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10 UNIT* MLB* San Francisco Giants, +110 ML
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BOSTON @ OAKLAND
Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics is best known for tossing a Perfect Game this season, but he is actually having a solid year that is not reflected by his record, while the veteran Tim Wakefield has been terrible for the Boston Red Sox. Thus, the Athletics look like a sold play at home here at a cheap price.
Braden may be 4-7, but he has a 3.83 ERA and an excellent 1.19 WHIP, and he has allowed three earned runs or less in three straight starts.. His numbers are also slightly better here at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, where he is 3-4 with a 3.15 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, and the last time he faced the Red Sox in this stadium, he posted a Quality Start while allowing just two runs on six hits in six innings last year.
Wakefield is a disappointing 3-8 with a 5.65 ERA, and the worst part is that he is not showing any signs of improvement. He lasted only two innings his last time out vs. Texas, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits, and that came on the heels of another poor effort in his prior outing, where he was charged with six earned runs while allowing 10 baserunners in 5.2 innings vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.
Keep in mind also that the Red Sox are using a makeshift lineup these days, with the likes of Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez, Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell all on the Disabled List. As a result, the Sox are batting an un-Sox-like .239 over their last 10 games while going just 3-7.
Look for Boston to continue to struggle vs. Braden on Tuesday as Oakland gets the home victory.
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