LA Dodgers versus Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball Thursday August 12th 2010 Free Pick

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We brought home a winner on Wednesday as the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners went under the total.

For Thursday we select from the National League contest between the LA Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.

This game starts from Philadelphia at 7PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

Getting the start for the Dodgers is left-hander Clayton Kershaw and he will oppose Joe Blanton for the Phillies.

With our free pick we will play on the Philadelphia Phillies +111 against the LA Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw faces the club he totally melted down in the NLCS last year at Dodger Stadium in a huge spot. He is 0-4 lifetime against the Phillies with an ERA of 7.20 in 5 starts. In that playoff game he allowed 5 earned runs and 5 walks over 4 2/3rd innings.

Joe Blanton has pitched well in his past two home starts allowing 2 earned runs in each game against the Mets and Rockies.

Philadelphia is 11-3 in their past 14 home games against the Dodgers.

Bet Philadelphia Phillies +111

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Oakland Athletics versus Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Wednesday August 11th 2010 Free Pick

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With our free pick on Wednesday we will select from the American League west battle between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners.

This game will start from Seattle at 3:30PM Eastern Time and television is provided by the MLB package.

Starting for the Athletics is Dallas Braden and he will face off against Luke French for the Mariners.

Our play is taking the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to play under the total of 7 ½ runs.

The first two games in this very friendly pitcher friendly park have been low scoring.

Braden in his lone start against the very weak hitting Seattle Mariners club this season allowed just 1 earned run and 4 hits over 7 innings in a 2-1 victory.

Luke French made his home debut this season a winning one allowing only 1 earned run and no walks over 8 innings against Kansas City on August 6th.

Two inept offenses improve pitching performances here.

Bet Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners under 7 ½ runs.

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Chicago Cubs versus San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball Tuesday August 10th 2010 Free Pick

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Our play on Tuesday comes from the late night National League game between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants.

Getting the start for the Cubs will be Ryan Dempster and he will go up against Tim Lincecum for the Giants.

This contest will begin from San Francisco at 10PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

With our free pick we will play the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants to play under the total of 6 ½ runs.

This series will be low scoring. The Cubs have had problems all season hitting on the west coast.

Ryan Dempster is coming off a nice start against Milwaukee where he allowed 0 earned runs and only 3 hits in 6 innings. In his 2 starts against San Francisco last year the Cubs hurler allowed 2 earned runs in each game and pitched 7 innings in both of them.

Lincecum is having another solid season and the Giants starter has allowed only 7 earned runs over his past three starts working 21 1/3rd innings. The bullpen behind him has been solid at home as the unit post an ERA of 2.52.

He has pitched well against the Cubs allowing 5 earned runs in his past three starts against the club posting 22 innings of work.

Bet Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants under 6 ½ runs.

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Texas Rangers versus Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball Sunday August 8th 2010 Free Pick

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Today our free pick comes from the American League west coast game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics.

Getting the start for the Rangers is Colby Lewis and he will go up against Trevor Cahill for the Rangers.

Start time from Oakland is set for 4PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

With our free pick we will play on the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics under 7 runs.

Colby Lewis has pitched respectable posting an ERA of 3.77 and 37 strikeouts over his past 5 starts working 36 2/3rd innings.

He held Oakland to only 1 earned run in his start against the club on July 28th.

Trevor Cahill has just been outstanding allowing 0 earned runs in his past two starts putting in 17 innings. He shut out Texas over 8 innings on July 28th.

In 7 starts against the Rangers Cahill sits with an ERA of just 1.83.

Bet Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics under 7 runs.

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Minnesota Twins versus Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball Friday August 6th 2010 Free Pick

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We came home with a winner on Thursday as the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves played under the total.

For Friday we pick from the American League game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians.

They start this from Cleveland at 7PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

Starting for the Twins is Francisco Liriano and he will face Jeanmar Gomez from the Indians.

With our free pick we will play on the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians to play under the total of 8 runs.

Francisco Liriano is very sharp right now as he has allowed 0 earned runs over his past three starts hurling 21 innings.

Just as impressive is the fact that Liriano allowed just 11 hits combined in those three games.

He has shut out Cleveland in two of his past three starts against the club in 2010.

Jeanmar Gomez in his first two starts allowed just 2 earned runs combined over 12 innings allowing 10 hits.

Bet Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians under 8 runs

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San Francisco Giants versus Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Thursday August 5th 2010 Free Pick

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Tonight we select from the National League game between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves.

Game 1 of this weekend series begins in Atlanta at 7PM Eastern Time and you can view it on the MLB package.

Getting the start for San Francisco is Tim Lincecum and he faces Jair Jurrjens for the Braves.

With our free pick we will play on the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves to play under the total of 6 ½ runs.

Tim Lincecum is coming off two quality starts limiting both Arizona and the LA Dodgers to just 2 earned runs in each contest.

He held the Braves to just 2 earned runs with 10 strikeouts on April 10th.

Jair Jurrjens has pitched very well at home with an ERA of just 1.71 in 5 starts this season.

His past two starts against the Giants Jurrjens allowed 3 earned runs combined striking out 9 in each game.

Bet San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves under 6 ½ runs

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San Francisco Giants versus Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball Wednesday August 4th 2010 Free Pick

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It was another winner on Tuesday as the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves played under the total for the 10th time in 10 meetings this season.

Today we pick from afternoon baseball as the San Francisco Giants continue their series with the Colorado Rockies.

They start this National League West game from Colorado at 3PM Eastern Time and you can view it on the MLB package.

Starting for the Giants is Madison Bumgarner and he will oppose Ubaldo Jimenez for the Rockies.

Our play today is taking the San Francisco Giants +170 against the Colorado Rockies.

Madison Bumgarner has pitched well on the highway with a 4-1 record and ERA of just 2.14 in 5 starts.

The Giants are hot winners of 4 straight games.

After a good start Ubaldo Jimenez has struggled as the right-hander sits with an ERA of 6.04 in his past 5 starts working 28 1/3rd innings.

San Francisco pounded him for 7 earned runs in 6 innings in his start against them at home on July 3rd.

Bet San Francisco Giants +170

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New York Mets versus Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Tuesday August 3rd 2010 Free Pick

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We came in with a nice winner on Monday as the Padres outlasted the Dodgers in the opening game of their series.

Tonight we are selecting from the National League East battle between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.

Going to the hill for the Mets is R.A. Dickey and he will oppose Derek Lowe for the Mets.

First pitch from Atlanta is set for 7PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

With our free pick we will play on the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves to play under the total of 7 ½ runs.

The under is now 9-0 in the 9 games played between these clubs in 2010.

R.A. Dickey has pitched very well for the Mets as the right-hander has allowed just 3 earned runs over his past three starts working 16 innings.

Lowe in his past three starts against the Mets has allowed no more than 3 earned runs total in any one of those outings.

He is pitching against a Mets lineup that has struggled for runs. They have put up 2 runs combined over their past 2 games.

Bet New York Mets and Atlanta Braves under 7 ½ runs

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San Diego Padres versus LA Dodgers Major League Baseball Monday August 2nd 2010 Free Pick

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With our free pick on Monday we select from the National League West encounter between the San Diego Padres and LA Dodgers.

Going to the hill for the Padres is Clayton Richard and he will face Hiroki Kuroda for the Dodgers.

Start time from Dodger Stadium is set for 10PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on the MLB package.

With our free pick we will play on the San Diego Padres +108 against the LA Dodgers.

The Dodgers bats have been silenced as the team has not produced more than 2 runs in 9 of their past 11 games. They couldn’t climb over 2 runs in their series with San Diego last week.

Team record behind Clayton Richard in his three starts against LA is 3-0. He has allowed just 1 run combined in his past two starts against the Dodgers working 13 innings. Play the underdog tonight.

Bet San Diego Padres +108

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LA Dodgers versus San Francisco Giants ESPN TV Major League Baseball Sunday August 1st 2010 Free Pick

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Our play on Sunday comes from the ESPN Sunday night game between the LA Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.

Getting the start for the Dodgers is Clayton Kershaw and he faces Matt Cain for the Giants.

First pitch from San Francisco is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time and you can view this match up on ESPN TV.

With our free pick we will play on the LA Dodgers +102 against the San Francisco Giants.

Clayton Kershaw has pitched extremely well against San Francisco as the left-hander sits with an ERA of just 1.80 in 3 starts.

Matt Cain is 0-8 lifetime against the Dodgers in 14 starts.

LA behind Kershaw avoids the sweep tonight.

Bet LA Dodgers +102.

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