USA Ryder Cup team set

The PGA Championship was the final qualifying event for eight Americans to earn their way onto the 2012 USA Ryder Cup squad.

Tiger Woods holds down the No. 1 spot in the Ryder Cup rankings.

Also qualifying for the event beginning Sept. 28 are Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson.

Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler and Brandt Snedeker are some of the notables to finish just outside of the top eight and aren’t guaranteed a spot on this year’s team. Davis Love III has a chance to include them or any other American golfer of his choosing when he fills out the team with his four captain’s picks on Sept. 4.

Furyk has played on every Ryder Cup team since 1997 is one of the obvious picks for Love III.

The Americans are listed as -117 favorites over Europe to win the Ryder Cup outright, according to sportsbook.com.

The Europeans, who are the defending Ryder Cup champions, won’t announce their team until the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship on August 26.

Here are the current European Ryder Cup standings:

1 Rory MCILROY 4,050,288.10
2 Justin ROSE 2,602,910.21
3 Graeme MCDOWELL 2,375,790.52
4 Paul LAWRIE 2,088,718.02
5 Francesco MOLINARI 2,062,525.67
6 Peter HANSON 2,022,431.76
7 Luke DONALD 1,885,170.56
8 Martin KAYMER 1,871,797.49
9 Nicolas COLSAERTS 1,735,223.95
10 Lee WESTWOOD 1,692,029.78
11 Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTA?O 1,613,602.38
12 David LYNN 1,547,127.76
13 Sergio GARCIA 1,502,772.60
14 Rafa CABRERA-BELLO 1,462,896.55
15 Alvaro QUIROS 1,377,894.58

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MLB: Seattle vs. LA Angels
Pick:
U (SEA at LAA)
Start:
June 20, 2013 - 10:05 PM
Capper:
Will Rogers
Offered at:
5dimes @ Under 7 -108
Analysis:

I'm going with the Under as the Mariners and Angels wrap up a four-game set Thursday. Runs have certainly been scarce the last two games, one a 3-2 Seattle win and last night's 1-0 victory by LA.  I see this one going the same way as Seattle sends out Felix Hernandez to help their cause.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Hernandez - He is coming off back to back very strong outings.  Both times he went seven innings and he's allowed just one run total.  He's allowed only 10 hits in 14 innings during that time, including a shutout effort vs. Oakland last Saturday (that the bullpen nearly blew). But facts are facts. Hernandez has a shiny 1.74 ERA in nine road starts this season. Earlier this year, he turned in another quality outing facing the Angels. He went 8 innings and gave up only one earned run. Expecting a quality outing here is more than reasonable.

2. Seattle Offense - The reason Hernandez doesn't have a better record is because Seattle's offense isn't very good.  They were shutout Wednesday after scoring only three runs each of the previous two days.  Over the last 13 games, the Mariners have scored a total of only 30 runs.  They have not scored more than four in any game during that time.

3. X-Factor - Talk about a bunch of rally killers.  The Angels have grounded into 77 double plays this year, most in all of baseball.  That includes 11 in the last five games.

Selection:  This is a free play on Under Seattle-LA Angels (1*).
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