St. Louis (48-30) vs Oakland (46-34)
Heading into the weekend St. Louis is tied with Pittsburgh atop the National League Central and all of baseball.
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New York (42-36) vs Baltimore (43-36)
By virtue of the Yankees loss and the Orioles’ win on Thursday night New York find themselves a half game back of the O’s heading into the weekend. Worse yet, there seems to be too much focus off the field on players that are not contributing to the team at all – I wonder who that could be.
Toronto (39-38) vs Boston (46-33)
The Toronto Blue Jays did their usual thing in Tampa…lose. This time it put an end to their 11 game winning streak which tied a franchise best. The Jays were able to take at least one game from the Rays as R.A. Dickey dominated them in the finale on Wednesday.
Philadelphia (38-41) vs. Los Angeles (35-42)
For a moment it looked like the Philadelphia Phillies were going to start mounting a charge in the National League East. But with inconsistency in their everyday lineup and throughout the rotation (except for Cliff Lee) it just hasn’t happened.
Giants vs Dodgers Baseball Odds
Both the Dodgers and the Giants are 4-6 in their last 10 games and while San Francisco is in 2nd place in the NL West 3 games back of the Diamondbacks the Dodgers are in the basement of the division 8.5 games back of Arizona.
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Three Up Three Down
You’ve surely heard it many times before: The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. As the third month of play comes to an end and we near the midway point of the season, let’s re-evaluate some names we see on the betting board every fifth day, while noting a few that may have been overlooked.
Here are three starting pitchers worth backing, and three you’re going to want to fade.
Cincinnati Reds (44-31) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (40-33)
Cincinnati is looking to close some ground in the National League Central but couldn’t take advantage of a loss by St. Louis and finished yesterday behind Pittsburgh in a fun race to watch.
Texas Rangers (42-32) vs St. Louis Cardinals (47-27)
The Texas Rangers drew first blood in this series between former World Series combatants (2011). Texas took the first game and if they keep winning they might use this series to reclaim first place in the American League West. Not exactly a true measure of revenge but better than nothing.
Baseball is a numbers game
The mountains of data offered to fans can sometimes be intimidating, but once in a while a gem appears that can help us to make sense of what we can expect to see out on the diamond.
Los Angeles Dodgers (30-40) vs San Diego Padres (36-36)
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in last place and fading, with the worst record in the National League West Over the last 10 games.
Athletics vs Rangers Baseball Odds
The Rangers have lost 7 of their last 10 games and they lost yesterday to the A’s, which dropped them 3 games behind Oakland in the AL West. MLB lines have the A’s as slight road favorites with a total of 9.5 runs.
Padres vs Giants Baseball Odds
The Padres (36-34) have won 7 straight games and they are now only 1 game back of the Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West. The Giants are only 4-6 in their last 10 games, but they are still in the tight race 1.5 games back of the Diamondbacks.
San Diego Padres (29-33) vs Colorado Rockies (33-30)
To me the San Diego Padres are one of the most counfounding teams out there. With the names they have on their roster they should probably be among the worst teams in the Majors but they are hanging in there at just below .500.
San Francisco Giants (32-29) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (35-27)
The San Francisco Giants came into this weekend hoping to close the gap against the first place Arizona Diamondbacks but the best they can hope for now is winnning the series. They dropped the opener but came back yesterday winning a 10-5 victory.
Washington Nationals (28-27) vs Atlanta Braves (32-22)
This is an important series between the Nationals and Braves this weekend and the Nationals struck first taking game 1 – thought it may have cost them ace Stephen Strasburg.
Cincinnati Reds (34-21) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (34-21)
Is the National League Central the best division in baseball? Well it is the only one with three teams with 34 or more victories heading into June. Two of those are locked up here as the Red and Pirates are tied for second behind the Cardinals after the Reds won the series opener Friday night.
