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Wednesday
early games for one except Oakland and I like it for two
Wednesday
early games for one except Oakland and I like it for two
- 7/24/2013 2:10 PM MLB Baseball 915 Oakland Athletics* -163 vs Houston Astros
A Griffin - R Listed B Norris - R Listed
A.Griffin & B.Norris must start for action
Stros snapping the majors' longest current losing streak against any opponent with a win last nite and the Astros improved to 1-10 against the A's this season and 2-15 all-time.I think the A's start a new streek this afternoon with Griffin @ 2-1, 3.00 in his last three starts against Norris who allowed 13 runs in 10.2 IP in losing his last two starts.Norris (6-9, 3.91) has allowed three home runs in his last two starts, but those were hardly his only problems. The right-hander gave up 13 runs over 10 2-3 innings in those outings sandwiched around the All-Star break, surrendering six over 5 2-3 of Friday's 10-7 loss to Seattle and is 0-2 with an 11.37 ERA in two starts against Oakland this season, failing to make it out of the first inning in one of those. - 7/24/2013 3:35 PM MLB Baseball 917 Minnesota Twins* +225 vs Los Angeles Angels
M Pelfrey - R Listed J Weaver - R Listed
M.Pelfrey & J.Weaver must start for action
Minnesota won six of its last seven games and playing decent ball and they are a huge dog to a Angels team who lost their last three games, allowing 20 runs. Yeah I realize Weaver is 3-1, 1.64 in his last five starts but Pelfrey is 1-1, 2.55 in his last three.Pelfrey (4-7, 5.40) has been pitching better of late, going 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA over his last three starts while decreasing his ERA in each of his last seven. He allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings of Minnesota's 3-2 win over Cleveland on Friday.Twins has won five straight meetings with Los Angeles and is on the verge of sweeping the Angels on the road for the first time since 1996. MAy not get the sweep but I have been on the Twins the last two so may as well try for three - 7/24/2013 3:40 PM MLB Baseball 919 Cleveland Indians* +105 vs Seattle Mariners
S Kazmir - L Listed J Saunders - L Listed
S.Kazmir & J.Saunders must start for action
The Mariners are are hot averaging 6.3 runs during their 8 game streak, while their starters have a 2.04 ERA. Saunders (9-8, 4.28 ERA) has won twice during that stretch after yielding three runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings of Friday's 10-7 win at Houston.The Indians are cold losing four of five since the All-Star break to fall 3 1/2 back of AL Central-leading Detroit with Kazmir (5-4, 4.30) who allowed five runs in three innings against Seattle on May 20, is 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA in his last six outings. Kazmir gave up just two hits and two runs - both unearned - over six innings in Friday's 3-2 loss at Minnesota, lowering his ERA in his last three road starts to 1.50 and is Kazmir is 2-0, 2.92 in his last six. The Indians, though, have a 1.98 ERA with 40 strikeouts during the first five games of a trip that ends Wednesday.Cleveland can use all the offense it can get as it's hitting .213 in the second half. With all of that said, I think the Indians prevent the sweep today