I was hoping to get Zito on 5 days rest again. I took him last time at home against the Rockies and his Curve had hitters baffled all night. Arizona 15-27 against left handed starters this season. I like Giants here. Lean: San Francisco Giants +102
Millwood with 10.38 ERA in his last 2 outings, along with a whip of 2.42 . He has allowed 5 Earned Runs and 7+ hits in 4 of his last 5 starts. Gonzalez not a natural starter, but Oakland bullpen has held down the fort quite well (1.49 ERA last 10 games). Gonzalez held Texas to 1 run via the long ball in his last appearance against them accounting for a serviceable 2.25 ERA in that game. It also helps that Oakland is on a 7 game winning streak. I will ride with Oakland in this one.
Lean: Oakland Athletics +105
All comments welcome. Still trying to break even unit wise on my terrible baseball season.
Lohse has ERA over 8 in his last 2 starts. Cardinals are 0-8 in Lohse road starts. Wandy Rodriguez is 2-1 with 0.34 ERA versus Cardinals at home. Houston 12-2 in Wandy Rodriguez home starts and currently on 11-4 home win streak.
Derek Lowe has been awful. He has an ERA of 6.25 over his last 7 starts with Whip of 1.86. Mets have been hitting .301 vs Right hand pitching over their last 10 games. Atlanta has gone over in 4 of its last 5 games and the over is 5-0-1 in Derek Lowe's last 6 starts.
Chicago Cubs +120
San Francisco Giants +102
Oakland Athletics +105
Houston Astros -142
Mets/Braves "Over" 8.5 -120
Updated Leans:
Chicago Cubs +126
San Francisco Giants +108
Oakland Athletics -101
Houston Astros -140
St. Louis Cardinals +135 1 Unit
Oakland Athletics -105 2 Units
NY Yankees -105 1 Unit