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Phillies -115 over Mets
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Dunkel Index: Baseball

Today's MLB Picks

Cleveland at Minnesota
Minnesota starter Kevin Slowey is 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA over his last four starts and will look to take advantage of Cleveland's 4-13 record as a road underdog between +100 and +125. The Twins are the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has Minnesota favored by 3 1/2.

Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-120).

Here are all of today's games.

SATURDAY, JULY 5
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST
Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Lilly) 15.788; St. Louis (Lohse) 14.866
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 10
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+105); Over

Game 903-904: NY Mets at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Maine) 15.101; Philadelphia (Moyer) 16.799
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-120); Over

Game 905-906: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Maholm) 16.799; Milwaukee (Bush) 14.704
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+130); Under

Game 907-908: Houston at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Sampson) 13.465; Atlanta (Reyes) 14.782
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-160); Over

Game 909-910: Washington at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Redding) 14.595; Cincinnati (Fogg) 13.590
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Over

Game 911-912: Florida at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Tucker) 13.914; Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.651
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-130); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-130); Over

Game 913-914: San Diego at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Peavy) 13.417; Arizona (Davis) 14.910
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-105); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-105); Under

Game 915-916: LA Dodgers at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Park) 15.160; San Francisco (Zito) 16.319
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+100); Under

Game 917-918: Boston at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Masterson) 15.188; NY Yankees (Mussina) 15.460
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-130); Over

Game 919-920: Texas at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Hurley) 14.965; Baltimore (Burres) 14.763
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+110); Under

Game 921-922: Oakland at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Smith) 14.890; White Sox (Floyd) 15.524
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-125); Over

Game 923-924: Kansas City at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Greinke) 16.330; Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine) 15.556
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+120); Under

Game 925-926: Cleveland at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Laffey) 13.904; Minnesota (Slowey) 17.210
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 3 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-120); Under

Game 927-928: Toronto at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Halladay) 15.644; LA Angels (Lackey) 14.738
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+115); Under

Game 929-930: Detroit at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Galarraga) 15.803; Seattle (Dickey) 15.598
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-130); 9
 

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BASEBALL FREE B's FOR SATURDAY Texas +110 over Baltimore--I just believe in that Ranger offense. They always bust out eventually. UNDER 10 RUNS and Hurley over Burres. Hurley's ERA is under 4.

CHICAGO WS -130 over Oakland--Smith won't beat Gavin Floyd on the South Side. The Sox are 30-12 at home. They are the real deal again and as tough as the Cubs to boot.

Kansas City +125 over Tampa--this takes balls to run with Zach Greinke against this Rays team at the Trop. Tampa is 34-13 there. The Royals blow, but I say it looks to easy to jump on Sonnanstine. UNDER 8.5 RUNS

Cleveland +115 over Minnesota--Risky but worth it if Laffey gets it done over Slowey at the Homerdome. OVER 8.5 RUNS because both starters have ERA's in the low 3's and everyone will bet the under and they'll all get burned--while your laughing and drinking one in Ferrall's name

ANGELS -125 over Toronto Jays--Lackey was the pitcher of the month in June and he'll go at it with Halladay. What a pitching matchup--take the UNDER 7 RUNS

Detroit -135 over Seattle--Galarraga has been unreal and he'll cool off the streaking and suddenly hot Mariners. Ibanez won the game for them Friday with a HR--they've won 8 of 11, but that ends here
 

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Hondo dealt himself a losing hand last night with the Cards, which caused a few dead presidents to be deleted from his still bulging bankroll.

Tonight, with 570 tracewskis in the account, Mr. Aitch is working the late shift with the Tigers in Seattle - 10 units on Galarrrrraga.
 

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MLB: the LOS ANGELES DODGERS - 125 Over the San Francisco Giants
 

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Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Have to like the Yankees to bounce back here tonight at home. They have had a tough stretch, but that is not new to this team in 2008. The Yankees have been up and down all season. Today they send their most reliable starter to the hill.

It is hard to imagine that Mike Mussina would be the Yankees best starting pitcher this season but that is the truth. Mike Mussina has earned his ten wins this season. Mike has thrown 95.1 innings this season and has a whip under 1.24. Mike hasn?t bee getting lucky by any stretch of the imagination. In fact he has been very good.

Mike Mussina has allowed more than four runs one time all season. In his last five starts he has allowed either 3, 2 or 1 in four of them. Mike feels rejuvenated. Mike is healthy and Mike knows how to beat the Red Sox.

The Yankees still have a big offense and can put up a big total in any game. Mussina normally gets solid run support.

New York Yankees (-)


Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles do not get enough credit. We have told you time and time before that the Orioles are a good play and especially at home. The Orioles are 25-14 at home. That is not a good record that is a great record. Remember that the Orioles play one of the toughest schedules in all of baseball. After all they play the: Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays and Red Sox time after time.

Eric Hurley goes for the Rangers today. He has made just two starts on the road and four all season. Those two road starts were not good though. He has allowed 15 base runners in just 12 innings and allowed six earned runs. He also allowed a home-run in each of his starts.

The Rangers have a big offense but the Orioles put runs on the board as well. Just look at last night?s game, the Orioles pounded out 12 hits and 10 runs. The Orioles will score runs again tonight.

Baltimore Orioles (-)


Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox

The Athletics are a good baseball team. In fact they are right there in the AL West and have a shot at another division crown. The White Sox are still red hot though. The White Sox are another team that doesn?t get enough respect. Everyone thought the White Sox were dead after they lost that three game set to the Cubs in Wrigley.

Since then the White Sox have been on a tear. They took two of three games against the Dodgers in LA. After that they went on to sweep the next two series. They swept their rival Chicago Cubs at home, and then swept the Indians at home. A loss or two against the Athletics does not change that this team is a very solid baseball team.

Don?t forget that the White Sox have both offense and pitching. They rank first in pitching and they are sixth in runs scored. Put those two factors together and a great closer and it adds up to a lot of wins. Tonight behind Floyd the Sox will win again.

Chicago White Sox (-)


Kansas City Royals at Tampa Bay Rays

What is there not to love about the Rays right now? How many people thought that they would be the best team in baseball on July 4 weekend? Yes you can all lie and say you did but we will just move past that. Tampa is not doing this with smoke and mirrors folks. They are this good.

The Rays protect their home field. That is so important for a young team looking to get in to the playoffs. Overall they are 34-13 at home. 34-13!!! Twenty games over .500 is no easy accomplishment.

The Rays are a balanced team. That is one of the reasons they haven?t had a long losing streak and why they are a first place team. They are fourth in the league in pitching and they are eighth in the league in runs scored. One last stat, they have 96 stolen bases. Remember that speed doesn?t slump.

Tampa Bay Rays (-)


Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins

How hot are the Twins right now? This is a team that is steam rolling through the American league. Tonight we get the Twins hottest pitcher. Kevin Slowey has been very reliable this season.

Kevin has gone 2-0 in his last three starts. 21 innings pitched in those three starts and he has allowed just 14 hits. Over those 21 innings he has allowed just one earned run. Kevin has actually been great his last four starts. In his last four starts he has allowed a total of three runs. His last two starts he didn?t allow a single run. One road win against the Padres and a complete game shutout at home against the Brewers. Look for Kevin to keep the ball down in the zone and win another ball game at home.

Minnesota Twins (-)


Toronto Blue Jays at LA Angels

Too good of a line to pass up here tonight in Anaheim. John Lackey has been great, but Roy Halladay is still the cr?me of the crop. Roy has been especially strong as of late. Roy?s last start was his best all-season. Roy and the Blue Jays were on the road but they got the job done.

Roy went the distance for another complete game shutout. Roy threw nine innings, allowed just four hits, had six strikeouts and didn?t walk a batter. How about Roy?s control this season? Would you believe Roy has thrown 130 innings and walked just 19 batters all season. 106 strikeouts to 19 walks. Roy is one of the few pitchers that doesn?t mind being on the road. Roy has five road wins and an ERA of under 2.50 (2.43). He just doesn?t get intimated. He goes out there and wins ball games regardless of run support, regardless on location and regardless against the competition. Look for the Blue Jays to steal one here tonight.

Toronto Blue Jays (+)


Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners

Look for the Tigers to bounce back here tonight. They had a tough game yesterday. They scored just one run and looked flat. There is a reason why that was the case though. Yesterday they faced Erik Bedard. Erik has electric stuff. A southpaw that is capable of shutting down any line-up.

Tonight the Tigers are going to have a much easier shot at scoring runs. R.A. Dickey goes the Mariners tonight. R.A. is a converted knuckle-baller that gets hit hard. On top of allowing 54 hits in just 47 innings Dickey struggles with his control. On the season as a starter the Mariners have won just one of his five starts.

Galarraga on the hand has been great for the Tigers. Armando is 7-2 and the Tigers are 11-2 in his thirteen starts. He has pitched 82 innings and allowed just 64 hits. He has electric stuff. He will shut down a weak line-up.

Detroit Tigers (-)

National League

Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

Solid match-up here tonight in Atlanta. It is hard to believe but Jo-Jo Reyes is the more reliable pitcher. Roy Oswalt is just 7-8 in 2008. In his 18 starts the Astros are just 8-10. The Braves on the other hand are an even 6-6 in Jo-Jo Reyes starts. Jo-Jo has not gotten the run support he has needed. He will get them tonight though.

Roy is not the same pitcher as the Roy of ?old?. Roy has thrown 115 innings this season and he has allowed 132 hits. Those numbers are scary high for Roy. When Roy was dominating he was barely allowing a hit per inning. Roy?s strikeouts are also dramatically down. He has struck out 206, 184, 166 and 154 the last few years. This season he has just 94 in this 115 innings thrown.

On the road Roy has his struggles. Roy is just 3-5 with an ERA in the mid 4?s. The Braves still have that power in their line-up.

Atlanta Braves (-)


Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers have already put their terrible loss behind them. On Thursday the Brewers lost their worst game all season. This was a team that was winning 5-0 in the bottom of the ninth inning in Arizona. It was a terrible loss, there is no denying that. The Brewers did the best thing though, they bounced back.

Yesterday the Brewers pounded out 14 hits. Not only fourteen hits but they scored nine runs and hit two home-runs. The Brewers took advantage of two Pittsburgh Pirates errors.

Paul Maholm is just an average starter for the Pirates. He is 5-5 on the season with a high earned run average. The Brewers bats are heating up and they will knock this guy out of the game early.

Milwaukee Brewers (-)


New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

The Mets just can?t figure it out right now. Last night they couldn?t win with their ace on the hill. Two nights ago they couldn?t win with their number two on the hill. Tonight they won?t win with there number three on the mound.

John Maine has just been average this season. There was a lot made out of his spring and he could be a 20 game winner. Well John is just 8-6 on the season. The Mets are just 9-8 in his seventeen starts.

On the other hand Jamie Moyer has been pitching and winning. The Phillies are 10-7 in his seventeen starts. Jamie has his best ERA since 2004. This guy just finds ways to win ball games. Jamie has three wins at home already this season. Tonight his record will improve to 8-6 and the Phillies will continue their winning ways against the lowly Mets.

Philadelphia Phillies (-)


Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds

You have to look at Tim Redding from a step back. Sure Tim is 6-3 on the season. We are not here to knock him. Tim has been the Nationals best pitcher. He has already thrown 102 innings and he is the Nationals most reliable starter. He hasn?t been great lately though.

Redding?s last start was a tough one. Time threw just five innings and allowed eight hits and four earned runs. Tim walked two batters and let up another long ball. The long ball has been a real problem with Tim this season. Heading to Cincinnati is not the place to help those long balls. Tim has let up 13 home-runs this season.

The Reds took care of business yesterday. They will take care of business again tonight.

Cincinnati Reds (-)


Florida Marlins at Colorado Rockies

Jorge De La Rosa is better than his numbers indicate. This is a guy that has electric stuff. Jorge is a 6?1 left-hander that can flat out deal. He has thrown 48 innings on the season and he has 51 strikeouts. Just a few starts ago at home Jorge pitched against the Indians. Jorge went out there and throws six innings, allowed four hits, one walk and struck out ten batters. The start before that he faced one of the best teams in the league, the White Sox and threw five innings of just one hit ball. That included eight strikeouts.

The Marlins are an ultra-aggressive baseball team folks. They are top three in the league in strikeouts. They will be free swinging here tonight in Colorado, especially after their outburst last night. The Rockies can still score. Just look at last night?s game. The Rockies scored in the first six innings of the ball game, and scored double-digit runs. Look for the Rockies to win again tonight.

Colorado Rockies (-)


San Diego Pares at Arizona Diamondbacks

Big game here tonight for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are a team that has struggled for a long time. Don?t forget that this team was red hot right out of the gate. There was not a better team in baseball during the first two weeks of baseball. With that said the Diamondbacks are still a first place team and they still are a team with a ton of talent.

This pitching match-up is a lot closer than you would think. Sure Jake Peavy goes tonight for the Padres and he is great, but on the season he is just 5-5. The Padres are just 5-8 in his thirteen starts. Doug Davis on the other hand has the same .500 mark and his team is .500 in his starts. The Diamondbacks at home are still a tough beat. They will be able to put a few runs on the board, and will take this Saturday affair.

Arizona Diamondbacks (-)


LA Dodgers at San Francisco Giants

When the Dodgers hit they are almost un-beatable. Would you believe that the Dodgers are within just a few games of first place? With all of their struggles they have managed to stay around and hang in the race. In fact if you ask our staff we like the Dodgers to take the NL West division crown and head to the playoffs. After all they do have the calming influence of Joe Toree on their side.

Last night the Dodgers got the bats going early and they got them going often. LA ended up putting ten runs on the board and thirteen hits. Andre Either has been swinging the bat well and he hit his tenth home run of the season.

Tonight the Dodgers face a soft-throwing left-handed pitcher. LA will be able to knock him around. The Giants are not a great home team, and do not protect their ball park the way they should.

LA Dodgers (-)
 

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Saturday: Take MINNESOTA w/ Slowey -115 over Cleveland
 

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Mighty hit with the Red Sox last night.

Today it's the Orioles and Indians. The deficit is 115 sirignanos
 

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Tonight we come right back with those very same Dodgers as we like Los Angeles to once again have their way against the Giants.
Barry Zito took yet another loss his last start, and is now 3-12 this year with an ERA of 5.99. Zito has already lost once this season to LA, and his team is just 1-3 this year in the season series.
Los Angeles has won their last 4, and they are just 1/2-game behind the Diamondbacks for the top spot in the NL West. With the Dodgers owning a dominating 15-4 mark at San Francisco since the 2006 season, we have to side with the men in blue to extend their winning streak to 5 in a row this evening.
Play on Los Angeles.

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The Red Sox have taken the first two of this series and now they get to face Mike Mussina who they have absolutely dominated recently. We'll back Boston in this one as they send youngster Justin Masterson (4-2, 3.75 ERA) to the mound at Yankee Stadium.
Boston won the first game 7-0 on Thursday and then won Friday's contest 6-4. They've won five of the last six meetings this season and three straight in New York.
The Yankees have lost four of five on this homestand and five of six overall. Mussina (10-6, 3.87) has struggled a bit lately and New York has lost three of his last four starts. Against the Red Sox, the Yankees have lost his last five outings as he's given up 23 earned runs in 26.1 innings of work. For his career, Mussina is 19-17 with a 3.80 ERA in 54 starts against Boston.
Masterson gave up four runs on five hits in six innings of work Monday when the Red Sox lost 5-4 in Tampa Bay. But Boston is 5-3 in his eight starts this season and he's kept them in the game in each of his outings.
The Yankees are in one of their modes of struggling offense right now and the Red Sox aren't having any trouble scoring runs. Plus they love to hit off Mussina. Let's play the Sox to win their third straight in this series. Play Boston.

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For Saturday take the Angels at the Big A.

Roy Halladay is obviously great and laying money to him is not the easiest decision to make but right now John Lackey is probably the best pitcher on the planet and can easily shut down this struggling Toronto offense.
The Jays have flat out had a tough tough season. Their pitching is very good and should have been very good with Halladay, AJ Burnett, Shawn Marcum and a few others along with BJ Ryan closing things out but the offense has been underachieving and flat out awful. Alex Rios and Vernon Wells should be in the midst of breakout seasons but we have seen anything but and all in all this squad is just not very good right now. Cito Gaston was brought in to try and change the losing culture but the team has continued to play sluggishly and in a division with Boston, Tampa and the Yankees are all done and they know it.
Lackey has been phenomenal this season even with missing the first month on the dl. The righty has not missed a beat since start number one and was money in that last outing at Chavez Ravine completely outclassing the Dodgers in that 1-0 win. K-Rod came in for the one out save there and I can easily see him not even have to get ready here as Lackey gets that one extra out and completes this thing in possible shutout fashion.
Vlad and the offense certainly have had their share of struggles but they should be able to plate a few here at home and I'm not so sure that the scuffling Jays will be able to muster all that much on the road, across the country and against a superstar in Lackey.
In the end I'm looking for a 4-0, maybe 4-1, type of an Anaheim victory!
 

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