2012 Washington vs Philadelphia Betting Preview
The Phillies came into the season as the big favorite in the National League East, but they sit in last place in the highly competitive division right now.
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The Phillies came into the season as the big favorite in the National League East, but they sit in last place in the highly competitive division right now.
The Philadelphia 76ers came from 17 points down in third quarter to top the Boston Celtics in Game Four.
An interleague battle between two teams from the state of Texas kicks off Friday night in Houston.
Interleague play gets underway Friday night for the first time this season.
The Boston Celtics may not have shown up ready to play in the first two games of the series, but they were at their best in Game Three.
The Dodgers sit six games ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the National League West, but Matt Kemp is on the disabled list and many wonder if they can keep winning.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Mets MLB Betting Preview
Starting Pitchers: Los Angeles (Harang) vs. San Diego (Volquez)
Date/Time: May 17, 10:05 p.m. EST
MLB Gambling Odds from BetOnline
Moneyline: San Diego (-125) Los Angeles (+115)
Runline: Padres -1.5 (+180) Dodgers +1.5 (-210)
Total: 6.5
San Diego is just 14-24 on the season, and they are already 10.5 games out of first place.
The Padres did take the first game last night. Can they take this game behind their Ace Edinson Volquez?
The Dodgers offense really had been revolving around Matt Kemp, so it was a major problem when he went down with an injury. Andre Ethier is also having a terrific season, and now even more pressure is going to fall on his shoulders. Ethier leads the team with 34 RBI’s, and he is hitting .301. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Bobby Abreu was cut loose by the Angels earlier this year, and he’s getting lots of playing time for the Dodgers. If Abreu can become a solid contributor that could really help the Dodgers chances. Aaron Harang returns back to San Diego to pitch against his old team in this contest.
Edinson Volquez started the season a little shaky, but he has been very good of late. He has only allowed more than three runs once this year.
He led the Padres to a win over Roy Halladay and the Phillies in his last start. Volquez walks too many batters, but he has been able to get away with it because he is keeping the ball in the ballpark.
San Diego’s offense averages just 3.26 runs per game. Yonder Alonso has been a bright spot for the team so far this year, and he may be a guy they can build their team around in the future. Cameron Maybin and Orlando Hudson are both struggling mightily, and this team needs them to pick up their production.
The Dodgers offense isn’t good at all without Kemp in the middle of the order. Volquez should fare well against Los Angeles this time around.
MLB Free Pick: Padres ML
Cincinnati travels to New York to play the Mets for a couple games before taking on the Yankees in Interleague play this weekend.
The first two games of this series couldn’t have been any closer. The Celtics escaped Game One with a one-point win.
The Philadelphia 76ers led almost the entire game in the series opener on Saturday, but the Celtics rallied to pick up a 92-91 victory.
Two of the best teams in the National League square off Saturday night in Saint Louis. The Braves pulled out a 12th inning last night in the series opener.
Both Philadelphia and Boston closed out their opening series Thursday night in two hard fought wins.
Remember when the Minnesota Twins were one of the best organizations in Major League Baseball? It appears those days are long gone.
Denver was supposed to be finished by now, but they marched into Staples Center on Tuesday night and stunned the Lakers 102-99.
The Atlanta Hawks staved off elimination earlier this week, but Boston returns home to try to finish off this series on Thursday night.
The Rays and Yankees finish off a three-game series with their top pitchers on the mound in this one. David Price is the Ace of the Rays staff, while C.C. Sabathia is the main man for the Yankees.
The Yankees opened this three-game series against American League East rival Tampa Bay with a 5-3 win last night.