MLB Daily Market Trends: Focus on California Teams

Moving Today's Market

We have the first full Sunday of NFL action behind us, and it was an eventful day. A couple of Monday Night Football games are on the schedule along with tonight's baseball action. There is some interesting movement in the baseball marketplace. In San Diego, Greg Maddux (7-11, 4.18 ERA) and the Dodgers take on Cha Seung Baek (4-10, 5.36) and the NL West cellar dweller Padres. Not surprisingly, LA is receiving almost 80% of the public's money line wagers, but the line has moved slightly in their favor at Pinnacle. The Dodgers opened as -144 favorites, but are currently sitting at -140. In Detroit, the Athletics and Gio Gonzalez (1-3, 7.18) are heavy underdogs (+170), and the public is betting that way. The Tigers and Zach Miner (8-4, 3.72) are receiving 93% of the money line wagers from the public. That's starting to look like a Square Play.

Key Injury Updates

Player	Team	Injury	Status	Comments
Billy Wagner	Mets	Elbow	Surgery	Billy Wagner will have Tommy John surgery on his elbow and likely miss much of next season, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Bartolo Colon	Red Sox	Back	Rehab	Red Sox activated RHP Bartolo Colon from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Pat Burrell	Phillies	Rest	Doubtful	Phillies OF Pat Burrell will receive a night off for rest on Monday against the Marlins.
Carlos Zambrano	Cubs	Shoulder	Day-to-day	The Chicago Sun Times reports that Carlos Zambrano "threw lightly Sunday and reported no problems."

 Be sure to check Sports Insights' Overnight Injury Report for further injury news from Major League Baseball and the National Football League.

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Tomorrow's Market Mover

The Rays and Red Sox continue their three-game series sending their respective aces to the mound. Tampa's southpaw Scott Kazmir faces Boston's Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka at Fenway Park. NL Central Rivals square off in St. Louis, as the Cubs send Ryan Dempster to the mound against Kyle Lohse and the Cardinals.