Bosox at O’s – 1905 – Lester v Berken – Lester getting stronger. Like his strikeout totals. Take the Six.

Chisox at Indians – 1905 – Floyd v Pavano – Floyd due for good outing, Pavano yielding runs. Chisox win.

Mets at Brewers – 1905 – Nieve v Looper – Mets too injured to compete. Poor defense, weak bats. Brewers win.

Cubs at Pirates – 1905 – Harden v Duke – Cubs snap out of it. Harden excels. Cubs win.

Rays at Jays – 1907 – Nieman v Halladay – Not a good idea to be against halladay, even if he has been disabled. Go with Jays on road.

Nats at Marlins – 1910 – Olson v Nolasco – Marklins walk over Nats.

Angels at Rangers – 2005 – O’Sullivan v Padilla – Angels have something going on. Bats have come alive. Best in West in LA Angels. Angels win.

Twins at Royals – 2010 – Blackburn v Hochever – Feels like a road win for Twins. Take Twins in close one.

Giants at Cards – 2015 – Linecum v Thompson – Linecum looking for k’s. He will find them against hard hitting Cards. Giants win again.

Tigers at A’s – 2205 – Porcello v Anderson – A’s in hitting slump. Tigers winning close ones. Take the Tigers.

Astros at Padres – 2205 – Oswalt v Geer – Oswalt gets a win. Take the Astros.

Rockies at Dodgers – 2210 – Jimenez v Wolf – Good series here. All close games. Take the home team but Rockies are hottest team. Dodgers pull this out against bullpen.

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Yesterday 9-6.

A tough slate today. AL still dominating. In close games, we stay with form until a reversal shows.

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Reds @ Indians – 1300 – Owings v Huff – Should be high scoring game. Go with the home tea. Indians is slugfest.

Phillies – Jays – 1300 – Moyer v Tallett – Phillies hitting, Jays have better pitcher today. Take the Jays.

Bosox – Braves – 1330 – Penny v Hanson – Hanson throwing hard – Bosox hitting, Penny getting it done – Go with pitching – Braves in surprise.

Nats – O’s – 1335 – Lannan v Hernandez – Nats put their ace out today but O’s on roll. Take O’s at home.

Royals – Pirates – 1335 – Greinke v Morton – You cannot bet against the ERA king. Take Royals and make some hay.

Marlins – Rays – 1338 – Miller v Price – Two 6 foot 7 inch hurlers go at it in Tampa. We like the Rays but a close one.

Cubs – Chisox – 1405 – Zambrano v Danks – No wonder Pinella’s a wreck. Zambrano and Bradley combo? Get rid of one, better yet, both! If everyone feels like playing, Cubs win.

Giants – Brewers – 1405 – Sadowski v Suppan – Two teams playing hard. Going to stay with hometeam. Brewers again.

Tigers – Astros – 1405 – Jackson v Ortiz – Good pitching matchup here. Going with the younger chucker. Jackson outduels Ortiz. Tigers win.

Twins – Cards – 1405 – Liriano v Pineiro – Twins get good pitching. Twins snap back.

Rockies – A’s – 1605 – Cook v Mazzaro – Rockies refusing to lose. Picking the upset today. Taking A’s but a tough one.

Mariners – Dodgers – 1610 – Olson v Kuroda – Kuroda settles things down out west. Dodgers backtracking a bit. LA starts another run with win here.

Angels – Diamondbacks – 161- – Palmer v Scherzer – Light hitting Diamonmdbacks need some clutch hits. Angels too much for Arizona. Take Angels.

Padres – Rangers – 2005 – Gaudin v Hunter – Rangers snap out of it in big way today.

Yankees – Mets – 2005 – Wang v Hrenandez – Can Wang record a win? This could be best chance. Yankees outscore Mets.

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It seems like when in doubt, go with the AL in interleague games. AL goes 9-5 on Friday. They may do better today

Cubs and White Sox have a barn burner on slate for today. We like Cubs but will be another tough one.

In LA, Dodgers at disadvantage but swinging well and playing great defense. Ethier’s three homerun night may be sign of big breakout streak. If Martin starts winging, watch out. A little short in bullpen today.Los Angeles Dodgers’ Andre Ethier hits a home run during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier hits a home run during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Los Angeles on Friday, June 26, 2009.

Yankees to strong for hurting Mets. Burnett needs big game. Mets a mess. It’s big money time in Big Apple. Best bet of day for team with something to prove. Cashman is watching.

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Betting, Handicap, MLB 2009

Alex Rodriquez hit his 563rd homerun, tying the slugger with Reggie Jackson for 11th place on the all-time list

Two good, high-priced teams will be in New York this weekend as the New York Mets host the New York Yankees at Citi Field starting on Friday night. Both teams won Thursday night to tighten their respective races. Laden with injuries and the usual controversies that accompany both teams, the weekend series has big pennant race potential for the Big Apple’s finest.

In Atlanta, the Yankees finally got plenty of hitting and run production from the cleanup slot in an 11-7 win over the Braves. Alex Rodriquez hit his 563rd homerun, tying the slugger with Reggie Jackson for 11th place on the all-time list.

The Atlanta win was A-Rod’s first multi-hit game since May 25th. His 3 for 5, one homerun and 4 RBI night brought some relief to a troubled clubhouse and manager. In a rare road appearance, General Manager Brian Cashman paid a road visit to the Bronx Bombers who have lost 9 of their last 11 and relinquished the league lead to the dreaded Bosox.

With their talented slugger mired in a .223 slump, the Yanks have struggled for hits much less runs. A-Rod’s slump has been so pronounced that Braves Manager Bobby Cox did the unthinkable walking Mark Teixeira to load the bases for the struggling third baseman. A-Rod used an inside out swing to plate two runs with a clutch single.

Speculation has been that his strike zone is extended and that he has not fully recovered from hip surgery. Yankee fans have short memories and when you are the cleanup hitter for the highest profile team in the sport, you had better produce.

The Yankees’ most consistent starter, Andy Pettitte only lasted 3.2 innings yielding 7 hits and 6 runs before giving way to Alfredo Aceves who went 2.1 innings recording his 5th win against one loss. Mariano Rivera posted his 17th save retiring the last batter.

Resurgent left fielder Johnny Damon also drive in 4 runs with another solid 4 – 5 night at the plate. Damon raised his average to .293 and has been the most consistent Yankee batsman to date.

Mets 3, Cards 2

Two of the game’s best pitchers, both Cy Young winners, went at it on Thursday with the Mets Johan Santana (9-5) out-dueling Chris Carpenter (5-2) and giving the Mets consecutive wins for the first time in 16 days.

With Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado out with injuries, the Mets’ lineup has some serious holes. Disabled pitchers John Maine and Oliver Perez has pushed the bullpen the brink.

Double A callup, Nick Evans delivered a clutch two run shot in the three run third. With help from Pedro Feliciano, who pitched the eighth and closer Francisco Rodriquez, who notched his 20th save, the Mets pulled within a half game of the Phillies in the NL East. What weekend!

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The American league East Reigns

Major League Baseball’s best division, The AL East, continues its mastery of the National League and paved the way to the American League’s 10 wins Wednesday night. It was “Happy Days are Here Again” for the AL and especially for the American League East with four of the division’s five teams registering decisive wins before the big crowds that follow the division wherever they travel.

Red Sox 3, Nationals 2

Nationals Park has 41, 530 fans there but the majority were rooting for the league leading Red Sox (44-27) as the visitors rode a three run home run by David Ortiz and a 2 run shot by Jason Varitek to outscore Washington 6-4.

John Lester recorded the win and Jonathon Papelbon recorded his 17th save.

Ortiz flagged a 2 out changeup with 2 on in the fourth to ignite the Red Sox offense. The Bosox now lead the AL East by 5 games.


Yankees 4, Braves 2

The Yankees (39-32) ended a string of 14 scoreless innings after Manager Joe Girardi was tossed from the game when rookie catcher Francesco Cervelli hit his first major league homerun in the sixth inning. The slumping A Rod (.210) finally got a clutch hit, smashing an 0-2 pitch from Kris Medlen (2-3) in to right center and plating 2 runs.

Jaba Chamberlain pitch 6.1 strong innings, striking out 5 and walking nine in recording his 4th win (402). All Star reliever Mariano Rivera notched his 16 save to seal the win. In a rare appearance at the plate, Rivera lined out in the 9th.

Blue Jays 8, Reds 2

Toronto (40-33) took the mystery out of this early as Aaron Hill, Adam Lind and Vernon Wells all homered in the first inning off shell-shocked Bronson Arroyo. It was Toronto’s third straight win.

Scott Richmond recorded his 6th win for the homestanding Jays.

Rays 7 – Phillies 1

In another faceoff between last year’s league winners, the homestanding Rays (38-35) chalked up a 5-run 8th inning to boost Matt Garza (5-5) past the Champion Phillies.

Ex-Phillie slugger Pat Burrell got Tampa started with a 2 run shot in the second and Quniton McCracken extend his 18 game hitting streak with an RBI single in the 8th.

Marlins 5, Orioles 2

On a hot night in Miami, Ricky Nolasco continued to show winning form after two weeks in the minors with his 4th consecutive strong outing. The Marlins have now won four straight and have handed the Orioles (32-39) their second loss following a five game winning streak.

Nolasco only surrendered tow unearned runs. Dan Meyer notched his first save in relief. Cody Ross had three hits for Miami.

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