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MLB Tue, Jul 19, 2005
MLB Hot Lines: Tuesday`s best odds
Julian Dickinson
Nationals (-190) to beat the Colorado
This line has been creeping up all day. It seems bettors just don’t believe the best home team in the majors – even when they’re rooted in their worst slump of the season – can lose back-to-back games in their own house to the league’s worst road team. In Game 1 of this series, the Nationals` famed defense disintegrated in a three-error catastrophe, that included a Vinny Castilla bobble which permitted the winning run to cross the plate. Manager Frank Robinson called it “the worst game we’ve played all year long” and he’s probably right.
But it won’t happen again. Washington is 7-3 with starter Jason Patterson working from the mound at RFK Stadium; Colorado is 0-4 on the road with Shawn Chacon. More Stories
Blue Jays (-137) to beat the Mariners
The Jays desperately need this one. After dropping three of four to Tampa Bay, this is their last chance to grab some wins before they slink into a string of series with the Angels, Rangers and White Sox without injured ace, Roy Halladay.
In Halladay’s absence (in which Toronto has gone 1-6), Ted Lilly has been their strongest arm. He couldn’t help the Jays to a win in his last outing, but he allowed only four hits and two runs in a 3-0 loss. He’s got a 1.35 ERA in his last three starts, compared with Seattle’s Aaron Sele, who’s racked up a 6.62 ERA over his last three outings for an 0-3 record. The spotlight will be on the Jays’ faltering bullpen, however, especially if closer Miguel Batista, who threw 37 pitches in one inning`s work and took the loss in Tampa Bay on Sunday, isn’t available.
A’s and Angels to play under 7 ½ runs
This total looks tiny, but it’s not much lower than either Oakland’s Rich Harden or L.A.’s Jarrod Washburn are used to seeing. Both guys usually see an eight or 8 ½-run total in their starts and they still have a combined over/under ratio of 9-20 this season. The under is 5-2 in meetings between these two AL West rivals this year and the last time Harden and Washburn faced off, the game finished in a 1-0 final after extra innings.
Oakland is in the midst of a mild offensive renaissance, but the Angels’ prayers for runs haven’t been answered. The under is 4-1 in their last four games and they’re hitting just .235 over that span, including .221 against right-handers like Harden.
Marlins and Diamondbacks to play over 8 ½ runs
Some people just have chemistry together. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, Eminem and Dr. Dre, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. You put them together and things happen. Same thing with baseball teams. Look at the Marlins and D-Backs: you put them on a baseball diamond together and watch the fireworks go off. In their last five meetings, they have amassed an average of 14.8 runs per game. Even when Randy Johnson and Josh Beckett squared off last year, these two clubs turned Bank One Ballpark into a bomb shelter in an 11-6 surprise slugfest.
So will it be any different with Javier Vazquez and A.J. Burnett tonight? Probably not. Florida`s last eight games have played over and they ve built up a .288 team batting average over that time. Vazquez has been pitching well, but he’s also been inconsistent all season. On the other side, Burnett has seemed distracted ever since his name started popping up in trade talks. His ERA is above 7.00 in his last three starts. Put the earplugs in – this one could get loud.
MLB Hot Lines: Tuesday`s best odds
Julian Dickinson
Nationals (-190) to beat the Colorado
This line has been creeping up all day. It seems bettors just don’t believe the best home team in the majors – even when they’re rooted in their worst slump of the season – can lose back-to-back games in their own house to the league’s worst road team. In Game 1 of this series, the Nationals` famed defense disintegrated in a three-error catastrophe, that included a Vinny Castilla bobble which permitted the winning run to cross the plate. Manager Frank Robinson called it “the worst game we’ve played all year long” and he’s probably right.
But it won’t happen again. Washington is 7-3 with starter Jason Patterson working from the mound at RFK Stadium; Colorado is 0-4 on the road with Shawn Chacon. More Stories
Blue Jays (-137) to beat the Mariners
The Jays desperately need this one. After dropping three of four to Tampa Bay, this is their last chance to grab some wins before they slink into a string of series with the Angels, Rangers and White Sox without injured ace, Roy Halladay.
In Halladay’s absence (in which Toronto has gone 1-6), Ted Lilly has been their strongest arm. He couldn’t help the Jays to a win in his last outing, but he allowed only four hits and two runs in a 3-0 loss. He’s got a 1.35 ERA in his last three starts, compared with Seattle’s Aaron Sele, who’s racked up a 6.62 ERA over his last three outings for an 0-3 record. The spotlight will be on the Jays’ faltering bullpen, however, especially if closer Miguel Batista, who threw 37 pitches in one inning`s work and took the loss in Tampa Bay on Sunday, isn’t available.
A’s and Angels to play under 7 ½ runs
This total looks tiny, but it’s not much lower than either Oakland’s Rich Harden or L.A.’s Jarrod Washburn are used to seeing. Both guys usually see an eight or 8 ½-run total in their starts and they still have a combined over/under ratio of 9-20 this season. The under is 5-2 in meetings between these two AL West rivals this year and the last time Harden and Washburn faced off, the game finished in a 1-0 final after extra innings.
Oakland is in the midst of a mild offensive renaissance, but the Angels’ prayers for runs haven’t been answered. The under is 4-1 in their last four games and they’re hitting just .235 over that span, including .221 against right-handers like Harden.
Marlins and Diamondbacks to play over 8 ½ runs
Some people just have chemistry together. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, Eminem and Dr. Dre, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. You put them together and things happen. Same thing with baseball teams. Look at the Marlins and D-Backs: you put them on a baseball diamond together and watch the fireworks go off. In their last five meetings, they have amassed an average of 14.8 runs per game. Even when Randy Johnson and Josh Beckett squared off last year, these two clubs turned Bank One Ballpark into a bomb shelter in an 11-6 surprise slugfest.
So will it be any different with Javier Vazquez and A.J. Burnett tonight? Probably not. Florida`s last eight games have played over and they ve built up a .288 team batting average over that time. Vazquez has been pitching well, but he’s also been inconsistent all season. On the other side, Burnett has seemed distracted ever since his name started popping up in trade talks. His ERA is above 7.00 in his last three starts. Put the earplugs in – this one could get loud.
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