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**Udog** · 09-22-2010, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by StarDust Bum View Post

Another Awesome night in MLB.....94 units the last two nights.

Wow! Way to go, Bum! Keep it rollin'!

I'm playing Astros, Giants and Mariners/Jays under 8.5 tonight. Good luck to us!

**Kaptain** · 09-22-2010, 06:47 PM

keep er going bum......good job....as always, thanks

**StarDust Bum** · 09-22-2010, 07:54 PM

NL Wild Card chase provides intriguing money lines

With time running out in the regular season, the race for the NL Wild Card is heating up. Atlanta holds a one-game lead over San Diego, with Colorado three games back entering Wednesday. The Rockies hope to close the gap on the Braves (and also their 2.5-game deficit in the NL West) when they send Ubaldo Jimenez to the mound in Arizona. Meanwhile, Atlanta looks to avoid a sweep in Philadelphia and keep its slim division title hopes alive. The Braves trail the Phillies by five games in the NL East.
COLORADO ROCKIES (82-68)
at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (60-91)

First pitch: 9:40 p.m. EDT
Sports.com Line: Colorado -183, Arizona +173 Total: 9

After dropping its past two games, Colorado turns to ace Ubaldo Jimenez (19-6, 2.84 ERA) to stop the bleeding Wednesday night. Jimenez has a 4.42 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in his past three starts, but one of those outings was a strong performance against Arizona. Jimenez went six innings allowing one run on six hits while striking out eight. This was no surprise, as Jimenez has great career numbers against the Diamondbacks, going 5-3 with a 2.29 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 14 starts (Colorado is 10-4 in those starts).

Rodrigo Lopez (6-14, 4.98 ERA) will be on the mound for Arizona. Lopez has three straight quality starts (2.79 ERA), but has just a 1-2 mark to show for it. He’s coming off a win in Cincinnati that saw him scatter eight hits over seven innings while giving up one run. Facing NL West foes has been a disaster for Lopez this year. He’s 0-8 in 13 starts with an ERA of 5.93. His success against the Rockies isn’t much better, 0-3 with a 4.19 ERA in three career starts.

The FoxSheets like the Rockies to pick up a much needed win:

Play On - All favorites with a money line of -150 or more (COLORADO) - with a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, playing on Wednesday. (154-53 over the last 5 seasons.) (74.4%, +56.5 units. Rating = 2*).

ATLANTA BRAVES (86-66)
at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (91-61)

First pitch: 7:05 p.m. EDT
Sports.com Line: Philadelphia -150, Atlanta +140 Total: 7.5

The Phillies look to finish off a sweep of the Braves and put them in an even deeper hole in the East when they give the ball to Roy Oswalt (13-13, 2.90 ERA) Wednesday. Oswalt has been magnificent lately, going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA over his past three starts. Since a poor team debut at the end of July, Oswalt is 7-0 and the Phillies have won all nine times Oswalt has started. Oswalt has an ERA of 1.55 over this nine-game span.

Tommy Hanson (10-11, 3.62 ERA) and the Braves hope to salvage one game of the series and improve both their Wild Card and NL East position. Hanson is coming off a win against the Mets where he went six innings, allowing four runs on five hits. He was brilliant in his last start against Philadelphia on May 31, going 6.2 innings and allowing just one run on three hits in a 9-3 Atlanta win. The Braves have won three of Hanson’s past four starts.

The FoxSheets give the edge to the Braves:

Play Against - Home teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (PHILADELPHIA) - starting a pitcher who gave up 1 or less earned runs last outing against opponent with a hot starting pitcher- WHIP <= 1.100 over his last 10 games. (49-33 over the last 5 seasons.) (59.8%, +22.8 units. Rating = 2*).

**StarDust Bum** · 09-22-2010, 07:56 PM

Diamond Trends - Wednesday

White Sox at Athletics – The White Sox are 5-0 since May 18, 2010 as a road dog when they are off a loss in which they had at least three times as many hits as runs for a net profit of $700.

Mariners at Blue Jays – The Mariners are 0-7 since June 25, 2010 as a road dog after a loss in which they had a higher team-left-on-base than their opponent for a net profit of $700 when playing against. The Blue Jays are 8-0 since May 14, 2010 as a home favorite after a win in which they had fewer team-left-on-base than their opponent for a net profit of $800.

Reds at Brewers – The Reds are 0-5 since September 05, 2010 and it is the last game of the series for a net profit of $680 when playing against. The Brewers are 0-7 since April 25, 2010 within 20 cents of pickem when they are off two losses in which they never led for a net profit of $720 when playing against.

Giants at Cubs – The Giants are 12-0 since May 29, 2010 as a favorite after a win in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1200. The Cubs are 5-0 since August 28, 2010 when they are off a loss in which they never led for a net profit of $655.

Rockies at Diamondbacks – The Rockies are 9-0 since April 22, 2010 on the road after a loss in which they had a higher team-left-on-base than their opponent as a favorite for a net profit of $1015. The Diamondbacks are 0-9 since April 13, 2010 as a 140+ dog when they are off a win in which they scored in at most two separate innings for a net profit of $900 when playing against.

Padres at Dodgers – The Dodgers are 7-0 since April 18, 2010 at home after a loss in which they were shut out in the last 6 innings and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $710.

Mets at Marlins – The Mets are 10-0 since April 17, 2010 within 20 cents of pickem when they are off a loss in which they held the lead and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1040. The Marlins are 8-0 since July 18, 2010 after a win in which they left fewer than 10 men on base for a net profit of $960.

Astros at Nationals – The Astros are 5-0 since June 28, 2010 after a loss in which they allowed 5+ walks for a net profit of $650. The Nationals are 0-6 since May 15, 2010 when they are off a game in which they scored more runs off the bullpen than they did off their opponent$B!G(Bs starter win for a net profit of $625 when playing against.

Braves at Phillies – The Phillies are 19-0 since July 23, 2010 after a win in which they left 18+ men on base for a net profit of $1990.

Cardinals at Pirates – The Cardinals are 0-6 since August 24, 2010 as a road favorite vs a divisional foe that is behind them in the divisional standings for a net profit of $853 when playing against.

Orioles at Red Sox – The Orioles are 4-0 since August 31, 2010 after a win in which they were tied at the end of 6 innings for a net profit of $785.

Royals at Tigers – The Royals are 0-8 since July 09, 2010 as a dog when they are off a win in which they came back from a deficit for a net profit of $800 when playing against. The Tigers are 8-0 since June 13, 2010 as a home 140+ favorite when they came back from a deficit to win in their starter's last start for a net profit of $800.

Rays at Yankees – The Yankees are 6-0 since April 30, 2010 at home when they are off two wins in which they never trailed for a net profit of $600.

**StarDust Bum** · 09-22-2010, 07:57 PM

Preview: Giants (85-66) at Cubs (68-82)

Game: 2
Venue: Wrigley Field
Date: September 22, 2010 8:05 PM EDT

After another brilliant pitching performance helped the San Francisco Giants win the first game on their final road trip of the regular season, the NL West leaders will turn to the club's most consistent starter over the past few weeks.

Jonathan Sanchez looks to win his fourth consecutive decision when he takes the ball for the Giants against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

Matt Cain and three relievers combined on a two-hitter in San Francisco's 1-0 win Tuesday to stay one-half game ahead of second-place San Diego, which defeated Los Angeles. The Giants (85-66), who haven't won the division since 2003, increased their lead over the Rockies to 2 1/2 games, and San Francisco travels to Colorado for three games starting Friday.

"This is exciting,' Cain said. "We're all having a lot of fun.'

The Giants managed just five hits Tuesday, but Buster Posey's eighth-inning homer was all they needed. The rookie catcher has four homers and seven RBIs in his last 10 games, and five RBIs in as many games against the Cubs (68-82) this season.

Although the Giants won, it was the seventh time in 10 games they plated two runs or fewer. They've won six of these contests thanks to a pitching staff that's posted a 1.01 ERA.

San Francisco boasts a major league-best 1.57 ERA this month, and Sanchez (11-8, 3.21 ERA) has been instrumental to that success.

In his last four starts, Sanchez is 2-0 with a 0.67 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 27 innings. Opponents are batting .146 against him over that stretch, and Sanchez's .207 opponents' batting average this year is tops in the majors.

In Thursday's 10-2 win over the Dodgers, Sanchez allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings. The left-hander, who is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts since losing to San Diego on Aug. 13, also struck out a career-high 12 and walked none.

"That shows you he's pounding the strike zone and throwing any pitch at any time," manager Bruce Bochy told the Giants' official website. "He's pitching with a lot of confidence and going after the hitters.

"He throws hard and he has his secondary pitches working. With that kind of stuff, when you're locating, you're going to be tough."

In his only career start against Chicago on May 4, 2009, Sanchez allowed four runs, five hits and six walks in four innings of a 4-2 loss.

The Cubs (68-81) saw their season-best six-game winning streak end Tuesday. Kosuke Fukudome and Blake DeWitt provided the only hits for a Chicago team that had averaged 6.5 runs in its previous six.

San Francisco knocked around scheduled starter Randy Wells (7-13, 4.46) last month, but the right-hander is coming off one of his best outings of 2010.

Wells allowed one run, five hits and no walks in eight innings of a 7-2 victory on Sept. 14 in St. Louis. It was just the second win in 10 starts for Wells, who has endured a very rocky second season.

"Pitching is all about confidence,' he said. "I've gone through some stretches where I haven't had a whole lot of confidence."

One of Wells' worst efforts this year came in San Francisco on Aug. 12, when he was tagged for seven runs and eight hits - including two homers by Pat Burrell and a solo shot by Pablo Sandoval - in five innings. The Giants went on to an 8-7 win.

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