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MLB
Monday, September 1
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Hot lines: Today’s MLB bets
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San Francisco at Colorado (-160, 10)
The Colorado Rockies should feel quite familiar with the position they're in.
Last season, the Rockies overcame a five-game deficit in September to reach the playoffs and claim their first pennant. They're nearly in the same situation this year.
The Rockies look to get the month off to a strong start Monday night when they open a three-game set with the San Francisco Giants for the second time in a week.
Colorado (64-74) is third in the West, 3 1/2 games behind second-place Los Angeles and six behind first-place Arizona, which was tied with San Diego atop the division entering last September. For the Rockies, it's one game worse than where they were a year ago before they capped a season-ending 21-8 run with a victory over the Padres in a one-game playoff for the wild card.
Jorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.60) helped Colorado to a 7-2 victory over the Giants on Tuesday, yielding two runs - one earned - and five hits in six innings. In six games last month, including two relief appearances, the left-hander is 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA.
"He stayed under control," Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta said of De La Rosa on the team's official Web site. "He made some adjustments and was able to battle through some early problems."
Pick: Rockies
New York Mets at Milwuakee (+105, 7 1/2)
Locked in a tight NL East race, New York sends Santana to the mound Monday as it visits the Milwaukee Brewers for the first of three games in a potential division series preview.
The Mets (76-61) lead Philadelphia by one game in the East, and they'll begin the final month of the regular season with one of baseball's best pitchers on the mound. New York acquired Santana from Minnesota in February, expecting the two-time AL Cy Young award winner would prevent a repeat of last season, when it blew a seven-game lead over the Phillies with 17 games to go.
Santana (12-7, 2.70 ERA) was solid through the first three months of his first season in New York, going 7-7 with a 3.01 ERA, but he's been especially good since July began. Despite being been the victim of three blown leads by the Mets' bullpen over the past two months, the left-hander is 5-0 with a 2.24 ERA in that span.
Sheets got the better of Santana when the two squared off at Shea Stadium on April 12, allowing three runs over 7 2-3 innings of a 5-3 win. Santana gave up five runs - four earned - in 6 2-3 frames.
Pick: Brewers
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MLB
Monday, September 1
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Hot lines: Today’s MLB bets
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San Francisco at Colorado (-160, 10)
The Colorado Rockies should feel quite familiar with the position they're in.
Last season, the Rockies overcame a five-game deficit in September to reach the playoffs and claim their first pennant. They're nearly in the same situation this year.
The Rockies look to get the month off to a strong start Monday night when they open a three-game set with the San Francisco Giants for the second time in a week.
Colorado (64-74) is third in the West, 3 1/2 games behind second-place Los Angeles and six behind first-place Arizona, which was tied with San Diego atop the division entering last September. For the Rockies, it's one game worse than where they were a year ago before they capped a season-ending 21-8 run with a victory over the Padres in a one-game playoff for the wild card.
Jorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.60) helped Colorado to a 7-2 victory over the Giants on Tuesday, yielding two runs - one earned - and five hits in six innings. In six games last month, including two relief appearances, the left-hander is 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA.
"He stayed under control," Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta said of De La Rosa on the team's official Web site. "He made some adjustments and was able to battle through some early problems."
Pick: Rockies
New York Mets at Milwuakee (+105, 7 1/2)
Locked in a tight NL East race, New York sends Santana to the mound Monday as it visits the Milwaukee Brewers for the first of three games in a potential division series preview.
The Mets (76-61) lead Philadelphia by one game in the East, and they'll begin the final month of the regular season with one of baseball's best pitchers on the mound. New York acquired Santana from Minnesota in February, expecting the two-time AL Cy Young award winner would prevent a repeat of last season, when it blew a seven-game lead over the Phillies with 17 games to go.
Santana (12-7, 2.70 ERA) was solid through the first three months of his first season in New York, going 7-7 with a 3.01 ERA, but he's been especially good since July began. Despite being been the victim of three blown leads by the Mets' bullpen over the past two months, the left-hander is 5-0 with a 2.24 ERA in that span.
Sheets got the better of Santana when the two squared off at Shea Stadium on April 12, allowing three runs over 7 2-3 innings of a 5-3 win. Santana gave up five runs - four earned - in 6 2-3 frames.
Pick: Brewers
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