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Tuesday, April 27
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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals (-165, 7.5)
It has to be tough for a pitcher to get motivated for a start when he is going to be demoted shortly after the game.
That’s the situation Ian Snell faces Tuesday as he is expected to be sent to the bullpen to make room in the starting rotation for the return of Cliff Lee on Friday.
While Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu has yet to confirm the decision, the Seattle Times reported that Snell’s struggles in three starts (eight earned runs and 17 hits in 14.0 innings) makes him the overwhelming candidate to join the pen.
In 10.1 career innings versus Kansas City, Snell has surrendered 10 hits and six earned runs. While he won’t take the mound looking to lose the game, Snell might not get up for this one knowing he will be a reliever by the end of the week.
Even though Zack Greinke has struggled somewhat this season, this is a decent price for the reigning AL Cy Young award winner.
Pick: Royals
Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros (-115, 9)
After the Cubs moved Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen, Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker began fielding questions about a similar scenario regarding the “ace” of his staff.
Aaron Harang is off to a horrendous start in 2010. The righty is 0-3 with an 8.31 ERA this season and has given up at least six earned runs in his last two starts.
“We're talking about it but this guy is getting paid handsomely to be a starter,” Baker said of the possibility of moving Harang to the bullpen. “At this point, who do you have to take his place? And we need him to win. It's four starts. If it was 14 starts, it'd be a different thing.”
But going back to last season, Harang is 1-13 with a 5.41 ERA in his past 20 starts.
Doing his own version of playing hero in the state of Texas, Bud Norris not Chuck Norris, has had a respectable sophomore season thus far. Norris hasn’t given up more than three earned runs in three starts and Houston has come away victorious in each of his last two starts.
Expect the suddenly surging ‘Stros to make it four in a row Tuesday night.
Pick: Astros
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Tuesday, April 27
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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals (-165, 7.5)
It has to be tough for a pitcher to get motivated for a start when he is going to be demoted shortly after the game.
That’s the situation Ian Snell faces Tuesday as he is expected to be sent to the bullpen to make room in the starting rotation for the return of Cliff Lee on Friday.
While Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu has yet to confirm the decision, the Seattle Times reported that Snell’s struggles in three starts (eight earned runs and 17 hits in 14.0 innings) makes him the overwhelming candidate to join the pen.
In 10.1 career innings versus Kansas City, Snell has surrendered 10 hits and six earned runs. While he won’t take the mound looking to lose the game, Snell might not get up for this one knowing he will be a reliever by the end of the week.
Even though Zack Greinke has struggled somewhat this season, this is a decent price for the reigning AL Cy Young award winner.
Pick: Royals
Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros (-115, 9)
After the Cubs moved Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen, Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker began fielding questions about a similar scenario regarding the “ace” of his staff.
Aaron Harang is off to a horrendous start in 2010. The righty is 0-3 with an 8.31 ERA this season and has given up at least six earned runs in his last two starts.
“We're talking about it but this guy is getting paid handsomely to be a starter,” Baker said of the possibility of moving Harang to the bullpen. “At this point, who do you have to take his place? And we need him to win. It's four starts. If it was 14 starts, it'd be a different thing.”
But going back to last season, Harang is 1-13 with a 5.41 ERA in his past 20 starts.
Doing his own version of playing hero in the state of Texas, Bud Norris not Chuck Norris, has had a respectable sophomore season thus far. Norris hasn’t given up more than three earned runs in three starts and Houston has come away victorious in each of his last two starts.
Expect the suddenly surging ‘Stros to make it four in a row Tuesday night.
Pick: Astros
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