Wednesday Baseball Bonanza - MLB *The leans below will not count to my stats here in this thread. Follow or fade, it's up to you! LOST - Take
Colorado over Oakland (3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16th)
I'm going to keep betting against the A's a bit here. I just think they are out of gas. They have played one of the most brutal stretches I've ever seen. Over the last eight days they have played 14 games in four different cities. Tomorrow they have an off day before a rivalry series with the Giants. This team hasn't had a day off yet this month. This game looks like the perfect situation for them to just completely mail it in and limp toward that rest day tomorrow.
LOST - Take
Boston over Miami (6:40 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16th)
I don't think that the Marlins should be favored this heavily against many teams in the Majors. The Red Sox aren't one of them.
WIN - Take
N.Y. Yankees -1.5 Runs over Toronto (7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16th)
OK, so maybe the Blue Jays are NOT ready to challenge the Yankees in the Bronx. New York bombed Toronto yesterday and now the Jays have to face off against Gerrit Cole. I know Cole's numbers haven't been elite. But the stuff is still there. He's only allowed one earned run in his last two starts (13 innings) and he has 19 strikeouts to just three walks in that stretch. Somehow Toronto hasn't seen Cole yet this year so he definitely has the upper hand.
LOST - Take
Chicago White Sox over Minnesota (8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16th)
The White Sox are going for what would be a surprising sweep. They have a huge advantage on the mound today with Lucas Giolito going against Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi is one of those guys that can throw gas on a fire really quickly. He's a home run waiting to happen and the White Sox lineup swings with a ton of confidence in their home ball park. The White Sox are 14-1 in their last 15 home games and I think that they sense an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of Minnesota's division title hopes.