MLB Daily Market Wrap Up: Contenders Hold Aces

Moving Today's Market

A couple of late afternoon games involving big market teams with World Series aspirations are drawing early action. The Cubs send ace Carlos Zambrano (12-4, 2.76 ERA) to the mound against the Cardinals and Todd Wellemeyer (8-4, 4.01). Chicago is drawing 64% of the moneyline bets, but the line at Pinnacle has moved from an opening of -191 to -172, indicating the money is going in favor of St. Louis. The Angles and stud starter John Lackey (9-2, 3.10) host the Yankees and spot-starter Dan Giese (1-3, 2.51). Giese pitched three innings of one-hit ball in relief against Anaheim last Sunday, while in the same game Lackey gave up four earned runs in six innings. The line at Pinnacle has moved from an opening of the Angels at -159 to -152, while they are also receiving 55% of the moneyline bets.

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
Tim Hudson	ATL (SP)	Elbow	DL	Hudson underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Friday.
Carlos Guillen	DET (3B)	Back	Day-to-Day	Guillen left Friday's game after seven innings due to back spasms, and he is considered day-to-day, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Adam Wainwright	STL (RP)	Finger	15-day DL	Wainwright (finger) pitched two-thirds of an inning of Friday throwing 27 pitches for Triple-A Memphis. He is working into a reliever's role.
Chipper Jones	ATL (3B)	Hamstring	Active	Jones returned from the DL on Friday and went 2-4 with a HR.

Key Market Moves

The Braves and rookie Jair Jurrjens (10-7, 3.12 ERA) have received a Smart Money alert triggered by Cris against the Diamondbacks and NL Cy Young hopeful Dan Haren (12-5, 2.75). Jurrjens is becoming a consistent starter for Atlanta, and he fares slightly better on the road with a 2.92 ERA away from Turner Field.

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