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Had a friend who picked up Budin today, hope we can bring him back..
Steven Budin-CEO
SATURDAY'S PICK
The Freehold, New Jersey Wise Guys have a play on the New York Yankees with Burnett over Tampa and Niemann. Go ahead and specify both scheduled starters as the play would be voided if there is a pitching change. At this time (10:30 AM Eastern), I see the Yankees are -135 both in Las Vegas and offshore.
Matchup: Arizona at San Diego
Time: 8:35 PM EDT (Sat)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) LOPEZ, R vs. (L) RICHARD, C
Play: Over (7 EVEN)
Clayton Richard has been solid for the Padres this season, but went tumbling into the all-star break with a 6.27 ERA in his last 3 starts. The Diamondbacks never know what they are going to get from Rodrigo Lopez, as the righty followed up a flop against L.A. by tossing a good game against Florida in his last 2 starts. Petco park has been hitter friendly this season, with the OVER going 12-4-2 in San Diego in the last 18 games, and Arizona has one of the weakest bullpens in baseball with a 5.70 ERA. OVER is the play.
Matchup: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees
Time: 4:10 PM EDT (Sat)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) NIEMANN, J vs. (R) BURNETT, A.J.
Play: N.Y. Yankees (ML -130) Solid Gold Pla
Jeff Niemann has done some very good work for the Rays this season and he's still unbeaten for the year on the road. But I like the Yankees to get to the big righty today. Niemann was a little dinged up heading into the break and it's also important to note that he's been far less effective in his career in day games than under the lights. Streak AJ Burnett gets the ball for the Yankees, and he's off two straight good starts, so this seems to me to be the right time to back him. Most importantly, the Yankees continue to be tremendous at home and this price offers substantial value, as it could easily be another 15-20 cents higher. I'll go with the Yankees to make it two straight over the Rays.
Matchup: Oakland at Kansas City
Time: 7:10 PM EDT (Sat)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) CAHILL, T vs. (L) CHEN, B
Play: Oakland (ML -114)
Trevor Cahill has been on a huge roll for the A's and I've been fortunate enough to be on the right side of several of those starts. His only bad effort over the last couple of months was mostly due to one bad pitch against the Yankees, as aside from that it has been one quality start after another for the talented young Oakland starter. Bruce Chen toes the rubber for the Royals tonight, and he has been a huge surprise in view of what has been his norm over the years. I've been waiting for the sell sign on Chen, and it may well have come in his most recent start as the lefty got hit pretty hard. I'm banking on Chen regressing to his career level, which means a few rough games till he gets moved back to the bullpen or simply cut loose. The Royals have been playing decent ball, so that's a concern here. But Cahill is cheap at this price against an adversary he clearly should outpitch, so I'm on the A's to pick up the win tonight.
The A's opened the season 12-24 on the road but last night's 5-1 win at KC gives the team SIX wins in its last eight road games. It's helped that five of those wins have come over the Orioles, Indians and Royals but Oakland will take it. Expect Oakland to win again tonight in KC, as Trevor Cahill faces off vs Bruce Chen. Cahill had a solid rookie season in 2009 but wasn't called up from the minors this year until late April. He went 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA in his first four starts (team was 2-2) but has since gone 8-1 with a 2.49 ERA over his last 11 starts. The team is 9-2 in those games, losing only at home to the Yankees (and Sabathia) plus at Minnesota. Cahill has been particularly good on the road during this current stretch, going 4-0 (team is 5-0) with a 2.61 ERA in five away starts! Bruce Chen is a journeyman pitcher who has been around since 1999. This is his 10th team and really hadn't seen much action since going 13-10 (3.83 ERA) with Baltimore in 2005 until this season. He was 0-7 with a 6.93 ERA in 40 appearances (12 starts) in 2006 with Baltimore, made just five appearances for Texas in 2007, did not play in the majors in 2008 and then went 1-6 with a 5.78 ERA in 17 appearances (nine starts) for the Royals in 2009. He's made 18 appearances (eight starts) for the Royals this year with the team going 4-4 (4.01 ERA) in his eight starts. The Royals have lost four straight games (team ERA of 7.91 ERA during the slide) and now must count on Chen, who is coming off his shortest start of the season, allowing three ERs and six hits in 3.1 innings of an 8-2 loss to the White Sox on July 9. I don't think so. Expect Oakland to roll.
Steven Budin-CEO
SATURDAY'S PICK
The Freehold, New Jersey Wise Guys have a play on the New York Yankees with Burnett over Tampa and Niemann. Go ahead and specify both scheduled starterss as the play would be voided if there is a pitcheng change. At this time (10:30 AM Eastern), I see the Yankees are -135 both in Las Vegas and offshore.
Had a friend who picked up Budin today, hope we can bring him back..
Steven Budin-CEO
SATURDAY'S PICK
The Freehold, New Jersey Wise Guys have a play on the New York Yankees with Burnett over Tampa and Niemann. Go ahead and specify both scheduled starters as the play would be voided if there is a pitching change. At this time (10:30 AM Eastern), I see the Yankees are -135 both in Las Vegas and offshore.
Oakland Athletics (44-46) at Kansas City Royals (39-50)
(R) Trevor Cahill (9-3) vs. (L) Bruce Chen (5-3)
Oakland has won eight of 10 on the road and will send Trevor Cahill to the hill to confront the struggling Royals. The right-hander has won eight of his last nine decisions and I believe won’t have any problems against the Royals lifeless bats.
Kansas City has dropped their last four games and four of its last five against the Athletics. Go with Oakland with Cahill on the hill to grab a victory in Kansas City. The Royals have lost 18 of its last 25 games against A’s at Kauffman Stadium.
Oakland's right-hander Trevor Cahill (9-3, 2.94 ERA), is 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA in his last three starts. Cahill is 2-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two career starts against the Royals. The Athletics are 6-1 in Cahill's last 7 starts, 5-0 in his last 5 on the road.
Kansas City's lefthander Bruce Chen (5-3, 3.81), is 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA in his last three starts. Chen is 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA in four career starts against the Athletics. The Royals are 4-1 in Chen's last 5 home starts.
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