Pittsburgh is 16-42 in their last 58 overall, 1-4 in their last five home games against a team with a winning record, 5-15 in Ohlendorf's last 20 starts, and 2-5 in their last seven games against a left-handed starter. Cincinnati is 5-1 in their last six games against a right-handed starter, 8-3 in their last 11 game one of a series, 4-1 in Wood's last five road starts, and 5-2 in their last seven road games against a team with a losing home record. Cincinnati has won 16 of the last 21 meetings of these two teams. ________________________________________ __________ ___________
ML over NY Mets (2 units)
Pitching for the Braves isTim Hudson,whom is 11-5 with a 2.40 earned run average. Hudson is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA in his last two starts. In those two starts, he’s allowed only 11 hits, one run, and two walks in 14.2 IP. Hudson has had a lot of success against the Mets in his career. In 17 career starts against the Mets, he’s 11-5 with a 3.54 ERA. pitching for the Mets (whom i lost with yesterday) is Santana,whom is 8-5 with a 3.11 earned run average. Santana has a 2.77 ERA in 11 road starts this season. Over his last three road starts, he’s 1-0 with a 1.22 ERA, allowing only 19 hits, four walks, and three runs in 22 IP.
Despite having a 2.01 ERA in 10 career starts against Atlanta, wins have eluded Santana against the Braves, as he’s only 2-5 in those 10 starts. ________________________________________ __________ ___________
-1.5 RL over Toronto (1 unit)
( Baseball Trend) The New York Yankees are 18-3 after seven or more consecutive road games over the last two seasons.
Burnett was 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA in his five July starts.
This season, the Yankees are 4-0 after getting shut out in their previous game.This season, the Yankees are 14-7 after losing by three or more runs in the previous game.
Pitching for the Jays is Morrow, whom is 1-5 with a 6.23 ERA in 10 road starts this season.Morrow has given up five or more runs five times on the road this season, and that includes a start at Yankee Stadium just a month ago, as he allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings in a no-decision in a 7-6 Yankees win on July 4. ________________________________________ __________ ___________
-1.5 RL over Kansas City (1 unit)
Cahill is 5-2 with a 2.19 ERA in eight home starts this season.Over his last 14 starts, Cahill is 9-2 with a 2.58 ERA.
20 of Kansas City’s 31 road losses have been by multiple runs.
Pitching for KC is Bannister,whom has allowed four or more runs in each of his last six starts, and in that span, he’s 0-5 with a 7.14 ERA, having allowed 27 earned runs in just 34 IP. Bannister is 1-5 with a 8.10 ERA in his last six road starts.