Free MLB Baseball Betting Picks: September 1st 2009: ATS Consultants

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UNDER 8.5 San Francisco Giants/Philadelphia Phillies:
Big series gets underway tonight at Citizens Bank Park, as both of these teams are going for playoff berths. The Phillies are in a good position in the NL East, while the Giants are tied with the Rockies atop the NL Wild Card standings.

Jonathan Sanchez (6-10, 4.27) has had an amazing year. He won a starting spot out of Spring Training but was so awful in April and May that he was sent back down to triple A. He worked hard to earn a promotion, and pitched a no hitter in his first start back from the minors and hasn’t looked back. He’s 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA in his last 5 starts.

Cole Hamels (7-8, 4.52) is beginning to round back into form as we hit September. Hamels was the MVP of both the NLCS and the World Series last season, and looks to be hitting his stride at just the right time. He pitched 8 shutout innings last time out, August 26 against Pittsburgh.

Over 9.5 New York Yankees/Baltimore Orioles:
After last night’s masterpeice by Andy Pettitte, I expect a lot more runs to be scored tonight at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. New York appears headed to another division title while Baltimore is playing out the string with youngsters.

AJ Burnett (10-8, 4.10) takes the mound for the Yankees, a team in which he has a 9-1 career record against. Burnett hasn’t been too sharp of late, as he’s 0-3 with a 4.96 ERA in his last 5 starts. The Yankees will need him to find his consistency if they hope to make a deep run in October.

Baltimore is building with young pitching, and tonight’s starter David Hernandez (4-6, 4.24) is a good example of Baltimore’s bright future on the mound. Hernandez started his major league career well, but has seemed to hit a rookie wall lately. He’s 1-3 with a 6.12 ERA in his last 5 starts. He, along with Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz will likely only make 2 more starts each as the Orioles prepare for 2010.

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