Comps
Chris Jordan
Chicago (-110) at ST. LOUIS
Cubs over the Cardinals in a clutch NL Central rivalry clash.
Pair of aces here, and we're not talking poker. Adam Wainwright was specifically bumped from the finale of the Cincinnati series to fire against Carlos Zambrano in the opener of this series.
Too bad for him, as we make money with hard-hitting Chicago, which will take it to the right-hander tonight, the same way it's done in all three starts this season. Twice in April and once in July, the Cubs have combined to throttle Wainwright for 19 earned runs over 14 innings.
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That doesn't even come close to comparing with Zambrano, who is 3-0 in his last five starts against St. Louis, winning both of his starts this season. The Big Z has given up no more than two earned runs in each of those five starts, while yielding just seven total earned runs over 32 innings of work dating back to last season.
Chicago's ace righty is 10-4 on the season, and continues the road trend here with a solid showing.
3♦ CUBS
Karl Garrett
Florida at COLORADO (-135)
The Rockies come back home off a loss at Philadelphia last night, but Colorado did take 2 of 3 from the Phillies and still have their postseason dreams in sight.
The G-Man will go with them tonight, as I really believe Dontrelle Willis has officially given up on his season. This has been a nightmare year for the D-Train, as he is 8-15 this year, and is fresh off a 7-run shell job in his last start, as he lasted just 3 innings against Philadelphia.
Colorado is 43-28 at home this year, and starter Josh Fogg comes into this one having won his last pair of starts, allowing just 4 runs over his last 17 innings of work.
The Rockies have won 2 of the 3 season meetings this year, and this game means way more to the Rockies than it does to the Marlins who are 20 games below .500 for the season.
I am rolling with the Rocks in this one.
1♦ COLORADO
Bobby Maxwell
Arizona (+150) at L.A. DODGERS
Nailed the FREE winner Thursday when the Cubs beat the Astros in Houston. Today we go out west for a complimentary play on the Diamondbakcs as they arrive in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
Have to go with Arizona in this one as pitcher Doug Davis owns the Los Angeles Dodgers. In four career starts against the Dodgers, Davis has yet to give up a single earned run in 30 innings of work. And in his two games against them this year, he’s gone 15 innings, allowing eight hits and four walks while striking out 11.
Dodgers ace Brad Penny is on the hill, and the Dodgers are just 5-4 in Penny’s last nine starts, including 3-2 at home. And that includes that 3-0 loss to Davis and the DBacks back on Aug. 5 at Dodger Stadium.
The DBacks are simply better than the Dodgers, as they showed in that early-August series when they swept three games in L.A. Moreover, Arizona is 11-1 in Davis' last 12 starts, including 4-0 in the last four and 4-0 on the road.
This is a great spot to jump on some plus-money and play the better team. Go with the D'Backs.
2♦ ARIZONA
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NY Yankees (pick) at BOSTON
Last chance for the Yankees to make a push at winning the AL East division, as the Yanks head to Fenway 5 1/2 games behind first place Boston.
New York just had their 7-game winning streak snapped last night in a hard-fought 2-1 loss to Toronto. We like the Yanks to bounce-back tonight, as we have the feeling Dice-K's arm may be just a little bit tired as we head into the strecth drive.
Matsuzaka has been hit hard in his last 3 starts, as he has allowed 20 runs in just 14 innings of work for a 1-2 mark. Included is a loss on August 28th to Andy Pettitte and the Yankees.
New York swept the most recent 3-game series with Boston, and are 9-6 at Fenway Park dating back to last year during the regular season.
Andy Pettitte has been the Yankees best pitcher in the second half of the season, and we like him to pitch the Yanks to the win in the opener of this huge weekend set for the New Yorkers.
Play on the Yanks.
4♦ YANKEES
Chris Jordan
Chicago (-110) at ST. LOUIS
Cubs over the Cardinals in a clutch NL Central rivalry clash.
Pair of aces here, and we're not talking poker. Adam Wainwright was specifically bumped from the finale of the Cincinnati series to fire against Carlos Zambrano in the opener of this series.
Too bad for him, as we make money with hard-hitting Chicago, which will take it to the right-hander tonight, the same way it's done in all three starts this season. Twice in April and once in July, the Cubs have combined to throttle Wainwright for 19 earned runs over 14 innings.
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That doesn't even come close to comparing with Zambrano, who is 3-0 in his last five starts against St. Louis, winning both of his starts this season. The Big Z has given up no more than two earned runs in each of those five starts, while yielding just seven total earned runs over 32 innings of work dating back to last season.
Chicago's ace righty is 10-4 on the season, and continues the road trend here with a solid showing.
3♦ CUBS
Karl Garrett
Florida at COLORADO (-135)
The Rockies come back home off a loss at Philadelphia last night, but Colorado did take 2 of 3 from the Phillies and still have their postseason dreams in sight.
The G-Man will go with them tonight, as I really believe Dontrelle Willis has officially given up on his season. This has been a nightmare year for the D-Train, as he is 8-15 this year, and is fresh off a 7-run shell job in his last start, as he lasted just 3 innings against Philadelphia.
Colorado is 43-28 at home this year, and starter Josh Fogg comes into this one having won his last pair of starts, allowing just 4 runs over his last 17 innings of work.
The Rockies have won 2 of the 3 season meetings this year, and this game means way more to the Rockies than it does to the Marlins who are 20 games below .500 for the season.
I am rolling with the Rocks in this one.
1♦ COLORADO
Bobby Maxwell
Arizona (+150) at L.A. DODGERS
Nailed the FREE winner Thursday when the Cubs beat the Astros in Houston. Today we go out west for a complimentary play on the Diamondbakcs as they arrive in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
Have to go with Arizona in this one as pitcher Doug Davis owns the Los Angeles Dodgers. In four career starts against the Dodgers, Davis has yet to give up a single earned run in 30 innings of work. And in his two games against them this year, he’s gone 15 innings, allowing eight hits and four walks while striking out 11.
Dodgers ace Brad Penny is on the hill, and the Dodgers are just 5-4 in Penny’s last nine starts, including 3-2 at home. And that includes that 3-0 loss to Davis and the DBacks back on Aug. 5 at Dodger Stadium.
The DBacks are simply better than the Dodgers, as they showed in that early-August series when they swept three games in L.A. Moreover, Arizona is 11-1 in Davis' last 12 starts, including 4-0 in the last four and 4-0 on the road.
This is a great spot to jump on some plus-money and play the better team. Go with the D'Backs.
2♦ ARIZONA
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NY Yankees (pick) at BOSTON
Last chance for the Yankees to make a push at winning the AL East division, as the Yanks head to Fenway 5 1/2 games behind first place Boston.
New York just had their 7-game winning streak snapped last night in a hard-fought 2-1 loss to Toronto. We like the Yanks to bounce-back tonight, as we have the feeling Dice-K's arm may be just a little bit tired as we head into the strecth drive.
Matsuzaka has been hit hard in his last 3 starts, as he has allowed 20 runs in just 14 innings of work for a 1-2 mark. Included is a loss on August 28th to Andy Pettitte and the Yankees.
New York swept the most recent 3-game series with Boston, and are 9-6 at Fenway Park dating back to last year during the regular season.
Andy Pettitte has been the Yankees best pitcher in the second half of the season, and we like him to pitch the Yanks to the win in the opener of this huge weekend set for the New Yorkers.
Play on the Yanks.
4♦ YANKEES