6-25-11

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Hondo

Hondo split last night as K.C. canceled out his triumph with the Rays.

Today gunning for the trifecta with Jurrjens, Cain and Liriano -- 10 units apiece.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Tigers Friday night.

Saturday it's the Tigers again. The deficit is 2,542 sirignanos.

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MLB News and Notes Saturday
Saturday's Fox Tip Sheet
By Micah Roberts

Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (-140 & 7.5) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

The Dodgers and Angels are both struggling at the plate but have each been getting decent pitching to help them be competitive near the .500 mark over the last two weeks. However, all the stats go out the window when these two teams meet in the Freeway series. It may not have the luster on a national level like the Mets and Yankees squaring up, but there is animosity here that makes it attractive for any baseball fan to watch.

The Angels have always been kind of the second city team to the Dodgers, but when they had the audacity to begin calling themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005, it struck a nerve with the Dodgers and their fans. Since winning the World Series in 2002, something that has eluded the Dodgers since 1988, the Orange county Angels have been a much better brand of baseball making the playoffs six times to the Dodgers four appearances.

Since interleague play began in 1997, the Angels have gotten the best of the Dodgers in the series with a 46-34 record, including going 5-1 last year and they posted a sweep at Dodger Stadium for the first time. In all, the Angels have gone 7-3-4 in the series with the Dodgers last winning a series against them in 2006.

In Saturday’s game the Dodgers will rely on Hiroki Kuroda (5-8) with hopes that he can recreate his last outing, a no-decision 1-0 win over the Astros. It was another game in a long line of Kuroda starts that the bats never helped him out. In his three previous starts he took the loss in all of them, yet never gave up more than two runs. He’s been a tough luck pitcher, but he still keeps his head up and pitches well.

Tyler Chatwood (4-4) has been brilliant at times this season, but on the same note, has had other games where he implodes. In his last two road starts he went seven strong innings and didn’t allow a run. In between those two games, he gave up five runs at home to the Rays and Royals.

If looking for a total angle, Chatwood has gone OVER the total in four of his five road starts while Kuroda has gone OVER the number in five of his home starts with one push.

Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox (-147 & 8.5) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

Who can say that they don’t have Nationals fever right now? Winning 11 of 12 games and being over .500 won’t get a contract extension for a manager as Jim Riggleman found out, but it sure has a lot of baseball fans every where rooting for the upstart team to continue their run waving the flag for small-money teams everywhere.

It’ll be interesting to see how big of an impact that Riggleman really had over this team in the next few weeks. The Nats have the talent and the pitching has been terrific making this look like a prime job for the next few seasons, not to mention the loads of prospects ready for next year and beyond. What was Riggleman thinking? Not only was a dumb move for his career, but to bail on his team during this stretch says a lot about his character.

The one pitcher on the Nationals who can say he’s had nothing to do with the team’s recent success in Tom Gorzelanny (2-5), who was out for most of June with a sore left elbow until last week against the Orioles. His start against Baltimore was much of the same as his previous three before taking the injury and got hit hard for 10 hits and five runs in a loss, the Nats fourth in a row with him starting.

John Danks (3-8), meanwhile, is pitching better than ever having won his last three decisions in a row after his team had lost his first 10 of 11 starts. He didn’t pitch poorly in many of those losses, but his perseverance has paid off.

Between the Gorzelanny’s woes and Danks streak, taking the Nationals -- despite their great June run -- is a tough sell Saturday.

New York Mets at Texas Rangers (-165 & 9) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

The Mets are visiting Arlington for the first time since 2003 and will have a tough task ahead of them as they try to stop one of the best interleague teams over the last two seasons. After losing the series to Philadelphia last month, the Rangers have come back to take the last two series against the Braves and Astros.

Josh Hamilton has been the biggest reason for the Rangers success as he has hit safely in 17 straight interleague games including hitting .375 with two homers and eight RBI’s in six games this season.

Trying to stop Hamilton and the Rangers will be Jonathan Niese (6-6). He comes off a rocky start against the Angels where he lasted only four innings, giving up eight hits and five runs. However, there’s a silver lining that comes with Niese. He was outstanding in his previous four starts before the Angels game where he gave up only five runs combined in the 27.2 innings that resulted in him getting three of the wins.

Alexi Ogando (7-2) takes the mound for Texas having lost his last two starts, one of which was a thrashing from the Yankees where he lasted only 1.2 innings giving up six runs. However, both of those losses came on the road. At home, Ogando has been amazing with a 5-0 record and sparkling 1.91 ERA. The Rangers are 6-1 behind Ogando at home.

The major question you have to ask yourself is whether the Texas rookie is tiring now or is just a matter of being more comfortable at home. And then, where does Niese fit into that equation because he’s been pretty good himself. Betting the total OVER could be a nice option just because of their last starts and the uncertainty of each coming in.

Cleveland Indians at San Francisco Giants (-135 & 7) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

This matchups brings up memories from the 1954 World Series with Willie Mays making his famous catch of Vic Wertz’ drive in the Polo Grounds. The memories are of course from television, but that's the best thing about interleague play matchups because it allows us to relive and reflect on baseball’s glorious past.

The Indians last visited San Francisco in 2005 and swept the Giants, but things may be a little different this time around considering how stingy the Giants are at home. If we throw out the eight-run inning the Twins had Monday, the Giants have allowed only eight runs in 56 innings of interleague play this season.

What’s even worse for the Indians is that they’ll have to play without designated hitter Travis Hafner because of NL park rules. Hafner hasn’t played in the field since 2007, but he’s been smoking the ball all season when healthy and the Indians have been a drastically different team with him in the lineup.

Taking the mound for Cleveland will be Justin Masterson (5--5) who last won April 26, which at the time made him 5-0. He’s currently on a stretch that has seen the Indians lose seven of his last nine starts, but the good news is that they won his last start, a 5-2 win against the Pirates. Perhaps that’s a good sign. And if looking at his recent performances during his slump, he’s really only been bad in two starts. He just didn’t get any run support, part of which was the time when Hafner was out of the lineup.

Matt Cain (6-4) has been a different pitcher at home, but only has six starts there compared to his nine on the road. The Giants are 5-1 in those six home starts and he has an ERA of 2.68. That low ERA has contributed to five of his starts staying UNDER the total which could be a nice side to look at Saturday considering the Indians collectively hit .51 points lower without Hafner in the lineup.

Another angle to look at is taking the Indians with +1.5 runs because the Giants are 20-11 in one run games this season. It’s a higher price differential from the game line of any other team in baseball, but there’s good reason for it, because it almost always happens to be the winning side.

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MLB News and Notes Saturday
Saturday's Fox Tip Sheet
By Micah Roberts

Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (-140 & 7.5) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

The Dodgers and Angels are both struggling at the plate but have each been getting decent pitching to help them be competitive near the .500 mark over the last two weeks. However, all the stats go out the window when these two teams meet in the Freeway series. It may not have the luster on a national level like the Mets and Yankees squaring up, but there is animosity here that makes it attractive for any baseball fan to watch.

The Angels have always been kind of the second city team to the Dodgers, but when they had the audacity to begin calling themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005, it struck a nerve with the Dodgers and their fans. Since winning the World Series in 2002, something that has eluded the Dodgers since 1988, the Orange county Angels have been a much better brand of baseball making the playoffs six times to the Dodgers four appearances.

Since interleague play began in 1997, the Angels have gotten the best of the Dodgers in the series with a 46-34 record, including going 5-1 last year and they posted a sweep at Dodger Stadium for the first time. In all, the Angels have gone 7-3-4 in the series with the Dodgers last winning a series against them in 2006.

In Saturday’s game the Dodgers will rely on Hiroki Kuroda (5-8) with hopes that he can recreate his last outing, a no-decision 1-0 win over the Astros. It was another game in a long line of Kuroda starts that the bats never helped him out. In his three previous starts he took the loss in all of them, yet never gave up more than two runs. He’s been a tough luck pitcher, but he still keeps his head up and pitches well.

Tyler Chatwood (4-4) has been brilliant at times this season, but on the same note, has had other games where he implodes. In his last two road starts he went seven strong innings and didn’t allow a run. In between those two games, he gave up five runs at home to the Rays and Royals.

If looking for a total angle, Chatwood has gone OVER the total in four of his five road starts while Kuroda has gone OVER the number in five of his home starts with one push.

Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox (-147 & 8.5) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

Who can say that they don’t have Nationals fever right now? Winning 11 of 12 games and being over .500 won’t get a contract extension for a manager as Jim Riggleman found out, but it sure has a lot of baseball fans every where rooting for the upstart team to continue their run waving the flag for small-money teams everywhere.

It’ll be interesting to see how big of an impact that Riggleman really had over this team in the next few weeks. The Nats have the talent and the pitching has been terrific making this look like a prime job for the next few seasons, not to mention the loads of prospects ready for next year and beyond. What was Riggleman thinking? Not only was a dumb move for his career, but to bail on his team during this stretch says a lot about his character.

The one pitcher on the Nationals who can say he’s had nothing to do with the team’s recent success in Tom Gorzelanny (2-5), who was out for most of June with a sore left elbow until last week against the Orioles. His start against Baltimore was much of the same as his previous three before taking the injury and got hit hard for 10 hits and five runs in a loss, the Nats fourth in a row with him starting.

John Danks (3-8), meanwhile, is pitching better than ever having won his last three decisions in a row after his team had lost his first 10 of 11 starts. He didn’t pitch poorly in many of those losses, but his perseverance has paid off.

Between the Gorzelanny’s woes and Danks streak, taking the Nationals -- despite their great June run -- is a tough sell Saturday.

New York Mets at Texas Rangers (-165 & 9) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

The Mets are visiting Arlington for the first time since 2003 and will have a tough task ahead of them as they try to stop one of the best interleague teams over the last two seasons. After losing the series to Philadelphia last month, the Rangers have come back to take the last two series against the Braves and Astros.

Josh Hamilton has been the biggest reason for the Rangers success as he has hit safely in 17 straight interleague games including hitting .375 with two homers and eight RBI’s in six games this season.

Trying to stop Hamilton and the Rangers will be Jonathan Niese (6-6). He comes off a rocky start against the Angels where he lasted only four innings, giving up eight hits and five runs. However, there’s a silver lining that comes with Niese. He was outstanding in his previous four starts before the Angels game where he gave up only five runs combined in the 27.2 innings that resulted in him getting three of the wins.

Alexi Ogando (7-2) takes the mound for Texas having lost his last two starts, one of which was a thrashing from the Yankees where he lasted only 1.2 innings giving up six runs. However, both of those losses came on the road. At home, Ogando has been amazing with a 5-0 record and sparkling 1.91 ERA. The Rangers are 6-1 behind Ogando at home.

The major question you have to ask yourself is whether the Texas rookie is tiring now or is just a matter of being more comfortable at home. And then, where does Niese fit into that equation because he’s been pretty good himself. Betting the total OVER could be a nice option just because of their last starts and the uncertainty of each coming in.

Cleveland Indians at San Francisco Giants (-135 & 7) - 4:10 pm (EDT)

This matchups brings up memories from the 1954 World Series with Willie Mays making his famous catch of Vic Wertz’ drive in the Polo Grounds. The memories are of course from television, but that's the best thing about interleague play matchups because it allows us to relive and reflect on baseball’s glorious past.

The Indians last visited San Francisco in 2005 and swept the Giants, but things may be a little different this time around considering how stingy the Giants are at home. If we throw out the eight-run inning the Twins had Monday, the Giants have allowed only eight runs in 56 innings of interleague play this season.

What’s even worse for the Indians is that they’ll have to play without designated hitter Travis Hafner because of NL park rules. Hafner hasn’t played in the field since 2007, but he’s been smoking the ball all season when healthy and the Indians have been a drastically different team with him in the lineup.

Taking the mound for Cleveland will be Justin Masterson (5--5) who last won April 26, which at the time made him 5-0. He’s currently on a stretch that has seen the Indians lose seven of his last nine starts, but the good news is that they won his last start, a 5-2 win against the Pirates. Perhaps that’s a good sign. And if looking at his recent performances during his slump, he’s really only been bad in two starts. He just didn’t get any run support, part of which was the time when Hafner was out of the lineup.

Matt Cain (6-4) has been a different pitcher at home, but only has six starts there compared to his nine on the road. The Giants are 5-1 in those six home starts and he has an ERA of 2.68. That low ERA has contributed to five of his starts staying UNDER the total which could be a nice side to look at Saturday considering the Indians collectively hit .51 points lower without Hafner in the lineup.

Another angle to look at is taking the Indians with +1.5 runs because the Giants are 20-11 in one run games this season. It’s a higher price differential from the game line of any other team in baseball, but there’s good reason for it, because it almost always happens to be the winning side.

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MLB News and Notes Saturday 6/25
Detroit Tigers Send Ace To Mound Against Arizona
By: Willie Bee

Justin Verlander aims for his sixth consecutive win Saturday when the Detroit Tigers continue their set at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The contest is scheduled to get started at 4:05 p.m. (PT) from Comerica Park with the D-Backs sending rookie Josh Collmenter to the mound.

The clubs entered the weekend interleague series battling for the lead in their respective division standings. Arizona held a slim half-game advantage over the Giants in the NL West while Detroit was a game behind the Indians in the AL Central.

Friday's matchup was still in progress with the Tigers listed at -150 on the Don Best odds screen behind Phil Coke with the Snakes countering with Zach Duke. Game 1's total was 9½-runs.

The two squads are meeting in Detroit for a second consecutive season and squaring off for the third time in the last four years. The Tigers won two of three last June, the 'over' also going 2-1. It's the ninth series between the teams with Arizona owning a 14-10 edge before Friday's clash.

Arizona started the weekend 20-17 on the road after completing a 3-game sweep in Kansas City on Thursday. Detroit was coming home following a 2-4 interleague road trip through Colorado and Los Angeles. The Tigers were 22-14 at Comerica heading into the series opener.

Few if any starting hurlers have been as tough as Verlander (10-6, 2.54) this season with all but one of his 16 assignments going in the books as a quality start. Detroit has won eight of his last nine trips to the mound, including his only outing that didn't go down as a quality start.

The right-hander is coming off consecutive complete-game efforts, including a beauty in Colorado this past Sunday. Verlander allowed just four hits and one run as 135 chalk, a Ty Wiggington solo shot keeping him from a second straight shutout.

Detroit is up a bit more than two units with Verlander on the hill this season, the 'over' 8-6 with a pair of 'pushes' in his matchups. The Tigers were down about four units while winning just four of the former Old Dominion star's first 10 starts, but have since cashed in each of his last six.

Collmenter (5-3, 2.09) enters the tilt having dropped his last two assignments. A 15th-round pick in 2007 out of Central Michigan, the righty will be making his second successive interleague appearance in Saturday's contest.

A couple of solo homers plus a leaky bullpen did him and the Diamondbacks in at home last Sunday as 130 favorites against the White Sox. Collmenter worked seven and allowed just three runs in the 8-2 loss, the second straight 'over' after five of his first six assignments stayed below the MLB betting totals.

Arizona is 3-1 in his four road starts with Collmenter sporting a 1.93 ERA away from Chase Field.

Saturday's Motown weather looks great after a possibly damp Friday. Afternoon highs are expected to only climb into the upper-70s under sunny skies. A WNW wind of 12-16 mph is on tap (out to LF).

Sunday's finale is a matchup of veterans with the D-Backs slated to start left-hander Joe Saunders opposite Detroit's Brad Penny. The Tigers welcome the Blue Jays to town on Monday while Arizona heads home to begin a 3-game set with the Indians.

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MLB News and Notes Saturday
Garcia, Cardinals Battle Toronto Blue Jays
By: Matty Simo

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia (6-2, 3.19 ERA) was the ace of the staff for the first seven weeks of the season until a rough trip to Colorado made his ERA jump more than a full run. Regardless, Garcia remains unbeatable at Busch Stadium and will look to stay that way when his Cardinals host the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game interleague series on Saturday.

First pitch from the Gateway City is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. (PT).

Garcia appeared to be following up a fantastic second year in the big leagues with an even better third before surrendering a season-high 12 runs and 11 hits in just 3 1/3 innings of a 15-4 loss to the Rockies on May 28. His ERA went from 1.93 to 3.28 and has not shrunk much since then as St. Louis has gone 2-2 in his past four starts.

He was 13-8 last year with a 2.70 ERA in 28 starts covering 163 1/3 innings.

Still, the Cardinals have not lost a home game with Garcia on the mound this season, going 6-0 with the southpaw earning four of those wins while posting an outstanding 0.81 ERA. Opposing batters are hitting only .169 against him at Busch, and he earned a victory at Toronto a year ago after allowing three runs and six hits with no walks and four strikeouts in six innings of a 9-4 win.

St. Louis won two of three meetings with the Blue Jays last season and is 6-3 against them dating back to 2003. Toronto pitcher Carlos Villanueva (4-1, 3.17) was not involved in any of those games because he was with Milwaukee in his first two seasons, but he has improved dramatically in his third year. He is 4-3 lifetime against the Cardinals with a 3.11 ERA in 24 games.

Villanueva has evolved into a very solid starter after making his first 13 appearances out of the bullpen. The Blue Jays are 5-1 in his starts, and he has allowed three runs or less three times over his past four outings.

He is also 3-1 on the road this season with an impressive 2.52 ERA.

Toronto suffered its first setback with Villanueva starting last time out at Cincinnati on Sunday. The right-hander allowed only two runs and seven hits in seven innings with no walks and three strikeouts. The Blue Jays lost that game 2-1 as +125 underdogs, which also resulted in one of eight consecutive ‘unders’ for them heading into Friday’s series opener against St. Louis.

Villanueva had seen the ‘over’ cash in his previous nine trips to the mound along with a remarkable 16 of 18, including his relief appearances. The ‘over’ was also 7-1-1 in the previous nine games for the Cardinals going into Friday. However, the ‘under’ is 5-1 in the past six meetings between the teams.

There is a 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms in St. Louis on Saturday night with the game-time temperature projected to be around 80 degrees.

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Silver Key

Free Pick for Saturday ML Baseball

SAN FRANCISCO CAIN -R -140 over Cleveland

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Arthur Ralph Sports

Free pick

663- 503 57 % Run over 3 YEARS

Free one 4-1 run Sat Atlanta Braves -130

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Chris Jordan

200 trifecta:

padres +120

pirates + 125

stl cards (RUN LINE) +145

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MLB Write Up

Hot pitchers
-- Jurrjens is 4-2, 2.72 in his last six starts. Moseley is 1-0, 3.26 in his last five outings.
-- Kuroda has a 2.37 RA in his last three starts, no wins in his last six.
-- Danks is 3-0, 2.05 in his last three starts.
-- Niese is 3-1, 3.09 in his last five starts.
-- Arroyo is 3-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
-- Verlander is 4-0, 1.06 in his last four starts.
-- Hamels is 5-1, 1.72 in his last seven starts.
-- Karstens is 1-0, 0.98 in his last four starts. Former Pirate Wakefield is 4-1, 3.83 in his last six.
-- Norris is 1-1, 0.86 in his last three starts.
-- Liriano is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
-- Villanueva is 3-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.
-- Cain is 3-0, 2.43 in his last four starts.
-- Vargas is 2-1, 2.23 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Cook is 0-2, 4.67 in three starts this season. Sabathia has a 6.10 RA in his last three starts, but Bronx won six of his last seven, scoring 53 runs.
-- Chatwood is 1-2, 4.06 in his last five starts.
-- Gorzelanny is 0-2, 8.10 in his last four starts.
-- Ogando is 0-2, 12.15 in his last two starts.
-- Matusz is 0-2, 10.80 in his last couple starts.
-- Collmenter is 0-2, 6.00 in his last couple starts.
-- Cahill is 1-5, 5.48 in his last eight starts.
-- WDavis is 2-3, 6.64 in his last seven starts, 2-0, 4.50 in his last two.
-- Gallardo is 0-2, 8.36 in his last three starts.
-- Zambrano is 1-2, 6.64 in his last three starts. Duffy is 1-2, 5.03 in his seven starts this season.
-- JGarcia is 1-2, 6.83 in his last five starts.
-- Masterson is 0-5, 4.67 in his last eight starts.
-- Volstad is 0-6, 5.77 in his last ten starts.

Totals
-- Under is 7-0-2 in last nine Jurrjens starts.
-- Three of Pirates' last four home games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Three of four Collmenter road starts stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Cincinnati games stayed under total.
-- Nine of last eleven Colorado road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 4-1-2 in Mets' last seven road games.
-- Six of last nine Houston home games went over the total.
-- Eight of last twelve Washington road games stayed under total.
-- Seven of Brewers' last ten games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Zambrano starts went over the total.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in Cardinals' last nine home games.
-- Over is 9-3-2 in Dodgers' last fourteen games.
-- Under is 10-3-1 in Giants' last fourteen home games.
-- Seven of last nine Florida games stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
-- Braves won six of their last eight road games. San Diego won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
-- Pirates won four of their last five home games.
-- Detroit won nine of its last 13 home games. Arizona won eight of its last nine road games.
-- Bronx won six of its last eight home games. Rockies won seven of their last ten games.
-- Washington won 12 of its last 13 games. White Sox won four of their last six home games.
-- Phillies won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Tampa Bay won eight of its last eleven road games.
-- Texas won four of its last five home games.
-- Angels won four of their last five road games.
-- Giants won four of their last five home games.

Cold Teams
-- Boston lost its last three games, scoring six runs.
-- Reds lost five of their last seven games. Orioles lost eight of 12.
-- Dodgers lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Mets are 3-5 in their last eight games.
-- Oakland lost its last three games, scoring three runs.
-- Kansas City lost seven of its last nine games. Cubs lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Minnesota lost its last three games, scoring five runs. Milwaukee lost seven of its last eleven games.
-- Astros lost eight of their last nine home games.
-- Toronto lost four of its last five games. Cardinals lost ten of their last thirteen games (starting Ps 1-7).
-- Indians lost six of their last eight road games.
-- Mariners lost four of their last six games. Florida lost its last nine games outside of south Florida; they're 2-21 in last 23 games overall.

Umpires
-- Atl-SD-- Underdogs are 8-5 in last 13 Danley games.
-- Col-NY-- Five of last six Rapuano games went over total.
-- LA-LA-- All three Conroy games this year went over the total.
-- Wsh-Chi-- Six of last eight Estabrook games went over the total.
-- NY-Tex-- Visitor won eight of last ten Dimuro games.
-- Cin-Balt-- Seven of last eight Johnson games went over the total.
-- Az-Det-- Four of last five Muchlinski games stayed under total.
-- A's-Phil-- Five of last seven Hernandez games stayed under total.
-- Bos-Pitt-- 12 of last 13 Davis games went over the total.
-- TB-Hst-- Last four Wolf games went over the total.
-- Min-Mil-- Five of last seven Bellino games stayed under total.
-- Chi-KC-- Six of last nine Cooper games went over the total.
-- Tor-StL-- Four of last five Hudson games went over the total.
-- Clev-SF-- Underdogs are 11-4 in last fifteen Davidson games.
-- Sea-Fla-- Under is 7-2-2 in last eleven Bell games, with underdogs 3-0 in his last three games behind the plate.

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FANTASY SPORTS GAMETIME
MLB Baseball Saturday

Play New York Yankees (-210) over Colorado (Top Play of the Day)
Starts at 1:10 PM EST

New York has won 20 of the last 24 day games and they have also won 67 of the last 94 home games as a favorite of -175 to -250. CC Sabathia has won 12 of the last 14 games vs. NL West Division Opponents and he has won 60 of the last 78 games when pitching as a home favorite of -175 to -250.

Play Philadelphia (-185) over Oakland (Top Play of the Day)
Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Philadelphia has won 11 of the last 14 games and they have also won 21 of the last 25 games as a favorite of -175 to -250. Philadelphia has won 32 of the last 40 home games when the total posted is between 7 and 7.5 runs and pitcher, Cole Hamels has an ERA of 1.27 over the last three starts.
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Play Detroit (-170) over Arizona (Bonus)

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VEGAS WISE GUY

LA Angels +130 over LA Dodgers
Houston +107 over Tampa Bay Rays

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Insider Sports Report

Premier Picks® For 06/25/11


5* Chicago White Sox (Danks) -140 over Washington (Gorzelanny)
Range: -125 to -160

3* San Francisco (Cain) -135 over Cleveland (Masterson)
Range: -120 to -155

3* Seattle (Vargas) -135 over Florida (Volstad)
Range: -115 to -155

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Power Play Wins

POD Seattle Mariners -130 (Vargas)

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Chip Chirimbes

Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Play: Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee (42-35) will send their most effective starter to the hill against the streaking Twins as Yovani Gallardo (8-4, 4.11 ERA) take the mound against a team that has won 15 of their last 20 overall. The Brewers can counter that stat as they have won 21 of their last 30 at home.