Robert Ferringo
3-Unit Play. Take #904 Cincinnati (-130) over Milwaukee (1 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Aaron Harang is the Reds' stopper. I don't think Cincinnati is going to get swept, and Yovani Gallardo is making his first start of the year today against a potent lineup and we don't know what he is bringing to the table. Harang is a great April pitcher and has been excellent at home for Cincinnati. The Reds are also 17-7 in his last 24 divisional starts.
2-Unit Play. Take #914 Arizona (-140) over San Diego (4 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Let's go to the well here with the Diamondbacks. They have been destroying left-handed pitching and they are clearly the best team in the National League. You have to drop -180 in the A.L. to play the best teams so we're still getting a bargain. Randy Johnson did not look that bad in his first start (he had an ump with a real tight zone behind the dish) and I think he will get a little extra juice playing in front of his home crowd. The Padres are hitting .175 against lefties on the year, while the D-Backs are hitting .310.
1.5-Unit Play. Take #905 Los Angeles Dodgers (-105) over Atlanta (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
I don't think the Dodgers get swept here and I think the total is somewhat of an indicator that we're going to see some runs here. Mike Winters is 22-15 against the total in his last 37 games behind home plate and in a series that's lacked for offense I believe the weather (no humidity and a little wind) and the slightly overrated starters lend themselves to a higher scoring affair. Atlanta's bullpen hasn't been an issue yet in this series and I think it becomes one today as the Dodgers take a late win.
1-Unit Play. Take #902 Florida (-130) over Washington (1 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
The home team has dominated this series and I look for the Marlins to take two of three today. Scott Olsen has been solid to this point in the season and the Marlins have won four straight of his starts. The Nationals simply are not scoring runs at a consistent enough rate and have dumped three straight starts by Odalis Perez. The Nats are on a 3-13 slide.
1-Unit Play. Take Cleveland (+105) over Minnesota (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Paul Byrd has been pretty sloppy this year now that he's off the 'roids. But he is 10-3 in his career against the Twins and is 6-1 with a 2.11 ERA in his career in the Metrodome. We have an umpire (Rob Drake) with a big strike zone and I think we are backing the better hurler as well as the better team. The Indians are 15-5 in the L20 meetings.
Here are a list of totals based on some situational things, but mainly these plays are based on the same group of umpires that we played last Saturday (5-1 on totals) and on Wednesday (3-1 on totals). Again, I know this is a lot of action and that not all of my clients are going to get on these totals but I think that the situations warrant the plays so I'm going to toss them out there for you to do with what you like. We're 8-2 on these guys so we have to ride this out and see if this can be a year-long thing where we capitalize on these umps:
1-Unit Play. Take ?Over? 8.0 (+110) San Francisco at St. Louis (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1.5-Unit Play. Take ?Over? 9.5 Colorado at Houston (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ?Over? 10.0 (+105) Seattle at Los Angeles Angels (3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ?Over? 9.0 (+100) Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ?Under? 9.0 Cleveland at Minnesota (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19
