The L.A. Dodgers once led the NL West by eight games. That lead is down to one game, after consecutive shut-out losses to start a series in San Francisco.
Wednesday Baseball Moneylines: Yankees, White Sox Biggest Chalk
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LA got blanked, 8-0, Monday night and, as -115 favorites with Clayton Kershaw throwing, 2-0 Tuesday night.
So the Giants have pulled to within one game of the Dodgers in the NL West, and will go for the sweep and the first-place tie Wednesday afternoon. Tim Lincecum and San Francisco are listed as –130 favorites over Chad Billingsley and LA.
Also Tuesday the Cubs beat the Mets for the second day in a row as home dogs, cashing in at +115 with a 5-3 victory.
But those were the only two underdogs on the MLB betting board to win Tuesday; favorites won 13 of the 15 games played.
Over on that chalky side of the board, CJ Wilson and the Angels, at -150, won in Baltimore, 7-3; Phil Hughes and the Yankees, also at -150, beat Justin Masterson and the Indians, 6-4; Dice-K and the Red Sox, also at -150, beat the Blue Jays, 5-1; and Yu Darvish and the Rangers, at -185, topped the Tigers, 7-5.
For the day the favorites made a profit of $1,060, based on theoretical $100 wagers.
The White Sox and Yankees are the biggest favorites Wednesday, and Chicago is getting nearly two-thirds of the wagering action according to the MLB consensus numbers at OddsShark.com.
As for Wednesday, in some of the more interesting baseball betting action, the Cubs go for a sweep with Jeff Samardzija getting +105 from Jon Niese and the Mets; Tommy Hanson and the Braves are -130 favorites over Trevor Cahill and the D-Backs; Andy Pettitte and the Yanks are -190 chalk over Ubaldo Jimenez and the Indians; Jered Weaver and the Angels are -135 faves at the Orioles with Jason Hammel; and Roy Oswalt and the Rangers are -155 favorites over Doug Fister and the Tigers.
Here's Wednesday's complete baseball betting board, with prices and totals courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Milwaukee -112 at Cincinnati +107, Total 8 - Zack Greinke (8-2) | Homer Bailey (5-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee’s last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games
Cleveland +164 at N.Y. Yankees -171, Total 9.5 - Ubaldo Jimenez (7-5) | Andy Pettitte (3-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cleveland is 4-11 SU in their last 15 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chicago White Sox -167 at Minnesota +160, Total 8.5 - Chris Sale (8-2) | Nick Blackburn (4-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Toronto +131 at Boston -136, Total 10 - Ricky Romero (8-1) | Jon Lester (4-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto’s last 9 games on the road
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay at Kansas City - Matt Moore (4-5) | Everett Teaford (0-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay’s last 16 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games
N.Y. Mets -113 at Chicago Cubs +108 - Jonathon Niese (5-3) | Jeff Samardzija (5-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Oakland -102 at Seattle -103, Total 7 - Jarrod Parker (3-3) | Kevin Millwood (3-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle’s last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
L.A. Dodgers +124 at San Francisco -129, Total 7 - Chad Billingsley (4-6) | Tim Lincecum (2-8) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
L.A. Angels -124 at Baltimore +119, Total 7.5 - Jered Weaver (7-1) | Jason Hammel (8-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: LA Angels are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Baltimore’s last 10 games
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia - James McDonald (6-3) | Raul Valdes (0-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Arizona +121 at Atlanta -126, Total 7.5 - Trevor Cahill (6-5) | Tommy Hanson (8-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
St. Louis +124 at Miami -129, Total 9 - Joe Kelly (1-0) | Anibal Sanchez (3-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games at home
Detroit +143 at Texas -148, Total 10 - Doug Fister (1-4) | Roy Oswalt (1-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
San Diego +109 at Houston -114, Total 8.5 - Clayton Richard (5-7) | Lucas Harrell (6-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing San Diego
Washington at Colorado - Jordan Zimmermann (3-6) | Josh Outman (0-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado’s last 12 games when playing Washington
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