North American

Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox Marcum has good numbers generally, and against the batters he goes against tonight the collective numbers are encouraging: .194/.274/.364. Lackey has only faced f

New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs Garcia is pitching well generally and has been strong against the Cubs, his day/night splits are encouraging too. Davis has struggled against the Yankees, and his nu

New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves Dickey has beaten Atlanta already and has good numbers L3; added to the sneaking suspicion that the Mets may have discovered they can be the sum of their parts. Minor

Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees I have no idea which god I've offended, but I've got more chance of taking flight than catching a break. It's a three game losing streak for the Rangers (see bel

San Diego Padres @ Colorado Rockies Nobody hits worse than the Padres - dead last in the MLB in nearly every batting stat and a sparkling .240 L10. When Chase Headley went deep on June 9, it was th

Florida Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies My family are getting worried about me sobbing into my cornflakes every morning as I check the results, so this had better go Under. Please God! Hamels 0.

Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners With the poor weather (you should check that come first pitch) the anaemic halos hitting and Haren taking on Seattle, the sleep disordered should go Under.

Persistence in the long haul of a season's baseball betting A losing bet is a losing bet - that's it; but they're often the most useful learning tools for your gambling. Having just watched last ni

Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants Having missed the total by one in the last game, my reluctance to go Over is redoubled - particularly bearing in mind my rule that unless there is a very good

St Louis Cardinals @ Milwaukee Brewers Westbrook has done ok recently, but the Brewers are hitting the hide off the ball and against this lineup, Jake's numbers are a little shaky: .296/.354/.479/.