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Saturday's MLB betting cheat sheet: Toothless Tigers big faves
Here's a comprehensive look at betting notes for Saturday's major league games:
Braves Get Over AL Hump
The Atlanta Braves won their first game against the American League in sven tries when they squeaked out a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night.
They are currently listed as +103 underdogs for the second game of the series with the Angels, which may be a good thing. They were 0-5 against the AL as favorites.
Rising Royals
The Kansas City Royals have won five straight and eight of their last 10 and now just sit a 1.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. The Royals are slight -105 favorites when they send Danny Duffy (3-5 3.26 ERA) to the mound to take on Chicago White Sox in a Saturday matinee.
Despite No Bite, Tigers Big Faves
The Tigers have lost 17 of 24 games, which includes losing 11 of the last 15 games at Comerica Park. Despite all this the Tigers are currently heavy -193 favorites against the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers will turn to Anibal Sanchez to provide a boost. He hasn't allowed more than 2 runs since returning from the DL.
Pitching Notes
* Scott Kazmir and the Oakland A's (-147) are looking like a good bet againt the New York Yankees. The Athletics are 11-2 when Kazmir starts this season.
Meanwhile, Hiroki Kuroda is on the mound for the Yankees, who have lost 10 of his last 12 road starts.
* Stephen Strasburgh is on the hill for the Washington Nationals (-130, 6.5) against the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite the fact Strasburgh hasn't given up more than three runs in his last 10 starts he is one over the league's best over pitchers with a 10-4 over/under mark on the season.
Hitting Notes
* Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Gregory Polanco had a night to remember Friday night, tallying five hits, including a two-run homer in the top of the 13th inning, leading the Bucs to an 8-6 victory over the Miami Marlins. Impressive for just his fourth major league game.
* Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp homered for the first time in more than a month Friday night as the Dodgers squeaked out a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers are 5-0 over/under when Kemp goes yard this season.
Injury Notes
* Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez completed his second rehab start Thursday and is ready to return to the Nats' rotation. Gonzalez had been on the disabled list May 18 due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Washington is 13-11 in Gonzalez's absence.
* St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright could miss a start to let the tendinitis in his pitching elbow calm down. Wainwright, who is 9-3 with a 2.15 ERA, is scheduled to pitch Monday against the New York Mets and both the team and the pitcher said he could possible pitch then, but rest would be beneficial.
Weather Watch
At Citi Field, where the New York Mets (-120, 7.5) host the San Diego Padres, there will be a strong 13 mph win blowing in from left field. In games at Citi field where there is a strong like this the over/under is 3-5, while the Mets are 4-4.
Umpire of the Day
Sean Barber will be calling balls and strikes when the Cleveland Indians meet the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park today and with that being the case the over has been a hot play. Teams have gone over the game total seven times in Barber's last eight games behind home plate. The total for the game is currently at 9.0.
Saturday card has the 21-1 American League System Game of the Month, a 90% Afternoon Totals system and an MLB Perfect system road warrior that wins by an average 4 runs per game. We also have a World Cup play on ESPN. Free MLB Power angle play below.
On Saturday the Free MLB Power Angle play is on the SF. Giants. Game 954 at 4:05 eastern. The Giants were stunned last night at home as Colorado put together a 5 run top of the 9th inning. Things should get back to normal tonight. The Giants are 25-8 here vs Colorado and 11-2 at home off a home favored loss where they scored 4 or less runs. San Francisco is 18-6 in Day games and 13-1 as a home favorite from -150 to -175. So they get the job done in this range. The Rockies are 1-11 on the road off a road win if they scored 5 or more runs. They have Christian Bergman making his road debut tonight in a Tough venue. He will be taking on B. Vogelsong who is 6-1 at home in his June starts the last few seasons and 4-1 at home vs Colorado allowing just 7 runs in 33 innings. Look for the Giants to wipe away the bitter last from last night loss. On Saturday there are 3 Huge MLB Releases out. The 21-1 American League Power system Game of the Month, a Perfect system Road warrior system that's winning by an average 4 runs and a 90% MLB Totals system that goes in afternoon action. We also have a World Cup selection on ESPN. to Jump on now and out the Power of our cutting edge data on your side. For the free play take the San Francisco Giants. GC
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