texas, allowing two hits and one run. Not sure why the Phillies a fairly good sized favorite today. They have not played well and Nolan hasn't pitched all that well. Colorado is home, playing better and has the better starter on the hill. Ok, I'll take the dog price at home with Colorado. |
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04-14-22 | Tigers v. Royals -120 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -120 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
The 2-4 Detroit Tigers make their way to Kansas City to face the Royals tonight. This is the opener of a four game series with the Royals. The Tigers have lost two straight games to the Red Sox after losing two of three to the White Sox. Casey Mize will make his second start of the season tonight Mize opened against the White Sox, going five innings and allowing seven hits and four runs. The Royals opened the season with a pair of wins over the Guardians, but have since dropped three straight games. Zack Grienke returned to KC this year and makes his second start of the season. Grienke pitched well in his first game back, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing just five hits and one run in the win over the Guardians. I'll take Zack here tonight since he looks in fine form already. Play Kansas City. |
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10-05-21 | Yankees v. Red Sox +115 | Top | 2-6 | Win | 115 | 8 h 19 m | Show |
Don't get much better rivalries then the Yankees and Red Sox. And today we get the one and done AL Wild Card game. The Yankees needed a win in their last game to secure their playoff spot. They did lose three of of their last five games. And there is some concern about today's starter, Gerrit Cole. Cole did have an excellent season with a 16-8 record, but he also slumped in his final three starts. He allowed 15 runs over his last 17 2/3 innings of work. The Red Sox closed the season by sweeping the Washington Nationals. Though their last meeting with the Yankees in September they got swept. Nathan Eovaldi will start today's playoff game. Eovaldi is 11-9 on the season with a 3.70 ERA. He's been slightly better at home this season with a 6-4 record in his 19 home starts with a 3.39 ERA. Tough game here tonight, but I'll take the slight home dog here as I'm not sure about Cole and his recent play. Take the Red Sox. |
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09-28-21 | Brewers v. Cardinals +106 | Top | 2-6 | Win | 106 | 7 h 36 m | Show |
The St Louis Cardinals have won 16 straight games and unless they lose out the rest of the way, they should have the 2nd Wild Card spot locked-up. Today, they face the division leader in Milwaukee who has won three straight games. Brandon Woodruff will start today for the Brewers. Woodruff is 9-10 on the season with a 2.52 ERA. He's been worse of late, going 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA over his last seven starts. The Cardinals top pitcher goes today in Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is 16-7 on the season with a 3.05 ERA. He's been very good of late with a 5-0 record and team record of 7-0 in his last seven starts with a 2.37 ERA. Not sure why the Cardinals are a small dog here today, but I'll take it. Sure, they have to lose sometime, but until they do I'll take a shot on them at home as a dog. Play St Louis. |
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09-13-21 | Cardinals -105 v. Mets | Top | 7-0 | Win | 100 | 4 h 33 m | Show |
The St Louis Cardinals closed out their series with the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday with a 2-0 win. Meanwhile, the Mets finished their Subway series with the Yankees. Both teams are still in the race for that final NL Wild Card slot. The Dodgers have the top spot locked at this point with a 16-game lead over the pack. The Padres and Reds are tied for the 2nd spot with the Cardinals one game back and the Mets 3.5-games back. The Cardinals start their best pitcher tonight in Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is 15-7 with a 2.98 ERA on the season. He's been even better recently, going 6-1 with a 1.57 ERA over his last seven starts. The Mets will start Rich Hill who is 6-6 on the season. Hill has a 3.71 overall ERA and slightly worse 4.01 home ERA. I like Wainwright and the Cardinals tonight who can get one step close to that Wild Card spot with a win. |
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09-10-21 | Reds v. Cardinals +112 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 48 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds have been slumping. They just lost two of three games to the Cubs and are now 3-7 in their last 10 games. Their road trip continues here tonight in St Louis. The Cardinals are in third place right behind the Reds, but both teams are double digits back in the race for the AL Central. The Card have won two straight games. They send veteran leftie Jon Lester to the hill tonight. Lester is 5-6 on the season with a 4.89 ERA. He's pitched well of late, allowing just one run in each of his last three starts and four of his last five starts. The Reds start Tyler Mahler who is 11-5 with a 3.70 ERA. Mahler is the Reds best pitcher, but consider Lester's good run and the Reds recent troubles, I'll take the home dog in this one. Play St Louis. |
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09-08-21 | Reds v. Cubs +105 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 105 | 4 h 58 m | Show |
Cincinnati and Chicago have split the first two games of their series with the Cubs winning on Monday and the Reds on Tuesday, 4-3. The Reds have lost seven of their last 10 games while the Cubs have won eight of their last 10 games. Vladimir Gutierrez starts today for the Reds with a 9-6 record and 4.17 ERA. Alec Mills will toe the rubber for the Cubs with a 4-6 record and 3.57 ERA. The Cubs a small dog here tonight and they are even in pitching and are the hotter team. Play the Cubs. |
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09-01-21 | Rockies -125 v. Rangers | Top | 9-5 | Win | 100 | 13 h 21 m | Show |
Colorado has lost back-to-back games to the Texas Rangers by the same score, 3-4. The Rockies will try to take the third game of this set that goes early here on Wednesday. The Rockies will send Kyle Freeland to the mound today. Freeland is 5-6 with a 4.17 ERA. He's been better of late, going 4-2 over his last seven starts with a 2.79 ERA. Freeland has given up two runs or fewers in six of his last seven games and has won five straight decisions. The Rangers will send Kohei Arihara to the hill. Arihara is 2-3 on the season with a lofty 6.59 ERA. He is 0-2 in his three home stars with a 11.32 ERA and 2.031 WHIP. Colorado is a very good home team, not so good on the road, but this is spot I can play them on the road. Take the Rockies. |
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08-30-21 | Red Sox v. Rays -135 | Top | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 4 h 48 m | Show |
The first place Tampa Bay Rays have baseball's current longest win streak at seven games. Despite the Yankees being red-hot, the Rays have kept them at bay by winning nine of their last 10 games and 12 of their last 13. Unfortunately the Red Sox are stuck in the same division with the Rays and Yankees and therefore are 8-games back in the division. Boston starts Nick Pivetta here today. Pivetta is 9-6 on the season with a 4.57 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late with a 2-2 record and 5.34 ERA over his last seven starts. Luis Patino will toe the rubber for the Rays. Patino is 2-3 in his 10 starts this year with a 4.82 ERA. He's been better at home going 2-2 with a 2.28 ERA. I'm sticking with the red-hot Rays here on Monday. Play Tampa Bay. |
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08-26-21 | Dodgers -127 v. Padres | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 10 h 52 m | Show |
The Dodgers and Padres played the longest game of the season in baseball, a 16-inning contest the Dodgers won on A.J. Pollock's 2-run home run in the top of the 16th to win the game for LA, 5-3. The Padres found themselves without any position players early in extra innings and it cost them dearly. The Dodgers remained 2.5-games back of the Giants for 1st place in the NL West while the Padres dropped to 15-games back. The Padres have also lost three straight games and eight of their last 10. Max Scherzer starts for the Dodgers with a 11-4 record on the season and 2.65 ERA. Scherzer hasn't allowed more than two runs in his last five games. The Padres start Yu Darvish. Darvish had a good start to the season but has fallen on hard times. He's 7-7 on the season, but 0-5 in his his last seven starts with a 7.13 ERA. I'll take the Dodgers again here on Thursday. |
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08-25-21 | Dodgers -138 v. Padres | Top | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 21 m | Show |
The Dodgers are inching closer to NL West leader San Francisco. The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 games and now trail the Giants by just 2.5-games in the NL West. The Padres are pretty much out of the race in the NL West, now 14-games back after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Dodgers start Walker Buehler tonight with his 13-2 record and 2.11 ERA and 0.930 WHIP. The Padres will start Yu Darvish or Snell tonight. Either starter will have a tough go tonight. Darvish is just 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA. Darvish is 0-5 in his last seven starts with a 7.13 ERA. No matter who the Padres start, I will take the Dodgers here on Wednesday. |
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08-24-21 | Yankees v. Braves -132 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -132 | 9 h 5 m | Show |
The Yankees are 6.5-games back in the AL East after splitting their last 10 games. They opened this IL series with the Braves with a win on Monday, 5-1. The Braves lost their first game in their last 10 with that loss last night to the Yankees. Still, they are 9-1 over their last 10 and have increased their lead in the NL East to 4.5-games over the Phillies. The Yankees start Andrew Heaney tonight, who is 8-8 on the season with a 5.51 ERA. Charlie Morton will start for the Braves. Morton is 12-4 with a 3.41 ERA. I look for the Braves to rebound here tonight. Play Atlanta. |
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08-23-21 | Rockies v. Cubs -122 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 6 h 31 m | Show |
The Rockies are a excellent home team, however, they are not good on the road. Away from Coor's the Rockies are just 14-45 with the fewest road wins in baseball. The Cubs are not good since they traded away most of their high priced talent. They have lost three straight and eight of their last 10 games. The one bright spot is tonight's starter, Kyle Hendricks. Henricks is 14-5 on the season with a 4.04 ERA. He's coming off an excellent outing at Cincinnati where he allowed just one run and three hits over six innings for the win. With the Rockies so bad on the road and the Cubs best pitcher on the hill, I'll take Chicago tonight. |
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08-22-21 | Braves -154 v. Orioles | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 2 h 26 m | Show |
The Baltimore Orioles have seen their losing streak reach 17 games after losing to the Braves on Saturday, 4-5. The O's have generated very little offensively during this losing streak, while the pitching has been ok at times, but not good either. The Braves have taken the first three games of this four game set with Baltimore. The Braves have a 8-game win streak and lead the Phillies by 5-games in the NL East. The Braves start Touki Toussaint today who is 2-2 in his six starts with a 4.01 ERA. He has allowed over two runs just one time in his six starts. John Means will toe the rubber for the Orioles today. Means is 5-5 in his 18 starts with a respectable 3.44 ERA. He's been worse of late though, 1-4 with a 6.54 ERA over his last seven starts. I'm sticking with the Braves again here today. |
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08-18-21 | Indians -105 v. Twins | Top | 7-8 | Loss | -105 | 2 h 34 m | Show |
A pair of AL Central teams meet here on Wednesday, though both likely out of the race. The White Sox are running away with the division, now 11-games ahead of the Indians. The Indians and Twins have split the first two games of this series with Cleveland winning last night 3-1. Zach Plesac starts for the Indians today with his 7-4 record and 4.64 ERA. The Twins counter with Lewis Thorpe. Thorpe is 0-2 in his three starts this year with a 4.15 ERA. Plesac a much more seasoned veteran than Thorpe who has just three starts. I'll take Cleveland here today. Play Cleveland. |
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08-17-21 | Cubs v. Reds -161 | Top | 2-1 | Loss | -161 | 9 h 21 m | Show |
The Chicago Cubs slide continues. Ever since they cleaned house at the trade deadline this team looks to be done. They have now lost 12 straight games after dropping Monday's game to the Reds, 4-15. Don't expect things to improve for the Cubs going forward. Kyle Hendricks will start today for the Cubs. He's been the loan brightspot with a 13-5 record on the season. His ERA is 4.15 and slightly worse of late with a 4.95 ERA. Vladimi Guierrrez starts for the Reds with a 8-3 record and 3.95 ERA. He's been better of late, posting a 5-0 record in his last seven starts with a 3.05 ERA. Still going against the Cubs here on Tuesday. Play Cincinnati. |
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08-12-21 | Yankees v. White Sox -160 | Top | 8-9 | Win | 100 | 9 h 53 m | Show |
Field of Dreams game here tonight as these teams meet in the Iowa cornfield made famous in the Field of Dreams movie. The Yankees and White Sox begin their series here today with the Sox. The Yankees took two of three games from the Royals, including last night's 5-2 win. The White Sox are leading comfortably in the AL Central with a 10.5-game lead over the Indians. The White Sox are the only team in the division with a positive run differential of +129 runs. The Yanks start Andrew Heaney who is 7-8 on the season with a 5.45 ERA. He's been worse lately, with a 3-3 record and 6.88 ERA over his last seven starts. The White Sox start Lance Lynn. Lynn is having an excellent season with a 10-3 record and 2.04 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA over his last seven games. The White Sox look to be the play I like best tonight. Play Chicago. |
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08-11-21 | Cardinals -161 v. Pirates | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 4 m | Show |
The Cardinals took game one of this series with the Pirates on Tuesday, 4-1. The pitching staff combined for a 1-hitter vs the Pirates. That was the team's third win in the last four nights. The Pirates have now lost six straight games. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals tonight with a 10-6 record and 3.48 ERA. Wainwright is 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA over his last seven games. William Crowe starts for the Bucs tonight. Crowe is 3-6 on the season with a 5.40 ERA. I'm going to take the visitors in this one. Play St Louis. |
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08-10-21 | Tigers -121 v. Orioles | Top | 9-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 21 m | Show |
The Detroit Tigers sit in third place in the AL Central with a 54-60 record, now 13.5-games back of the White Sox. The Orioles are in last place in the AL East, 29-games back of the Rays. The O's have lost five straight games and seven of their last 10 games. Casey Mize will start today for the Tigers. Mize is 6-6 on the season with a respectable 3.57 ERA. Keegan Akin is still looking for his first win of the season for the O's after eight starts. Keegan is 0-5 with a 8.82 ERA and 1.990 ERA. You won't win many games with those kind of numbers. Tigers have the much better starter on the hill against a poor O's team with a terrible starter. Take Detroit. |
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08-07-21 | Red Sox v. Blue Jays -158 | Top | 0-1 | Win | 100 | 4 h 35 m | Show |
The Blue Jays have won four straight and eight of their last 10 games to move within 6.5-games of 1st place in the AL East. The Red Sox have dropped to 2.5-games back of the Rays in the East after losing two straight games and eight of their last 10. Today, it's a doubleheader and in game one Jim has his play set to win. Nick Pivetta will go for the Sox in game one, he's 8-5 on the season with a 4.57 ERA. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber for the Jays in the first game. Ray is 9-5 with a 3.04 ERA and slightly better 2.47 ERA in his last seven starts. I'm sticking with the hot team here. Take the Blue Jays in game one with Ray. |
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08-06-21 | Marlins v. Rockies -155 | Top | 2-14 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
Battle of bottom dwellers here as the last place Miami Marlins take on the 2nd to last Colorado Rockies. The Marlins are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 20-35 road record. The Rockies are one of the worst if not the worst road teams at 13-40. However, at Coors field they are pretty good with a 35-21 record. Miami starts Sandy Alcantara who is 6-9 on the season with a 3.05 ERA. He's slightly worse on the road with a 3.57 ERA. German Marquez starts for the Rockies who is 9-8 on the season with a 3.51 ERA. He's been very good at Coors with a 6-2 record and 3.29 ERA. This one is all about home field for the Rockies who win at home. Play Colorado. |
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08-04-21 | Braves v. Cardinals -103 | Top | 7-4 | Loss | -103 | 7 h 37 m | Show |
The Braves and Cardinals have almost identical records, however the Braves are just 2.5-games back of the Mets in the NL East while the Cardinals are 10-games back of the Brewers in the NL Central. Both teams are 5-5 over their last 10 games. The Braves took the opener in this series on Tuesday, 6-1. The Braves start Drew Smyly who is 7-3 on the season with a 4.40 ERA. He will face JA Happ who came over from the Twins in a trade. Happ was just 9-10 for the Twins with a 6.77 ERA. I like when pitchers come over from the AL to the NL in their first start. I'll take a shot here tonight with Happ and the Cardinals. |
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08-03-21 | Cubs v. Rockies -132 | Top | 6-13 | Win | 100 | 9 h 6 m | Show |
The Chicago Cubs pretty much cleaned house at the trade deadline, moving most of their high priced talent to other teams. Most visible being Chris Bryant, who was sent to the Giants. The Cubs are obviously playing for the future as they sit 13-games back in the NL Central and have little hope for closing that distance. The Rockies aren't in any better position. Colorado is 21-games back in the NL West. The Rockies have a horrible road record of 13-40, but respectable at home with a 33-20 record. Zach Davies starts today for the Cubs with a 6-7 record and 4.39 ERA. The Rockies start Kyle Freeland who is only 1-6 on the season with a 4.52 ERA. However, Freeland has been much better of late with a 1.98 ERA in his last seven starts. I'll take the Rockies at home tonight where they have been very good. Play Colorado. |
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08-01-21 | Mariners -138 v. Rangers | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -138 | 3 h 56 m | Show |
Very rare win for the Rangers on Saturday, just their second in their last 16 games. They needed extra innings to win 5-4 after trailing in the bottom of the 10th. Jonah Heim hit a walk-off home run for that very rare of wins lately. Can the Rangers win two in a row? I don't believe they can. Marco Gonzales will start for the M's here today with a 3-5 record and 5.35 ERA. Mike Foltynewicz gets the go for the Rangers. Foltynewicz has not been good with a 2-10 record and 6.11 ERA. He's 1-3 with a 7.30 ERA over his last seven starts. I'm betting the Rangers can win another in a row today. Play Seattle. |
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07-31-21 | Mariners -128 v. Rangers | Top | 4-5 | Loss | -128 | 8 h 48 m | Show |
The Mariners beat the Rangers in last night's series opener, 9-5. It was the team's fifth win in their last seven games. The Rangers have lost two straight and 14 of their last 15 games. The M's will start Tyler Anderson tonight with a 5-8 record and 4.35 ERA. The Rangers will start Taylor Hearn with a 0-1 record in his two starts with a 9.81. Rangers just having a world of issues these days and it doesn't look to improve tonight. Play Seattle. |
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07-30-21 | A's -111 v. Angels | Top | 2-0 | Win | 100 | 10 h 42 m | Show |
The Oakland A's have won two straight games, though they still trail 1st place Houston by 5.5-games. They will take on the 4th place Angels, who trail Houston by 11.5-games. The A's will start Chris Bassitt, who is having a great season with a 10-3 record and a 3.46 ERA. The Angels will counter with Patrick Sandoval who is 3-4 on the season with a 3.36 ERA and slightly worse 4.41 ERA at home. I'll take the visitor in this one. Play Oakland. |
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07-29-21 | Reds -122 v. Cubs | Top | 7-4 | Win | 100 | 2 h 15 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs finish their four game set here today. The Reds are up 2-1 in this series. The lost the first game 5-6, but have since outscored the Cubs by a 15-6 margin. Luis Castillo will start for the Reds. Castillo is 4-10 with a 4.20 ERA. However, he's improved greatly with a 2-1 record and 1.61 ERA over his last seven starts. Alec Mills will start for the Cubs. Mills is 2-3 with a 3.58 ERA. Cubs likely will be dumping some high priced talent as the trade deadline looms closer. I'll take the Reds here today as they have the hitting and Castillo is improving. Play Cincinnati. |
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07-26-21 | White Sox -116 v. Royals | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -116 | 8 h 31 m | Show |
The Chicago White Sox are walking away with the AL Central division, now up 9-games over 2nd place Cleveland. They are also the only team in the division with a winning record and a plus differential in runs with +115. The Royals sit four in the division, 16-games back of the Sox. The Royals have won five straight games. Kansas City will start Mike Minor today, who is 7-8 on the season with a 5.45 ERA. He's been worse than that over his last seven starts with a 2-5 record and a 7.28 ERA. Dallas Keuchel will start for the Sox with a 7-3 record and 4.16 ERA. He's bee slightly better in his last seven starts with a 3.82 ERA. I like the Sox here today with the better team and starter going. Play Chicago. |
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07-22-21 | Cubs v. Cardinals -115 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 58 m | Show |
The Cubs and Cards had to go to extra innings last night, but the Cardinals came out on top 3-2. These teams were tied in the standings yesterday, but now the Cards are 48-48 and Chicago is 47-49. The Cubs will start Adbert Alzolay tonight with a 4-9 record and 4.59 ERA. He's been worse lately with a 1-5 record and 5.79 ERA his last seven starts. Kwang-Hyun Kim will start for the Cards. Kim is 5-5 on the season with a 2.87 ERA. He's been very good of late with a 4-1 record and 1.64 ERA over his last seven starts. I had the Cards last night, I'll be on them again here tonight. Play St Louis. |
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07-21-21 | Cubs v. Cardinals -118 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 12 m | Show |
NL Central matchup here today has the 3rd place Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals meeting up. Both teams tied with 47-48 records. Adam Wainwright will start tonight for the Cards. Wainwright is 7-6 with a 3.71 ERA. However, he's been better at home with a 4-4 record and 2.84 ERA and 0.973 WHIP. Cubs will send Kyle Hendricks to the hill tonight. Hendricks is 12-3 on the season with a 3.90 ERA. He's been slightly better on the road with a 3.40 ERA. This should be a very good matchup. I will take the Cardinals here tonight with Wainwright pitching well at home. Play St Louis. |
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07-19-21 | Mets v. Reds -111 | Top | 15-11 | Loss | -111 | 9 h 22 m | Show |
The NY Mets continue to hold onto their first place slot in the NL EAST, with a 2-game lead over the Phillies and a 4-game lead over the Braves. The Mets have lost two games recently after a 5-5 stretch over their last 10 games. The Cincinnati Reds are in 2nd place in the NL Central, but they are 7-games back of the Brewers. The Reds look to snap a 3-game losing streak today at home to the Mets. The Mets will start Jerad Eickhoff who is 0-1 after just two starts this season. His last start coming on June 28th at Washington where he allowed five runs and eight hits over six innings. Vladimir Gutierrez will toe the rubber today for the Reds. Gutierrez is 4-3 in his nine starts with a 4.29 ERA. He has two excellent starts in a row, allowing three total runs over 12 innings. I'll take the Reds to bounce back today and snap that losing streak. Play Cincinnati. |
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07-18-21 | Twins v. Tigers +115 | Top | 0-7 | Win | 115 | 3 h 41 m | Show |
An AL Central battle here of teams in the mid-part of the race. The Minnesota Twins have climbed out of last place and now are in 4th, 16-games back of the White Sox. Meanwhile, the Tigers are in 3rd, 14-games back. The Tigers have won two straight against the Twins and look for the sweep here today before welcoming to Texas to town. The Twins start JA Happ today. Happ is 5-4 on the season with a 5.90 ERA. He's been slightly worse over his last seven starts with a 6.75 ERA. The Tigers will start Wily Peralta today. Peralta is 2-1 in his five starts with a 2.19 ERA. He has one start at home where he beat Houston, allowing no runs in a no decision. I'll take the Tigers in a sweep here today with Peralta. Play Detroit. |
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07-10-21 | Yankees v. Astros -104 | Top | 1-0 | Loss | -104 | 18 h 31 m | Show |
The New York Yankees took game one of their series with the Houston Astros on Friday, 4-0. Even with that win, the Yankees are just 5-5 their last 10 games and 9-games back of the Red Sox in the AL East. The Astros have dropped two straight, but still maintain a 4.5-game lead in the NL West over the Oakland A's. The Yankees will start Gerrit Cole here today who is 8-4 on the season with a 2.91 ERA. However, he has struggled a bit over his last seven starts with just a 2-2 record and 4.69 ERA. Zack Greinke will start for the Astros with a 8-2 record and 3.64 ERA. He's 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA over his last seven starts. Two veteran, top line starters here today, but I'll take the Astros in this one. Play Houston. |
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07-09-21 | Braves v. Marlins +121 | Top | 5-0 | Loss | -100 | 20 h 41 m | Show |
The Miami Marlins lost to the Dodgers on Thursday to finish out their series with LA, 1-6. Still, the Marlins took three of four from the Dodgers but are still in last place in the NL East with a 38-48 record. The Atlanta Braves had Thursday off as they open this series in Miami on Friday. The Braves are in 3rd in the East with a 42-44 record. Surprisingly, the Marlins though in last, have the best run differential in the division at +20! The Braves will start Charlie Morton who is 7-3 in his 17 starts. Marton has a 3.82 ERA and a 1.130 WHIP. The Marlins will counter with Zach Thomson who is 2-2 in five starts with a nice 2.63 ERA and even better 1.64 home ERA. Morton has been very good though his record doesn't reflect his hart work. I'm taking Miami as a home dog with a good pitcher on the mound. Play Miami. |
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07-04-21 | Cardinals v. Rockies -153 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 42 m | Show |
The Colorado Rockies definitely not having the kind of season they expected when this campaign started. The Rockies are 17-games back in the tough NL West division with only Arizona worse. They face the St Louis Cardinals today. The Cards are in 4th in the NL Central, 10-games back of the Brewers. The NL Central is being dominated by the Brewers, who are 8-games ahead of the next team (Reds). Carlos Martinez starts for the Redbirds today. Martinez is 4-9 in his 15 starts with a 6.15 ERA and and even worse 7.08 road ERA. German Marquez will start for the Rockies with his 7-6 record in 17 starts. Marquez has been very good of late, allowing just one run and four total hits over his last three starts (23 innings) for three straight wins. I like Marquez again here today. Play Colorado. |
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07-02-21 | Rays v. Blue Jays -118 | Top | 1-11 | Win | 100 | 7 h 21 m | Show |
The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays both fading away in the AL East as the Boston Red Sox have won seven straight games. The Sox now lead the Rays by 3.5 games and the Jays by 8.5 games. Both Tampa and Toronto come into this series starting tonight on losing streaks with the Rays losing three straight and the Jays two. Tampa will start Luis Patino tonight, making just his fourth start of the year and first since May 18th. Patino was 0-1 in those three starts with a 4.50 ERA and 10.81 ERA in his one away start. Toronto starts Alek Monoah who is 1-0 in his six starts with a 3.34 ERA and home 3.86 ERA. He's coming off a nice start on June 25th where he allowed Baltimore just four hits over six innings with no earned runs. Two young starters here tonight, both trying to get their teams back to winning. I'll take the home club tonight. Play Toronto. |
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06-21-21 | Reds -111 v. Twins | Top | 5-7 | Loss | -111 | 20 h 55 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds hope that this new IL series starting today in Minnesota will break their 4-game losing streak. The Reds are now four games back of the Cubs and Brewers who are tied for 1st in the NL Central. The Reds were swept by the Padres in their four game series, including Sunday's loss 2-3. Meanwhile, the Twins have won four straight games, but still are 12.5-games back of the White Sox in the AL Central. The Reds start Tyler Mahle today. Mahle is 7-2 in his 14 starts with a nice 3.27 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 5-1 record and 1.45 ERA. J.A. Happ starts for the Twins. Happ is 3-3 in his 12 starts with a lofty 6.12 ERA. Happ has allowed at least four runs in six of his last seven starts. I look for the Reds behind Mahle to get back in the win column today. Play Cincinnati. |
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06-09-21 | Blue Jays v. White Sox -151 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -151 | 9 h 24 m | Show |
The White Sox won their 2nd game in a row and seventh of their last 10 games with the win over the Jays on Tuesday, 6-1. They still hold a somewhat comfortable 4-game lead in the AL Central. The Jays have now lost two straight and have fallen back to 7-games behind AL East leading Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah today. Manoah is 1-0 in his two starts and has a 3.86 ERA. After an initial start where he allowed just two hits and no runs to the Yankees he got bounced out early by the Marlins after 3 1/3 innings by allowing four hits and four run including three home runs. Lance Lynn toes the rubber for the Sox. Lynn having a excellent season with a 7-1 record after 10 starts and a 1.38 ERA with 0.937 WHIP. Lynn has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six starts. Not a bad price here today with a excellent team and excellent starter. Play Chicago. |
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06-04-21 | Reds v. Cardinals -134 | Top | 6-4 | Loss | -134 | 10 h 4 m | Show |
NL Central match here between the Reds and Cardinals. The Reds are 6-games back of the division leading Cubs while the Cardinals are just 1.5 games back in second place. The Reds will start struggling Louis Castillo. Castillo, one a top starter or Ace on this club, is 1-8 in his 11 starts with a 7.22 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 0-4 mark and 8.73 ERA. The Cardinals will start Kwang-Hyn Kim. Kim has just a 1-3 record in his eight starts, but a respectable 3.65 ERA and the team has won five of his eight starts. He's been even better at home with a team record 3-0 and his 1.84 ERA. I'll take Kim and the Cards here against a struggling Castillo. Play St Louis. |
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05-25-21 | Indians -135 v. Tigers | Top | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 20 m | Show |
The Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers began their set with the Indians pulling out a 1-run victory on Monday, 6-5. The Indians remained 1.5-games back of first place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers have lost three in a row and are in last place in the division, 9.5-games back. Cleveland will start Aaron Civale today. Civale is having a fine season with a 6-1 record in his nine starts and a 3.30 overall ERA. He'll go against Detroit starter Tarik Skubal. Skubal is 1-5 in his seven starts with a 5.85 ERA. Have to lay a bit of a price here on the road, but the Indians with Civale looks like a mismatch to me. Play Cleveland. |
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05-23-21 | Twins v. Indians -138 | Top | 8-5 | Loss | -138 | 3 h 31 m | Show |
AL Central clash today between 2nd place Cleveland Indians and the last place Minnesota Twins. Disappointing season thus far for the Twins as they sit in last place with a 16-29 record and 10.5 games back of the White Sox. The Indians are 24-19 and in second place, 1.5 games back of the White Sox. The Twins start J.A. Happ today who is 2-2 after seven starts with a 5.35 ERA. He's been even worse on the road with a 1-1 record and 7.54 ERA. Zach Plesac will toe the rubber for the Indians. Plesac is 4-3 after nine starts with a 3.93 ERA. He's been a bit better at home with a 2.93 ERA. Twins don't install much confidence in me. However, the Indians do, especially with a solid Plesac on the hill. Take Cleveland |
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05-19-21 | Rays v. Orioles +107 | Top | 9-7 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 14 m | Show |
The Tampa Bay Rays have closed to just one-game back of the Red Sox for the lead in the crowded AL East. The top five teams are all within 1 1/2 games of first place. Only the Orioles are seven games back. The Rays beat the O's on Tuesday evening, 13-6. The toughest game of this set is here though for the Rays. They have to face Baltimore ace John Means. Not only did Means toss a no-hitter at Seattle back on May 5th, but he has now run his scoreless inning streak to 15 innings. In fact, if you go back five starts, he allowed just three runs over 35 1/3 innings. The Rays will counter with Ryan Yarbrough. Yarbrough is 0-3 on the season with a 6.75 ERA and 1.544 WHIP. Harbrough has allowed 11 runs over his last 12 innings of work. Huge advantage here today to the Orioles. If they win a game in this series, this is the one. Play Baltimore. |
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05-16-21 | Angels v. Red Sox -143 | Top | 6-5 | Loss | -143 | 3 h 52 m | Show |
The Boston Red Sox have won three straight games and seven of their last 10 games as they sit atop the AL East division by 2-games over the Yankees. The Sox look to sweep their series with the Angles today and they will turn to Nathan Eovaldi to do that. Eovaldi is 4-2 in his eight starts with a 4.00 ERA and 1.134 WHIP. The LA Angels have lost four straight games and fallen to last in the AL West with a 16-22 record. Jose Quintana will start today for the Halos. Quintana is 0-3 in his six starts with a whopping 9.00 ERA and 2.143 WHIP. The news is even worse on the road where his is 0-2 with a 18.00 ERA and 3.400 WHIP. Boston hits lefties really well and Quintana is going to be fodder for this Sox lineup today. Play Boston. |
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05-13-21 | Twins v. White Sox -130 | Top | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 11 h 23 m | Show |
The Chicago White Sox are in 1st place in the AL Central, one game ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The Sox have won five straight games and seven of their last 10. The Sox have baseballs best run differential at +64 thanks to a big hitting ball club. Especially against lefties where they are 8-1 this year. The Sox have also won five straight games. Now they face a Twins team that is struggling , losing three in a row and seven of their last 10 games. They were pummeled on Wednesday by the Sox, 8-13. Michael Pineda has pitched well for the Twins, going 2-1 after six starts with a 2.43 ERA. However, Carlos Rondon has been amazing this year with a 5-0 record after five starts with a 0.58 ERA and 0.677 WHIP. He has not allowed more than one run in any of his five starts. I'm coming right back with the White Sox here on Thursday. Play Chicago. (Note: pitching change as Lynn now going for White Sox. This play still stays same for Jim) |
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05-12-21 | Twins v. White Sox -135 | Top | 8-13 | Win | 100 | 18 h 56 m | Show |
The White Sox should be happy to see Minnesota Pitcher J.A. Happ here today. Why? Happ is a lefty. The White Sox have killed lefty pitchers this year at a MLB best 7-1 on the year. In fact, this even goes back to last season. Conversely, they have been held scoreless in 14 consecutive innings by right handed pitchers. The plain fact is that the Sox beat up on lefties. Happ has been very good this year with a 2-0 record in his five starts with a 1.91 ERA and 0.847 WHIP. Dallas Keuchel is 1-1 for the Sox with a 3.55 ERA in his seven starts. Keuchel has also allowed just four total runs over his last 19 innings of work. Tough to go against Happ the way he's pitching, but the Sox record against lefties is too hard to pass on here. Play Chicago. |
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04-06-21 | Cardinals v. Marlins -125 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -125 | 8 h 0 m | Show |
St Louis off to a 2-2 start to their season while the Miami Marlins are 1-3. John Gant will make his first start of the season for the Cardinals. Sandy Alacantara will make his second start for the Marlins. Alacantara had an excellent first start against the Rays back on opening day. He went six innings and allowed just two hits and no runs in a no decision. I like Alacantara again here today. Play Miami. |
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10-27-20 | Rays +130 v. Dodgers | Top | 1-3 | Loss | -100 | 21 h 4 m | Show |
The Dodgers on the edge of winning their first World Series since 1988. They showed little effects of that horrid loss in game four with a bounce back to take game five and a 3-2 lead. Blake Snell will try to keep the Rays in the series tonight. Snell did well in his start against the Dodgers, going 4 2/3 innings and allowing two hits and two runs. Tony Gonsolin will start here tonight for the Dodgers. Gonsolin started against Snell in their last matchup with Gonsolin going just 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run. I have a big edge in starters here tonight to the Rays. Yet they are still a dog. I'll take that dog price. Play Tampa Bay. |
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10-20-20 | Rays +165 v. Dodgers | Top | 3-8 | Loss | -100 | 20 h 60 m | Show |
The LA Dodgers pulled the big upset in the NLCS after being down 1-3 to pull out the next three wins and advance to the World Series. The Tampa Bay Rays also had something similar happen when they blew a 3-1 lead to the Astros, but held on for the win in game seven. Tyler Glasnow gets the start here in game one. Glasnow was 7-2 on the season with a 4.23 ERA. He lost to the Astros in the ALCS, allowing eight hits over six innings to go with four runs. The Dodgers will start Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw lost to the Braves in the NLCS, going just five innings and allowing seven hits and four runs. Kershaw was battling back problems and had is start pushed back a few days. The Rays have excellent starting pitching and in game one I look for a upset winner on the Rays. Play Tampa Bay |
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10-06-20 | Yankees v. Rays -120 | Top | 5-7 | Win | 100 | 20 h 13 m | Show |
The New York Yankees are healthy for the first time all season and it's showed here in the playoffs as their bats have been on fire. The TB Rays kept them down most of the night on Monday as the score was 4-3 Yankees heading into the top of the 9th. However, the Yankees bats once again exploded in the 9th for five runs. The Yankees take a 1-0 lead in this best of five series. The Rays can ill afford to go down 0-2 in this series and will turn to Tyler Glasngow in game two. Glasnow was 5-1 for the Rays this year with a 4.08 ERA. Glasnow has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last three starts. The Yankees Deivi Garcia will toe the rubber on Tuesday. Garcia was 3-2 this year with a 4.98 ERA. Garcia hasn't pitched that well of late, allowing 10 earned runs over his last 9 2/3 innings. This is the spot for the Rays to take a win against a Yankee pitcher in Garcia that has struggled of late. No love lost between these teams so the Rays would love nothing more than to run up the score. Play Tampa Bay. |
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09-16-20 | Twins v. White Sox -144 | Top | 5-1 | Loss | -144 | 6 h 30 m | Show |
Big matchup here in the AL Central between the 1st place Chicago White Sox and the 2nd place Minnesota Twins. The Sox have won six in a row and nine of their last 10 games while the Twins have lost two in a row. The Twins will start Jake Odorizzi who is not having a good season. Odorizzi has a 0-1 record in three starts with a 8.10 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Lucas Giolito will go for the Sox and he has a 4-2 record in his 10 games with a 3.43 ERA. Giolito has won five straight games. I like the White Sox here tonight. Play Chicago. |
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09-12-20 | Indians -113 v. Twins | Top | 4-8 | Loss | -113 | 19 h 6 m | Show |
The Minnesota Twins have won eight of their last 10 games, yet they still trail first place Chicago White Sox by one game. The Cleveland Indians have lost four straight games and dropped 2 1/2 back in the AL Central. Zach Plesac starts today for the Tribe. Plesac is 3-1 in his five starts with a 1.32 ERA and 0.735 WHIP. Plesac has allowed either no runs or one run in four of his five starts. Rich Hill starts for the Twins. Hill is 1-1 in his five starts with a 3.86 ERA and 1.381 WHIP. Hill has pitched well enough, allowing more than two runs in a game just once in his five starts. I like the Indians to snap their four game losing streak here today. Play Cleveland. |
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09-01-20 | White Sox -102 v. Twins | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -102 | 9 h 10 m | Show |
The White Sox are one of the surprising teams thus far this year as they are now first in the AL Central with a 22-13 record and have won eight of the last 10 games. The White Sox have bolstered the starting pitching and today's starter is an example. Dallas Keuchel starts with a 5-2 record in his seven starts. Keuchel has a nifty 2.70 ERA with a 1.039 WHIP. Keuchel has not allowed more than two runs but one time in his seven starts. Michael Pineda makes his first start of the season here tonight for the Twins. Not sure how Pineda will do tonight, but I do like Keuchel in this one. Play the White Sox. |
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08-28-20 | Indians -126 v. Cardinals | Top | 14-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 13 m | Show |
The Cleveland Indians are just a half game out of first place in the AL Central as they open this series with the St Louis Cardinals. The Cards are in 2nd place in the NL Central with a 11-11 record, 3-games back of the Cubs. The Indians start Triston McKenzie here today who has one start this season where he went six innings vs the Tigers and allowed just two hits and one run. The Cards will start Daniel Poncedeleon who is 0-2 in his three starts with a 5.40 ERA and 1.542 WHIP. I'm taking the visitor in this one. Play Cleveland. |
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08-26-20 | A's -135 v. Rangers | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 7 h 54 m | Show |
The Oakland A's are in first place in the AL West with a 21-10 record and four games ahead of the Houston Astros. The A's beat the Rangers on Tuesday and have won six of their last 10. The Rangers are 11-18 and in fourth in the West. They have lost nine of their last 10 games. The A's start Michael Fiers who is 3-1 in his six starts. Fiers has a 5.81 ERA and 1.548 WHIP. Fiers has been decent of late, allowing five total runs over his last 11 1/3 innings. The Rangers counter with Kolby Allard. Allard is 0-2 in his four starts with a 7.81 ERA and 1.815 WHIP. Allard had started the season good with back-to-back good starts. However, his last two starts have resulted in 10 runs over 3 2/3 innings. I like the A's against the ice cold Rangers here tonight. Play Oakland. |
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08-24-20 | Royals +171 v. Cardinals | Top | 3-9 | Loss | -100 | 20 h 59 m | Show |
The KC Royals are in dead last in the AL Central division. They have lost two straight games and six of their last 10. The good news is that they start one of their bright spots so far this season in Brad Keller. Keller is 3-0 in his three starts with a 0.00 ERA and 0.905 WHIP. That's right, he has not allowed a run to go with his eight total hits over 17 2/3 innings. The Royals will be a big dog here on Monday despite Keller starting. The Cardinals are in 2nd place in the AL Central but are just one game over .500 at 9-8. Jack Flaherty will start for the Redbirds. He is 1-0 in his two starts with a 3.11 ERA. I like dogs and especially with a pitcher as good right now as Keller is. I'll take the Royals here on Monday. |
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08-19-20 | Phillies -140 v. Red Sox | Top | 3-6 | Loss | -140 | 13 h 43 m | Show |
The Boston Red Sox have really struggled this season, currently in last place in the AL East at 6-17. They have lost eight games in a row and nine of their last 10. The loss of Mookie Betts to the Dodgers seems to be playing a much bigger role then expected. The pitching staff has got hit hard, allowing a 2nd worst A.L 143 runs. The Sox will turn to Kyle Hart here on Wednesday for his second start of the season. Hart got pummeled in his only start, going 2 innings against the Rays and allowing seven hits and seven runs. The Philadelphia Phillies are in 3rd in the NL East at 8-9. They have won three straight so things are looking up for the team. Jake Arrieta is 1-2 in his three starts with a 4.02 ERA and 1.213 WHIP. I'm going to take the Phils here. Arrieta may not be his old self, but the Sox are really not their old selves. Take Philadelphia. |
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08-13-20 | Nationals v. Mets -129 | Top | 2-8 | Win | 100 | 2 h 54 m | Show |
Early action on the diamond here as the Nationals take on the Mets. Both these clubs are struggling so far this shortened season. The Nationals are 6-8 while the Mets are right behind them at 8-11. Neither club's pitching has look all that strong, especially the Mets who have had injuries to their starting staff. The Nats will start Austin Voth, who is 0-1 in his two starts. Voth has pitched well though with a 1.80 ERA and 0.700 WHIP. Voth has gone five innings in both starts and has allowed two total earned runs. The Mets will have David Peterson toe the runner today. Peterson is 2-1 in his three starts with a 3.78 ERA and 1.320 WHIP. Peterson seems to have a bit more innings under his belt and has been good enough thus far. I'm taking the Mets here on Thursday. |
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08-12-20 | Diamondbacks v. Rockies -104 | Top | 13-7 | Loss | -104 | 4 h 35 m | Show |
Colorado still on top of the NL West at 12-5 and having won their last game and seven of their last 10 games. They have the 2nd best run differential in the West at +28. Antonio Senzatela gets the start today. He's 3-0 in his three starts with a 2.65 ERA and 1.176 WHIP. Senzatela has pitched very well so far for the Rockies. Arizona still in last place in the West at 7-11 overall. They have the worst run differential in the West at -26. Luke Weaver toes the rubber today for the D'backs. Weaver is 0-3 in his three starts with a 12.20 ERA and 2.130 WHIP. Big difference in pitchers here and teams. Everything falls to the Rockies in this one. Play Colorado. |
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08-10-20 | Diamondbacks v. Rockies -125 | Top | 12-8 | Loss | -125 | 9 h 41 m | Show |
The Colorado Rockies have the top spot in the NL West with a 11-4 record. The Rocks did lose on Sunday, but have won seven of their last 10 overall. They have a run differential of +31, which is second in the NL to the Dodgers +41. The Rockies will start Jon Gray today. Gray is 0-1 in his three starts with a respectable 3.30 ERA and 0.979 WHIP. Gray has not allowed more than three earned runs in ay of his starts so he'll keep the team in the contest. Arizona has struggled, they are last in the NL West with a 6-10 mark and have the 2nd worst run differential in the NL with a -29. Robbie Ray will start today for the D'backs. Ray is 1-2 in his three starts with a horrible 9.45 ERA and 1.949 WHIP. Ray is coming off a five inning performance vs the Astros where he gave up six runs and six hits including three home runs. Going to be a tough night for the D'backs and Rays against this very good Rockies club. Play Colorado. |
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08-07-20 | Astros v. A's -121 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 37 m | Show |
The Houston Astros have just a 6-6 record and trail first place A's by 2 1/2 games. The Astros have lost two straight, but have a +9 run differential this season. The A's are 9-4 and atop the division. They have won six straight games and have a +15 run differential. The Astros will start Zack Greinke. Greinke has struggled thus far in his two starts with a 5.00 ERA. The A's will go with Chris Bassitt. Bassitt has two starts and is 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA and 0.931 WHIP. Bassitt is pitching great and I look for that to continue here tonight. Play Oakland. |
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07-29-20 | White Sox -113 v. Indians | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 37 m | Show |
This rivalry was one of the first times Chicago has done so well over Cleveland. The White Sox won last year's series with the Tribe, 11-8, the most win by the Sox over the Indians since 2012. Cleveland starters have gone 2-0 in the restart with a 1.89 ERA. The Indians are 4-1 to start back up here and atop the AL Central. They have allowed just 11 runs and scored 22. Despite their opposite records with the Sox having just one win and the Indians four, I'm taking the visitor here. I had good success earlier with Giolito and I'm sticking with him here on Wednesday. |
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10-18-19 | Astros -140 v. Yankees | Top | 1-4 | Loss | -140 | 7 h 22 m | Show |
The Yankees are on the verge of elimination in the ALCS. They had their best shot in game four yesterday against a struggling Zack Grienke, but failed to capitalize. Now they have to face Justin Verlander in an elimination game. Verlander has started three games in the playoffs and the Astros are 2-1 in those starts. Verlander has allowed six runs over his 17 2/3 playoff innings. He hasn't been as sharp as normal, but he's was great in his first start and excellent in his third. The Yankees will turn to James Paxton tonight. Paxton has two playoff starts, with the Yankees 1-1 in those starts. Paxton has gone seven innings and allowed four runs. For some reason he hasn't been around long and don't expect much more tonight. If Paxton even hints at being in trouble the Yankees will go to the pen or another starter. At this point all pitchers for the Yankees will be available, except Tanaka. Still, the Yankees have to feel it's all over now. I'm taking the Astros to close out the ALCS and move on to face the Nationals in the World Series. Play Houston. |
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10-15-19 | Astros -154 v. Yankees | Top | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 14 h 23 m | Show |
The Astros look to regain home field advantage here in game three as the ALCS moves to Yankee Stadium. The Astros lost the opener 0-7 and then took game two, 3-2. Today, Gerrit Cole takes the mound. Cole is 22-5 on the season with a 2.37 ERA. Cole got two wins in the ALDS against Tampa Bay, going a total of 15 2/3 innings, allowing just six hits and one earned run. Cole has now allowed one run or no runs in seven of his last eight starts. The Yankees will counter with Luis Severino. Severino is 1-1 with a 1.13 ERA in just four starts. Serverino did pitch in the Twins series, going four innings and allowing four hits and no runs. Coles could last a while in this one, while I expect Severino will be gone in the first four to five innings. I like the Astros here in game three. Coles has been too good for too long to bypass. Take the Astros. |
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10-07-19 | Yankees -140 v. Twins | Top | 5-1 | Win | 100 | 10 h 7 m | Show |
The Yankees can put an end to their best of five series with the Twins today as they lead the series 2-0. The Yankees power has come to the front in this series with 18 runs scored in the two games and allowing just six runs. Luis Severino gets the start. Severino has started just three games and has a 1-1 record this year and 1.50 ERA. He's pitched very well, allowing two total runs over 12 innings. The Twins will turn to Jake Odorizzi to keep them in the series. Odorizzi is 15-7 on the season with a 3.51 ERA. I see these teams as two different entities. The Yankees are made for the playoffs, while the Twins are a regular season team. It's showing right now in this series and I think the Twins are done today. Play the Yankees. |
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09-27-19 | Brewers -152 v. Rockies | Top | 7-11 | Loss | -152 | 9 h 25 m | Show |
The Brewers have clinched a playoff spot and with that they rested some of their starters on Thursday and still won at Cincinnati, 5-3. Why they rested starters I'm not sure as they were only one game back of the Cardinals for the NL Central lead. There is a big difference between being division winner and playing a one-and-your-done Wild Card game. So the Brewers are one game back of the Cardinals with 3-games to play and lots at stake here today. The Brewers have won 7-straight games and 18 of their last 20. So they are red hot as they play at Colorado. Zach Davies is 10-7 with a 3.61 ERA this year. The Brewers have won his last five starts with Davies allowing 1 or no runs in four of those games. The Rockies have lost two in a row and six of their last eight games. Chi Chi Gonzalez starts today with a 1-5 record and 5.88 ERA. He has a 6.41 ERA at home. Expect this to be a big effort from the Brewers as they can still easily get the division title. Play Milwaukee. |
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09-12-19 | Braves -120 v. Phillies | Top | 5-9 | Loss | -120 | 8 h 7 m | Show |
Final game of this four-game set between the Braves and Phillies. The Braves have taken two of the three games thus far including last night, 3-1. The Braves have the NL East locked-up with a huge lead over Washington. However, both the Phillies and Nationals battling it out for one of the Wild Card slots. Philly is dropping fast though as they trail the Nats by 5.5-games now with less than 20 games to play. The Braves will start Julio Teheran tonight. Teheran is 10-8 on the season with a 3.31 ERA. Teheran has been excellent of late, allowing three total runs over his last four starts (25 innings). The Phillies will send Drew Smyly to the hill. Smyly is 4-5 in his 18 starts with a 5.57 ERA. He's been even worse at home with a 1-4 mark and 7.03 ERA. The Phillies have the look of a team that's given up these days while the Braves are in cruise control. I'm taking the visitor here tonight. Play Atlanta. |
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09-11-19 | Cardinals -145 v. Rockies | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -145 | 8 h 38 m | Show |
The Cardinals lost game one of this series with the Rockies, 1-2. St Louis still has a 4-game lead over Chicago and a 5-game lead over Milwaukee for the NL Central lead. Dakota Hudson will start today's game. Hudson is 15-6 on the season with a 3.41 ERA. Hudson has been great of late, allowing no runs in four of his last five starts and winning five straight games. The Colorado Rockies starts Antonio Senzatela today. Senzatela has a 8-10 record in his 21 games. Senzatela has a lofty ERA of 7.19. Senzatela has allowed at least five runs in each of his last six starts. Big mismatch here in pitching today. Plus we have the best defensive team in the National League with the Carindals, always a plus. We get the first place Cardinals with a very hot pitcher today at about 1.45. I'll take that. Play St Louis. |
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09-09-19 | Braves v. Phillies -127 | Top | 7-2 | Loss | -127 | 8 h 0 m | Show |
The Atlanta Braves have the NL East locked up tight with a 9-game lead over Washington and a 14-game lead over these Phillies. Philadelphia is still in the Wild Card race though. The Phillies are 2-games back of the Cubs right now for that 2nd Wild Card spot. The bad news is that there are two other teams still ahead of them for that 2nd spot (Arizona and Milwaukee). Still, the Phillies need every win as we enter the final weeks of the regular season. The Phillies took two of three from their weekend series with the Mets as they head into game one of this three-game set with the Braves. Aaron Nola has been one of the best for Philly this year. Nola is 12-4 in his 30 starts with a 3.63 ERA. At home, Nola is 6-1 with a 2.85 ERA. The Braves will send Mike Foltynewicz to the hill today. Foltynewicz is 5-5 with a 5.28 ERA. I like the Phillies here tonight with Nola. Take Philadelphia. |
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09-07-19 | Angels -150 v. White Sox | Top | 8-7 | Win | 100 | 9 h 40 m | Show |
The Angels snapped a four-game losing streak yesterday in game one of this series with the White Sox, 5-4. They beat one of the best the Sox have in Giolito. Today, the Angels look for two in a row as they send Andrew Heaney to the hill. Heaney is 3-4 in his 14 starts this season with a 4.16 ERA. Heaney has pitched well of late, allowing two runs or fewer in five of his last seven starts. The other two starts were four runs and three run outings. The Sox have now lost nine of their last 11 games. Dylan Covey will toe the rubber here today, but he likely won't be around long. Covey is 1-6 with a 7.17 ERA in his 10 starts. The Sox are 2-8 in Cover's 10 outings. In addition, Covey didn't get an out in his last start, allowing five hits and five runs to the Twins before being pulled in the first inning. That's the second time in the last three outings that Covey hasn't gotten out of the first inning and in his last three starts he's allowed 16 runs over 6 1/3 innings. I really like the Angels here today against a very poor Covey. Play LA Angels. |
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09-06-19 | Angels v. White Sox -144 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -144 | 9 h 15 m | Show |
The Angels bring a 4-game losing streak into today's game 1 with their series at the White Sox. The Angels staff gave up 21 runs in their 3-game series with the A's. They will start Dillon Peters tonight. Peters is 2-2 in his seven starts with a 5.50 ERA. The Sox will start their best pitcher tonight in the person of Lucas Giolito. Giolito is 14-8 on the season with a 3.30 ERA and 1.088 WHIP. I'm taking the home team here tonight against a struggling Angels club. Play the White Sox. |
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09-04-19 | Phillies -130 v. Reds | Top | 5-8 | Loss | -130 | 8 h 44 m | Show |
The Phillies have no chance in the divisional race as the Braves lead them by 12.5-games. However, they still have life in the Wild Card, as they sit 2.5-games back of the Cubs for that final spot. The Phillies bring a 3-game win streak into tonight's contest. Aaron Nola gets the start today for Philly. Nola is 12-4 on the season with a 3.45 ERA. Nola has allowed three runs or fewer in six straight starts. The Reds have lost three straight and six of their last seven games. Trevor Bauer has not had a lot of success since coming over from the Indians. Bauer is coming off a terrible start, allowing six runs over four innings with three walks. Bauer has now allowed six runs or more in three of his last four starts. I'm taking the Phillies here with one of their best on the mound today. Take Philadelphia. |
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09-03-19 | Mets v. Nationals -131 | Top | 10-11 | Win | 100 | 8 h 36 m | Show |
The Mets took game one of this three-game series on Monday, 7-3. Today is a great pitching matchup as two of the top pitchers in the NL go head-to-head. Jacob deGrom starts for the Mets. Sure, his overall record is just 8-8, but don't let that fool you, he has a excellent 2.66 ERA with a 1.024 WHIP. The Nationals will counter with their best in Max Scherzer, who is 9-5 on the season with a 2.46 ERA and 1.016 ERA. Both these hurlers are very close to each other, but the Nationals are the better team. Plus, it's not often we get Scherzer at home at this price. I'm taking Washington. |
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09-02-19 | Mets v. Nationals -105 | Top | 7-3 | Loss | -105 | 3 h 46 m | Show |
The Nationals took Sunday's game from the Marlins, 9-3. The Mets saw their 2-game win streak snapped on Sunday by the Phillies 2-5. The Nationals extended their win streak to four games on Sunday with a winner over the Marlins, 9-3. The Nats only trail the Braves by 5.5 games in the NL East. They also have a commanding lead in the Wild Card race with a 4 1/2 game lead over the Phillies. The Mets are four back in the Wild Card behind the Cubs, but they would have to get past four teams to get there, which is highly unlikely. The Nats start Joe Ross today. Ross is 3-1 in his six starts with a nifty 1.74 ERA. Ross has allowed just three total runs over his last five starts. Noah Syndergaard will start for the Mets with a 9-7 record and 4.14 ERA. Nationals are very hot and making a run at the division. I like them here a lot over the Mets. Play Washington. |
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09-01-19 | Red Sox v. Angels +101 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -100 | 15 h 47 m | Show |
The Angels came back late in their Saturday game against the Red Sox to pull out the win 10-4. That win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Angels and snapped a 3-game win streak for the Red Sox. Andrew Heaney gets the start here on Sunday for the Halos. Heaney is 3-3 in his 13 starts with a 3.95 ERA. The Angels have won the last five starts for Heaney. The Red Sox will start David Price. Price is 7-5 on the year with a 4.36 ERA. In addition, the Sox have lost the last five starts of Price. I don't see that changing here on Sunday. I'm taking the Angels. |
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08-30-19 | Mets v. Phillies -130 | Top | 11-5 | Loss | -130 | 18 h 10 m | Show |
The Mets saw their losing streak increase to six-games with their loss to the Cubs on Thursday, 1-4. Zack Wheeler will try and snap the losing streak today for the Mets. Wheeler is 9-7 on the season with a 4.46 ERA. Wheeler is a touch worse on the road where he's 4-5 with a 4.58 ERA. The Phillies had Thursday off and sit at 69-63 on the season, now 2-games ahead of the Mets and in 3rd place in the NL East. The Phillies likely won't make a Wild Card spot. They will start one of their most effective pitchers today in Aaron Nola. Nola is 12-4 on the year with a 3.53 ERA. He's been better than that at home with a 6-1 record and 2.94 ERA. Nola has allowed more than three earned runs just two times (both four runs) in his last 13 starts. I like the Phillies a lot in this spot tonight against a Mets team that is on a very cold streak. Play Philadelphia. |
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08-28-19 | A's -157 v. Royals | Top | 4-6 | Loss | -157 | 9 h 10 m | Show |
The Oakland A's won't be catching the Houston Astros in the AL West, despite their nice 76-55 record. They still trail first play Houston by 9-games. However, the A's are currently holding onto the 2nd Wild Card playoff spot, one game ahead of Tampa Bay. Boston is six back and likely out of the race. So it looks like a three-way Wild Card battle for two spots between Cleveland, Oakland and Tampa Bay. That makes these games against the lower level teams all the more important to win. Oakland has done just that, taking the first two of this series by a combined 21-5 score. Today, Tanner Roark starts for the A's with a 8-8 mark and 3.95 ERA. The A's have won seven of Roark's 11 road games this year and Roark has a good 3.90 road ERA. The Royals have lost two straight, six of their last seven and 10 of their last 13 games. Jake Junis starts today for KC with a 8-12 record and 4.89 ERA. The Royals have lost four of Junis's last six starts and are 3-7 in his 10 home starts. I like Oakland again here on Wednesday. Play Oakland. |
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08-27-19 | Twins v. White Sox +102 | Top | 3-1 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 48 m | Show |
The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians continue to duke it out for the AL Central lead. The Twins are back in front now with a 79-51 record with the Indians a close second at 75-55. The White Sox, well they are a long ways off at 60-70. Still, the Sox have something to be confident in today with their best pitcher on the hill in the person of Lucas Giolito. Giolito is 14-6 on the season with a 3.20 ERA. He's been super consistent this season and with the exception of a bad spot start here or there, he's been great. He's coming off his best start of the season, allowing no runs and just three hits to these Twins on August 21st. He's also struck out 36 batters in this last three starts and walked just four. The Twins will counter with Michael Pineda. Pineda is 9-5 on the season with a 4.26 ERA. This is a very good matchup here tonight and the Sox should be in this one with Giolito on the hill. I'm going to take Chicago here tonight. Play Chicago. |
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08-26-19 | Cardinals v. Brewers -131 | Top | 12-2 | Loss | -131 | 8 h 54 m | Show |
Big series here, especially for the Brewers with their NL Central foes St Louis. The Brewers have dropped to third in the division, 2-games back of the Cubs and now 4.5 games back of the division leading Cardinals. That makes this series imperative for Milwaukee if they want to stay in the race. The Cardinals have won four straight and will start Adam Wainwright today. Wainwright is 9-9 on the season with a 4.44 ERA. He's not been good on the road though, with a 3-5 record and 6.87 ERA. The Brewers will start Gio Gonzales who is 2-1 in his 12 starts with a 3.64 ERA. At home, the team has won four of his five starts. Gonzales has allowed one run in three of his last four starts. Brewers need this one tonight and I'm taking them here. Play Milwaukee. |