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Giants/Phillies (Under, 8) With Philadelphia Phillies starter Vance Worley (6-1, 2.02 ERA) pitching like a mad man all season, especially lately where his numbers in his last 3 games are a 3-0 record with a staggering 0.89 ERA, I see the NL West-leading Giants and Barry Zito (3-2, 4.78 ERA) getting shut down, limited to a maximum of 2 runs... easy. However, I don't see the Phillies putting up much more than a handful of runs themselves, letting the bats cool a bit in the first game of the series. (Continued, Pk. 2)
Philadelphia Phillies (-120) I don't generally handcuff bets together like I am tonight, but I see ample evidence why I feel you have got to take the Philadelphia Phillies, who are looking to bounce back in this match-up since dropping their last, heavily-favored game to the Padres - and especially given San Francisco starter Barry Zito's previous outing where he gave up 8 runs in just over 3 innings to San Diego. Phillies and under - bang!
Los Angeles Angels (-135) Although the fake Los Angeles Angels cost me real money last night by gaining the lead very late in the game (just enough to wake me up and get me excited) to just blow it all to hell by the bottom of the 9th inning (just enough to make me want to kick a kitten), I am backing them again tonight - one reason, Jared Weaver (13-4, 1.81 ERA). Weaver is more clutch at pitching than I am at texting ex girlfriends on a lonely, drunken Saturday morning around 3 a.m. Add to that the fact that the Cleveland Indians have giant holes in their bats at the present moment and you've got a recipe for a boring-ass, low-scoring (making me lean towards the under, as well) game. Go, Halos - don't suck... again!
Pittsburgh Pirates (+165) I took the Pittsburgh Pirates to pull the upset on the Atlanta Braves last night and I'm following through on it again tonight. In my value play of the day, I am taking red-hot Jeff Karstens (8-5, 2.28 ERA), who is 2-1 in his last 3 games with an insane 0.78 ERA, tonight when he matches up against Tommy Hanson (11-5, 3.06 ERA) in Atlanta. Karstens has literally owned both Chipper Jones and Dan Uggla, holding them hitless in a combined 9 at-bats this season. In this low-scoring affair, the value is far too great not to hop on the Pirates - I really, truly believe they pull it off.
Orioles/Blue Jays (Over, 8.5) Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles bats have been a bit cold of late but I see all of that changing tonight, with or without the hot hand of Brandon Morrow (7-4, 4.34 ERA) on the mound for the Jays. I expect a lot of the help coming from Baltimore starter Jake Arrieta (9-7, 5.02 ERA) and the fact that he is pitching like absolute garbage lately (6.61 ERA in his last 16 innings pitched) - something I think Jose Bautista and friends exploit quick and early, jumping out to a 1st or 2nd inning lead, never to look back. Get ready to watch the power hitting of the Blue Jays return as they let the wind and air density help carry the ball out of the park tonight in Toronto (that part was a joke, shut up).
Philadelphia Phillies (-120) I don't generally handcuff bets together like I am tonight, but I see ample evidence why I feel you have got to take the Philadelphia Phillies, who are looking to bounce back in this match-up since dropping their last, heavily-favored game to the Padres - and especially given San Francisco starter Barry Zito's previous outing where he gave up 8 runs in just over 3 innings to San Diego. Phillies and under - bang!
Los Angeles Angels (-135) Although the fake Los Angeles Angels cost me real money last night by gaining the lead very late in the game (just enough to wake me up and get me excited) to just blow it all to hell by the bottom of the 9th inning (just enough to make me want to kick a kitten), I am backing them again tonight - one reason, Jared Weaver (13-4, 1.81 ERA). Weaver is more clutch at pitching than I am at texting ex girlfriends on a lonely, drunken Saturday morning around 3 a.m. Add to that the fact that the Cleveland Indians have giant holes in their bats at the present moment and you've got a recipe for a boring-ass, low-scoring (making me lean towards the under, as well) game. Go, Halos - don't suck... again!
Pittsburgh Pirates (+165) I took the Pittsburgh Pirates to pull the upset on the Atlanta Braves last night and I'm following through on it again tonight. In my value play of the day, I am taking red-hot Jeff Karstens (8-5, 2.28 ERA), who is 2-1 in his last 3 games with an insane 0.78 ERA, tonight when he matches up against Tommy Hanson (11-5, 3.06 ERA) in Atlanta. Karstens has literally owned both Chipper Jones and Dan Uggla, holding them hitless in a combined 9 at-bats this season. In this low-scoring affair, the value is far too great not to hop on the Pirates - I really, truly believe they pull it off.
Orioles/Blue Jays (Over, 8.5) Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles bats have been a bit cold of late but I see all of that changing tonight, with or without the hot hand of Brandon Morrow (7-4, 4.34 ERA) on the mound for the Jays. I expect a lot of the help coming from Baltimore starter Jake Arrieta (9-7, 5.02 ERA) and the fact that he is pitching like absolute garbage lately (6.61 ERA in his last 16 innings pitched) - something I think Jose Bautista and friends exploit quick and early, jumping out to a 1st or 2nd inning lead, never to look back. Get ready to watch the power hitting of the Blue Jays return as they let the wind and air density help carry the ball out of the park tonight in Toronto (that part was a joke, shut up).
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