MLB: June 26th picks

[blackcrow]

Chicago Cubs
Marquis is 4-0, with a 3.55 ERA in his last four starts. The Cubs are 15-1 in their last sixteen games at Wrigley

Liz allowed four runs in 10 1-3 innings in his first two starts since being called up from Triple-A Norfolk, but he has given up nine runs in 8 1-3 innings in his last two outings. On Friday at Milwaukee, Baltimore provided Liz with a four-run first-inning lead, but he ended up getting tagged for five runs, four hits and four walks in just two-plus innings. The Orioles still won 8-5.

Cubs are 20-8 in their last 28 overall.
Cubs are 40-12 in their last 52 home games.
Cubs are 39-15 in their last 54 games as a favorite.
Cubs are 41-11 in their last 52 games as a home favorite.
Cubs are 9-4 in their last 13 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Cubs are 21-9 in their last 30 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cubs are 43-20 in their last 63 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games.
Cubs are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games as a favorite.
Cubs are 6-1 in their last 7 interleague home games.
Cubs are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cubs are 5-0 in Marquis' last 5 starts.
Cubs are 18-5 in Marquis' last 23 home starts.
Cubs are 4-1 in Marquis' last 5 starts as a favorite.
Cubs are 16-3 in Marquis' last 19 starts as a home favorite.
Cubs are 4-1 in Marquis' last 5 interleague starts.

Orioles are 2-5 in their last 7 road games
Orioles are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a road underdog.
Orioles are 2-5 in their last 7 interleague road games.

Oakland -2.5
Harden is 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA in his last two starts. He gave up one run and five hits in 5 2-3 innings as Oakland won 7-6 in 11 innings against Florida on Friday night. He is 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA in eight starts and one relief appearance in interleague play.

Eaton has lost two straight outings, posting a 6.94 ERA in that stretch. Philadelphia, though, gave Eaton a total of just two runs to work with in those contests, and has scored three runs or less for the veteran right-hander in 12 of his 15 starts. In his last start, Eaton gave up six runs and a season-high 12 hits in five-plus innings as Philadelphia lost 7-1 to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Eaton is 6-8 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 interleague starts, and 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in four outings against Oakland.

Athletics are 11-3 in their last 14 games as a favorite.
Athletics are 15-5 in their last 20 games as a home favorite.
Athletics are 62-24 in their last 86 interleague home games.
Athletics are 75-29 in their last 104 interleague games as a favorite.
Athletics are 43-19 in their last 62 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Athletics are 39-14 in Hardens last 53 starts.
Athletics are 27-9 in Hardens last 36 home starts.
Athletics are 41-12 in Hardens last 53 starts as a favorite.
Athletics are 27-8 in Hardens last 35 starts as a home favorite.
Athletics are 6-0 in Hardens last 6 interleague starts.

Phillies are 1-6 in their last 7 overall.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Phillies are 1-6 in their last 7 interleague games.
Phillies are 5-14 in their last 19 interleague road games.
Phillies are 6-14 in their last 20 interleague games as an underdog.
Phillies are 9-25 in their last 34 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Phillies are 3-10 in their last 13 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.

Phillies are 1-4 in Eatons last 5 road starts.
Phillies are 1-4 in Eatons last 5 starts as a road underdog.

Florida - Tampa Bay over 9.5
Hendrickson is 0-3 with a 10.03 ERA in his last five outings. Against Tampa Bay on June 14, Hendrickson gave up three runs, four hits and three walks as he needed 103 pitches to go five innings in a 4-1 loss. Hendrickson, who pitched for the Rays from 2004-06, is 2-3 with a 4.33 ERA in six career starts against his former team. On Friday, he allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings of a 7-6, 11-inning loss to Oakland.

Garza allowed four runs and seven hits while striking out eight in six innings of a 4-3 loss to Houston on Friday.Garza once again looks to get out of his rut on the road, where he is 0-2 with a 9.22 ERA in his last three outings.

Over is 35-16-5 in Marlins last 56 overall.
Over is 9-3 in Marlins last 12 home games.
Over is 16-5-4 in Marlins last 25 games as an underdog.
Over is 40-19-5 in Marlins last 64 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 7-1 in Marlins last 8 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 20-7-2 in Marlins last 29 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Over is 39-19-5 in Marlins last 63 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 19-7-1 in Marlins last 27 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 18-6-5 in Marlins last 29 interleague games.
Over is 7-0 in Marlins last 7 interleague home games.
Over is 5-0-1 in Marlins last 6 interleague games as an underdog.
Over is 5-0-1 in Marlins last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 6-0 in Marlins last 6 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Over is 5-1 in Hendricksons last 6 starts overall.
Over is 6-2 in Hendricksons last 8 home starts.
Over is 4-1 in Hendricksons last 5 starts as an underdog.

Over is 24-5-1 in Rays last 30 interleague road games.
Over is 4-0 in Rays last 4 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.

[Kozzin Benson]

Fingers crossed for tonite picks blackcrow!
Not so good last nite i did Boston
Also did Toronto
Plus LAA Too
Oh well thats the gamble!

[danj2202]

I agree with the chicago pick have had a small play today with the reds as a doube for later but not totally confident good luck blackcrow

[blackcrow]

Cleveland - 2.5
Lee has allowed two runs or less in each of his last three starts and winning four straight decisions. Cleveland's hitters are usually productive when Lee is pitching. Lee has gotten an average of 6.02 runs per start. In his last outing, Lee gave up one run and six hits in 7 1-3 innings as Cleveland beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in 10 innings on Friday night.

Cain is 3-6 with a 3.62 ERA in 10 interleague starts

Indians are 5-1 in Lees last 6 starts.
Indians are 7-3 in Lees last 10 starts as a favorite.
Indians are 13-3 in Lees last 16 interleague starts.

Giants are 6-15 in their last 21 interleague games.
Giants are 6-16 in their last 22 interleague road games.
Giants are 3-8 in their last 11 interleague games as an underdog.
Giants are 2-11 in their last 13 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Giants are 2-7 in their last 9 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.

Giants are 15-36 in Cains last 51 starts.
Giants are 7-18 in Cains last 25 road starts.
Giants are 5-16 in Cains last 21 starts as an underdog.
Giants are 3-12 in Cains last 15 starts as a road underdog.
Giants are 1-7 in Cains last 8 interleague starts.

Pittsburgh - NY Yankees over 9.5
Maholm defeated Toronto on Saturday, giving up three runs in seven innings of a 6-3 victory. Maholm is 3-0 with a 3.61 ERA in six starts during his winning streak and also has been tough at PNC Park, where he is 4-1 with a 3.47 ERA in nine starts. But he lost his only start versus the Yankees, getting reached for five runs and six hits while walking five in 5 1-3 innings of a 9-3 defeat June 9, 2007. He is 2-4 with a 4.42 ERA in nine starts versus the AL.

Mussina is coming off a loss to the Cincinnati Reds - giving up four runs and a season-worst 10 hits in eight innings of a 4-2 defeat Friday. Mussina is 8-6 with a 4.38 ERA in 21 starts in NL ballparks.

Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 overall.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 home games.
Over is 35-16-5 in Pirates last 56 games as an underdog.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 games a home underdog.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 44-17-4 in Pirates last 65 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 55-22-3 in Pirates last 80 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 interleague games.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 interleague home games.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 interleague games as an underdog.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Over is 4-1-1 in Maholms last 6 home starts.
Over is 7-3-1 in Maholms last 11 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 road games.
Over is 5-2 in Yankees last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 interleague road games.
Over is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 4-1-1 in Yankees last 6 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.

Over is 9-3 in Mussinas last 12 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 10-4 in Mussinas last 14 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game

Cincinnati -2.5
Volquez leads the majors in ERA, strikeouts (110) and opponent batting average (.196). He has limited opponents to three earned runs or fewer in 14 of his 15 starts. On Friday, he held the New York Yankees to just two runs and seven hits, while fanning five in seven innings of a 4-2 road victory. Volquez improved to 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in three career interleague starts - all this year. He has won three straight starts on the road, where he is 5-1 with a 1.65 ERA in eight starts in 2008.

The Blue Jays have lost eight of their last 10 overall. Litsch has gone 0-3 with a 6.46 ERA in four June starts. On Saturday, he was tagged for a season-high six runs - including three homers - and five hits in six innings of a 6-3 defeat at Pittsburgh. Litsch is 0-3 with a 7.91 ERA in four career interleague games.

Reds are 7-3 in their last 10 interleague games as a favorite

Reds are 8-1 in Volquezs last 9 starts.
Reds are 4-0 in Volquezs last 4 road starts.
Reds are 6-1 in Volquezs last 7 starts as a favorite.
Reds are 7-0 in Volquezs last 7 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Reds are 6-0 in Volquezs last 6 starts during game 3 of a series.

Blue Jays are 2-8 in their last 10 overall.
Blue Jays are 2-8 in their last 10 interleague games.

Blue Jays are 0-4 in Litschs last 4 starts.
Blue Jays are 0-4 in their last 4 games as an underdog.
Blue Jays are 8-2 in Litschs last 10 starts as an underdog.

Houston - Texas under 8.5
Rodriguez has given up two runs or less in three of his last four starts. He allowed two runs and five hits while striking out six in 5 2-3 innings as Houston lost 4-3 to Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

Millwood has won his last four starts at Houston, posting a 1.98 ERA, and is 5-1 with a 2.19 ERA in seven career outings there. He is 6-3 with a 3.48 ERA in 10 lifetime starts versus the Astros. He gave up three runs and seven hits in eight innings as Texas lost 4-3 in 14 innings to Washington on Friday night. He is 6-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 12 interleague starts since joining Texas prior to the 2005 season.

Under is 5-0 in Astros last 5 overall.
Under is 6-1-1 in Astros last 8 games as a favorite.
Under is 4-1-1 in Astros last 6 games as a home favorite.
Under is 5-0 in Astros last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 9-4-1 in Astros last 14 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 5-0 in Astros last 5 interleague games.
Under is 5-0 in Astros last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.

Under is 6-1-1 in Rodriguezs last 8 starts overall.
Under is 11-5-1 in Rodriguezs last 17 home starts.

Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 overall.
Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 road games.
Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 games as an underdog.
Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 games as a road underdog.
Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 interleague games.
Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 interleague road games.
Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 interleague games as an underdog.
Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.

Under is 4-0-1 in Millwoods last 5 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.

[blackcrow]

Chicago Cubs
Oakland -2.5
Florida - Tampa Bay over 9.5
Cleveland - 2.5
Pittsburgh - NY Yankees over 9.5 - postponed
Cincinnati -2.5
Houston - Texas under 8.5

[Kozzin Benson]

Originally Posted by blackcrow

Chicago Cubs
Oakland -2.5
Florida - Tampa Bay over 9.5
Cleveland - 2.5
Pittsburgh - NY Yankees over 9.5 - postponed
Cincinnati -2.5
Houston - Texas under 8.5

I did Chicago
Oakland
Toronto
Houston under 9.5 this was all they had on offer

Thanks for the tips blackcrow!