Saturday MLB on FOX Betting Preview – Cubs at Cardinals
Chicago has lost 14 of its last 16 games including a 6-3 defeat in the first game of this three-game series against its main NL Central rival. “We just didn’t hold the game in check,” manager Lou Piniella said. The Cubs are now also 1-7 in their 17-game stretch in which they face teams that [...]
Friday MLB Betting Preview – Padres at Giants
San Diego travels up to San Francisco leading the Giants by 2 1/2 games and are riding a four-game winning streak into this pivotal series. “We’re feeling good about ourselves,” said pitcher Jon Garland. “We can’t get a little overexcited. We just need to go up there an continue to play good baseball.” The Padres [...]
Wednesday MLB Betting Preview – Yankees at Rangers
New York fell 4-3 in the first game of this short two-game series last night, as closer Mariano Rivera was unable to keep the Rangers at bay in the ninth inning. “You have to be careful,” he said after the game. “You want to make the right pitch. You just need a ground ball and [...]
Wednesday MLB Betting Preview – Dodgers at Phillies
Los Angeles may have finally broken out of its offensive slump, scoring a combined 23 runs in the last two games, including 15 in a Tuesday night victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. “We hope to give the pitching staff a little confidence and let them know their offense is clicking,” outfielder Andre [...]
Monday MLB Betting Preview – Rays at Tigers
Tampa Bay was nearly no-hit in a 1-0 road loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon and have managed to hit for a combined .149 average in dropping five straight games. This recent skid is the club’s longest losing streak of the season, after the team had gone 10-1 in their previous 11 games. [...]
Saturday MLB on FOX Betting Preview – Red Sox at Yankees
Boston moved to five games back of the Yankees with a 6-3 win last night at Yankee Stadium. “We have to keep winning – have to keep winning games,” designated-hitter David Ortiz said. “Everything else takes care of itself.” The All-Star slugger has been doing his part of late, hitting safely in 14 of his [...]
Friday MLB Betting Preview – Angels at Tigers
Los Angeles held a closed door meeting after a 5-4 loss in Baltimore last night, which led to the club being swept in a three-game series by the worst team in the league. “This is obviously a disappointing series and a disappointing game tonight,” said manager Mike Scioscia after the game. The Angels now move [...]
Friday MLB Betting Preview – Reds at Cubs
Cincinnati won the series rubber match with the Pirates on Wednesday, 9-4, at PNC Park to give the team a 10-1-1 record in its last 12 series. The Reds have won six of their last eight games overall and currently lead the division by a half game. “Yeah, we’ve got to keep winning series and [...]
Wednesday MLB Betting Preview – Blue Jays at Yankees
Toronto moved its road record to .500 for the first time since June 28, capturing an 8-2 victory in the second of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays continue to live-and-die with the home run, hitting four more long balls last night, giving the team an MLB-high 167 for the season. “We’re [...]
Tuesday MLB Betting Preview – Mets at Braves
New York has now dropped 16 of its last 22 games after Monday night’s uninspiring 4-1 defeat to the first-place Braves at Turner Field. “I do think we need to somehow be better,” manager Jerry Manuel said. “We’ve got to execute in all phases of the game and we’re just not quite there yet.” The [...]