Brandon McCarthy isn't as bad as his statistics with the Diamondbacks may indicate. But he's certainly not as good as he's looked during his first two games with the Yankees. He also doesn't have good lifetime numbers against the Rangers.
Texas has dropped 18 of its last 21 on its way to becoming the worst team in baseball right now. But they shouldn't lack for motivation in this road matchup after the Yankees won by one run in what turned out to be in controversial fashion last night after the minimum five innings because of rain.
The Yankees' ground crew had trouble covering the field in a timely fashion once a downpour hit and the Rangers didn't appreciate that. This is what Rangers manager Ron Washington had to say about it: “Because of them not being able to get the tarp out on the field, this game shouldn’t come to us losing it.”
None of the Yankees have faced Texas starter Colby Lewis at the new Yankee Stadium. Lewis is having a down year, but he pitched respectably this past Saturday giving up two runs in five innings to the Blue Jays, a team with much more power and offense than the Yankees, who remain without their top power hitter, Mark Teixeira.
The Rangers also happen to have won six of the last eight times Lewis has been an underdog.
Brandon McCarthy isn't as bad as his statistics with the Diamondbacks may indicate. But he's certainly not as good as he's looked during his first two games with the Yankees. He also doesn't have good lifetime numbers against the Rangers.
Texas has dropped 18 of its last 21 on its way to becoming the worst team in baseball right now. But they shouldn't lack for motivation in this road matchup after the Yankees won by one run in what turned out to be in controversial fashion last night after the minimum five innings because of rain.
The Yankees' ground crew had trouble covering the field in a timely fashion once a downpour hit and the Rangers didn't appreciate that. This is what Rangers manager Ron Washington had to say about it: “Because of them not being able to get the tarp out on the field, this game shouldn’t come to us losing it.”
None of the Yankees have faced Texas starter Colby Lewis at the new Yankee Stadium. Lewis is having a down year, but he pitched respectably this past Saturday giving up two runs in five innings to the Blue Jays, a team with much more power and offense than the Yankees, who remain without their top power hitter, Mark Teixeira.
The Rangers also happen to have won six of the last eight times Lewis has been an underdog.
This is a good pitching matchup with Max Scherzer vs. Garrett Richards. This one comes down to the fact that I believe in Scherzer a lot more than Richards at this point so getting him at +120 is just too good value to ignore. If you are looking for more, you can also see that Scherzer to just 3 hits over 7 innings back in April.
He has only been an underdog twice all season and the Tigers won both games. On the diamond you have to take your chances a little more.
This is a good pitching matchup with Max Scherzer vs. Garrett Richards. This one comes down to the fact that I believe in Scherzer a lot more than Richards at this point so getting him at +120 is just too good value to ignore. If you are looking for more, you can also see that Scherzer to just 3 hits over 7 innings back in April.
He has only been an underdog twice all season and the Tigers won both games. On the diamond you have to take your chances a little more.
The White Sox are showing unbelievable value as a huge road underdog against division rival Minnesota. While Chicago comes in off -back-to-back losses, it's not like Minnesota is playing great either. The Twins are just 2-4 in their 6 games since the break and should not be this big of a favorite with Phil Hughes on the mound.
Hughes has a solid 10-6 record, but has a not so great 4.06 ERA, which is only slightly better than the Hector Noesi's 4.62 ERA. On top of that, Hughes has an ugly 5.49 ERA at at home and has been hit hard in his two starts against the White Sox this season. He allowed 4 runs in 5 innings on 4/3 and 5 runs in 5 innings at home on 6/22. Not to mention Hughes is an awful 2-10 in his last 12 starts at home in night games and his team has lost by an average score of 2.3 to 6.6.
Another huge factor in this one is that the Twins swept the White Sox in the most recent series between these two teams. All underdogs with a money line of +125 to +175 who are revenging a sweep at the hands of their opponents, after scoring 1 or less runs in a loss to a division rival (lost 1-2 to KC yesterday) are 33-16 since 1997. That's a 67% system in favor of the White Sox.The White Sox are showing unbelievable value as a huge road underdog against division rival Minnesota. While Chicago comes in off -back-to-back losses, it's not like Minnesota is playing great either. The Twins are just 2-4 in their 6 games since the break and should not be this big of a favorite with Phil Hughes on the mound.
Hughes has a solid 10-6 record, but has a not so great 4.06 ERA, which is only slightly better than the Hector Noesi's 4.62 ERA. On top of that, Hughes has an ugly 5.49 ERA at at home and has been hit hard in his two starts against the White Sox this season. He allowed 4 runs in 5 innings on 4/3 and 5 runs in 5 innings at home on 6/22. Not to mention Hughes is an awful 2-10 in his last 12 starts at home in night games and his team has lost by an average score of 2.3 to 6.6.
Another huge factor in this one is that the Twins swept the White Sox in the most recent series between these two teams. All underdogs with a money line of +125 to +175 who are revenging a sweep at the hands of their opponents, after scoring 1 or less runs in a loss to a division rival (lost 1-2 to KC yesterday) are 33-16 since 1997. That's a 67% system in favor of the White Sox.
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