MLB Baseball Betting Odds - Veteran Pitchers Get Job Done
Who says
pitching is a young man’s
game? The following six veteran hurlers
have been getting the job done for baseball
betting fans so far this year, and could
pay off for those doing any MLB betting:
Randy
Johnson – Arizona
Diamondbacks
Probable Next Start: Monday vs. Pittsburgh
The veteran
lefthander is still striking out batters
at a high rate (64 over 58 innings),
and he’s allowed four
or fewer earned runs in nine of 10 starts
so far this year. Johnson has had some
hard luck lately – he’s 0-1
with two no-decisions in his last three
starts despite allowing just seven runs – but
overall he’s been giving Arizona
a chance to win.
Mike
Mussina – New
York Yankees
Probable Next Start: Monday vs. Kansas
City
The Yankees
haven’t played up
to expectations so far this season, but
Mussina is still enjoying a nice bounceback
campaign. After going just 11-10 with
a 5.15 ERA in 2007, the righthander is
9-4 with a 4.01 ERA through two months
of 2008. Mussina has picked up the win
in eight of his last nine outings, losing
only to his former team – the Orioles.
Tom Glavine – Atlanta
Braves
Probable Next Start: Tuesday vs. Chicago
Cubs
Glavine
has just two wins on the season, but
he’s also been stuck with no-decisions
six times when he’s pitched well.
And while the lefthander’s ERA
is at 4.47 through two months, he’s
only given up more than two earned runs
in three of his 11 outings. Glavine should
be able to improve on that win total
once the Braves start scoring for him.
Greg
Maddux – San
Diego Padres
Probable Next Start: Tuesday vs. L.A.
Dodgers
With Jake
Peavy and Chris Young both sidelined,
Maddux has been forced into the ace
role for the Padres – and
he’s responded with four strong
starts in row. In fact, the righthander
has allowed just six earned runs in 23
1-3 innings over his last four starts.
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The Padres won
all four of those contests, although
Maddux got stuck with no-decisions.
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Jamie
Moyer – Philadelphia
Phillies
Probable Next Start: Thursday vs. Florida
Moyer doesn’t have the greatest
ERA right now (4.56), but he has managed
to earn the victory in five of his last
seven outings. Helping the lefthander
immensely – the Phillies scored
10 or more runs in four of those games.
Still, Moyer pitched well in his last
start (two earned runs over 5 1-3 innings
against Atlanta), and ended up with a
no-decision.
Jose
Contreras – Chicago
White Sox
Probable Next Start: Tuesday vs. Detroit
Getting
a hit off Contreras this season has
been no easy task – the veteran
lefthander has a 1.04 WHIP to go along
with his 2.76 ERA. Contreras hasn’t
been tagged with a loss since May 4,
and the White Sox are 8-4 in games he
has started so far this season. In his
last six outings Contreras has limited
the opposition to two or fewer earned
runs.
The New York Mets are hoping that veteran
hurler Pedro Martinez can stay healthy
and be productive for them over the summer,
while the Boston Red Sox are hoping that
the experienced Bartolo Colon can continue
his early success in his comeback bid
with the team. As well, the St. Louis
Cardinals have former ace Chris Carpenter
throwing again, and if a rehab assignment
goes well he could return to help the
team later in the year.
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