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Cincinnati (Abbott) +124 over Philadelphia (Nola) (1x)
-The Reds stomped the Phillies last night with good pitching and today the Phills face another pitcher with good current form. Reds stater Andrew Abbott (after a rough start) has been excellent in his last 4 starts, going 3-0 and allowing only 3 ER's in 22 2/3 IP for an ERA of 1.19. In addition, since 2024, he is 2-1 vs the Phillies and the Phillies only hit .217 vs lefties. Starting for the Phills is RHP Aaron Nola who is 2-3 on the year with a 5.91 ERA. Furthermore, in his last 5 starts, he is 1-2 with and ERA of 7.71. Play the Reds this afternoon as a live dog..........
-The Reds stomped the Phillies last night with good pitching and today the Phills face another pitcher with good current form. Reds stater Andrew Abbott (after a rough start) has been excellent in his last 4 starts, going 3-0 and allowing only 3 ER's in 22 2/3 IP for an ERA of 1.19. In addition, since 2024, he is 2-1 vs the Phillies and the Phillies only hit .217 vs lefties. Starting for the Phills is RHP Aaron Nola who is 2-3 on the year with a 5.91 ERA. Furthermore, in his last 5 starts, he is 1-2 with and ERA of 7.71. Play the Reds this afternoon as a live dog..........
Tampa Bay (Matz) -118 over Baltimore (Baz) (1x)
-Tampa Bay comes into tonight's game with the best record in the majors at 32-15 and are 18-5 this year at home. They are a staggering 18-3 their last 21 games and are now 3 games up on the Yankees in the AL East. The Rays start RHP Steven Matz who has a 4-1 record on the year with a 3.86 ERA. Meanwhile, the O's start Shane Baz who is 1-5 on the year with and ERA of 5.26 and he has terrible current form, going 0-3 his last 3 starts with an ERA of 6.75. the O's are just 21-28 on the year with a 9-16 mark on the road and 7-15 vs teams above .500. Play the Rays again in this contest.
-Tampa Bay comes into tonight's game with the best record in the majors at 32-15 and are 18-5 this year at home. They are a staggering 18-3 their last 21 games and are now 3 games up on the Yankees in the AL East. The Rays start RHP Steven Matz who has a 4-1 record on the year with a 3.86 ERA. Meanwhile, the O's start Shane Baz who is 1-5 on the year with and ERA of 5.26 and he has terrible current form, going 0-3 his last 3 starts with an ERA of 6.75. the O's are just 21-28 on the year with a 9-16 mark on the road and 7-15 vs teams above .500. Play the Rays again in this contest.
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Atlanta (Sale) RL -105 over Miami (Junk) (1x)
-The Braves have the best record in the NL standing at 33-16 including 17-8 on the road. Tonight they start LHP Chris Sale who is 6-3 on the year with an ERA of 1.96. He has excellent current form sporting an ERA of 1.15 his last 6 starts with 48 K's in 39 IP. Each of his 6 wins this season have been by more than 2 runs. Miami hits just .237 vs lefties (15 pts below their average). Meanwhile, the Marlins start RHP Janson Junk who is 2-4 this season with an ERA of 4.14. In his last 2 starts, he has given up 11 runs in 11 2/3 IP for an ERA of 8.49. Play the Braves on the run line........
-The Braves have the best record in the NL standing at 33-16 including 17-8 on the road. Tonight they start LHP Chris Sale who is 6-3 on the year with an ERA of 1.96. He has excellent current form sporting an ERA of 1.15 his last 6 starts with 48 K's in 39 IP. Each of his 6 wins this season have been by more than 2 runs. Miami hits just .237 vs lefties (15 pts below their average). Meanwhile, the Marlins start RHP Janson Junk who is 2-4 this season with an ERA of 4.14. In his last 2 starts, he has given up 11 runs in 11 2/3 IP for an ERA of 8.49. Play the Braves on the run line........
Junior, I've got Matz starting for Tampa Bay; doesn't make that much difference though as Matz ERA is 3.86 and Scholtens is 3.06. I adjusted my predicted score for Baltimore based on Matz starting; but I guess that could change. I do know my book, BOL has Matz starting.
St Louis (McGreevy) -115 over Pittsburgh (Mlodzinski) (1x)
-The Cards come into this contest at 28-19 overall, a half game out of first place. Tonight, they start RHP Michael McGreevy who is "silently" having a great year. The Cards are 6-3 in games he has started and he comes in with an ERA of 2.10 in 9 starts. He is 14-6 in his career and has supurb current form, going 2-0 in his last 4 starts giving up just 2 ER's in 24 IP for an ERA of 0.75. In addition, he has been excellent at home going 3-1 with an ERA of 1.17 (against the likes of the Dodgers, Mariners, Guardians, and Rays. Meanwhile, the Pirates are floundering as of late, losing 4-straight and 7 of 10 and dropping to last place in the NL Central. Tonight they start Carmen Mlodzinski who is 2-3 in his last 5 starts with an ERA of 5.75!
-The Cards come into this contest at 28-19 overall, a half game out of first place. Tonight, they start RHP Michael McGreevy who is "silently" having a great year. The Cards are 6-3 in games he has started and he comes in with an ERA of 2.10 in 9 starts. He is 14-6 in his career and has supurb current form, going 2-0 in his last 4 starts giving up just 2 ER's in 24 IP for an ERA of 0.75. In addition, he has been excellent at home going 3-1 with an ERA of 1.17 (against the likes of the Dodgers, Mariners, Guardians, and Rays. Meanwhile, the Pirates are floundering as of late, losing 4-straight and 7 of 10 and dropping to last place in the NL Central. Tonight they start Carmen Mlodzinski who is 2-3 in his last 5 starts with an ERA of 5.75!
thanks for the heads up..........gonna leave it as a play.........will change it above
RAYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Un-Friggin'-Believable!
I had turned it off. Just went to the scoreboard and my jaw hit my desk!
