MLB Daily Market Wrap UP

Moving Today's Market

If anybody wants to tryout and become a major league player there are spots available on the Braves roster. Tuesday night the Braves traded first baseman Mark Teixeira to the Angels for first baseman Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek. That leaves the Braves without two of their three hitters in the heart of their order after placing Chipper Jones on the disabled list Monday. They have lost four straight games and will face Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals tonight. This is Carpenter's first start in almost 16 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Pinnacle line opened at -122 and has sinced moved to -116 in favor of the Braves. The reason for this could be the Braves starting Jair Jurrjens. He has a 3.02 ERA and his 10 wins lead all rookies. We have touched on it all week and will continue discussing the Cubs/Brewers series because it could be a preview of the NLCS. The Cubs won the first two games and look to take the third game in this four-game series. Ryan Dempster (11-4, 2.99 ERA) will start for the Cubs, and Manny Parra (9-3, 3.72 ERA) pitches for the Brewers. Dempster defeated the Brewers on April 3 and April 30, with both games at Wrigley Field. He is 10-1 at home, but is 1-3 with a 3.42 ERA on the road. The public is slightly favoring the Cubs at 55 percent and Pinnacle opened at a pick but has since moved to -112 in favor of Milwaukee.      

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
Carlos Guillen	Tigers	Rest	Out Wednesday	Will get day off Wednesday
Milton Bradley	Rangers	Quadricep	Day-to-Day
Alexi Casilla	Twins	Thumb	15-day DL	Injury could keep him out for the rest of the season
Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	Elbow	Start tonight vs Braves	Makes first start tonight in almost 16 months tonight versus Braves

Key Market Moves

The Pirates opened at 126 and has since climbed to 149 against Aaron Cook and the Rockies. This morning a Smart Money bet was triggered at BetUS on Pittsburgh. Also the Marlins opened as underdogs to the Mets at 116, but has decreased to 103. Skybook triggered a Smart Money bet when the line jumped from -118 to -110 in favor of the Mets.

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Tomorrow's Market Movers

There are nine games scheduled for tomorrow, including the finale of the Cubs/Brewers series and the Angels open a four-game series against the Yankees.