6-20-10

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Re: 6-20-10

Sunday's Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streakers

CC Sabathia, New York Yankees

After getting off to a rocky start in the season, Sabathia (7-3, 4.00) has found his groove and is 3-0 for the month of June.

In his last outing, a rematch of last year's World Series against the Phillies, he outdueled Roy Halladay despite being hit in the left hand by a comebacker.

"For the first three innings, he was as sharp as we've seen him all year, and then he gets hit in the hand," Girardi said of Sabathia. "I always wonder how that affects a guy. I can't tell you, and you probably won't get that out of him, either."

Sabathia soldiered on to earn his first victory since April 16 over a team not named the Orioles, against whom he has earned four of his seven wins this season. His last loss came on May 23 against these same Mets.

David Price, Tampa Bay Rays

Sometimes we run across a streaker who thinks he's a slumper. In this case, Price (10-2, 2.31) is wrong.

The AL's first 10-game winner was rough on himself after giving up eight hits and two earned runs in a win over the Braves for this third straight victory. His winning streak has seen him hold teams to three earned runs over 19 innings, but it doesn't meet his lofty standards.

"I've had a rough stretch here, I'd say about the last month," Price said. "I've thrown well. I just haven't thrown as well as I've wanted to. I can throw better, and I want to get back to that point where I was."

The mark of a great pitcher is that good isn't good enough.

Slumping

Jon Garland, San Diego Padres

Garland had rattled off six consecutive wins entering the month of June, but he has dropped three decisions in a row. His issues seem to be more mental than mechanical.

In his last outing against the Blue Jays on June 15, not even a 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Garland as bad as a blown call by umpire Larry Vanover. A called ball with two outs and two strikes in the second inning ultimately put Garland in a 4-0 hole the Padres couldn't overcome.

"I mentally lost it," Garland said. "I was frustrated and upset, because I felt I did what I needed to do. It almost seemed like (Vanover) kind of let me down. ... I was out of that inning on a pitch (Vanover) had already given me, and he didn't give it to me."

Garland admitted to losing his composure in the five-inning outing, which is what can happen when frustration sets in. After giving up 13 earned runs in his last 18 innings, Garland desperately needs a strong outing to put the righthander back in the right mindset.

Kyle Davies, Kansas City Royals

Davies (4-5, 6.05) is 0-2 in his three starts in June and the no-decision, in his last outing against the Astros, was a loss that got a way.

Davies was rocked for six runs in just three innings and only dodged the bullet because the Royals struck for seven runs in the fourth in a wild 15-7 victory.

"Kyle was struggling to get the ball down, and they were ambushing him," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "The bullpen came in a did a great job."

Davies has lasted a total of just 13.2 innings in his last three starts, surrendering 22 hits and 16 earned runs during that span.

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Sunday Night Baseball: Dodgers at Red Sox
By MARC LAWRENCE

Los Angeles and Boston conclude their three-game series at Fenway Park under the ESPN Sunday night lights this evening.

Manny happy, returns

Though he rarely speaks to reporters these days, indications are Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez, once again, is a happy man.

After helping the Red Sox to two World Series championships and ending 86 years of frustration, Ramirez’s homecoming this weekend marked his return to Boston for the first time since he was traded two years ago.

Manny’s greatness, when he hit .312 with 274 home runs and 868 RBI during an eight-year career with the Bosox, turned to sadness when he was sent packing to Los Angeles after the love affair ran its course in 2007.

To make matters worse, he was suspended for 50 games last season due to a highly publicized fertility-drug-induced rampage.

Entering the weekend, in 124 games since returning last July 3 from the suspension, Ramirez has hit .278 with 20 homers and 76 RBIs. While the numbers have declined, so too has Ramirez’s depression.

The question is are the numbers of a lesser man no longer using performance-enhancing drugs, or the normal declining production of a 38-year-old man no longer able to out-hit Father Time?

"I think the suspension hurt him a lot," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "I think it embarrassed him. When he came back, the work stuff was pretty much the same. He’s a little more serious-minded. I know he didn't like the way he played after the suspension [.269, 13 homers and 43 RBI in 77 games in '09]."

Still, Torre says he thinks Ramirez has yet to get his "swagger" back since the suspension.

As Manny is learning these days, time waits for no man. He’s just happy being Manny.

Dodger doings

• The Dodgers are the only team to tag Mike Leake and Ubaldo Jimenez with a loss this season.

• SS Rafael Furcal was placed on the bereavement list Thursday and returned to his native Dominican Republic to be with an ailing family member. No other details were given. Furcal will miss this series. Chin-lung Hu was recalled from Class AAA Albuquerque.

• RHP Chad Billingsley was put on the 15-day DL because of a groin strain, retroactive to June 12th.

Yo, Adrian

When the Red Sox acquired 3B Adrian Beltre during the offseason there were doubts lingering about his offense and his ability to stay healthy.

They have been put aside. Beltre is among the American League's top 10 hitters with a .337 average and his hustle has dazzled teammates. Entering this series, he was riding a seven-game hitting streak and had hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.

As a result his high-energy effort has him on pace for 22 home runs and 113 RBIs.

"When you talk about consistent at about a .380 (on-base) clip, that's pretty good," said Sox manager Terry Francona. "He plays as hard as any player I think I've ever seen. He just goes 100 mph all the time every time he's out on the field.

“I think he feels really good about himself. It took him a little while to get going when he got here like it does a lot of guys, but he's been a force."

Arm wrestling

Dodger southpaw Hiroki Kuroda is 9-4 in his team starts this season, including 4-2 away.

Kuroda has issued two walks against 23 strikeouts in his last three road starts during the month of June.

Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz started the campaign respectably at 3-3 with a 3.82 ERA.

Since then he is 6-1 in his last seven team starts with a 1.84 ERA, including 3-0 at Fenway with a 2.18 ERA.

By the numbers

Entering this series:

• In 590 career games at Fenway Park, Ramirez was a .315 hitter with 141 home runs and 471 RBIs. He had a .583 slugging percentage there and a 1.005 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

• Red Sox hitters lead the AL in seeing 4.09 pitches per plate appearance.

• The Dodgers are 13 games under .500 (103-116) all-time in interleague play, including 4-6 this year. The last time the Dodgers had a winning record in interleague play was in 2004, when they went 10-8.

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baseball crusher pod 6/20

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Play of the Day:




NY Yankees -150 over the NY Mets

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Re: 6-20-10

COMPPICKS

MLB
Giants +125
Indians -125
Rangers -1.5 (-105)
Padres -1.5 (+140)

Comppick (free pick)
Rays/Marlins UNDER 7.5

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FREE PICK

Rocketman Sports
Cincinnati Reds vs. Seattle Mariners (MLB) - Jun 20, 2010 4:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -125 Cincinnati Reds Pick Title: Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Sunday
Cincinnati @ Seattle 4:10 PM EST Play On: Cincinnati -125 (Harang/Smith) Listed Cincinnati is 22-12 this year when playing against a team with a losing record. Seattle is 6-16 this year in day games. Seattle is scoring only 3.4 runs per game overall this year, 3.5 runs per game at home this year and 3.4 runs per game against right handed starters this season. Ryan Rowland-Smith is 0-6 with a 6.63 ERA in all games this year, 0-6 with a 6.88 ERA in all starts this season, 0-2 with a 5.24 ERA at home this year and 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA his last 3 starts. Harang has a 1.32 ERA overall vs Seattle since 1997. We'll recommend a small play on Cincinnati today! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

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Craig Trapp
Chicago White Sox vs. Washington Nationals (MLB) - Jun 20, 2010 1:35 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -105 Chicago White Sox Pick Title:
Rough loss yesterday for Craig keeping us from another winning day. First losing day in over a week, huge bounceback on Sunday. Craig's MLB 5 star UNDERDOG of the MONTH will payback a rough loss yesterday. ENJOY!
CHW -105: Two teams headed in opposite directions, CHW have 5 in a row while WASH has long 5 in a row. CHW have been winning with great pitching and timely hitting. WASH on the other hand just have not been hitting or pitching well. Garcia goes for the CHW trying to continue his great pitching as of late. Garcia (7-3, 4.94 ERA) has a 3.71 ERA over his four-start winning streak. Lanaan will oppose him for WASH but he has been downright bad lately, going 0-1 with a 10.00 ERA in last two starts. Hitting has not been great for either team but at least CHW are hitting in timely spots to pull out close wins. Much better pitching for CHW will carry us to another free winner.

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MARC LAWRENCE- COMP

SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: Toronto Blue Jays
Offered at: -136 BetJamaica
REASON FOR PICK: Play On: Toronto w/Marcum vs Sanchez
Note: The Blue Jays look to complete a three game series sweep against the Giants when they send Shaun Marcum to the mound against Jonathon Sanchez in Toronto this afternoon. Marcum enters today's fray with wins in eight of his last 10 team starts with seven walks and 33 strikeouts in those efforts. With Sanchez 2-4 in his last last six road starts and 2-5 in his last seven team starts in June, look for the Jays to complete the hat trick here today.

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shut em down sports 6/20

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20* Atlanta ML

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Paul Leiner



50* Over 8.5 NYY/NYM

25* Cubs -130

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gill alexander | MLB Money Line Sun, 06/20/10 - 1:35 PM

double-dime bet 915 CLE (-125) BetUS vs 916 PIT
Analysis:

Let’s keep this one simple today. Masterson got beat up for 6ER on 10H in 7IP last time out v NYM. But before that, he pitched a complete game 2-hit shutout v Bos. Call me crazy, but I’m just not going to overthink this and put that much stock in the outing v NYM and instead, focus on what an outstanding feat it is to 2-hit the BoSox. Contrast that lineup to the Pirates lineup Masterson will face today and we’ve got ourselves some serious value on the Cleveland starter. Meanwhile, Lincoln has given up 5ER in 6IP in both of his starts. Despite beating the Indians in 10 of their last 13 games, before yesterday’s win, the Pirates had lost 12 in a row. Today, they must face a pitcher in Masterson, whose FIP is 4.21 and whose FIP is 3.95, but who has a .352BABIP, the 4th unluckiest number in all of baseball. I believe his lack of good fortune comes to an abrupt halt today and he dominates the Pirates.

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Dan Bebe | MLB Money Line Sun, 06/20/10 - 1:05 PM

dime bet 906 TOR (-140) Bodog vs 905 SFG
Analysis: This is more chalk than I usually advise laying, but believe it or not, this is the best deal on the board, today.


Marcum has been a pillar of consistency all season long, and he bounced back nicely off a couple rough starts against the Rays with a solid outing against the Padres.


The Giants continue to get far too much credit away from home. They are a stellar road fade, and while Sanchez has very strong numbers on the season, he's been nearly unhittable at home and a bit more average on the road. And he allowed 4 unearned runs in a recent road outing, so his numbers could be even worse if any of those runs was listed as earned. He also doesn't usually go too deep in games, due to strikeouts and walks, and the Giants pen, on the road, is downright bad.


The Jays have pickeƒd up where they left off in their last series by taking the first 2 of this one with the Giants, and Marcum will pick apart the Giants weak bats and send San Francisco to another road loss.


So, again, not usually a number I'd take, but this game should be priced a bit higher, so I think we're not only getting a nice value, but also a game that's going to hit a greater percentage of the time than this line would indicate.


Look for the Jays to get to Sanchez for 2-3 runs, and the SF pen for another couple, and they'll take this one by the final score of 4-2 or 5-3.


Play on Toronto

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Re: 6-20-10

CAPPERS ACCESS
Nationals
Padres(RL)

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GAMBLERS DATA
White Sox -110

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Joe Wiz's Daily Free Pick

Under 7 runs bet. Baltimore and San Diego