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Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Boston concludes its four game visit to the Target Center in Minnesota when they send Tim Wakefield to the mound against Francisco Liriano this afternoon. When Wakefield toes the mound he will do so knowing he's cashed in four of his last six starts in Minneapolis while Liriano 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA in his career team starts against the Bosox. With that, look for Liriano to drop to 2-8 in his career starts in April today.
The White Sox have win 2 of 3 at the Rogers Centre this week, and I will take them tonight to make that 3 of 4 before they leave for their weekend set at Cleveland.
Looks to me like Freddy Garcia is dealing at full strength, even though he lost his season debut, he did only allow 2 earned runs in 7 strong.
Dana Eveland may have notched a win in his first start, but I don't think much of this kid, never have, and tonight the White Sox will make him pay.
Toronto is not as good as their 6-3 mark indicates, and I think they will come back to the pack in the AL East in a hurry.
Arizona at LA Dodgers
The Diamondbacks look to build on their 5-1 record in Dan Haren's last 6 starts against teams with a losing record. Arizona is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Diamondbacks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+100)
Game 901-902: Houston at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Norris) 13.936; St. Louis (Lohse) 14.744
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-230); 9
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-230); Over
Game 903-904: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Suppan) 15.362; Cubs (Zambrano) 14.017
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-180); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+160); N/A
Game 905-906: Washington at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Olsen) 14.386; Philadelphia (Happ) 16.203
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 11
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-240); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-240); Over
Game 907-908: NY Mets at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Pelfrey) 15.091; Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.745
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-210); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+180); Under
Game 909-910: Atlanta at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hudson) 15.179; San Diego (Latos) 14.556
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-135); Over
Game 911-912: Cincinnati at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Harang) 15.120; Florida (Johnson) 16.180
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Florida (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-150); Over
Game 913-914: Arizona at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Haren) 16.358; LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 14.667
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+100); Under
Game 915-916: Texas at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 14.901; Cleveland (Huff) 14.774
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 917-918: Boston at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Wakefield) 16.312; Minnesota (Liriano) 15.963
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-125); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Over
Game 919-920: Chicago White Sox at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Garcia) 16.305; Toronto (Eveland) 15.197
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+110); Under
Game 921-922: LA Angels at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Kazmir) 15.450; NY Yankees (Hughes) 15.989
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 10
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-180); Under
Game 923-924: Baltimore at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Hernandez) 13.659; Oakland (Sheets) 15.570
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-150); Under
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