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FYI, let's limit the comps to the first 2 pages, I need this thread to be used for chatter and what games members would like to pick up or split. Service thread getting way to much chatter. Ty.

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MLB WRITE-UP

Wednesday, August 26

Hot Pitchers
-- Braves won last three Kawakami starts (1-0, 1.77).
-- Johnson is 5-1, 3.33 in his last eight starts.
-- Harden is 3-1, 2.05 in his last seven starts. Martin is 2-1, 3.06 in his last three starts.
-- Oswalt is 4-0, 3.22 in his last nine starts. Pineiro is 3-0, 2.95 in his last three starts.
-- Wolf is 3-0, 1.99 in his last three starts.
-- Sanchez is 3-1, 2.73 in his last five starts. Arizona won five of last six Davis starts.

-- Rzerpczynski is 1-0, 1.46 in his last two starts. Kazmir won four of his last five starts.
-- Pettitte is 2-0, 3.48 in his last five starts. Holland is 2-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
-- Wakefield was 5-0, 3.97 in his last seven starts before going on DL. Floyd has a 2.98 RA in his last six starts.
-- Jackson is 4-0, 4.13 in his last four starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Hamels is 0-3, 7.17 in his last four starts. Maholm is 1-3, 6.39 in his last six outings.
-- Stauffer is 0-4, 5.40 in his last four starts.
-- Pelfrey is 1-3, 8.85 in his last four starts.
-- KWells is 0-3, 5.91 in 26 relief stints this year (35 IP). He's made 205 starts in his career, none this year. Looper has a 6.49 RA in his last six starts.
-- Fogg is 0-1, 2.25 in 20 relief stints this year (40 IP); he's started 193 starts in his career, none this year.

-- Huff has a 7.86 RA in his last five starts. Hochevar is 0-3, 7.45 in his last five starts.
-- Saunders was 1-3, 10.09 in his last eight starts before going on DL.
-- Guthrie is 1-4, 6.39 in his last six starts. Blackburn is 0-4, 9.37 in his last seven starts.
-- GGonzalez is 0-2, 7.59 in his last two starts. French has a 6.05 RA in four starts for the Mariners.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won seven of their last nine games. Pirates won six of their last seven games.
-- Braves won four of their last six games.
-- Astros won four of their last six games. Cardinals won 13 of their last 16 games.
-- Colorado won 29 of its last 39 home games.

-- Bronx won nine of its last thirteen games. Rangers are 7-4 in their last eleven road games.
-- Rays won eight of their last ten games.
-- Red Sox won six of their last eight games.
-- Indians won 11 of their last 17 road games.
-- Twins won seven of their last eight games.
-- Tigers are 8-4 in their last twelve games.
-- Mariners won their last three home games.

Cold Teams
-- Padres lost four of their last six games.
-- Mets lost 16 of their last 23 games. Marlins lost four of last six.
-- Reds lost seven of their last ten games. Brewers lost six of nine.
-- Nationals lost six of their last eight games. Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
-- Dodgers scored total of nine runs in their last four games.
-- Arizona lost eight of its last nine games. Giants lost four of their last six games.

-- Toronto is 10-19 in its last 29 games.
-- White Sox lost 14 of their last 20 road games.
-- Orioles lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Royals lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Angels lost their last three games, allowing 23 runs.
-- Oakland lost five of its last seven games.

Totals
-- Under is 13-4-2 in Phillies' last 19 road games.
-- Seven of last eight Kawakami starts stayed under.
-- Eight of last ten Johnson starts went over the total.
-- Five of last six Looper starts went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Harden starts stayed under the total; last six Martin starts all went over.
-- Five of last seven Oswalt starts went over the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Colorado games.
-- Under is 9-4 in last thirteen Davis starts.

-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Pettitte starts.
-- Seven of Tampa Bay's last eight road games went over the total.
-- 11 of last 13 games at Fenway Park went over the total.
-- Over is 13-1-2 in Cleveland's last 16 road games.
-- Six of last eight Baltimore road games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Detroit road games went over the total.
-- Nine of last thirteen Oakland road games went over the total.

Umpires
-- Phil-Pitt-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Everitt games.
-- SD-Atl-- Underdog won six of last nine Timmons games.
-- NY-Fla-- Underdog is 10-6 in last sixteen Reilly games.
-- Chi-Mil-- Favorite won six of last seven Miller games.
-- Wsh-Chi-- Favorite won five of last six Drake games.
-- Hst-StL-- Under is 12-5 in last seventeen Demuth games.
-- LA-Colo-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Dimuro games.
-- Az-SF-- Under is 9-0-1 in last ten Barrett games.

-- Clev-KC-- Home team won three of four Beal games this season.
-- Det-LA-- Last six Wolf games all went over the total.
-- TB-Tor-- Underdog is 6-5 in last eleven Crawford games.
-- Tex-NY-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Davidson games.
-- Chi-Bos-- Under is 3-0-1 in Causey games this season.
-- Blt-Min-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve Tichenor games.
-- A's-Sea-- There isn't enough information to analyze ump Bellino
 
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2:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland

3:35 PM
DETROIT vs. LA ANGELS
Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Detroit is 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Detroit
LA Angels are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games at home

7:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

7:05 PM
TEXAS vs. NY YANKEES
Texas is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games at home
NY Yankees are 16-5 SU in their last 21 games

7:07 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay

7:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. BOSTON
Chi White Sox are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

7:10 PM
NY METS vs. FLORIDA
NY Mets are 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ATLANTA
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
San Diego is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

8:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. MILWAUKEE
Cincinnati is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Cincinnati is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

8:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CHI CUBS
Washington is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Washington is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home

8:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. MINNESOTA
Baltimore is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Minnesota is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Baltimore

8:15 PM
HOUSTON vs. ST. LOUIS
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

8:40 PM
LA DODGERS vs. COLORADO
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
LA Dodgers are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

10:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Oakland is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Oakland

10:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Arizona is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
 
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New York Mets at Florida Marlins (-240, 8)

The Fish were floundering on their six-game road swing last week. Just the week before that skid, Florida was the hottest team in the bigs. It started August 9-6 with five of those wins coming inside LandShark Stadium.

Now the Marlins are back home in the Sunshine State, hosting the injury-plagued New York Mets for three games. Heading into Tuesday’s opener, Florida is 34-28 at home this season and took two of three contests with the Mets at the former Dolphins Stadium earlier this year.

"It goes back to the old saying, it's the biggest series of the year coming up, against the Mets," outfielder Cody Ross told reporters. "We have to get back to the baseball we were playing before the road trip. We just have to keep picking each other up. Once you have a tough series like this, it's easy to have it spiral. We can't afford to do that."

The Marlins have the third-best batting average at home in the National League (.273 BA) and average 4.9 runs per game at LandShark Stadium – compared to their 4.74 season average.

Pick: Florida


Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (+126, 10)

The Dodgers’ stranglehold on the NL West seemed unbreakable a few months back.

But Los Angeles’ sub-par performances and a cruising Colorado Rockies club are loosening that grip heading into this week’s important three-game set.

The Rockies extended their Wild Card lead and pulled within three games of the Dodgers in the division. Colorado is riding a wave of momentum into Tuesday’s series opener after downing the San Francisco Giants in three of four games this weekend, including a walk-off home-run victory in extra innings Monday.

That win improved the Rockies’ record to 15-7 this month and gave them their 15th series win in the past 23 sets since Jim Tracy took over as manager. Before the managerial change, Colorado had taken just three of its first 16 series.

Pick: Colorado
 
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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers

Streaking

Joel Pineiro (12-9, 3.15 ERA), St. Louis Cardinals

Remember when this guy couldn’t throw over the plate for the Mariners? Pineiro’s success this season is just another testament to pitching coach Dave Duncan’s brilliance.

The 31-year-old righty has quality starts in eight of his last nine appearances and the Cards won each of the last nine times he’s taken the ball.

He doesn’t many batters out, but he doesn’t need to either thanks to his sinking fastball. He’s already tossed 137 more ground outs than fly balls this season.

“[Pineiro] had good action down in the zone,” Padres manager Bud Black told reporters after the hurler held his club to one run over 7 2-3 innings. “We just couldn’t solve him.”

Kenshin Kawakami (6-9, 3.97 ERA), Atlanta Braves

This 34-year-old MLB rookie is doing his part keeping the Braves’ playoff hopes alive. Kawakami has a 2.39 ERA this month and has delivered quality starts in each of his last four outings.

Maybe the best part of his game is that he’s not easily intimidated. The Japanese import has gotten the best of Roy Halladay, Clayton Kershaw and most recently Johan Santana.

“He does it every time he faces a team’s ace,” Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said following a 3-2 win over the Mets and Santana. “No matter what, we have a chance to win when he toes the rubber.”


Returning/slumping

Joe Saunders (9-7, 5.33 ERA), Los Angeles Angels

This lefty makes his return from the disabled list on Wednesday, but it’s unclear what bettors should expect from him. Just last season Saunders (17-7, 3.41 ERA) helped carry the Angels to the playoffs.

But 2009 hasn’t been nearly as kind for the 28 year old. Before being placed on the DL because of soreness in his shoulder, Saunders numbers are gross and the over is 13-0 his last 13 outings.

“This is the best I’ve felt since last year,” Saunders told the Los Angeles Times following a three-inning simulated game in the bullpen last Friday. “I long-tossed farther than I ever have for four out of five days, and my arm has responded great.

“There’s no tightness, no soreness, knock on wood. I’m ready to get back out there.”
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Rays
-113 at 5DIMES > 11h.
1* Take the Tampa Bay Rays on the Moneyline, We are getting very good value here with the Rays Wednesday night who have the superior pitcher on the mound. The Rays are 6-1 in Scott Kazmir's (8-7, 6.17 ERA) last 7 starts against an AL East division opponent and they are also 4-1 in Kazmir's last 5 starts overall. The Jays are just 7-19 in their last 26 games against a lefty starter and they were just 1-5 in their last 6 games as an underdog at home before Tuesday night's game. Take the Tampa Bay Rays as my MLB Bonus Play for Wednesday night.
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Houston Astros vs. St Louis Cardinals St Louis Cardinals
-129 at BOOKM > 12h.
These two teams square-off for Game Two of their three-game series on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium after the Cardinals took Game One on Tuesday by a score of 1 to 0. Six of the last seven games in this series have fallen below the posted total. Houston has struggled on the road this season with a record of 26-34 (-2.0) scoring 4.3 runs per game with a batting average of .260. Their Achilles Heel has been their bullpen when playing on the road this season with an ERA of 5.01 and a WHIP of 1.626. Houston is ranked 22 in pitching with an ERA of 4.50 with opponents hitting .274 and an OBP of .343. They will send Roy Oswalt to the bump with his road record of 4-2 and an ERA of 4.04 this season. Over his last three outings he is 1-0 with an ERA of 5.50 in those starts. The Cardinals have been much stronger posting a record of 37-24 at home averaging 4.2 runs per game with a batting average of .263. They are ranked 17 in hitting with a batting average of .261 averaging 4.5 runs per game and an OPS of .748. The real strength has been their pitching where they are ranked 3 with an ERA of 3.69 allowing opponents a batting average of .260 and an OBP of .320. St. Louis will send Joel Pineiro to the hill with his 5-4 home record and ERA of 2.41 over his last three outings he has been money going 3-0 with an ERA of 2.95. Pineiro has been solid in the second half of the season, over the last three years he is 11-2 (+10.4) during the month of August and 9-0 (+9.2) during the second half of the season this year. With St. Louis playing at home and with a purpose we will back them here only having to lay short chalk is a bonus, so back the host as they get a Game Two victory on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.

Graded Selection: 2* St. Louis Cardinals 3 Houston Astros 2
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals Total
9½ ov+105 at 5DIMES > 6h.
Cleveland (Huff) @ Kansas City (Hochevar) 2:10 PM ET
Play On: Over 9.5 (+105)

The Cleveland starter Huff hasn’t seen any of his last 6 starts stay under the total. In those 6 starts Huff has posted a lofty 7.15 ERA and 1.82 WHIP. In 10 starts on the road Huff has posted a terrible 6.87 ERA and 1.71 WHIP. The Kansas City starter Luke Hochevar has seen 4 of his last 5 starts go over the total while posting a sizeable 7.45 ERA and 1.66 WHIP in the process. Going into the action on Tuesday night 6 of the last 7 meetings between these 2 clubs has gone over the total. The Royals have gone over the total in 8 of their last 9 at home and 17 of the last 22 at home versus a team with a less than .500 winning percentage. Cleveland has seen just 16 of its last 55 road games go under the total. Play on this game to go over the total as my free selection of the day.
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
-140 at 5DIMES > 11h.
On Wednesday I have a nice comp play.Lets go to Boston.Game 976 at 7:10 eastern, as our comp play tonight.We had them on the run line on Tuesday and they cashed out 6-3.Tonight the Redsox fit a huge 19-2 Power system.What we want to do is play on certain home favorites with a 9.5 or higer total off a home favored win at -200 or higher and scored 5 or more runs on 10+ hits.If our opponent is off a road dog loss at +200 or higher and had 4 or less runs on 5+ hits with no more than 1 error,our Home team is 19-2 winning by an average 6-3 score.In the pitching matchup we have G.Floyd going tonight for the Whitesox.Floyd has never been a good road pitcher as evidence by his 5-8 5.38 road stats this year.Boston has T.Wakefied making his first start since early July.In his home starts the Redsox are 8-1 this year.Boston is 16-6 at home this year if the total gets to 10 to 10.5,while the Whitesox are 1-7 on the road in that same total range.The Redsox are scoring over 8 rpg. on better than .300 hitting over the past 7 games.Tney are 7-2 at home vs the Whitesox.In the 19-2 system the Redsox themselves are 6-1 when it applies to them.The only thing that precludes this game from late phone consideration is the long absence of Wakefield.I do however have a big NL.system play that cashes over 90% of the time with a big pitching edge and 2 solid angles that play on our side.This play leads the Wednesday card.On Tuesday we nailed the big NL totals play.Tonight we do more damage.Jump on and start cashing out.Take the Boston Redsox tonight as the Bonus Play bol RV-
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners
-1½+176 at 5DIMES > 14h.
Bonus Play WINNER
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies
-168 at 5DIMES > 11h.
FREE MLB PLAY
 
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MLB | Aug 26
Houston Astros vs. St Louis Cardinals Total
7½ un+110 at 5DIMES > 12h.
Free MLB Over-Under
 
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MLB | Aug 26
San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves
-210 at BODOG > 11h.
Free MLB Play
 
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Jim Feist

(971) TAMPA BAY RAYS
(972) TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Take "Over"

A pair of strong offensive teams meet, as Toronto is 12th in baseball in runs scored, the Rays are 5th. This is a great hitter's park, too, in Toronto. Tampa Bay lefty Scott Kazmir (8-7, 6.17 ERA) has struggled all season, particularly with control, walking 49 in 105 innings. He has an ERA over 7 against Toronto this season. Toronto starter Marc Rzepczynski also has control trouble, walking 23 in 49 innings. Play the Rays/Jays Over the total.
 
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(965) ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
(966) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Take "(966) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS"

The Giants are in tough shape following that disastrous extra inning defeat at Colorado on Monday. But they showed some real grit by holding on to defeat the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, and they aren't about to toss in the towel just yet. I like SF's chances here with lefty Jonathan Sanchez throwing, as he's usually effective at home. Even though the Giants are notoriously impatient hitters who hate to take a walk, they may get some help tonight from Doug Davis. The D-Backs southpaw has had control issues recently. I'll go with the Giants tonight.
 
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Scored with my FREE winner on Tuesday as the Giants held on to beat the D'Backs in San Francisco. Tonight, I've got another one for you as I go with the Mariners at home to get the best of the A's.

The Mariners have just dominated Oakland when these two have gotten together lately, it's hard to go against Seattle in this one. Play Seattle left-hander Lucas French (3-3, 3.83 ERA) as the Mariners have won 11 of the last 14 meetings with the A's, including 8-1 at home in Seattle.

Seattle took Tuesday's game, 4-2, and the Mariiners have only allowed three runs in the first two games of the series. French has a 2.42 ERA at home and last time we saw him in front of the home fans was Aug. 15 when he allowed four runs, but none earned in the 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

This is just his fifth start for the Mariners after being acquired from Detroit and he goes up against young Oakland lefty Gio Gonzalez (4-4, 5.78) who has a 4.32 ERA in his last three starts. Gonzalez has gotten shelled in his last two, allowing nine runs in losses to the White Sox and Tigers.

The Mariners usually dominate when they are the chalk, going 28-11 in their last 28 as favorites. Meanwhile the A's are just 16-41 on the road against a winning team. Play Seattle in this one.
2♦ SEATTLE
 
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The Rockies once trailed the Dodgers by 15 1/2 games, but now find themselves two games back in the NL West race after their 5-4, 10-inning win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

The pressure is on the Dodgers, who have lost 11 of 19, but they've got the right guy pitching tonight in Randy Wolf.

Wolf (8-6, 3.34 ERA) has won his last three starts, posting a 1.99 ERA in that stretch. The left-hander allowed one run and one hit in seven innings Friday in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. He hit a two-run double in the game, and has five RBIs in his last two outings.

Wolf is 4-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 11 career starts against Colorado.

Rockies right-hander Josh Fogg (0-1, 2.25) is getting today's start in place of Aaron Cook, who has a shoulder injury. Fogg hasn't started a game since Sept. 4, when he gave up five runs and four hits in three innings against Pittsburgh while pitching for Cincinnati.

Fogg is 3-4 with a 4.07 ERA in 10 career starts vs. Los Angeles. Since he hasn't started all season, I don't expect him to go too deep in tonight's game.

With Wolf on the mound tonight, I don't see Colorado gaining a sweep of the Dodgers, especially with Los Angeles really needing a victory. Take the Dodgers in this one.
3♦ L.A. DODGERS
 
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Now on a 46-35 roll with the plays I'm giving away, including the Reds over the Brewers 8-6 Tuesday night! For tonight's complimentary play, we're looking at the Chi. White Sox/Boston match up.

Some bettors are calling for the bounce back here by the Pale Hose, but not so fast. Not only have the White Sox struggled at Fenway, going 1-7 in their L8 meetings there, but Boston has owned them in general, now winning 13 of their L16 match ups! It won't get any easier tonight, as they face Tim Wakefield in this one.

I can understand why someone would be reticent to back a pitcher coming straight off the DL, like Wakefield is, but a veteran knuckler like Wakefield should have little trouble getting back to form. His 11-3 record and 4.31 ERA are no accident, and I expect Wakefield to give the Red Sox rotation the boost it so desperately needs, starting with tonight.

White Sox counter with Gavin Floyd, who comes into this contest off a shaky start against the Orioles, where he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 7 1/3 innings. Clearly, Floyd prefers to pitch at the Cell, as his ERA more than 2 1/2 runs on the road (2.60 at home vs 5.38 away). Although he's 2-0 against the Red Sox in his career, his ugly 5.74 ERA is nothing to write home about. Point being, Floyd can be mighty inconsistent on the highway, and I'm just not buying what he's selling in this one.

Finally, these two offenses are in different places right now, as the Red Sox are batting .299 over their L10 games, as compared to just .252 for the White Sox. Not only that, but its no secret Boston loves hitting righties at Fenway, averaging a hearty 6.0 runs per game in that spot, batting .287 in the process! In the end, look for Wakefield to bring some stability to this Red Sox staff, as he delivers Wednesday night at Fenway.

Take Boston behind Wakefield over the Chicago White Sox and Floyd in this MLB match up.
2♦ BOSTON
 
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Marc Lawrence MLB - Wednesday 8/26
Play On: Tampa Bay w/Kazmir vs Rzepczynski

Note: The Rays battle the Blue Jays in Game Two of this three-game series north of the border tonight when they send Scott Kazmir up against Marc Rzepczynski in Toronto. Kazmir enters tonight's fray with three wins in his last three team starts against the Jays. He's also 3-1 his last 4 team starts in this park. With Rzepczynski winless in his two team starts against Tamp[a this season and Toronto riding a 4-game losing streak on Wednesdays, look for Kazmir to improve to 11-2 in his last 13 August team starts here this evening.
 

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