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The Philadelphia Phillies will get back to work on Monday night as they open an MLB betting series on the road against the Cincinnati Reds.

Philadelphia's Saturday and Sunday contests against the Marlins were wiped out by Hurricane Irene, depriving MLB bettors at the Bodog Sportsbook of the chance to make some money off the National League's top team on the weekend.

For Monday the Phillies are expected to send Cole Hamels (13-7, 2.62 ERA) to the hill, as he makes his return from the 15-day disabled list; he's been out since mid-August with a sore shoulder.

Lefthander Hamels last pitched on August 12 at home against Washington, allowing three runs on six hits over five innings of work in a loss that day. Overall the Phillies are 5-5 in Hamels' last 10 outings despite the fact he surrendered two or fewer runs in eight of those 10 contests.

Hamels faced the Reds on May 23 in Philly, allowing three runs over six innings of work in a win in that game.

Homer Bailey (7-5, 4.44 ERA) is the probable pitcher for the Reds on Monday, and he took a no-decision on the road against the Marlins in his most recent start (three runs on five hits over seven innings of work).

Righthander Bailey pitched in Philadelphia on May 26, allowing four runs over four innings in a no-decision.

On the MLB futures market at the Bodog Sportsbook the Phillies lead the way right now with 2/1 odds to win the World Series and 10/13 odds to claim the NL Pennant. The Reds are back at 250/1 on the World Series odds and 125/1 on the NL Pennant odds.

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Manne wrote: A couple of 10-game winners will take the mound on Wednesday night as the Boston Red Sox continue their four-game MLB betting series on the road against the Texas Rangers.

Josh Beckett (10-5, 2.46 ERA) heads to the hill for the Red Sox on Wednesday, and he picked up his first victory in a month last time out by holding the Royals to three runs on seven hits over his seven innings of work.

The righthander had gone 0-2 with two no-decisions over his previous four starts, allowing 11 earned runs on 25 hits in those 24 innings pitched. Beckett has yet to face the Rangers this season; in his career against Texas he's 2-2 over seven starts with a 5.53 ERA.

Matt Harrison (10-8, 3.28 ERA) starts for the Rangers on Wednesday, and he's coming off consecutive no-decisions against the White Sox and Athletics (seven earned runs over 9 2-3 innings of work).

The Rangers, though, won both of those contests, and overall they're 8-2 in Harrison's last 10 trips to the mound. The lefthander faced the Red Sox back on April 3 at home, allowing just one run on five hits over seven innings of work in a win that day.

Texas continues to lead the AL West standings, and at the Bodog Sportsbook they're sitting at 5/1 to claim the AL Pennant this season. The Rangers are also high on the World Series odds board, getting 10/1 right now to win the championship.

Boston is above Texas on those two lists – they sit at 7/2 to win the World Series and at 7/5 to win the AL Pennant in October as they continue to jockey with the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East division standings.

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Red Sox. 😁
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Manne wrote: The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox have something in common as they get set to close out their MLB betting series on Thursday night – they both trail the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central standings.

With the Tigers still in shouting distance of both clubs, Thursday's contest will provide a leg up for one of the teams as they gun for a postseason berth.

The Indians will send Justin Masterson (9-7, 2.69 ERA) to the mound on Thursday night, with the right-hander looking to pitch his team to a fifth straight victory. Masterson has given up three or fewer earned runs in nine of his past 10 starts.

Masterson, though, was tagged with a loss by the White Sox in Cleveland on July 24, surrendering four runs (one earned) on four hits over his seven innings of work. In his career vs. Chicago the right-hander is 2-4 in 13 appearances with a 2.00 ERA.

Philip Humber (8-8, 3.67 ERA) gets the ball for the White Sox on Thursday. His team has been tagged with the loss in each of his last five trips to the mound.

Overall Humber has given up four or more runs in five straight starts, with the White Sox going 4-6 in his last 10 outings. The righty pitched in relief against the Tribe in Cleveland on April 3, allowing two earned runs on two hits without recording an out.

Humber will be looking to turn in a better performance as his team looks to improve its World Series odds at the Bodog Sportsbook. Currently the White Sox sit at 45/1 to win the championship this season, and at 22/1 to claim the AL Pennant.

The Indians are at 50/1 to win the World Series and at 22/1 to win the AL Pennant.

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White Sox will take 2 out of 3.
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dungan123 wrote: Red Sox. 😁
Rangers will win 6-5
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The Tampa Bay Rays had hoped to be in the thick of the playoff race in the American League at this point in the season. Instead, they find themselves with just a faint hope of making the postseason next month as they close out a road MLB betting series in Texas on Thursday night.

For the Rays to make the playoffs this year they were going to need either the Red Sox or the Yankees to stumble. That hasn't happened, meaning the only title Tampa Bay is likely to get this season is that of Best Third-Place Team in Baseball.

Still, a torrid stretch by the Rays and a free-fall by one of the AL East leaders could result in a miracle, and Tampa Bay will send Jeff Niemann (9-5, 3.46 ERA) to the mound on Thursday in search of a win over the Rangers to help that cause.

Righthander Niemann has managed to pick up a victory in five of his past six trips to the mound, holding the Blue Jays to three runs on five hits over 6 1-3 innings of work in his most recent start.

Getting the ball for the Rangers on Thursday will be C.J. Wilson (13-6, 3.29 ERA), and he'll be looking to bounce back from a rough outing against the Angels in his last start (six runs on 10 hits over five innings of work in a loss).

Lefthander Wilson faced Tampa Bay on the road on May 31, giving up three runs over 6 2-3 innings in no-decision that day in a game the Rangers ended up losing 5-4.

Texas' lead over the Angels in the AL West standings is less comfortable now than it was a few weeks ago, but they're still prominent on the World Series futures at the Bodog Sportsbook at 11/1 right now. Tampa Bay is back at 125/1 odds to win the title.

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Manne wrote: The Tampa Bay Rays had hoped to be in the thick of the playoff race in the American League at this point in the season. Instead, they find themselves with just a faint hope of making the postseason next month as they close out a road MLB betting series in Texas on Thursday night.

For the Rays to make the playoffs this year they were going to need either the Red Sox or the Yankees to stumble. That hasn't happened, meaning the only title Tampa Bay is likely to get this season is that of Best Third-Place Team in Baseball.

Still, a torrid stretch by the Rays and a free-fall by one of the AL East leaders could result in a miracle, and Tampa Bay will send Jeff Niemann (9-5, 3.46 ERA) to the mound on Thursday in search of a win over the Rangers to help that cause.

Righthander Niemann has managed to pick up a victory in five of his past six trips to the mound, holding the Blue Jays to three runs on five hits over 6 1-3 innings of work in his most recent start.

Getting the ball for the Rangers on Thursday will be C.J. Wilson (13-6, 3.29 ERA), and he'll be looking to bounce back from a rough outing against the Angels in his last start (six runs on 10 hits over five innings of work in a loss).

Lefthander Wilson faced Tampa Bay on the road on May 31, giving up three runs over 6 2-3 innings in no-decision that day in a game the Rangers ended up losing 5-4.

Texas' lead over the Angels in the AL West standings is less comfortable now than it was a few weeks ago, but they're still prominent on the World Series futures at the Bodog Sportsbook at 11/1 right now. Tampa Bay is back at 125/1 odds to win the title.

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I will take the Rays. I'm unsure about the pitching staff and Longoria's health though. Lee might be able to steal Game One.
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Manne wrote: San Francisco's Tim Lincecum is a Cy Young Award winner. Philadelphia's Vance Worley didn't even rate a mention in any discussion of the club's vaunted starting staff heading into this season.

So guess which one of those pitchers has been doing a better job paying off on the baseball betting lines lately?

It's Worley (6-1, 2.02 ERA), who has picked up the win in each of his last four starts and has pitched the Phillies to a 6-0 record in his last six trips to the mound. The righthander hasn't been winning games by fluke either – he allowed a total of four runs over those six contests.

Against the Cubs last time out Worley gave up just one run on four hits over eight innings of work while fanning seven batters, and he'll be looking to turn in a similar performance on Tuesday night when he faces Lincecum and the Giants to open a series in Philadelphia.

Lincecum (8-8, 2.90 ERA) hasn't been pitching poorly lately, he just hasn't been getting many breaks. The righthander took a loss against the Dodgers in his most recent start, but he allowed just one run on five hits over seven innings of work that day; San Francisco didn't manage to score any runs in support.

Over his last seven starts Lincecum has allowed a total of just 10 runs, but the Giants only managed to win three of those MLB betting matchups.

The Giants will need to provide more runs for their pitchers if they're going to repeat as champions this season. Currently holding down first place in the NL West, the Giants are at 7/1 to claim the NL Pennant and at 14/1 odds to win the World Series.

The Phillies, meanwhile, lead the way at 11/10 on the NL Pennant chart and at 5/2 on the World Series odds at the Bodog Sportsbook with about two months left in the regular season.

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Giants can't hit.
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Manne wrote: The Los Angeles Angels didn't help themselves in the standings last week when they dropped three of four games at home against the rival Texas Rangers on the MLB betting lines. They'll look to rebound this weekend in Texas, but first they'll play a couple of games against the Chicago White Sox starting on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles then got an easy series win against the last-place Orioles over the weekend, and that helped to wash away the memory of the rout against Texas, but they’ll be in for a tough series against the White Sox.

Like the Angels, the White Sox are clinging to their playoff hopes in the American League, needing a hot stretch to chase down the Detroit Tigers for top spot in the AL Central standings.

And like the Angels, it's pretty much division title or bust for Chicago's playoffs chances – neither of those clubs is likely to catch the AL East's second-place team for the league's Wild Card berth by the end of September.

That means the Angels and White Sox are both farther back on the baseball futures at the Bodog Sportsbook right now; Los Angeles is at 35/1 to win the World Series and at 18/1 to claim the AL Pennant. The ChiSox sit at 45/1 on the World Series odds and at 20/1 on the AL Pennant odds.

Mark Buehrle (10-6, 3.14 ERA) heads to the hill on Tuesday for the White Sox, while Ervin Santana (9-9, 3.12 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Angels. The Bodog Sportsbook has the lines and totals for this MLB betting series this week.
Who ever wants to do the Seattle series IGT go ahead. Good thing the Sox miss King Felix.
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Manne wrote: Having dropped into second place in the NL West standings, the San Francisco Giants will have a hard time making up some ground this week as they begin an MLB betting series against a tough Braves team in Atlanta on Monday night.

The Giants, cruising along in top spot in the NL West for much of the season, have found themselves passed by the surging Arizona Diamondbacks in the division standings. That should give San Francisco a greater sense of urgency this week, and a little more appeal at the Bodog Sportsbook.

Madison Bumgarner (7-11, 3.53 ERA) will get the ball for the Giants in the series opener and he'll be looking to build on a dominant win over the Pirates last time out – four hits and 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings.

Overall the Giants are 7-3 in Bumgarner's last 10 trips to the mound, but the last time he faced the Braves back on April 22 he was tagged with a loss after allowing four runs (three earned) in just 2.2 innings of work.

The Braves sit in the wild card position in the National League, and they'll hand the ball to Tim Hudson (12-7, 3.18 ERA) for Monday's contest.

The right-hander has been on a roll of late, allowing three or fewer runs in each of his past 10 trips to the mound and holding the Marlins to two runs on six hits over 7.1 innings of work in a victory last time out.

Hudson pitched against the Giants in San Francisco on April 23, getting the victory that day after allowing only two runs on nine hits in 8.2 innings of work.

On the World Series futures at the Bodog Sportsbook the Braves currently sit with 15/1 championship odds, while the Giants are at 12/1 on those MLB lines. Atlanta then is pegged at 6/1 on the NL Pennant odds, with San Francisco at 13/2 on that list.
Braves easily 😁
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Manne wrote: Detroit ace Justin Verlander takes the hill in Tampa Bay on Monday night as the Tigers visit the Rays in MLB betting action at Tropicana Field (7:10 pm ET).

Verlander, leading the majors with 18 wins and a sparkling 0.88 WHIP, is coming off a 7-1 victory over Minnesota in his most recent outing in which he allowed seven hits over 7 2/3 innings of work and struck out eight on his way to winning his sixth start in a row. The leading Cy Young candidate in the American League has pitched into the seventh inning in each of those six wins, and also leads the major leagues in strikeouts.

Jeff Niemann (8-4, 3.29 ERA) gets the nod for Tampa Bay and the 6-foot-9 right-hander is almost as hot as Verlander, with victories in four consecutive starts including his last outing when he held the fearsome Boston Red Sox to three hits and struck out 10 in a complete-game 6-2 win. In fact, Niemann hasn’t lost a decision since May 4 after starting the season 0-3.

The Tigers are starting to pull away from their competition in the AL Central after sweeping their three-game series against the Cleveland Indians this weekend, and are currently ranked fourth on the MLB futures at 8/1 odds to win the AL Pennant behind the Red Sox (7/5), the Yankees (12/5), and the Rangers (5/1).

The Rays are in tough in both the AL East and Wild Card standings, with the Yankees and Red Sox well out in front of them in both races, and are listed at 75/1 odds to win the AL Pennant.

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Nice. bartlett is on my fantasy team
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The Tampa Bay Rays, left for dead in the American League wild-card chase, finished a sweep of wild-card leading Boston on Sunday with a 9-1 win and now sit just 3.5 games behind the Red Sox for the final playoff spot in the AL. And the Rays open a very winnable series against the last-place Orioles tonight, with Tampa Bay a -125 favorite on Bodog’s MLB baseball odds in Baltimore. (the Red Sox open a series vs. Toronto on Tuesday)

Tampa Bay pounded Boston ace Jon Lester on Sunday, knocking him out by the fourth inning. In that time, Lester, who had not allowed more than a run in any of his previous five starts, gave up four runs and eight hits, matching the most hits he has allowed in any start since May 20, when he gave up 12 to the White Sox. The Rays are now a season-high 17 games over .500 at 81-64. They have won 21 games in a row when scoring five runs or more. Tampa Bay was 10 games out of the wild-card lead as recently as Aug. 7. This is the closest they've been to the wild card's top spot since July 15. Only eight teams have overcome a deficit of 10 games or more on Aug. 1 or later. The last team to do it was the Minnesota Twins in 2009.

The hitting star Sunday was B.J. Upton. He finished with four hits, including his first career grand slam. He and his brother Justin of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first set of siblings in major league history to both have 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in the same season.

The Orioles enter off losing two of three in Toronto. They start lefty Zach Britton (9-9, 4.33) tonight. Britton beat the Rays on Sept. 2 in St. Petersburg, allowing four hits and two runs in six innings. The lefty has won three of his past four starts. Tampa Bay, which begins an 11-game road trip, counters with righty Jeff Niemann (9-7, 4.07). Last time out he was bombed by Texas, allowing seven runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

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The surging Los Angeles Angels will send surprising righthander Jerome Williams to the mound to face Guillermo Moscoso and the host Athletics as they try to inch closer to a postseason berth in MLB betting action on Tuesday night at O.co Coliseum (10:05 pm Eastern).

After winning two out of three games in successive series against each of the Yankees, Mariners, and Twins since the beginning of September, the Angels are making first-place Texas sweat in the battle for the AL West division title. And with the Boston Red Sox enduring a September swoon, even the Wild Card is suddenly within striking distance as the AL playoff picture has become increasingly crowded heading into the final two weeks of regular-season play.

Williams, 29, has won all three of his starts since joining the Angels’ pitching staff in August, and has posted an impressive 1.05 WHIP in 25 2/3 innings of work which also includes three appearances out of the bullpen. In his most recent start, Williams baffled the Mariners while giving up just one earned run with five strikeouts in eight innings pitched on his way to a 3-1 win last Wednesday.

Moscoso (8-8, 1.14 WHIP), pitched even better than Williams last Wednesday, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a two-out single in Oakland’s 7-0 rout of the Royals. Moscoso finished with a stellar pitching line of two hits and one walk allowed while striking out four batters in 8 2/3 innings of work.

This will be the middle game of a crucial three-game series for the Angels, with Jered Weaver (16-7, 2.44 ERA) slated to face Rich Harden (4-2, 4.74 ERA) on Wednesday before they head across the country for a weekend series in Baltimore.

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Clinging to their lead in the American League West division with just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Texas Rangers will send left-handed starter Derek Holland to the mound against the visiting Cleveland Indians in baseball betting action on Wednesday night (7:05 pm Eastern).

Despite the presence of an unsightly 4.12 ERA and a pedestrian 1.39 WHIP, Holland has registered an impressive slate of 13-5 in 29 starts this season with four complete games. Holland is 5-1 with four no-decisions in his past 10 starts, and is 6-2 overall at Arlington Park this season despite a 4.96 ERA.

Cleveland will counter with a southpaw on the hill as well, as they’ve been relegated to playing the role of spoiler in September since falling well behind the sizzling Detroit Tigers in the AL Central division. David Huff (2-4, 1.17 WHIP) is slated to start for the Indians, after giving up five hits and three earned runs his last time out in an 8-1 loss to the White Sox. Huff hasn’t earned a victory on the road since winning in Minnesota back on July 18.

Texas, which is listed at 9/2 odds to repeat as winners of the AL Pennant again this season, is trying to hold off the hard-charging Los Angeles Angels (16/1 to win the AL Pennant). Following their series with Cleveland, the Rangers head out on the road to face Seattle and Oakland, before returning home for three more games against the Mariners.

The Rangers and Angels will then conclude the regular season with a potentially decisive three-game series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on September 26-28.

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How dead are the San Francisco Giants' playoff hopes this season? Well, to make the postseason at this point they'd need to embark on a long winning streak while either the Arizona Diamondbacks or the Atlanta Braves went completely in the tank.

That doesn't bode well for the Giants as they continue their four-game baseball betting series in Colorado against the Rockies on Friday night.

Once the leaders in the NL West, the Giants now trail the D-Backs badly in those standings, and they're not in much better shape with respect to the league's Wild Card berth. The Wild Card spot is held down by the Braves right now, and even if they did stumble the St. Louis Cardinals would be a contender for that berth as well.

Add it all up, and you have San Francisco at 125/1 on the MLB odds board at the Bodog Sportsbook to win the World Series this season.

Madison Bumgarner (11-12, 3.33 ERA) heads to the hill for the Giants on Friday night, and he's managed to pick up a win in each of his past four starts. Against the Dodgers last time out the lefthander gave up just one run on three hits over his five innings.

Bumgarner last faced Colorado on June 4 at home, taking the loss that day despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on seven hits over his seven innings pitched.

The Rockies counter with Alex White (3-1, 6.32 ERA) on Friday, and he won his last two starts over the Reds and Padres even though he allowed 11 runs in those 10 innings of work. Colorado is 6-1 when the righthander pitches this season.

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The Boston Red Sox lost the opening game of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon at Fenway Park, 6-5 to the AL East last-place Baltimore Orioles. That dropped Boston’s lead over surging Tampa Bay, which just took three of four at Fenway, to just 1.5 games. The Rays are off Monday before starting a series in Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox led Tampa by nine on Sept 3.

Boston is also beaten up. Left fielder Carl Crawford was a late scratch from Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader with a stiff neck. It's the second consecutive game Crawford has not started. Darnell McDonald took Crawford's place in left field in Game 1 and batted ninth for the Red Sox, who shuffled their lineup a bit with the late change. Crawford's status for the nightcap is uncertain. Kevin Youkilis was also not in Boston's lineup Monday as he continues to battle hip bursitis and a sports hernia. He’s not expected to play in the nightcap.

The Red Sox lost to a pitcher entering Game 1 with an American League-leading 17 losses in Jeremy Guthrie. But Kyle Weiland had another rough outing for Boston, which is now 4-14 in September. There is some good news in that the team is expecting to get Jed Lowrie back for Game 2 vs. the Orioles. Lowrie hasn't played since Sept. 13, thanks to a left shoulder injury that has been bothering him on and off at varying degrees since late May.

The Orioles start lefty Brian Matusz (1-7, 9.84) in the nightcap. Matusz has lost all four of his starts since returning to the rotation, surrendering 22 runs in 17 1/3 innings with 15 strikeouts. Boston goes with struggling John Lackey (12-12, 6.19). He actually pitched pretty well last time out but hasn’t won since Aug. 23.

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Manne wrote: The Philadelphia Phillies will get back to work on Monday night as they open an MLB betting series on the road against the Cincinnati Reds.

Philadelphia's Saturday and Sunday contests against the Marlins were wiped out by Hurricane Irene, depriving MLB bettors at the Bodog Sportsbook of the chance to make some money off the National League's top team on the weekend.

For Monday the Phillies are expected to send Cole Hamels (13-7, 2.62 ERA) to the hill, as he makes his return from the 15-day disabled list; he's been out since mid-August with a sore shoulder.

Lefthander Hamels last pitched on August 12 at home against Washington, allowing three runs on six hits over five innings of work in a loss that day. Overall the Phillies are 5-5 in Hamels' last 10 outings despite the fact he surrendered two or fewer runs in eight of those 10 contests.

Hamels faced the Reds on May 23 in Philly, allowing three runs over six innings of work in a win in that game.

Homer Bailey (7-5, 4.44 ERA) is the probable pitcher for the Reds on Monday, and he took a no-decision on the road against the Marlins in his most recent start (three runs on five hits over seven innings of work).

Righthander Bailey pitched in Philadelphia on May 26, allowing four runs over four innings in a no-decision.

On the MLB futures market at the Bodog Sportsbook the Phillies lead the way right now with 2/1 odds to win the World Series and 10/13 odds to claim the NL Pennant. The Reds are back at 250/1 on the World Series odds and 125/1 on the NL Pennant odds.

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I'm predicting the Reds pull off the upset. I don't know why, just a hunch. Of course, I'm usually wrong when I predict stuff.
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Manne wrote: The Boston Red Sox lost the opening game of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon at Fenway Park, 6-5 to the AL East last-place Baltimore Orioles. That dropped Boston’s lead over surging Tampa Bay, which just took three of four at Fenway, to just 1.5 games. The Rays are off Monday before starting a series in Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox led Tampa by nine on Sept 3.

Boston is also beaten up. Left fielder Carl Crawford was a late scratch from Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader with a stiff neck. It's the second consecutive game Crawford has not started. Darnell McDonald took Crawford's place in left field in Game 1 and batted ninth for the Red Sox, who shuffled their lineup a bit with the late change. Crawford's status for the nightcap is uncertain. Kevin Youkilis was also not in Boston's lineup Monday as he continues to battle hip bursitis and a sports hernia. He’s not expected to play in the nightcap.

The Red Sox lost to a pitcher entering Game 1 with an American League-leading 17 losses in Jeremy Guthrie. But Kyle Weiland had another rough outing for Boston, which is now 4-14 in September. There is some good news in that the team is expecting to get Jed Lowrie back for Game 2 vs. the Orioles. Lowrie hasn't played since Sept. 13, thanks to a left shoulder injury that has been bothering him on and off at varying degrees since late May.

The Orioles start lefty Brian Matusz (1-7, 9.84) in the nightcap. Matusz has lost all four of his starts since returning to the rotation, surrendering 22 runs in 17 1/3 innings with 15 strikeouts. Boston goes with struggling John Lackey (12-12, 6.19). He actually pitched pretty well last time out but hasn’t won since Aug. 23.

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Red Sox lost the first game of their double header against the Orioles, and are down 2-0 in the first in the second game. If Baltimore wins the second game tonight the Rays would be only 1 game back for the wild card.
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In my humble opinion, the University of Illinois is on major upset alert on Saturday against MAC team Western Michigan. The host Illini are 13.5-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA football odds.

First off, WMU (2-1) looks like one of the best teams in the MAC. The Broncos went to Michigan in their opener and had little trouble going up and down the field but turnovers kept killing them in the 34-10 loss. Western finished the lightning-shortened game being outgained by only 9 yards. Since then, WMU has looked strong in routing Nicholls State and archrival Central Michigan.

Western has perhaps the MAC’s top quarterback in Alex Carder, who threw for 355 yards and three scores and ran for a TD vs. the Chips last week. And Carder has one of the nation’s top receivers in Jordan White, who had 13 catches for 177 yards and two scores last week. He is averaging nearly 10 catches for 121 yards per game.

Illinois (3-0) entered the Top 25 at No. 24 this week after an impressive defensive effort in beating Arizona State 17-14 last Saturday. The Illini sacked ASU star quarterback Brock Osweiler six times and forced a pair of interceptions. Illinois signal-caller Nathan Scheelhaase passed for 135 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 67 more yards. But the Illini managed only 240 yards and turned it over three times.

This looks like a trap game for Illinois. It is riding high with that return to the rankings and win over the good Sun Devils. Plus the Illini open Big Ten play next week against a good Northwestern team, so WMU could steal this one away if Illinois is looking ahead. For what it’s worth, WMU won the last meeting with Illinois, 23-17, in 2008. But the Broncos are 0-20 all-time vs. ranked teams.

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Manne wrote: How dead are the San Francisco Giants' playoff hopes this season? Well, to make the postseason at this point they'd need to embark on a long winning streak while either the Arizona Diamondbacks or the Atlanta Braves went completely in the tank.

That doesn't bode well for the Giants as they continue their four-game baseball betting series in Colorado against the Rockies on Friday night.

Once the leaders in the NL West, the Giants now trail the D-Backs badly in those standings, and they're not in much better shape with respect to the league's Wild Card berth. The Wild Card spot is held down by the Braves right now, and even if they did stumble the St. Louis Cardinals would be a contender for that berth as well.

Add it all up, and you have San Francisco at 125/1 on the MLB odds board at the Bodog Sportsbook to win the World Series this season.

Madison Bumgarner (11-12, 3.33 ERA) heads to the hill for the Giants on Friday night, and he's managed to pick up a win in each of his past four starts. Against the Dodgers last time out the lefthander gave up just one run on three hits over his five innings.

Bumgarner last faced Colorado on June 4 at home, taking the loss that day despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on seven hits over his seven innings pitched.

The Rockies counter with Alex White (3-1, 6.32 ERA) on Friday, and he won his last two starts over the Reds and Padres even though he allowed 11 runs in those 10 innings of work. Colorado is 6-1 when the righthander pitches this season.

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Beltran isn't going to net a huge return. He's not that good anymore, he's old, he's expensive and his a half season rental.
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Manne wrote: Sitting in first place in the NL West division standings, the Arizona Diamondbacks will be looking to strengthen that lofty position as they continue their MLB betting series on the road on Wednesday against another first-place club, the Philadelphia Phillies.

The D-Backs have surged ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the NL West standings, making them a lucrative option against the MLB lines at the Bodog Sportsbook over the past week.

That streak of success still doesn't have Arizona in the same ballpark as Philadelphia on the MLB futures lists. The Diamondbacks are listed at 25/1 on the World Series odds right now, and at 10/1 to claim the NL Pennant in October.

The Phillies, meanwhile, are favorites at 2/1 to win the World Series and 4/5 to bring home the National League Pennant.

Cliff Lee (12-7, 2.83 ERA) has been a big part of Philadelphia's success this season and is slated to take to the mound at home on Wednesday night against Arizona. The lefthander has won three straight starts and beat the Dodgers last time out after giving up just four hits and fanning 10 over eight shutout innings.

Lee pitched in Arizona back on April 25, taking a loss that day after surrendering four runs on five hits over seven innings of work.

Joe Saunders (8-9, 3.76 ERA) counters for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and he settled for a no-decision last time out against the Astros (five runs over six innings). The lefthander pitched against Philadelphia on April 27, losing that game after giving up six runs on 10 hits in his 5.2 innings pitched.

Head over to the Bodog Sportsbook for MLB lines and totals for this three-game set.
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