Interleague Baseball Betting: Reds vs Yankees
Heading into the first leg of inter-league play Cincinnati is hanging in there in the National League Central.
Heading into the first leg of inter-league play Cincinnati is hanging in there in the National League Central.
Interleague play gets underway Friday night for the first time this season.
The Dodgers sit six games ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the National League West, but Matt Kemp is on the disabled list and many wonder if they can keep winning.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Mets MLB Betting Preview
Starting Pitchers: Los Angeles (Harang) vs. San Diego (Volquez)
Date/Time: May 17, 10:05 p.m. EST
MLB Gambling Odds from BetOnline
Moneyline: San Diego (-125) Los Angeles (+115)
Runline: Padres -1.5 (+180) Dodgers +1.5 (-210)
Total: 6.5
San Diego is just 14-24 on the season, and they are already 10.5 games out of first place.
The Padres did take the first game last night. Can they take this game behind their Ace Edinson Volquez?
The Dodgers offense really had been revolving around Matt Kemp, so it was a major problem when he went down with an injury. Andre Ethier is also having a terrific season, and now even more pressure is going to fall on his shoulders. Ethier leads the team with 34 RBI’s, and he is hitting .301. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Bobby Abreu was cut loose by the Angels earlier this year, and he’s getting lots of playing time for the Dodgers. If Abreu can become a solid contributor that could really help the Dodgers chances. Aaron Harang returns back to San Diego to pitch against his old team in this contest.
Edinson Volquez started the season a little shaky, but he has been very good of late. He has only allowed more than three runs once this year.
He led the Padres to a win over Roy Halladay and the Phillies in his last start. Volquez walks too many batters, but he has been able to get away with it because he is keeping the ball in the ballpark.
San Diego’s offense averages just 3.26 runs per game. Yonder Alonso has been a bright spot for the team so far this year, and he may be a guy they can build their team around in the future. Cameron Maybin and Orlando Hudson are both struggling mightily, and this team needs them to pick up their production.
The Dodgers offense isn’t good at all without Kemp in the middle of the order. Volquez should fare well against Los Angeles this time around.
MLB Free Pick: Padres ML
Tonight’s match up in the Windy City is one between a couple of teams in the basement in their respective divisions. While the Phillies have won 4 straight they are sill in last place in the NL East since each team in the division is playing well.
Two weeks have passed since my last Power Rankings and surprisingly the teams at the top and the bottom have remained right there. In the middle of the Rankings there has been some movement – predictably the cream is remaining on top while the sludge has continued to occupy the bottom.
The 2012 MLB regular season schedule squeezes-in one more round of two-game series starting this Wednesday before the start of the first installment of inter-league play this weekend.
Cincinnati travels to New York to play the Mets for a couple games before taking on the Yankees in Interleague play this weekend.
The New York Yankees split a pair in Baltimore to start the week and now it is off to Toronto for another pair against a division opponent.
The 2012 MLB regular season heads into the second half of May with a couple surprising front-runners leading the pack in a few divisions while some of the preseason favorites continue to try and turn things around.
The Mariners dropped game one of the series without much of a fight.
The Cardinals are still in first place in the NL Central even though they are coming off being swept at the hands of the Atlanta Braves.
Two of the best teams in the National League square off Saturday night in Saint Louis. The Braves pulled out a 12th inning last night in the series opener.
The Los Angeles Angels are easily the most disappointing team for me this year. This team was supposed to challenge Texas for American League supremacy but they have needed a hot streak lately just to up their record within breathing distance of .500 and third place Seattle.
Remember when the Minnesota Twins were one of the best organizations in Major League Baseball? It appears those days are long gone.
The Indians beat the Red Sox last night and Boston has now lost 3 straight and tonight they look to snap their longest home losing streak in 18 years.
This weekend’s MLB schedule is filled with a number of interesting matchups featuring some surprising front runners along with a few favorites that continue to try and make-up ground from a slow start.