Wednesday 8/10 MLB Betting Information

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PHILADELPHIA vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

PITTSBURGH vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Pittsburgh is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 16 games

LA ANGELS vs. NY YANKEES
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 17-6 SU in their last 23 games at home
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games

CHI WHITE SOX vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

OAKLAND vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oakland's last 15 games
Oakland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Oakland

SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games

COLORADO vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

ATLANTA vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

KANSAS CITY vs. TAMPA BAY
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing Kansas City

SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

WASHINGTON vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games at home
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games

BOSTON vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

MILWAUKEE vs. ST. LOUIS
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

HOUSTON vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Arizona is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Arizona's last 23 games when playing at home against Houston

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Hot pitchers
-- Worley is 7-0, 1.79 in his last nine starts. Billingsley is 3-1, 2.42 in his last four home starts.
-- Hudson is 3-1, 2.05 in his last five starts.
-- Lopez is 2-0, 0.66 in his last two Wrigley starts.
-- Westbrook is 2-1, 3.12 in his last four starts.

-- Nova is 4-0, 2.41 in his last five starts.
-- Porcello is 5-0, 3.72 in his last six starts.
-- Lester is 5-1, 1.76 in his last six road starts.

Cold pitchers
-- JSanchez is 0-3, 5.76 in his last five starts. Karstens is 0-2, 6.05 in his last four starts.
-- ASanchez is 0-4, 6.18 in his last seven starts.
-- Leake is 1-3, 3.90 in his last five starts. 36-year old Millwood makes his 407th big league start; he was 4-16, 5.10 for Orioles LY. This year, he was 7-2, 4.32 in 16 minor league starts.
-- Dickey is 1-2, 4.09 in his last five starts. Harang has a 6.95 RA in his last four starts.
-- Detwiler is 1-1, 3.48 in his first two '11 starts.
-- Wolf allowed 11 runs in 11 IP in splitting two '11 starts vs St Louis.
-- ARodriguez is 0-4, 7.04 in his last seven starts. Collmenter is 1-2, 9.69 in his last three starts.

-- Humber is 0-4, 7.97 in his last four starts. Hunter allowed four runs in four IP in his first Baltimore start.
-- 23-year old Richards is 27-8 in three minor league seasons, 12-2, 3.06 in 21 AA starts this season. This is his major league debut.
-- GGonzalez is 0-5, 6.37 in his last seven road starts. Alvarez was 8-4, 2.86 in 14 AA starts this season; this is big league debut for 21-year old.
-- Jimenez is 0-1, 11.45 in his last three starts.
-- Paulino is 0-3, 3.91 in his last four starts. Davis is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts.
-- Vargas is 0-5, 7.24 in his last six starts. Holland is 1-2, 6.23 in his last four starts.
-- Blackburn is 0-3, 12.00 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Six of Philly's last nine road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 12-5 in Giants' last seventeen home games.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in Florida's last eleven home games.
-- Six of last eight Cincinnati home games went over the total.
-- Padres' last eight road games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Washington road games stayed under total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in Cardinals' last five home games.
-- Last six Houston games went over the total.

-- Under is 13-2 in White Sox' last fifteen road games.
-- Six of last nine games in Bronx went over the total.
-- Three of last four Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 12-1-2 in last fifteen Oakland games.
-- Under is 11-5 in Kansas City's last sixteen road games.
-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Texas home games.
-- Six of last seven Minnesota home games stayed under total.

Hot Teams
-- San Diego won four of its last six games, scoring 50 runs, but blew late leads and lost last two.
-- Braves won four of their last six games. Mets won three of four.
-- Rockies won three of their last four games.
-- Cubs won seven of their last nine games. Washington won three of its last four games.
-- Brewers won 12 of their last 13 games. Cardinals won four of their last five games.
-- Phillies won 17 of their last 21 games, are 10-1 since the Pence trade. .

-- Bronx won eight of its last eleven games. Angels won four of their last five games.
-- Blue Jays won four of their last six home games. A's won their last three games, allowing five runs.
-- Tampa Bay won five of its last seven games.
-- White Sox won their last five games, scoring 29 runs.
-- Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Red Sox won 17 of their last 24 games.

Cold Teams
-- Marlins lost their last six games, scoring 19 runs.
-- Reds lost six of their last seven games, allowing 40 runs.
-- Astros lost eight of their last eleven games. Arizona lost four of its last six games.
-- Dodgers lost five of their last six home games.
-- Giants lost nine of their last 12 games. Pittsburgh lost 12 of last 15.

-- Indians are 0-6 in game following their last six wins. Detroit lost last two games, but is 7-2 in game following its last nine losses.
-- Orioles lost 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Royals lost four of their last five games.
-- Seattle is 2-12 on the road since the All-Star break.
-- Minnesota lost ten of its last twelve games.

Umpires
-- SD-NY-- Over is 8-4 in last twelve Nelson games.
-- Col-Cin-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Cederstrom games, with visitor winning his last six games behind the plate.
-- Atl-Fla-- Three of last four Layne games went over the total.
-- Wsh-Chi-- Last three Dreckman games stayed under the total.
-- Mil-StL-- Underdog won six of last seven Estabrook games.
-- Hst-Az-- Seven of last nine Iassogna games stayed under total.
-- Phil-LA-- Five of last seven Diaz games went over the total.
-- Pitt-SF-- Under is 7-0 in last seven Marquez games.

-- Chi-Balt-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Miller games; favorites won his last seven games behind the dish.
-- LA-NY-- Six of last seven Muchinski games went over the total.
-- A's-Tor-- Five of last six Demuth games went over the total.
-- Drt-Clev-- Five of last six Cooper games went over the total.
-- KC-TB-- Favorites won last seven Reyburn games.
-- Sea-Tex-- Over is 12-3-1 in last sixteen West games.
-- Bos-Min-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine TBarrett games.

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Wednesday’s Betting Tips


Who’s hot

MLB: The over is 18-7-1 in San Diego’s last 26 games overall.

MLB: Colorado is 8-2 in its last 10 games in Cincinnati.

Who’s not

MLB: San Diego has won just six of its last 19 games as a visitor against the New York Mets.

MLB: Pittsburgh was 1-10 in its last 11 and 4-14 in its last 14 meetings with San Francisco.

Key stat

64.7 – Over the last month, MLB road favorites had won 64.7 percent of their games (77-42).

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Carlos Beltran, San Francisco Giants – Beltran sat out for the second straight day Tuesday and an MRI revealed a strained right wrist. He is considered day-to-day and his status for the rest of the week is questionable. "As soon as I feel like I can swing the bat, I will be out there," Beltran told reporters. "There's injuries that allow you to go out there and be under control, but the wrist -- swinging the bat, that's a huge part of the game, and throwing the ball is a huge part of the game."

Game of the day

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals (-125, 8.5)

Notable quotable

"It's definitely a lot tougher than it was three months ago. There are moments when you think 'what's happening here, what's going on?' But this is always what I wanted to do. When you grow up and dream of being a professional golfer and dream of winning Majors, all you really think about is the golf and playing in front of great crowds on unbelievable courses, winning trophies. You never think about the other side of it and that is the side that takes a bit of getting used to.” – Rory McIlroy about his increased popularity and public exposure following his first Major title in June. McIlroy, who plans to take up his PGA Tour card next season, is pegged as a +1000 favorite to win the PGA Championship.

Notes and tips

The Los Angeles Angels are turning to rookie right-hander Garrett Richards to take Joel Pineiro’s spot in the rotation in his MLB debut. Richards is 12-2 with a 3.03 ERA and 100 strikeouts in Double-A ball this season. The 23-year-old relies on a mid-90s fastball, a curveball, changeup and slider. Oddsmakers have yet to set a line for Wednesday's matchup.

The San Diego Chargers will be without starting running back Ryan Matthews for Thursday’s preseason game against Seattle. Matthews is dealing with a slight muscle strain in his upper leg and this has to be concerning after he missed four games last season and took just 158 carries. Mike Tolbert will see an expanded role Thursday for the Chargers, who are set as 3.5-point favorites against Seattle with 35-point total on the board.

Andy Murray’s Rogers Cup title defense ended abruptly Tuesday when he dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to South African Kevin Anderson in just 69 minutes. Wednesday’s action features Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Porto all set as solid favorites in their second-round matchups.

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Wednesday’s Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers


STREAKING

Rick Porcello (11-6, 4.49 ERA), Detroit Tigers

This righty is taking advantage of some great run support from his teammates. Detroit is averaging 6.8 runs per game in Porcello’s last six trips to the bump. Not surprising, the Tigers are 6-0 during that streak.

Porcello has been good but not great. He owns a 4.39 ERA over his last six appearances but he’s delivered quality starts in four consecutive outings.

Ivan Nova (10-4, 3.81 ERA), New York Yankees

Here’s another hurler picking up wins like it George Clooney picks up hot ass. Nova is 6-0 with a 3.18 ERA over his last seven starts, including a dominating performance last week against the White Sox. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out 10 and allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings of work.

"That might be as good as we've seen him all year," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters after the game. "This start and Cincinnati. He was excellent tonight. His slider, again, made a huge difference for him."

SLUMPING

Ubaldo Jimenez (6-9, 4.64 ERA), Cleveland Indians

Cleveland traded for an ace but that’s not what baseball bettors have seen from Jimenez over the last couple weeks. The former Colorado hurler is 0-1 with an 11.45 ERA and a 2.36 WHIP (walks + hits per inning) over his last three starts.

The poor results have been somewhat of a mystery considering Jimenez is hitting 95 to 97 mph on the radar gun with his fastball.

“My problem was I couldn’t command my fastball,” Jimenez told the Cleveland Plain Dealer about his first start for the Indians. “It was moving too much. I could only throw a breaking ball for a strike in the first three innings.”

Gio Gonzalez (9-9, 3.10 ERA), Oakland Athletics

It’s been three straight brutal trips to the bump for Gonzalez. The southpaw hurler is 0-3 with an 8.81 ERA and a 2.20 WHIP over his last three appearances and the over is 6-0 in his last six starts.

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New York Yankees Host LA Angels On ESPN
By: Willie Bee

The Los Angeles Angels called up Garrett Richards from their Double-A club in Arkansas for Wednesday's start in New York.

A battle of second-place teams continues Wednesday night in the Bronx where the New York Yankees host the Los Angeles Angels. ESPN will broadcast the contest beginning at 4:00 p.m. (PT).

Weather and shifts in both starting rotations make the pitching matchup for Game 2 a bit of a mystery. Tuesday's series opener was slated to be a mound clash between the Halos' Dan Haren and New York's AJ Burnett. The Yankees were carrying -120 MLB odds into that game with an 8½-run total.

Rain was falling in the New York City area Tuesday, however, meaning a postponement could push Game 1 starters into Wednesday when skies are expected to be clear. Assuming there is no cancellation, Game 2 should find lefty Hisanori Takahashi (0-0, 3.35) on the hill for the Angels against Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova (13-5, 3.81).

New York is a perfect 7-0 in Nova's last seven trips to the mound, a span that dates to mid-June. This will be his third assignment since being called back up on July 30 and Nova has been extremely tough in the previous two (2-0, 1.84, 16:1 K:BB).

Nova's 7-game winning stretch started following a loss to the Angels in Anaheim on June 3. He was +125 on the road with Jered Weaver winning the 3-2 duel.

Halos manager Mike Scioscia is pulling Takahashi (0-0, 3.35) into the rotation after demoting Joel Pineiro to the bullpen this past weekend. Pineiro has been lit up since the all-star break – 15.23 ERA, 2.69 WHIP, 5 HR – and is 1-3 with a 5.96 in his last four starts vs. the Yanks.

Takahashi, who has made 43 relief appearances this season, made two starts against Yankees in 2010 while pitching for the Mets and worked six scoreless innings in both assignments. He was a big 180 'dog on the closing MLB betting ticker last June at Yankee Stadium when the Mets won, 4-0.

The southpaw saw the Yanks in relief for just a third of an inning during the June series and kept them off the board once again. Takahashi's most recent outing came in relief of Pineiro a week ago, and it was also his longest appearance of the season (2 2/3 IP, 42 pitches). My best guess is something around a 75-80 pitch limit for him on Wednesday, meaning five innings is the most Scioscia is expecting, six innings if he's lucky.

It will be interesting to see if Scioscia makes the call for Pineiro should Takahashi struggle early. The Halos have a pretty decent bullpen and they will have had Monday off, so everyone should be available assuming Haren can go deep in Tuesday's contest.

Los Angeles is without Weaver this series while he serves a 6-game suspension following an ejection in his July 31 assignment at Detroit.

The Yankees took two of three from the Angels when the clubs met in Anaheim and had won nine of the last 12 regular season meetings in the Bronx heading into Tuesday's battle.

New York is closer to seeing Alex Rodriguez (knee surgery) return from the disabled list, but he'll remain out of action at least through this week. The Angels are not reporting any new injuries.

The clubs are scheduled to close things out with a Thursday matinee when Tyler Chatwood is expected to oppose Bartolo Colon.

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• At home, Josh Collmenter owns a 5-3 record with a 3.08 ERA and .202 batting average against.

• David Wright is 8-for-12 (.667) in his career against Aaron Harang, including a home run.

• Hunter Pence is 4-for-7 (.571) with three doubles in his career against Chad Billingsley.

• Felipe Paulino has pitched in 20 games inside a dome (13 starts) and has compiled a 3-7 record with a 4.71 ERA.

• In his past six starts, Derek Holland is 4-0 with a 2.48 ERA and 29 strikeouts.

• Carl Crawford is just 1-for-11 (.091) in his career against Nick Blackburn.

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Injury list: Out

Jose Reyes, SS, Mets (15-day DL, strained left hamstring)

Chase Headley, 3B, Padres (15-day DL, fractured pinkie finger)

Brendan Ryan, SS, Mariners (15-day DL, sprained AC joint in left shoulder)

Daniel Murphy, OF, Mets (out for season, torn MCL in left knee)

Carlos Carrasco, P, Indians (15-day DL, right elbow inflammation)

Cesar Izturis, SS, Orioles (15-day DL, strained left groin)

Hanley Ramirez, SS, Marlins (has not played since Aug. 2, out indefinitely, sprained left shoulder)

Ernesto Frieri, P, Padres (15-day DL, back)

Jair Jurrjens, P, Braves (15-day DL, knee)

Jared Weaver, P, Angels (serving 6-game suspension until Saturday)

Alex Cobb, P, Rays (15-day DL, right hand discomfort)

Juan Nicasio, P, Rockies (15-day DL, neck)

Omar Infante, 2B, Marlins (15-day DL, finger)

Ryan Spilborghs, OF, Rockies (15-day DL, plantar fasciitis)

Chris Heisey, OF, Reds (15-day DL, strained left oblique)

Zach Britton, P, Orioles (15-day DL, left shoulder strain)

Jake Arrieta, P, Orioles (15-day DL, elbow)

Chris Denorfia, OF, Padres (15-day DL, strained right hamstring)

Enerio Del Rosario, P, Astros (15-day DL, right shoulder strain)

Carlos Villanueva, P, Blue Jays (15-day DL, right forearm strain)

Injury list: Questionable

Carlos Beltran, OF, Giants (suffered sprained right wrist Sunday, could return Tuesday)

Victor Martinez, C, Tigers (left knee sprain, could return Tuesday)

Brandon Phillips, 2B, Reds (has not started since Aug. 6, could start Tuesday, sprained right ankle)

Placido Polanco, 3B, Phillies (sports hernia, not expected to return until Friday)

Logan Morrison, OF, Marlins (did not play Monday, cut on right knee, should return Tuesday)

Matt LaPorta, 1B, Indians (did not play Sunday, could return to lineup Tuesday, sore left foot)

Corey Hart, OF, Brewers (hit by pitch on left hand Saturday, X-rays negative, could return to lineup Tuesday)

Laynce Nix, OF, Nationals (day-to-day, flu-like symptoms)

Coco Crisp, OF, A's (left Saturday's game with a strained calf, could return to lineup Tuesday)

Conor Jackson, 1B, A's (has not played since Aug. 5, could return Tuesday, back soreness)

Chris Davis, 1B, Orioles (has not played since Aug. 4, could return to lineup on Tuesday, right shoulder)

Miguel Cairo, 3B, Reds (used as defensive replacement Monday, day-to-day, oblique soreness)

David Freese, 3B, Cardinals (has not played since Aug. 4, expects to return Tuesday, mild concussion)

Yadier Molina, C, Cardinals (day-to-day, flu)

Justin Smoak, 1B, Mariners (has not played since Aug. 2, day-to-day, bruised left thumb)

Craig Breslow, P, A's (day-to-day, knot in left shoulder)

Jon Rauch, P, Blue Jays (could return Tuesday, irritation behind right knee)

Scott Feldman, P, Rangers (has not pitched since Aug. 5, should return later this week, blister on right thumb)

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Weatherproof games: A's-Blue Jays, Royals-Rays and Astros-Diamondbacks

A thunderstorm is expected to hit Baltimore around 8 p.m., which could cause a short delay for White Sox-Orioles. The storm will then move north, arriving in New York at approximately 9 p.m., and likely causing the tarp to appear for Angels-Yankees and Padres-Mets. Miami's forecast calls for a 10 p.m. thunderstorm which could interrupt the conclusion of Braves-Marlins.