Free MLB Baseball Betting Picks: June 9th 2009: ATS Consultants

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Seattle +120 Over Baltimore:
Good matchup of young pitchers tonight at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Jason Vargas (2-0, 1.93 ERA) goes for the Mariners against the Orioles' Brad Bergesen (2-2, 4.64 goes for the Orioles). Vargas has been a real find for Seattle, as the young lefty has been terrific in his first few starts and appears to have a bright future.The M’s took two of three from the Orioles last week at Safeco. The Orioles have hit the skids of late, losing five of six on their recent West Coast trip. Their offense has gone silent, which had been their strong suit up until last week. Bergesen has done a nice job for Baltimore since his call up, but he’ll have to be on his game tonight going up against Vargas.

UNDER 9 Houston/Chicago Cubs:
Decent pitching matchup tonight at Minute Maid between the Astros and Cubbies. Ted Lilly (6-4, 3.28 ERA) takes on Brian Moehler, who pitched his first complete game in eight years last week in Pitsburgh. Lilly has been great for the Cubs this year and especially brilliant recently. He has allowed just two runs in his last 14 innings pitched, with a no-decision against Atlanta on June 3 and a win over the Dodgers on May 29. Both offenses have been pretty weak this season, and much more was expected of the Cubs. Chicago finds themselves 3.5 games out in the NL Central, while the Astros are seven games back. Moehler is a great story. He’s come back from injury several times and as we mentioned earlier, threw a complete game on May 29 in a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh. Expect a low-scoring game tonight in Houston.

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