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**StarDust Bum** · 06-08-2009, 01:24 AM

Monday's Probable Starters and Lines:

1:15 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
951 Colorado Rockies J Marquis -R -210 -125 +100
952 St Louis Cardinals B Thompson -R -1½ +175 8½ +105 -120

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
953 San Francisco Giants R Johnson -L -210 -105 +105
954 Florida Marlins S West -L -1½ +175 8½ -115 -125

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
955 Pittsburgh Pirates Z Duke -L -170 -115 +125
956 Atlanta Braves K Kawakami -R -1½ +150 8 -105 -145

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
957 Arizona Diamondbacks J Garland -R -150 +155
958 San Diego Padres J Peavy -R -1½ +130 7½ -175

6:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
959 Tampa Bay Rays A Sonnanstine -R -140 +137
960 New York Yankees A Pettitte -L -1½ +120 11 -157

7:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
961 Toronto Blue Jays C Janssen -R -150 +130
962 Texas Rangers S Feldman -R -1½ +130 10½ -150

7:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
963 Detroit Tigers GM 2 J Bonderman -R -1½ +140 10 -115
964 Chicago White Sox GM 2 J Contreas -R -160 -105

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
965 Minnesota Twins A Swarzak -R -175 +115
966 Oakland Athletics J Outman -L -1½ +155 8 -135

1:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
967 Detroit Tigers GM 1 A Galarraga - R -170 -125 +110
968 Chicago White Sox GM 1 C Richard -L -1½ +150 9½ +105 -130

1:15 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1101 Colorado Rockies J Marquis -R -1½ +170
1102 St Louis Cardinals B Thompson -R -200

1:15 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1103 Colorado Rockies J Marquis -R -320
1104 St Louis Cardinals B Thompson -R -2½ +260

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1105 San Francisco Giants R Johnson -L -1½ +170
1106 Florida Marlins S West -L -200

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1107 San Francisco Giants R Johnson -L -320
1108 Florida Marlins S West -L -2½ +260

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1109 Pittsburgh Pirates Z Duke -L -1½ +200
1110 Atlanta Braves K Kawakami -R -240

6:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1111 Pittsburgh Pirates Z Duke -L -275
1112 Atlanta Braves K Kawakami -R -2½ +235

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1113 Arizona Diamondbacks J Garland -R -1½ +240
1114 San Diego Padres J Peavy -R -280

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1115 Arizona Diamondbacks J Garland -R -270
1116 San Diego Padres J Peavy -R -2½ +230

6:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1117 Tampa Bay Rays A Sonnanstine -R -1½ +210
1118 New York Yankees A Pettitte -L -250

6:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1119 Tampa Bay Rays A Sonnanstine -R -225
1120 New York Yankees A Pettitte -L -2½ +185

7:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1121 Toronto Blue Jays C Janssen -R -1½ +200
1122 Texas Rangers S Feldman -R -240

7:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1123 Toronto Blue Jays C Janssen -R -240
1124 Texas Rangers S Feldman -R -2½ +200

7:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1125 Detroit Tigers GM 2 J Bonderman -R -225
1126 Chi White Sox GM2 J Contreas -R -1½ +185

7:10 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1127 Detroit Tigers GM 2 J Bonderman -R -2½ +210
1128 Chi White Sox GM2 J Contreas -R -250

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1129 Minnesota Twins A Swarzak -R -1½ +185
1130 Oakland Athletics J Outman -L -225

9:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1131 Minnesota Twins A Swarzak -R -280
1132 Oakland Athletics J Outman -L -2½ +240

1:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1133 Detroit Tigers GM 1 A Galarraga -R -1½ +180
1134 Chi White Sox GM1 C Richard -L -220

1:05 pm Pitchers RunLine Total MoneyLn
1135 Detroit Tigers GM 1 A Galarraga -R -270
1136 Chi White Sox GM1 C Richard -L -2½ +230

**StarDust Bum** · 06-08-2009, 01:25 AM

Monday's Tip Sheet

Monday’s Major League Baseball schedule features just nine games, including a day-night doubleheader between American League Central rivals Detroit and Chicago. That nightcap will feature the return of the Tigers’ Jeremy Bonderman, who is making his first start of the season after rehabbing with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.

Here’s a closer look at four of Monday’s key contests.

**Pirates (Duke) at Braves (Kawakami)**

-Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened Atlanta as a $1.40 home ‘chalk’ over Pittsburgh, with the total set at 8 ½ ‘under’ (minus $1.15). This National League affair is slated to start at 7:10 p.m. ET.

-Pittsburgh’s Zach Duke (6-4, 2.62 ERA) beat New York Tuesday as a $1.40 home underdog, 3-1. The left-hander tossed seven innings, yielding the lone run on eight hits with a walk and no strikeouts.

-The combined four runs failed to eclipse the 7 ½-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 6-1 his last seven starts.

-Duke, a five-year veteran, fell to the Braves April 19 as a home ‘pick,’ 11-1. The 26-year-old was reached for six runs on 12 hits (one home run) with no walks and two strikeouts over six innings. The combined 12 runs went ‘over’ the eight-run closing total.

-Atlanta right-hander Kenshin Kawakami (3-6, 4.63 ERA) recorded a no-decision in Tuesday’s effort against Chicago. The rookie hurler went seven innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits (one home run) with a walk and two strikeouts.

-The Braves eventually prevailed as a $1.15 home favorite, 6-5, while the combined 11 runs eclipsed the nine-run closing total. The ‘over’ is 3-1 his past four performances.

-The Japanese native has never started against the Pirates in his brief major league career.

**Diamondbacks (Garland) at Padres (Peavy)**

-LVSC installed San Diego as a $1.65 home favorite over Arizona, with the total listed at seven. This NL West matchup is scheduled to begin at 10:05 p.m. ET.

-Arizona hurler Jon Garland (4-5, 5.34 ERA) is currently mired in a three-game losing skid after Wednesday’s setback to Los Angeles as a $1.80 road underdog, 1-0. The veteran right-hander lasted six innings, allowing the lone run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

-The lone run never seriously threatened the eight-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 2-1 his past three starts.

-Garland beat the Padres May 6 as a $1.60 road underdog, 3-1. The 29-year-old tossed seven scoreless innings on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts. The combined four runs went ‘under’ the seven-run closing total.

-San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy (5-6, 4.10 ERA) heads to the hill trying to get back on the winning track. The 28-year-old was riding a modest three-game winning streak before falling to Philadelphia Tuesday as a $1.60 home ‘chalk,’ 10-5. The righty lasted just one inning, surrendering four runs on three hits with two walks and no strikeouts.

-The combined 15 runs soared ‘over’ the 7 ½-run closing total, enabling the ‘over’ to cash his second straight start.

-Peavy is 1-1 against the D’backs this season in two starts, going a combined 13 1/3 innings while yielding six runs on 12 hits (one home run) with four walks and 17 strikeouts. The Padres prevailed as a $1.52 road favorite, 8-5, while losing as a $1.70 home ‘chalk,’ 3-1.

**Rays (Sonnanstine) at Yankees (Pettitte)**

-LVSC lists New York as a $1.50 home ‘chalk’ over Tampa Bay, with the total set at 11 ‘under’ (minus $1.20). This American League East contest is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET.

-Tampa Bay hurler Andy Sonnanstine (4-5, 7.07 ERA) improved to 3-1 his past four starts after upending Kansas City Tuesday as a $1.60 home favorite, 6-2. The Kent State product was reached for two runs on six hits (two home runs) with no walks and three strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.

-The combined eight runs went ‘under’ the 9 ½-run closing total, ending four consecutive ‘over’ outings.

-Sonnanstine has two no decisions against the Yankees this season, going a combined 12 1/3 innings while surrendering four runs on 10 hits (one home run) with a walk and seven strikeouts. The Rays won as a $1.50 road underdog, 4-3, while losing as a home ‘pick,’ 4-3. The ‘under’ prevailed in both games.

-New York southpaw Andy Pettitte (5-2, 4.33 ERA) was upended by Texas Wednesday as a $1.75 home favorite, 4-2. The Louisiana native went five innings, yielding four runs on seven hits with six walks and six strikeouts.

-The combined six runs failed to topple the 11-run closing total, enabling the ‘under’ to cash his third straight start.

-Pettitte also has a pair of no decisions against the Rays this season, tossing a combined 13 1/3 innings while allowing eight runs on 15 hits (five home runs) with two walks and nine strikeouts. The Yankees prevailed as a road ‘pick,’ 4-3, while losing as a $1.57 home ‘chalk,’ 8-6.

**Tigers (Bonderman) at White Sox (Contreras)**

-LVSC opened Detroit as a $1.15 road favorite over Chicago, with the total set at 10 ‘under’ (minus $1.20). This AL game is slated to start at 8:10 p.m. ET. This is the second-game of a scheduled day-night doubleheader with the White Sox.

-Detroit’s Jeremy Bonderman is getting his first start of the season after rehabbing at Triple-A Toledo. The veteran right-hander is recovering from right shoulder soreness after last summer’s arm surgery.

-His latest effort resulted in a 98-pitch effort Tuesday against Charlotte over eight innings, allowing no runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

-Bonderman, in the league since 2003, has not started against the White Sox the past few years.

-Chicago counters with Clayton Richard (2-1, 3.77 ERA), hoping the southpaw can rebound from Wednesday’s setback to Oakland as a $1.35 home ‘chalk,’ 5-3. The former Michigan Wolverine was tagged for five runs on seven hits (three home runs) with four walks and four strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.

-The combined eight runs slithered ‘under’ the 8 ½-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 3-1 his past four starts.

-Richard, a two-year veteran, has never started against the Tigers in his brief major league career.

**StarDust Bum** · 06-08-2009, 01:26 AM

June 08, 2009

TWINS (Swarzak 1-2, 4.76) at ATHLETICS (Outman 3-0, 3.02)

Oakland has won back-to-back series for the first time this season, but their recent surge must continue if the team is to avoid unloading some key free-agents-to-be, like Matt Holliday.

The A's were 24-30 heading into Sunday's finale with Baltimore, hardly anything to write home about. But they've won six of seven and have moved to within 7 1/2 games of American League West-leading Texas, the closest they've been to first place since May 21.

Oakland opens a four-game set Monday with Minnesota before heading across the Bay this weekend for an interleague showdown with the San Francisco Giants.

There is something about June that brings out the best in the A's. They are 5-1 in June and 126-69 in the month since 2002, the best record in the majors by 10 games.

Oakland's current splurge has been sparked by its precocious pitching staff. After putting up an ERA of 5.08 in May, the A's ERA in June is 1.84 and over the past 18 games the starters are 8-4 with a 2.88 ERA.

Josh Outman, the least hyped member of a starting rotation that features four rookies and nobody over the age of 25, gets the ball in the series opener. Outman has been Oakland's most effective starter, turning in five straight quality starts with an ERA of 1.90. In his last two appearances at home he has yielded just two earned runs in 13 2/3 innings.

Minnesota began play Sunday just 2 1/2-games out of first place in the AL-Central even though it has the worst road record in the league at the moment (7-17). Since May 14, the Twins have batted .165 (19-for-110) with runners in scoring position on the road, and eight of those hits came in a 20-1 victory at Chicago on May 21.

Anthony Swarzak's future in the Minnesota rotation could be on the line when he takes the mound on Monday. Swarzak had two terrific starts after being called up to replace Glen Perkins, but he was hit hard by Cleveland in a loss to Cliff Lee on Wednesday.

After allowing a combined three runs on 10 hits in his first two starts, Swarzak gave up six runs on nine hits in four innings against the Tribe. Perkins was scheduled to make a rehab start on Tuesday and if everything goes well, he could return next weekend.

Heading into play Sunday, Minnesota had dropped eight of its last 11 on the road against losing teams and 26 of 35 on the highway against left-handers. The Twins have also come up short in 13 of their last 16 when playing on Monday.

Oakland has won 18 of 24 at home versus right-handers and it is 5-1 in Outman's last six appearances. However, the A's have faltered in 11 of their last 15 series openers. They have won nine of 13 versus Minnesota at home.

The Twins have dipped below the 'total' in nine of their last 11 games overall and in seven of nine against southpaws. Oakland has ended on the low side in 11 of its last 14 contests and in 16 of 21 when playing on Monday.

**jt4545** · 06-08-2009, 02:48 PM

Gl and thanks

**WayneChung** · 06-08-2009, 06:39 PM

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