10:00 PM NBA [651] CONN SUN +7-150 (B+2)
02:20 PM MLB [952] CHI CUBS -260 ( ACTION /K HENDRICKS -R )
04:10 PM MLB [953] MIA MARLINS -145 ( W CHEN -L / A BLAIR -R )
04:10 PM MLB [956] MIL BREWERS -158 ( A SIMON -R/ ACTION )
07:15 PM MLB [960] NY METS -1.5 +135 ( K MAEDA -R / N SYNDERGAARD -R )
10:10 PM MLB [964] ARI DBACKS -200 ( ACTION /Z GREINKE -R )
02:15 PM MLB [968] KC ROYALS -105 ( C RODON -L / Y VENTURA -R )
04:10 PM MLB [972] CLE INDIANS -155 ( U JIMENEZ -R / D SALAZAR -R )
1 unit bet pays 71 ....betdsi line
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It's rare that Madison Bumgarner gets bumped out of the top tier. That's what a Coors Field matchup can do. As good as the Giants' ace is, the Rockies at Coors remain one of baseball's most dangerous matchups, as their National League-best .365 home wOBA attests. And Bumgarner's track record at Coors Field (4.21 ERA, 1.42 WHIP in 12 starts) isn't great.
Danny Salazar - 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 8 Hits, 3 BBs, 6 Ks. It's about dang time we had to have more question marks around Salazar - it was weird not feeling nervous about the kid. I mean, fine you're probably not going to do anything different after just one start like this from Salazar, but that BB/9 is now all the way up to 4.31 and his xFIP is 3.40...I just have a hard time thinking that his 11.10 K/9, near 1.12 WHIP and 2.32 ERA are going to stick around moving forward.
Kyle Hendricks is set up quite nicely Saturday with a home matchup against the Phillies. Although Hendricks isn't a high-strikeout guy (7.4 K/9), he compensates by limiting free passes (2.3 BB/9) and inducing plenty of grounders (58 percent). The Phillies, who sport a 77 wRC+ versus righties this season with a 22 percent whiff rate, don't figure to put up much of a fight, making Hendricks a solid play.
Anderson continued to experience problems with the long ball on Sunday, surrendering a first-inning solo blast -- his 12th homer allowed this year -- to Michael Conforto. Aside from his susceptibility to the big fly, Anderson has not changed much from the pitcher he was in Arizona. His strikeout rate is a bit below the league average for starters, while his control is a bit better than average. Anderson has seen 19 percent of the fly-balls he's allowed leave the yard this season, however, compared to a mark of about 12 percent in his days with the D-backs. That trend should regress over a larger sample of innings, so Anderson should prove capable of pitching to an ERA in the mid- or low-4.00s moving forward.
Anderson hasn?t been as bad as his record and ERA have indicated lately. His lone win in this last seven starts was an 8.2 inning gem against the Chicago Cubs, where he allowed two earned runs and struck out six batters. He wasn?t as sharp in his last outing against the New York Mets,
It also helps that he?s squaring off against a Cincinnati team that can?t hit a moving baseball. In the month of May, the Reds are batting .215 as a team, the third-worst mark in Major League Baseball. The Reds also have struck out more than 200 times this month, one of only five teams with that distinction, and have walked the fifth-least times in the month.
They don?t hit or walk, and they strike out a lot. That?s a solid recipe for a pitcher poised for a better outing this weekend.
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Butler continues to show improvement this season, as he now owns a respectable 3.96 ERA that is backed by a 3.78 FIP. His swinging strike rate is up to 8.3 percent from 6.9 percent, while his walk rate has dropped from 4.76 BB/9 to a pristine 1.08 BB/9 this season. His drastically improved control makes him a decent NL-only pickup
When compared to the rest of the pitchers in major league baseball, Clayton Kershaw is, simply put, in a different atmosphere. If, however, there's ever to be another hurler to join him in the rarified air, it could very well be Noah Syndergaard. His 11.3 K/9 and 1.3 BB/9 are both top five in baseball, his 8.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio is second-best only to Kershaw, and his 56 percent ground ball rate is top 10. And if you think Syndergaard's 1.94 ERA is luck-driven, his 2.00 xFIP tells us it's completely earned. It's no surprise that the 23-year-old ace is Saturday's top option with a home tilt against the Dodgers. Although the Dodgers whiff at an average rate, they produce at a below-average rate against right-handed pitching (91 wRC+), making the matchup a favorable one. Thor is gonna be tough to fade in cash.
It's been awhile since Zack Greinke has made his way into the top tier. Although his strikeout and walk rates are in line with last year, he's generating fewer swings and misses and is allowing more medium and hard contact, which have contributed to his 4.59 ERA. Fortunately, help is on the way in the form of the San Diego Padres, who are fanning at a 25 percent clip against righty pitching and they own an MLB-worst .266 wOBA. Greinke has been up and down this season, but there's no reason he shouldn't be able to exploit this lineup.
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The Incredible Awfulness that is the Reds pitching staff
122: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Cubs
137: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Reds rotation
126: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Reds bullpen
The Reds bullpen has given up 40 more runs than that of any other team. 40 runs in 44 games. Like, almost one run more per game than the 29th worst team in baseball.
The Reds bullpen has surrendered 17 more runs than those of the Mets, Nationals and White Sox combined.
The Reds bullpen has allowed 36 homers, nine more than any other team.
The Reds bullpen has walked 95 batters, which leads the league by 20.
The Reds bullpen has been worth -2.5 WAR, according to Fangraphs.
02:20 PM MLB [952] CHI CUBS -260 ( ACTION /K HENDRICKS -R )
04:10 PM MLB [953] MIA MARLINS -145 ( W CHEN -L / A BLAIR -R )
04:10 PM MLB [956] MIL BREWERS -158 ( A SIMON -R/ ACTION )
07:15 PM MLB [960] NY METS -1.5 +135 ( K MAEDA -R / N SYNDERGAARD -R )
10:10 PM MLB [964] ARI DBACKS -200 ( ACTION /Z GREINKE -R )
02:15 PM MLB [968] KC ROYALS -105 ( C RODON -L / Y VENTURA -R )
04:10 PM MLB [972] CLE INDIANS -155 ( U JIMENEZ -R / D SALAZAR -R )
1 unit bet pays 71 ....betdsi line
MLB parlays: 6-49, -5.22 units units (risk 1 unit each pick)... winner #1 posted here......winner #2 posted here....winner #3 and nice winner #4... and small reduced winner #5, winner #6 paid 5.07 units...
Goood luck everyone!!
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ripped, cut and pasted, otherwise written by others, from across the internets:
It's rare that Madison Bumgarner gets bumped out of the top tier. That's what a Coors Field matchup can do. As good as the Giants' ace is, the Rockies at Coors remain one of baseball's most dangerous matchups, as their National League-best .365 home wOBA attests. And Bumgarner's track record at Coors Field (4.21 ERA, 1.42 WHIP in 12 starts) isn't great.
Danny Salazar - 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 8 Hits, 3 BBs, 6 Ks. It's about dang time we had to have more question marks around Salazar - it was weird not feeling nervous about the kid. I mean, fine you're probably not going to do anything different after just one start like this from Salazar, but that BB/9 is now all the way up to 4.31 and his xFIP is 3.40...I just have a hard time thinking that his 11.10 K/9, near 1.12 WHIP and 2.32 ERA are going to stick around moving forward.
Kyle Hendricks is set up quite nicely Saturday with a home matchup against the Phillies. Although Hendricks isn't a high-strikeout guy (7.4 K/9), he compensates by limiting free passes (2.3 BB/9) and inducing plenty of grounders (58 percent). The Phillies, who sport a 77 wRC+ versus righties this season with a 22 percent whiff rate, don't figure to put up much of a fight, making Hendricks a solid play.
Anderson continued to experience problems with the long ball on Sunday, surrendering a first-inning solo blast -- his 12th homer allowed this year -- to Michael Conforto. Aside from his susceptibility to the big fly, Anderson has not changed much from the pitcher he was in Arizona. His strikeout rate is a bit below the league average for starters, while his control is a bit better than average. Anderson has seen 19 percent of the fly-balls he's allowed leave the yard this season, however, compared to a mark of about 12 percent in his days with the D-backs. That trend should regress over a larger sample of innings, so Anderson should prove capable of pitching to an ERA in the mid- or low-4.00s moving forward.
Anderson hasn?t been as bad as his record and ERA have indicated lately. His lone win in this last seven starts was an 8.2 inning gem against the Chicago Cubs, where he allowed two earned runs and struck out six batters. He wasn?t as sharp in his last outing against the New York Mets,
It also helps that he?s squaring off against a Cincinnati team that can?t hit a moving baseball. In the month of May, the Reds are batting .215 as a team, the third-worst mark in Major League Baseball. The Reds also have struck out more than 200 times this month, one of only five teams with that distinction, and have walked the fifth-least times in the month.
They don?t hit or walk, and they strike out a lot. That?s a solid recipe for a pitcher poised for a better outing this weekend.
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Butler continues to show improvement this season, as he now owns a respectable 3.96 ERA that is backed by a 3.78 FIP. His swinging strike rate is up to 8.3 percent from 6.9 percent, while his walk rate has dropped from 4.76 BB/9 to a pristine 1.08 BB/9 this season. His drastically improved control makes him a decent NL-only pickup
When compared to the rest of the pitchers in major league baseball, Clayton Kershaw is, simply put, in a different atmosphere. If, however, there's ever to be another hurler to join him in the rarified air, it could very well be Noah Syndergaard. His 11.3 K/9 and 1.3 BB/9 are both top five in baseball, his 8.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio is second-best only to Kershaw, and his 56 percent ground ball rate is top 10. And if you think Syndergaard's 1.94 ERA is luck-driven, his 2.00 xFIP tells us it's completely earned. It's no surprise that the 23-year-old ace is Saturday's top option with a home tilt against the Dodgers. Although the Dodgers whiff at an average rate, they produce at a below-average rate against right-handed pitching (91 wRC+), making the matchup a favorable one. Thor is gonna be tough to fade in cash.
It's been awhile since Zack Greinke has made his way into the top tier. Although his strikeout and walk rates are in line with last year, he's generating fewer swings and misses and is allowing more medium and hard contact, which have contributed to his 4.59 ERA. Fortunately, help is on the way in the form of the San Diego Padres, who are fanning at a 25 percent clip against righty pitching and they own an MLB-worst .266 wOBA. Greinke has been up and down this season, but there's no reason he shouldn't be able to exploit this lineup.
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The Incredible Awfulness that is the Reds pitching staff
122: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Cubs
137: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Reds rotation
126: The number of runs allowed by the 2016 Reds bullpen
The Reds bullpen has given up 40 more runs than that of any other team. 40 runs in 44 games. Like, almost one run more per game than the 29th worst team in baseball.
The Reds bullpen has surrendered 17 more runs than those of the Mets, Nationals and White Sox combined.
The Reds bullpen has allowed 36 homers, nine more than any other team.
The Reds bullpen has walked 95 batters, which leads the league by 20.
The Reds bullpen has been worth -2.5 WAR, according to Fangraphs.
