Blue Jays vs Athletics Baseball Picks
It was a strange one last night but ultimately a loss for the Blue Jays who are now in a tie with Baltimore for first in the AL East.
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It was a strange one last night but ultimately a loss for the Blue Jays who are now in a tie with Baltimore for first in the AL East.
The entire country of Brazil must have been on suicide watch with the home squad needing penalty kicks to get past Chile and advance. No the Chileans are not terrible but it is championship or bust for the Brazil team, especially on their home soil.
The Yankees have played their last 9 games in the division and lost 7 of them including the last 5 in a row.
The start of this series for Arizona has been more of the same kind of disappointment they have been experiencing all season long.
Unfortunately for the Cardinals and the Giants St. Louis has a rough go of it over the weekend down in L.A. With the Brewers showing no signs of slowing down the Cards are sliding in the NL Central race, now just slightly behind resurgent Cincinnati.
Tampa has been pretty terrible this season. It has been no sharply against type that it is difficult to believe but it is true. That being said they are going to influence the race and just took 3 of 4 at Baltimore over the weekend.
Even though they were shorthanded the Belgians completed a perfect group stage with a 1-0 victory over Korea.
The beat goes on in Boston as the Red Sox continue to struggle. They gave up 20 runs in the first two games of their set up in Seattle but came back to salvage the the third game and avoid a sweep.
The home team are through to the next round but I think it is fair to say that we thought they might have been a little more convincing.
Due to the fact that the top of the NL East has been light the Mets are not totally out of it yet.
Since coughing up first place Detroit has been on a mission, winning 5 in a row to reclaim the top spot in the AL Central.
I know this is Bosnia’s first trip to the World Cup but they have been a disappointment, needing a win against Iran to salvage some respect.
After sweeping the Jays last week at home the Yankees opened their current series with the division leaders with a thud, dropping Monday’s opener 8-3.
From the gorgeous Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday its everyone’s favorite – The Tico’s of Costa Rica vs. her majesty’s England. England have made wholesale changes for Tuesday’s clash and Frank Lampard will captain the English youth movement.
The Nationals maintained their slim lead over Atlanta by splitting their 4 games with the Braves over the weekend.
Like their opponent the Socceroos have lost their first 2 World Cup matches – the difference is that wasn’t much of a surprise.