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Preview: Royals (34-35) at Indians (35-35)
Game: 3
Venue: Progressive Field
Date: June 19, 2013 7:05 PM EDT
After a rough start to June, the Cleveland Indians have managed to turn things around.
They'll again have a chance to surpass the .500 mark Wednesday night against the Kansas City Royals.
Cleveland (35-35) opened June with a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay, then dropped a season-high eight in a row. Since then, the Indians have won five of seven and are in position to win a third consecutive series. They're also trying to move past the break-even mark for the first time since they were 30-29 on June 5.
Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped a three-run eighth inning Tuesday that helped Cleveland rally for a 4-3 win over Kansas City (34-35), which lost for the third time in 14 games.
"I won't say we needed it, but we wanted it,' Cleveland center fielder Michael Bourn said. "They took second place (in the AL Central) over us (Monday) and we came back today. Not only that, we want to win those close games like that. Those close games matter.'
Cleveland's last 14 games have been decided by three or fewer runs, and four of the last five by a single run.
Scheduled Indians starter Justin Masterson (8-5, 3.52 ERA) has posted an 8.84 ERA in losing three straight to the Royals, but is 5-1 with a 2.22 ERA in eight starts at Progressive Field this year. He's yielded five runs, 17 hits and fanned 44 in 36 innings to go 4-0 in his last five home starts.
The right-hander allowed 11 runs over 13 1-3 innings in his previous two starts - both on the road - before he gave up a run, two hits and struck out 10 over seven frames while not receiving a decision in Friday's 2-1 victory over Washington.
"I just had some good movement," Masterson told the Indians' official website. "Slider, sinker, magic pitch ... It was all good."
Masterson, however, allowed seven runs, nine hits and walked four in 6 1-3 innings of a 9-0 loss at Kansas City on April 28.
Alex Gordon is batting. 400 (12 for 30) with three doubles, a triple and a home run against Masterson, but he's 0 for 7 in the series.
Kansas City's Luis Mendoza (2-3, 4.08) takes the mound Wednesday looking for another strong outing after he allowed two runs in 13 innings while going 1-0 in his last two starts. He yielded those runs and overcame seven hits in six innings during a 7-2 win at Tampa Bay on Friday.
"Mendy started out really shaky. He was all over the place and he was behind on everybody," manager Ned Yost said. "But he really settled himself in and his command got better."
After the right-hander allowed nine runs in four innings of a 13-7 loss in his first 2012 appearance against the Indians, he posted a 2.95 ERA to win his next three starts versus Cleveland last year.
Ex-Royal Mike Aviles had two of Cleveland's six hits Tuesday. He's 3 for 8 with an RBI in the set and hitting .300 with six RBIs in June.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Royals at Indians
Mon, Jun 17 Final 2 to 1
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Royals at Indians
Tue, Jun 18 Final 3 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Royals at Indians
Wed, Jun 19 - 7:05PM EDT
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Preview: Nationals (34-36) at Phillies (35-37)
Game: 3
Venue: Citizens Bank Park
Date: June 19, 2013 7:05 PM EDT
Though he hasn't earned a win in six weeks, Gio Gonzalez has pitched well of late.
The same can't be said for Kyle Kendrick, who was especially bad the last time he took the mound.
Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals try to avoid a three-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies, who try to extend their season-high home winning streak to seven Wednesday night.
Gonzalez (3-3, 3.40 ERA) has a 2.12 ERA in seven starts since May 5 but has gone 0-1, mainly because he's received a measly run support average of 2.31. He's surrendered more than two earned runs in only one game during May and June while holding opposing batters to a .188 average.
The two-time All-Star turned in another impressive display Friday, allowing one run and three hits over seven innings in a 2-1 walkoff loss at Cleveland.
"Everybody talks about (his) breaking ball, but he can beat you with his fastball up, and that's what he did," Indians manager Terry Francona told MLB's official website. "We had trouble from the belt up with his fastball. He's just got so much finish on it, and you have to respect the breaking ball, but he had extra, he has that little finish on his fastball that's really tough to catch up with."
Washington has lost the last four starts made by Gonzalez, who is 3-1 with a 2.52 ERA against the Phillies - all four outings came last year. He had eight strikeouts and threw a career-high 127 pitches Friday.
"Gio pitched really well," shortstop Ian Desmond said. "He grinded, and that's what we expect from him, and he did a great job. It's unfortunate the offense couldn't come through for him."
Philadelphia's bats, in contrast, came through for Kendrick (6-4, 3.76) on Friday. The right-hander allowed a career worst-tying seven runs and 10 hits in a season-low 4 1-3 innings, but the Phillies rallied to beat Colorado 8-7.
"I was just up in the zone tonight, really up all night," said Kendrick, 2-3 with a 5.70 ERA over his last six starts. "I couldn't make a pitch, but the offense picked me up."
Kendrick also has had problems against the Nationals (34-36), going 4-6 with a 4.98 ERA in 18 starts. He was tagged for five runs in as many innings during a 5-2 loss in the nation's capital May 24.
He'll need to be careful against Desmond, who is 10 for 25 with two homers in their matchups. Ryan Zimmerman, though, is 2 for his last 17 against Kendrick and Jayson Werth is 1 for 14.
Cliff Lee had his way with Washington on Tuesday, throwing eight strong innings in a 4-2 victory. Michael Young had three doubles and scored twice for the Phillies (35-37), who have outscored opponents 36-17 during their six-game win streak at Citizens Bank Park.
"If we play fundamental baseball and everyone plays up to their capabilities, we can beat anybody," Lee said.
Ben Revere is hitting .415 with eight runs and three stolen bases during a nine-game hitting streak, and Young is batting .408 over his last 12.
"Looks like his bat is a little quicker," manager Charlie Manuel said of Young. "He expects a lot out of himself and he wants to do more. He's starting to relax."
Losers in 13 of 18 on the road, the Nationals have managed just six runs during a three-game skid. They lost a season-worst four straight April 21-24 and May 18-21.
Washington has dropped seven of nine in Philadelphia.
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GAME 1
Nationals at Phillies
Mon, Jun 17 Final 4 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Nationals at Phillies
Tue, Jun 18 Final 2 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Nationals at Phillies
Wed, Jun 19 - 7:05PM EDT
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Preview: Rays (36-35) at Red Sox (44-29)
Game: 2
Venue: Fenway Park
Date: June 19, 2013 7:10 PM EDT
The Tampa Bay Rays have struggled to score lately and as a result, are in danger of dropping to .500 for the first time in almost a month.
The Boston Red Sox will look to take advantage once again Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, the Red Sox (44-29) held the Rays (36-35) to two runs and 10 hits while sweeping a doubleheader. Tampa Bay has scored just 14 runs while losing six of seven and is hitting .200 during that span. Evan Longoria is 0 for his last 10, James Loney is 1 for his last 25 and Desmond Jennings is batting .192 during that seven-game span.
The Red Sox have won nine of 11 this season against the Rays, including all five games at Fenway Park. Tampa Bay has totaled five runs and batted .148 in those contests.
Boston's Ryan Dempster (4-7, 4.21 ERA) will look to keep those bats in check. He's posted a 3.25 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .216 average in his last four starts. The right-hander threw a season-high 122 pitches in a 2-0 loss at Baltimore on Friday, yielding two runs and five hits over 7 2-3 innings.
"Ryan did a great job, threw a great game," catcher David Ross said. "That was a huge, huge performance. Those last innings, I think, were his best innings. The slider was really sharp, fastball was sinking.'
Dempster did walk five in that outing, however, in a continuation of his season-long control issues. He is fourth in the majors with 40 walks, including 21 over his last six starts.
Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson (4-3, 5.67) aims to overcome a discouraging start his last time out. Coming off of six shutout innings against Baltimore, Hellickson had his worst game of the season Thursday, allowing eight runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings of a 10-1 loss to Kansas City. It marked the sixth time this season that the right-hander allowed five-plus runs.
Hellickson has been victimized by big innings, surrendering multi-run frames in 10 of his 14 starts this season.
"I'm pretty frustrated,' Hellickson said. "It wasn't a fun game. Eight runs, it's unacceptable. It's definitely not pitch selection. I've just got to execute whatever I throw. I wish I could maybe spread around the hits. One here, one there, instead of five, six in a row.'
Hellickson has struggled in night games this season. He has a 2.42 ERA during the day, holding the opposition to a .211 batting average. At night, however, Hellickson has a 7.09 ERA with hitters batting .291 against him.
A loss in the finale of this three-game set would be the Rays' season high-tying fourth straight, and would leave them at .500 for the first time since they were 24-24 on May 25.
Dempster and Hellickson have already faced off once this season, with both going seven innings in a 3-2 Boston win on April 15. Dempster set a season high with 10 strikeouts and held Tampa Bay to one run and two hits, while Hellickson also impressed with a season-high nine strikeouts. He limited Boston to two runs and three hits.
Hellickson will want to be careful with David Ortiz, who is 7 for 19 against him with two home runs and six walks. The Red Sox designated hitter went 4 for 8 in Tuesday's doubleheader and is among the league leaders with five home runs this month.
Boston's Jose Iglesias is batting .422 during an 18-game hitting streak.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Rays at Red Sox
Tue, Jun 18 Final 1 to 3
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Rays at Red Sox
Wed, Jun 19 - 7:10PM EDT
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Preview: Mets (27-40) at Braves (42-30)
Game: 3
Venue: Turner Field
Date: June 19, 2013 7:10 PM EDT
The Atlanta Braves continue to strike out at an alarming rate.
Shawn Marcum isn't known as a strikeout pitcher, but even he had a career day in that category against the Braves a few weeks ago.
A day after struggling to put the ball in play against the New York Mets' pitching phenoms, Atlanta takes on the winless Marcum and looks to avoid losing a series at home for the first time all season Wednesday night.
The Braves (42-30) have struck out 645 times, leading the NL by a wide margin. They had 24 on Tuesday, with 20 coming from young starters Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler as the Mets swept a doubleheader. Freddie Freeman and Chris Johnson each struck out three times on the day, Dan Uggla had two to run his league-high total to 89 and Justin Upton added his 82nd - third-most in the NL.
"It's just been a rough last 24 hours," said B.J. Upton, who has 75 strikeouts.
It will be a bad 48 hours if Atlanta loses this one, especially considering it would mark the team's first series loss at Turner Field since dropping two of three to Philadelphia from Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Monday's 2-1 win in the opener of this four-game set was the 16th victory in 19 home games for the Braves, who are a major-league best 24-10 at home.
Marcum (0-8, 5.43 ERA), meanwhile, has fanned just 47 batters in 54 2-3 innings this year. However, the seven-year veteran posted his career high of 12 on May 26 against Atlanta, including three of Freeman. Marcum allowed a two-run homer to Uggla but only three other hits in seven innings of New York's 4-2 victory.
Of the right-hander's 10 appearances - eight starts - this season, the only two times New York won came versus the Braves. He's 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA in five career games against them. Johnson and Jason Heyward are each 1 for 12 against him with a combined 12 strikeouts.
Marcum pitched eight innings of one-run ball in relief in a 2-1, 20-inning loss to Miami on June 8, but followed that with a poor start Friday against the Cubs as he was tagged for six runs in 5 2-3 innings of a 6-3 loss.
"Shaun is a professional. He knows you've got to go out and get the job done," manager Terry Collins said. "He just got off to a bad start. I'm sure he wishes he could take a couple pitches back."
Marcum, who has received just 12 runs of support in eight starts this season, is hoping New York's late offensive outburst Tuesday carries into Wednesday. The Mets (27-40) tacked on four runs in the eighth inning to help secure a 6-1 victory in the nightcap, their highest-scoring game since June 5. The Mets finished with 14 hits, ending a streak of nine straight games with nine or fewer.
David Wright had two hits in that game and is batting .452 in his last eight. Marlon Byrd went 5 for 8 in the doubleheader.
The Mets will be hard-pressed to repeat their success against Kris Medlen (3-7, 3.09), who has been dominant against New York. He's never lost in 16 games versus the Mets, posting a 1.92 ERA, and is 3-0 in six starts against them. He struck out a season-high nine in six innings against the Mets on May 24, allowing three runs in a 7-5, 10-inning victory.
After recording one win in 11 starts through May, Medlen won his first two this month before losing Friday. The right-hander yielded four runs and nine hits in six innings of a 6-0 defeat to San Francisco, receiving no runs of support for the fourth time in seven starts.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Mets at Braves
Mon, Jun 17 Final 1 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Mets at Braves
Tue, Jun 18 Final 6 to 1
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Mets at Braves
Wed, Jun 19 - 7:10PM EDT
GAME 4
Mets at Braves
Thu, Jun 20 - 7:10PM EDT
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Preview: Pirates (42-29) at Reds (43-29)
Game: 3
Venue: Great American Ball Park
Date: June 19, 2013 7:10 PM EDT
The Cincinnati Reds have had a hard time coming up with big hits in clutch situations lately.
Pittsburgh's Jeff Locke, who continues to surprise, will try to extend Cincinnati's woes Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.
The Pirates (42-29) ended Mat Latos' streak of 21 straight regular-season starts without a loss - despite his nine strikeouts in five innings - with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday. Cincinnati equaled Pittsburgh's four hits, but was hitless in five at_bats with men in scoring position while the Pirates were 3 for 9.
Pittsburgh's 12th shutout, which leads baseball, also was the second for the Reds (43-29) in their last four games. They've managed 20 runs over their last seven games while batting .219, including .125 with runners in scoring position. They're 1 for 25 in such situations in their last four contests.
Cleanup hitter Brandon Phillips is 1 for 16 in the last four games, leaving seven runners on base.
Tensions also flared up Tuesday as Pirates starter Charlie Morton hit Shin-Soo Choo with his first pitch. He also later hit Xavier Paul and buzzed Joey Votto with a pitch inside.
Choo being hit didn't sit well with Latos. The Pirates have hit 39 batters, more than any other team. Choo, though, has also been hit 19 times - the most in baseball.
"It's time that somebody stepped up and did something about the team that's hit more guys in the league than anybody," Latos said.
A win for the Pirates would move them past the Reds for second place in the NL Central.
Locke (6-1, 2.19 ERA) is 3-0 with a 0.98 ERA over his last six starts and allowed two hits over seven innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barely earning the job as the team's fifth starter out of spring training, Locke seems to have settled in.
"I wouldn't say (my) comfort level has changed at all," said the left-hander, who earned his first win of the season on April 13 against Cincinnati, giving up one run and four hits over five innings in a 3-1 final. "It's still uncomfortable. The confidence is definitely there. That's something I've gained into spring training and I've been able to carry it through the first half of the season so far."
The Reds counter with Bronson Arroyo (6-5, 3.27), who has an 8.40 ERA in losing each of his last three starts versus Pittsburgh, failing twice to last more than four innings.
Cincinnati will hope his recent success - he owns a 1.66 ERA over his last three outings overall - can translate to Wednesday. The right-hander gave up a season-high 12 hits in Friday's 4-3 victory over Milwaukee, but his ability to go 7 2-3 innings was crucial after the Reds used seven pitchers in a 14-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs a day earlier.
"I knew the bullpen was tired and I needed to go deep into the game," Arroyo said. "Luckily, they swung at a lot of first pitches. I think I only had like 30 pitches after four innings."
Neil Walker is 5 for 11 against Arroyo while Pedro Alvarez is 4 for 8 with a homer and three doubles. Andrew McCutchen is only 1 for 19, the lone hit a home run.
Walker is hitless in six at_bats in this series, and 1 for 17 in his last five games versus the Reds.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Pirates at Reds
Mon, Jun 17 Final 1 to 4
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Pirates at Reds
Tue, Jun 18 Final 4 to 0
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Pirates at Reds
Wed, Jun 19 - 7:10PM EDT
GAME 4
Pirates at Reds
Thu, Jun 20 - 12:35PM EDT
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Preview: Athletics (43-30) at Rangers (39-32)
Game: 3
Venue: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Date: June 19, 2013 8:05 PM EDT
The Oakland Athletics can take comfort in knowing they'll leave Texas still leading the AL West.
They can pad their lead by extending the struggles of the second-place Rangers on Wednesday night.
Brandon Moss hit his 13th homer while Jarrod Parker and two relievers held Texas (39-32) to three hits to help Oakland even the four-game set with a 6-2 win Tuesday. The A's (43-30) have dropped three of five since winning 21 of 26, but own a three-game lead over a Rangers club that has lost seven of eight and is 5-12 this month.
Oakland scored five runs in six innings of Yu Darvish, who is winless in six straight starts and 1-4 with a 4.22 ERA in five against the A's.
"We may do better against him than other teams, maybe, because we see him more often being in our division and we always seem to get him,' Moss said.
Aside from Monday's 8-7 win over Oakland, Texas has totaled 10 runs in its seven losses over the last eight. Its starting pitchers have gone without a win this month, breaking the team record of 16 straight set in 1975.
"We just went through this spell not scoring runs," manager Ron Washington said. "It's tough for starters to hang out there.'
Texas second basemen Ian Kinsler had a hit Tuesday, but also needed stitches near his jaw after a collision at home plate in third inning. Four games back from missing almost a month with an oblique strain, Kinsler was screened for a concussion and remained in the game.
He is 3 for 7 in the series, and 2 for 6 against scheduled Oakland starter Tommy Milone (6-6, 3.61 ERA).
Milone is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA in his last three starts. He gave up two runs in 6 2-3 innings of a 3-2 loss to Seattle on Friday.
The left-hander, who has allowed two or fewer runs in eight of his 14 starts, posted a 2.50 ERA despite going 0-2 in three road starts against the Rangers last season.
Tied for the team lead with 13 homers, Moss is batting .357 (10 for 28) with four homers and seven RBIs in his last six games. He recorded three home runs for his only hits in his previous 36 at bats.
Moss is 2 for 3 with a double and homer against scheduled Texas starter Justin Grimm (5-5, 5.59), who is 0-2 with an 11.40 ERA in his last three starts. The right-hander allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 7 2-3 innings of an 8-0 loss to Toronto on Friday.
In those three starts, Grimm has endured a six-run inning and two four-run frames.
"I got to learn a little damage control," he told the Rangers' official website. "It seems to be the difference in my last couple outings. It hasn't been terrible; it's just seen one big inning that gets to me."
Grimm allowed five runs and homers to Moss and Yoenis Cespedes in five innings of a 5-1 loss at Oakland on May 13.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Athletics at Rangers
Mon, Jun 17 Final 7 to 8
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Athletics at Rangers
Tue, Jun 18 Final 6 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Athletics at Rangers
Wed, Jun 19 - 8:05PM EDT
GAME 4
Athletics at Rangers
Thu, Jun 20 - 2:05PM EDT
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Preview: White Sox (29-39) at Twins (31-36)
Game: 2
Venue: Target Field
Date: June 19, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
The Chicago White Sox's Chris Sale took another hard-luck loss last week despite delivering one of his most dominant performances.
He hasn't needed much run support against the Minnesota Twins.
Looking to snap a career-worst three-start losing streak, Sale tries to win a fourth consecutive outing versus Minnesota on Wednesday night.
While Sale (5-5, 2.43 ERA) ranks among the AL leaders in ERA and opponent batting average (.189), his run-support average of 2.74 is the lowest in the league. He's been backed by a combined four runs in three starts this month, losing each despite a 2.11 ERA.
Sale had everything working Friday but saw his poor luck continue in a 2-1 defeat at Houston. The left-hander struck out a season-high 14 in a complete game, allowing two unearned runs and five hits.
"You don't want to hang your head," he said. "Obviously, it's disappointing, but at the end of the day, these guys are grinding it out and not giving anybody anything. I know everyone in here is fighting and grinding, and that's the main goal."
Sale walked one and threw 85 of his career-high 124 pitches for strikes.
"He's absolutely one of the best pitchers we've faced this year, and if we face him again, he'll be one of the best then, too," Astros second baseman Jose Altuve told MLB's official website.
The Twins (31-36) surely felt the same way after Sale baffled them last year. He won all three of his starts in the series while allowing a combined two runs and 11 hits over 20 innings.
"He's pretty doggone good," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said after Sale threw six innings of three-hit ball in Chicago's 6-0 road win Sept. 14.
Sale has handled several Minnesota hitters very well, including Josh Willingham (1 for 12 with seven strikeouts), Justin Morneau (2 for 9) and Ryan Doumit (1 for 6).
Doumit entered Tuesday mired in a 3-for-27 slump before going 3 for 4 with a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning of a 7-5 series-opening victory.
"It's nice to be the guy who came up with the big hit," he said. "Hopefully I can keep it going."
Joe Mauer also had three hits, including a two-run homer. He's batting .390 with two homers, six RBIs and eight runs in his last 11 home games versus Chicago.
Sitting in last place in the AL Central, the White Sox (29-39) have dropped five of six and 15 of 20. They're on the verge of falling a season-high 11 games under .500.
"I still think there's some good to come out of this at some point," Paul Konerko said after going 4 for 4 with an RBI. "It hasn't been right now, it hasn't been before now, but we still have good baseball in us. We just haven't shown it."
The White Sox will try to turn things around against Kevin Correia (5-4, 3.97), who's 2-3 with a 5.36 ERA in his last eight starts. The right-hander allowed one run and eight hits in five innings but didn't factor in the decision of Thursday's 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.
In his only appearance versus Chicago, Correia gave up four runs and nine hits over seven innings May 14 in a 4-2 defeat. He'll need to be careful against Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo, who both took him deep that night. Dunn is 4 for 12 with two homers lifetime against him.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
White Sox at Twins
Tue, Jun 18 Final 5 to 7
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
White Sox at Twins
Wed, Jun 19 - 8:10PM EDT
GAME 3
White Sox at Twins
Thu, Jun 20 - 1:10PM EDT
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Preview: Brewers (28-41) at Astros (27-45)
Game: 2
Venue: Minute Maid Park
Date: June 19, 2013 8:10 PM EDT
The Houston Astros put together one of their best offensive showings in the series opener with the Milwaukee Brewers.
A repeat performance could be much more difficult to come by against scheduled starter Kyle Lohse, who regularly frustrates the Astros.
Houston aims for a sixth win in seven games Wednesday night as it hosts the Brewers.
Matt Dominguez's grand slam and career-high five RBIs led the Astros (27-45) to a 10-1 victory Tuesday. Carlos Pena also chipped in with a three-run homer.
All 10 of Dominguez's home runs this year have come in his past 35 games, as well as 28 of his team-best 40 RBIs.
"You look at the batting average and many people talk about average but this guy has been productive,' manager Bo Porter said of Dominguez, who is hitting .236. "It's somewhere close to 40 RBIs, 10 home runs and Gold Glove (caliber) third base. That's a pretty good baseball player."
Lohse (2-6, 3.84 ERA) is 10-7 with a 2.60 ERA in 18 career starts against the Astros, and 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA in his last five against them.
After suffering five losses in a span of seven starts, he's allowed two earned runs over 14 innings in his last two outings. The Brewers (28-41) haven't done a great job of backing him, as his 3.16 run-support average is one of the lowest in the NL.
Still, the right-hander would like to toughen up in first innings, as eight of the 16 hits he's given up in his last three starts have come in the first frame. Opponents are hitting .333 against him in the first inning on the season.
"I've got to figure something out," Lohse said. "It seems like I keep giving up hits in the first inning. Usually I'm pretty good there."
Conversely, Houston starter Erik Bedard (2-3, 4.82) struggled both times he faced Milwaukee last season, going 0-2 with an 11.88 ERA.
He is coming off a strong outing, allowing an unearned run and three hits over six innings in a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The left-hander threw a season-high 104 pitches.
"I had a couple innings with a lot of pitches early, but I got stronger and was throwing a lot more strikes later to get the quick outs," he said.
Bedard will try to take advantage of a Milwaukee offense that is scuffling a bit, totaling five runs in the team's three losses over the last four contests. Leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki is 2 for 16 with a walk in the last four.
"We have chances and we don't get people in," manager Ron Roenicke said, not pleased with his team's 3-for-8 performance with runners in scoring position Tuesday. "And that ball game is a lot different if we drive in the people when we have the opportunities to do it."
Carlos Gomez and Aramis Ramirez are a combined 7 for 15 against Bedard, each with a home run.
Houston's Justin Maxwell was 0 for 2 with two walks Tuesday as he started in right field after missing nearly two months with a fractured left hand.
Lohse has recorded 16 strikeouts versus Carlos Pena, who is 9 for 38 off him.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Brewers at Astros
Tue, Jun 18 Final 1 to 10
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Brewers at Astros
Wed, Jun 19 - 8:10PM EDT
GAME 3
Brewers at Astros
Thu, Jun 20 - 2:10PM EDT
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Preview: Cubs (29-40) at Cardinals (45-26)
Game: 3
Venue: Busch Stadium
Date: June 19, 2013 8:15 PM EDT
After a rough start to the month, the Chicago Cubs are starting to turn things around.
So is scheduled starter Edwin Jackson, who goes for his third straight victory Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cubs (29-40) opened June with eight losses in 10 games, but have since won four of six behind a starting rotation that has posted a 2.61 ERA. The starters have recorded quality starts in each of the last five.
Jackson (3-8, 5.40 ERA) has also emerged from an early season slump. Through his first 11 starts, Jackson was 1-8 with a 6.29 ERA - the worst in the majors on June 2. The right-hander, however, is finally starting to live up to the big contract Chicago gave him in the offseason, yielding two runs while striking out 15 over 13 innings in winning each of his last two starts. He allowed a run and five hits in six innings in Friday's 6-3 victory over the New York Mets.
"Just trying to get in a rhythm,' Jackson said.
The Cubs, who pounced on Adam Wainwright for four runs in the top of the first in a 4-2 victory Tuesday, will hope to do the same for Jackson. The last time Jackson pitched, they gave him a 5-0 cushion heading into the bottom of the second.
"You get those early runs, it's definitely a luxury,' Jackson said. "More times than not it's going to be a close game. You've got to pitch mistake-free, or pretty close to it. But when you come out and get an offensive explosion, it's definitely great.'
Jackson has been at his best away from Wrigley Field this season, recording a 3.73 ERA in six road starts. His 6.69 home ERA is second-worst in the majors.
He was hit hard in his last outing at Busch Stadium, however, getting tagged for nine runs in 1 1-3 innings last September.
Jackson has also been at a loss when it comes to the red-hot Yadier Molina. The Cardinals catcher is 8 for 12 with two home runs in their matchups. Then again, Molina has had success against pretty much everyone this season, batting .449 with 12 doubles and 17 RBIs in his last 21 games to raise his average 38 points to .367. He has always done particularly well against the Cubs, going 9 for 15 in the season series and is hitting .366 against them since 2011.
His batterymate, Jake Westbrook (2-2, 2.05), got off to a sensational start, posting a 1.62 ERA in his first six outings, but struggled in his return from the disabled list Friday. In his first outing since May 8 because of right elbow inflammation, Westbrook surrendered five runs and eight hits in five innings of a 5-4 loss to Miami.
The veteran right-hander failed to strike out a single hitter, and averages 3.89 strikeouts per nine innings, which would be one of the lowest rates in the majors if he had enough innings to qualify.
Westbrook has made up for such strikeout woes by avoiding the long ball. He has yet to surrender a home run in 44 innings - the only pitcher without serving up a homer with at least that many innings pitched.
David DeJesus is the only player on the Cubs roster with a homer against Westbrook. He's got one in 35 at_bats.
Alfonso Soriano is 3 for 30 against Westbrook without a single extra-base hit. It marks the most at_bats Soriano has ever had against a pitcher without recording an extra-base hit.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Cubs at Cardinals
Mon, Jun 17 Final 2 to 5
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Cubs at Cardinals
Tue, Jun 18 Final 4 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Cubs at Cardinals
Wed, Jun 19 - 8:15PM EDT
GAME 4
Cubs at Cardinals
Thu, Jun 20 - 8:15PM EDT
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GIRLS, GOLF,GAMBLING not in any particular order.
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Preview: Mariners (32-40) at Angels (31-40)
Game: 3
Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Date: June 19, 2013 10:05 PM EDT
The Los Angeles Angels' C.J. Wilson has had mixed results this season, but he's been plenty consistent against the Seattle Mariners.
Seeking a fifth consecutive win over Seattle, Wilson takes the mound opposite fellow lefty Joe Saunders as the Angels continue a four-game set with the visiting Mariners on Wednesday night.
After going 1-5 over his previous seven outings, Wilson (5-5, 3.90 ERA) got back on track with an impressive display in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Yankees. The two-time All-Star allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings, improving to 3-2 with a 2.61 ERA over his last six home starts.
"A win's a win. I'll take a pretty win or an ugly win, or whatever," said Wilson, who at 87 2-3 innings is nearly halfway to his fourth consecutive 200-inning campaign. "I'm very motivated to pitch deep into the game, and pitching a lot of innings is really what separates the good pitchers from the really good pitchers. I'm just trying to get back up to that level where I feel like I deserve to be."
Wilson has proven nearly unbeatable against the Mariners (32-40) since the start of 2011, going 7-1 with a 2.24 ERA and 65 strikeouts in nine starts spanning 60 1-3 innings. He yielded one run, six hits and struck out 10 in a season-high eight innings May 22 in a 7-1 victory, winning his third consecutive start in the series.
Wilson has fared especially well against several Seattle hitters, including Raul Ibanez (3 for 21), Michael Saunders (3 for 19) and Kyle Seager (2 for 16).
The Mariners give the ball to Saunders (5-6, 4.80), who's 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA over his last four starts. He gave up five hits over seven innings of one-run ball in Friday's 3-2 victory at Oakland, improving to 1-4 on the road with a 7.58 ERA - nearly three times higher than his home mark of 2.53.
"It's just a matter of being consistent and staying confident in what you can do," he told MLB's official website. "You know you can do this. It's just a matter of now doing it."
Saunders, who spent the first five-plus years of his career with the Angels (31-40), is set to face his former team for just the second time. He surrendered a two-run homer to Mark Trumbo in a 2-0 loss in Los Angeles last June 16 while with Arizona.
Seattle's Kendrys Morales, meanwhile, delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning against his former club in Tuesday's 3-2 win. Acquired from the Angels in exchange for Jason Vargas this offseason, Morales entered the game mired in a 2-for-32 slump.
Ibanez and Justin Smoak also came up big with back-to-back homers in the second inning. Ibanez has hit safely in 13 straight and 27 of 28 games at Angel Stadium, going 41 for 110 (.373) with three homers, 22 runs and 12 RBIs. Smoak was playing in his first game back since missing 18 with a strained oblique.
Los Angeles' Josh Hamilton grounded into a double play in each of his first three at_bats before striking out in his next two. The former AL MVP is hitting .163 with one homer in his last 12 home games.
"It's hard for me to tell why he's struggling because I've only faced him a handful of times," Mariners reliever Charlie Furbush said. "He just working through whatever he's working through to try to get back to the big power numbers that he's had in the past."
Hamilton is 4 for 10 with a homer and a triple against Saunders.
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
GAME 1
Mariners at Angels
Mon, Jun 17 Final 3 to 11
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 2
Mariners at Angels
Tue, Jun 18 Final 3 to 2
Boxscores • Recaps
GAME 3
Mariners at Angels
Wed, Jun 19 - 10:05PM EDT
GAME 4
Mariners at Angels
Thu, Jun 20 - 10:05PM EDT
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GIRLS, GOLF,GAMBLING not in any particular order.
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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack
-- Miami made 11-19 3's, including 2-3 in last 0:30 of regulation to get to an overtime where they beat the Spurs and forced a Game 7 Thursday.
-- Ginobili had eight turnovers and was -21, meaning Spurs were +18 in the 18:00 he was off the floor. Will he start Game 7?
-- By way of comparison, in their Game 1 win, Spurs had a total of four turnovers for the whole game. Only time Miami can really run is after San Antonio turns the ball over.
-- Miami held Danny Green to 1-7 from the floor in Game 6. Parker missed 17 of 23 shots and looked exhausted in the overtime period.
-- Spurs led 71-58 with 3:10 left in third quarter; Lebron James missed a trey with 0:23 left and Miami down 5, but Spurs couldn't finish the deal.
-- There is no metric that measures heart, resiliency or mental toughness; to win Game 7 after coming so close Tuesday, the Spurs will have to refresh some old legs, reboot their brains and try to forget Game 6 happened.
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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud..........
13) Mets/Braves finished three games on Tuesday, the first one at 1:23am, the last two in a day/night twinbill; last team to do that were the ’96 Reds, who followed up a late night in Atlanta with a doubleheader in Miami the next day.
12) Speaking of the Braves, Tuesday they became last MLB team to use a sixth starting pitcher this season; always nice to have healthy hurlers.
11) Home team is 14-1 when Tim Hudson starts; Braves are 7-0 in his home starts, they're 1-7 in his starts on foreign soil.
10) Mets' radio voice Howie Rose called BJ Upton "Ike Davis South" late in first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, referring to Upton struggling with the bat a lot like Davis, who is now hitting .204 at AAA Las Vegas.
Unusual for an announcer to call out an opposing player like that.
9) In NBA nickname news, New Orleans Hornets are now the Pelicans; the Charlotte Bobcats are going back to being the Hornets, but word out of Washington is that the Wizards won’t go back to being the Bullets- they used to have cool bright orange uniforms, back when Earl Monroe/Wes Unseld made them a formidable team.
8) DePaul hired an AAU coach from Washington DC as an assistant coach, a recruiter; he has strong ties to the DC Assault AAU program, which produces a lot of excellent players. Strange that a Chicago program would want to establish a presence in Washington, but maybe its because they're in the big East and will still play lot of games in the northeast.
7) Missouri hired former Drake coach Mark Phelps as an assistant; he was 77-86 at Drake, but more notably, has also assistant Herb Sendek at Arizona State/NC State, so he is a tactician. Every staff needs a couple recruiters and at least one strong tactician.
6) Georgetown F Greg Whittington may have torn his ACL, which means he could miss next basketball season; he was the Hoyas’ second-leading scorer LY, before grades derailed him midway thru the season.
5) A basketball player from NC-Asheville transferred to LSU? A guard who scored 15 ppg this season will have two years to play at LSU after he sits out next season. Where was LSU when he came out of high school?
This poaching needs to stop; bigtime schools stealing kids is hurting mid/low majors. Its a free country, but it stinks.
4) Kansas City has had zero starts this season from a pitcher signed/ drafted by the Royals, although Yordano Ventura could end that streak later this season- he’s made three starts in AAA, and looks pretty good.
3) Baseball favorites of -$150+ went 2-5 Tuesday; big night for dogs.
2) Bigger day for the Mets, who swept day/night twinbill in Atlanta, with Harvey/Wheeler beating the Braves. Wheeler put nine Braves on base in his six innings, but none of them scored and thats what counts. Mets are building a solid starting rotation; their outfield still needs some work.
1) New Arkansas football coach (former Wisconsin coach) Bret Bielema wants to legislate against no-huddle offenses, making it mandatory for offenses to wait 15 seconds after getting a first down. Ol’ Bret ain’t in the Big Dozen anymore, he’s in the freakin’ SEC. Get used to everything happening fast buddy and no, there are no Indianas in this league.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, June 19
Hot pitchers
-- JFernandez is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
-- Stults is 4-1, 1.40 in his last six starts. Bumgarner is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two outings.
-- GGonzalez is 0-0, 2.25 in his last three starts, all lost by National bullpen.
-- Medlen is 2-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.
-- Locke is 3-0, 1.00 in his last six starts. Arroyo is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three.
-- Jackson is 2-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.
-- Buehrle is 2-1, 2.18 in his last five starts.
-- Ryu is 3-0, 1.94 in his last six starts.
-- Lohse is 1-0, 2.57 in his last two starts. Bedard is 2-1, 3.80 in his last four.
-- Tillman is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
-- Mendoza is 1-1, 2.25 in his last five starts.
-- Sale is 4-3, 2.02 in his last nine starts.
-- Milone is 1-1, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Saunders is 2-1, 2.02 in his last four starts. Wilson is 2-0, 3.00 in his last couple starts.
Cold pitchers
-- Cahill is 0-4, 7.31 in his last five starts.
-- Kendrick is 0-1, 8.71 in his last couple starts.
-- Marcum is 0-3, 4.87 in his last three starts.
-- Westbrook is 0-1, 7.84 in his last couple starts.
-- Nicasio is 0-1, 5.96 in his last four starts.
-- Capuano is 0-2, 7.59 in his last couple starts. Hughes is 1-3, 5.83 in his last six starts. Bronx lost last five Kuroda starts (0-3, 4.40).
-- Porcello is 2-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.
-- Masterson is 0-2, 5.31 in his last three starts.
-- Dempster is 2-3, 6.00 in his last five starts. Hellickson has a 6.55 RA in his last four starts.
-- Correia is 1-2, 4.89 in his last six starts.
-- Grimm is 0-2, 11.40 in his last threee starts.
Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Fernandez 3-13; Cahill 4-14
-- Stults 3-14; Bumgarner 0-14
-- Gonzalez 4-14 (0 of last 5); Kendrick 6-14
-- Marcum 2-8; Medlen 4-14
-- Locke 3-14 (0 of last 6); Arroyo 1-14
-- Jackson 5-14; Westbrook 2-7
-- Nicasio 5-14 (0 of last 6); Buehrle 4-14 (0 of last 5)
-- Ryu 3-13 Capuano 1-6; Hughes 4-13 (0 of last 5) Kuroda 5-14
-- Lohse 5-13; Bedard 6-12
-- Tillman 3-14; Porcello 3-12
-- Mendoza 2-10; Masterson 3-15
-- Hellickson 7-14 (0 of last 4); Dempster 5-13
-- Milone 5-14 (0 of last 5); Grimm 6-11
-- Sale 5-13; Correia 5-13
-- Saunders 4-14; Wilson 4-14
Totals
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Washington games.
-- Ten of last fifteen St Louis games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Cincinnati games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in Mets' last eight games.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in Miami's last nine games.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen San Diego games.
-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Bronx games.
-- 10 of last 13 Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Baltimore games.
-- Eight of last nine Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Boston games.
-- Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Oakland games.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota games stayed under the total.
-- Ten of last twelve Seattle games stayed under the total.
Hot teams
-- Cincinnati won six of its last nine games.
-- Mets won three of their last four games.
-- Cardinals won 15 of their last 23 home games. Cubs won four of last six.
-- Miami won six of its last ten games.
-- Padres won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Toronto won its last seven games, allowing 12 runs.
-- Astros won five of their last six games.
-- Baltimore won seven of its last ten games. Detroit won eight of its last 12.
-- Red Sox won three of their last four games.
-- Royals won 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Angels won four of their last six games.
Cold teams
-- Phillies lost seven of their last 11 games. Washington lost four of last five.
-- Atlanta lost six of its last nine games.
-- Pirates lost five of their last eight road games.
-- Milwaukee lost three of its last four games.
-- Arizona lost seven of its last ten games.
-- San Francisco lost five of its last eight games.
-- Colorado is 3-6 in its last nine road games.
-- Dodgers lost six of their last eight games. Bronx lost five of last six.
-- Indians lost ten of their last fifteen games.
-- Tampa Bay lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Rangers lost 10 of their last 13 games; A's lost three of last five.
-- White Sox lost 12 of their last 14 road games. Twins lost three of last five.
-- Seattle lost 11 of its last 16 away games.
Umpires
-- Wsh-Phil-- Underdogs won eight of last twelve Marquez games.
-- NY-Atl-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Rackley games.
-- Pitt-Cin-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Meals games.
-- Chi-StL-- Four of last five Johnson games stayed under.
-- Mia-Az-- Four of last five Foster games went over the total.
-- SD-SF-- Favorites won last eight Randazzo games, with last four staying under the total.
-- Col-Tor-- Last seven Guccione games went over the total.
-- Mil-Hst-- Five of last six Dreckman games stayed under total.
-- KC-Cle-- Five of last seven Porter games stayed under total.
-- TB-Bos-- Favorites won six of last eight Iassogna games.
-- Balt-Det-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Wegner games.
-- A's-Tex-- Six of last eight Eddings games stayed under total.
-- Chi-Min-- Favorites won seven of last ten Blaser games.
-- Sea-LA-- Favorites won six of last eight Danley games.
Believe in the 3 G's
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Wednesday, June 19
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Fading MLB traveling teams a profitable betting practice
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The circus life of Major League Baseball is unlike any other pro sport. Teams play a game, rush to the airport to fly across the county that night, and are back on the field the next day staring down a new opponent.
Only four American League clubs have a winning record in this situation – Baltimore, Oakland, Seattle and Texas – while six National League teams are above .500 when coming off a game and travel the night before – Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis and San Francisco.
Just the AL East (29-28) and NL Central (29-26) have a collective winning record in this situation. American League clubs are 76-93 coming off a game and travel while the National League boasts a 76-86 record when going field-runway-field. That’s an MLB-wide 45.9 winning percentage for teams playing and traveling the night before.
“(Travel) does play into (the odds) for sure,” Peter Korner, founder of the Nevada-based odds service The Sports Club, told Covers. “It’s a long season and clubs have to rest some people. We consider it more in extreme cases.”
Korner notes that oddsmakers send out the overnight MLB odds for the next day before that day’s schedule is even played, and says bettors can find value scouting those teams traveling that night especially if that day’s contest goes long.
“If we put the line out for the next day and that night’s game goes long or into extras, (bettors) play it. And it’s up to the bookmakers to make the change, but usually by that point (bettors) have already made their play,” he says. “It’s an angle bettors should play. There are so many games and it’s such a long tough season.”
A perfect example of finding value fading a team with a busy travel sked are the Pittsburgh Pirates, who enter Tuesday's action as the best bet in the majors at +15.10 units (41-29). However, the Bucs would be even more profitable if they weren't 2-10 in outings when coming off a game and travel the day before.
Here are the best and worst records in the majors when coming off a game and travel the night before:
Best travel bets (Records as of June 18, 2013)
St. Louis Cardinals: 8-2, 5-3-2 O/U
Oakland Athletics: 9-5, 10-4 O/U
Cincinnati Reds: 8-4, 5-7 O/U
Baltimore Orioles: 7-6, 7-6 O/U
Philadelphia Phillies: 7-6, 6-6-1 O/U
San Francisco Giants: 6-3, 4-3-2 O/U
Milwaukee Brewers: 6-4, 6-3-1 O/U
Atlanta Braves: 6-4, 6-4 O/U
Seattle Mariners: 6-5, 4-6-1 O/U
Texas Rangers: 6-5, 4-6-1 O/U
Worst travel bets (Records as of June 18, 2013)
Colorado Rockies: 1-10, 4-7 O/U
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2-10, 5-7 O/U
Miami Marlins: 2-8, 5-4-1 O/U
Chicago White Sox: 2-7, 4-5 O/U
Minnesota Twins: 2-7, 5-4 O/U
Los Angeles Angels: 3-8, 6-5 O/U
Houston Astros: 4-8, 6-5-1 O/U
Washington Nationals: 4-8, 6-5-1 O/U
New York Mets: 4-5, 4-4-1 O/U
Believe in the 3 G's
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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
06/18/13 13-_16-_3 44.83% -_1845 Detail
06/17/13 12-_11-_1 52.17% +_695 Detail
06/16/13 16-_10-_2 61.54% +_2760 Detail
06/15/13 14-_14-_2 50.00% -_685 Detail
06/14/13 14-_16-_0 46.67% -_970 Detail
06/13/13 11-_6-_0 64.71% +_2630 Detail
06/12/13 21-_7-_0 75.00% +_6755 Detail
06/11/13 15-_15-_0 50.00% -_930 Detail
06/10/13 10-_9-_1 52.63% +_530 Detail
06/09/13 11-_16-_0 40.74% -_3630 Detail
06/07/13 9-_14-_0 39.13% -_3335 Detail
06/06/13 9-_11-_0 45.00% -_1335 Detail
06/05/13 16-_14-_0 53.33% +_750 Detail
06/04/13 9-_21-_0 30.00% -_6465 Detail
06/03/13 12-_6-_0 66.67% +_3305 Detail
06/02/13 15-_12-_0 55.56% +_1920 Detail
06/01/13 15-_17-_0 46.88% -_1365 Detail
Totals 222-_215-_9 50.80% -_1215
Wednesday, June 19
Game Score Status Pick Amount
LA Dodgers - 1:00 PM ET NY Yankees -148 500
NY Yankees - Under 7.5 500
Baltimore - 1:08 PM ET Baltimore +123 500 POD # 2
Detroit - Over 9 500
Miami - 3:40 PM ET Miami +135 500 POD # 1
Arizona - Under 8 500
San Diego - 3:45 PM ET San Francisco -145 500
San Francisco - Under 7 500
Side Note:
For those who haven't seen the Giants game they have a GEM of a young player in centerfield....this kid has a canon of a arm and can leap high over the fence.....Plus he has a bat thats live....
SAN FRANCISCO -- Juan Perez is trying to convince the San Francisco Giants to keep him around when injured center fielder Angel Pagan returns from the disabled list.
A couple more performances like this one, and it's going to be hard to return him to the minors.
Perez threw out a runner at the plate and then hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth, helping the Giants end the San Diego Padres' seven-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.
"He's been quite the sparkplug that we seemed to have needed," said Sergio Romo, who pitched the ninth for his 17th save. "He's showing us who he is and what he can do, and that's what you like to see out of young guys like that."
Perez was initially called up as a temporary fix while Pagan recovered from a hamstring strain, but the rookie is batting .421 (8 for 19) in seven games since joining the Giants on June 7. Defensively, he already has four assists.
With Pagan possibly beginning a rehabilitation assignment this week, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy could have a dilemma on his hands.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it but you have to like the things that [Perez] is doing," Bochy said. "He's doing all he can to stay here, I'll say that. As soon as Angel's ready to go, we'll probably have a tough decision to make."
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