Daily Market Trends: Lopsided Games Highlight Early Action

Moving Today's Market

The afternoon's solo game saw a high amount of early action, but the full MLB slate leaves a lot of options for tonight. Four games highlight the early action based on the number of bets. Three are seeing one team receive a lopsided number of bets. The Angels and 12-game winner Joe Saunders (3.05 ERA) are receiving over 80% of the 11,000+ bets against the lowly Orioles. Los Angeles, owners of baseball's best record, get to face lefty Brian Burres (7-6, 5.02). The Brewers are receiving over 75% of bets being placed on their match up with the Astros. Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez (5-3, 3.31) generally struggles on the road and has a career 7.11 ERA at Miller Park, while Milwaukee's Manny Parra (9-2, 3.68) has a 3.02 home ERA. The most lopsided action is on Arizona and Dan Haren (9-5, 2.58), as they are receiving 89% of early action against San Francisco and starter Jonathan Sanchez (8-5, 4.10). The last game drawing a lot of early action is the series opener between the Yankees and Red Sox. New York sends phenom Joba Chamberlain (2-3, 2.52) to the mound for his first start in Fenway. Boston counters with staff ace Josh Beckett (9-6, 3.97), who has won all three starts against the Yankees this season.

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
David Ortiz	BOS (DH)	Hand	Probable	He is dealing with a torn tendon in his left wrist. Is expected to be activated from the disabled list before their game tonight vs the Yankees.
Manny Ramirez	BOS (OF)	Knee	Doubtful	Was a scratch from the lineup in their last game with soreness in his right knee.
Milton Bradley	TEX (OF)	Forearm	Questionable	Left their last game after being hit in the forearm by a pitch.
Joe Crede	CHI (3B)	Back	Questionable	Unsure if he will be ready to rejoin the time tonight after missing two straight games.

Key Market Moves

Colorado has received a couple of Smart Money alerts from books with positive results going against the Reds. Two All-Stars make starts in the match up with the Rockies sending Aaron Cook (12-6, 3.58 ERA) to face Edinson Volquez (12-3, 2.49). The Orioles received a Steam Move and Smart Money alert from different books with positive results, which makes sense with the disparity in number of bets.

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