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If you had to describe last nights game between the Texas Rangers (61-59) and the Boston Red Sox (69-51) in one word, it would be this: Wild. In the first inning, the Red Sox grabbed a 10-0 lead on Texas, including two homeruns by Red Sox DH David Ortiz.  He became the 5th player in MLB history to hit two homers in the 1st inning alone. No one thought Texas would be able to make a game out of it at that point, but piece by piece, or rather, run by run, they managed to chip away at Boston’s lead, including an 8 run 5th inning and a 5 run 6th inning.  At that point, Texas miraculously had a 15-14 lead.  Both teams scored a run in the 7th inning to make it 16-15 in favor of Texas.
Going into the bottom of the eight inning, Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double, one of five hits in the game for him, to tie the game at 16 all.  After intentionally walking David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis stepped up to the plate. Youkilis drove a three-run shot over Fenway Park’s Green Monster to give Boston a 19-16 lead, sending the Fenway Park crowd into a frenzy. Texas managed to score a run in the bottom of the 9th, but it wasn’t enough as Boston went on to win the game, 19-17. The teams combined for 36 runs (tying an AL record) and 37 hits.  

Boston reliever Hideki Okajima (3-2) was given the win, with Texas reliever Frank Francisco (2-4) taking the loss.  Jonathan Papelbon was given the save, his 32nd of the season.

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The New York Yankees (63-55) take on the Minnesota Twins (65-52) tonight in a showdown of two teams who are hoping to be playing this October. The Twins are currently half a game back of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, and are 1.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox for the AL Wild Card. The Yankees are 8.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East race and are 4 games behind the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card race. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM Eastern at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Yankees and the Twins:

- Sidney Ponson (7-2, 4.23) will start for the Yankees

- Glen Perkins (8-3, 4.38) will start for Minnesota

- The Yankees swept the Twins in their last matchup, July 21-23rd, and outscored them 25-7

- The Yankees are 5-2 vs. the Twins this year

- The Yankees have just been swept by the Los Angeles Angels

- Minnesota is 39-21 at home

- New York is 27-29 on the road

- Minnesota is 6-4 in its last 10 games

- New York is 4-6 in its last 10 games

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The Milwaukee Brewers (67-51) won an important game vs. the Washington Nationals (44-77) on Sunday to improve and remain ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Wild Card race. The winning homerun was hit by Gabe Kapler, who prior to the HR was 0-6 with two strikeouts. This was Kapler’s first career walk off homerun, and it gave Milwaukee its fifth straight win. The homerun was hit off of Washington reliever Luis Ayala, who is not having a good season to put it mildly. He is 1-8 with a 6.04 ERA and 53.2 innings pitched. Kapler, who was starting for the injured Ryan Braun, hit the ball off of the foul pole to give his team the 5-4 win in 13 innings. “At first I thought it was going to stay fair for sure, then I saw it had kind of had a little lean to it,” Kapler said. “I wasn’t positive whether it would stay fair. I’m glad it did.”

Guillermo Mota (3-5) was given the win, with Luis Ayala (1-8) taking the loss.

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The St. Louis Cardinals (65-54) take on the Chicago Cubs (70-47) tonight in a nationally televised game. The series is split, and both teams are looking to win this important game. The Cubs hold a 4 game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central, who hold a 2 game lead over St. Louis in the wild card. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM Eastern at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Cardinals and the Cubs:

- Former Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter (0-0, 1.00) will make his third start of the season for St. Louis

- NL All Star Ryan Dempster (12-5, 2.93) will start for Chicago

- Carpenter is 7-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 13 starts versus Chicago and 5-1 at Wrigley Field

- The Cubs have won 16 of their last 21 games vs. the Cardinals

- St. Louis is 32-26 on the road

- Chicago is 44-17 at home

- St. Louis is 5-5 in its last ten games

- Chicago is 7-3 in its last ten games

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The St. Louis Cardinals (64-54) take on the Chicago Cubs (70-46) this afternoon after last night’s exciting extra innings game. The Cubs lead the Cardinals by 7 games in the NL Central, but the Cardinals are only 2 games behind the Brewers for the NL Wild Card spot. Game time is scheduled for 3:55 PM Eastern at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Cardinals and the Cubs:

- Carlos Zambrano (12-4, 2.76) will start for Chicago

- Todd Wellemeyer (8-4, 4.01) will start for St. Louis

- Zambrano has won 4 straight starts vs. St. Louis

- Zamrbano is 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 12 starts this season

- Wellemeyer is 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance lifetime against Chicago

- Chicago is 44-16 at home

- St. Louis is 31-26 on the road

- St. Louis is 5-5 in its last 10

- Chicago is 8-2 in its last 10

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The Boston Red Sox (66-49) face the Chicago White Sox (63-50) in what will be an important opening game of the series for both teams. The Red Sox are current AL Wild Card holders, and the White Sox are a half game up on the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Red Sox and the White Sox:

- Jon Lester (10-3, 3.14) will start for Boston

- Mark Buehrle (8-10, 4.07) will start for Chicago

- Boston has won seven straight games against Chicago, most recently a 4 game sweep last August

- Chicago has won 25 of its last 32 home games

- Buehrle struggles against the Red Sox, going 0-4 with a 7.18 ERA in his last five starts

- Boston has won 5 of its last 6 games

- Boston is 26-33 on the road

- Chicago is 37-17 at home, 4th best in the league

- Boston is 6-4 in its last 10

- Chicago is 4-6 in its last 10

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The New York Yankees (62-52) and the Texas Rangers (60-55) will face off against each other tonight in Texas. With both teams acting as potential AL Wild Card contenders, this final game in the series could be pivotal. The Rangers lead the 4 game series 2-1 at this point, but New York won 5-3 last night and could split the series with a win tonight. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM Eastern at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Yankees and the Rangers:

- Mike Mussina (14-7, 3.44) will start for New York

- Scott Feldman (4-4, 4.97) will start for Texas

- Mussina 5-1 with a 2.47 ERA in his last nine starts against the Rangers

- In his first career start against the Yankees, Feldman gave up one run and four hits in 5 innings of a 2-1 road victory on June 30

- Texas has won 4 of its last 6 games

- Mussina has given up just 12 earned runs in 44 innings (2.45 ERA) over his last seven starts.

- In his last four starts, Feldman has let in 17 earned runs in 21 innings (7.29 ERA).

- New York is 26-26 on the road

- Texas is 31-25 at home

- New York is 4-6 in its last 10 games

- Texas is 6-4 in its last 10 games

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Friday night will matchup the Philadelphia Phillies (59-49) with the St. Louis Cardinals (61-50) at Busch Stadium. Both teams, fighting for a playoff spot, surprisingly did not make any moves at this years trade deadline, opting to remain with what they have down the stretch. The Phillies currently lead the NL East, and the Cardinals are tied with the Brewers for the lone National League Wild Card spot. This will surely be a game/series to watch closely. Game time is scheduled for 8:15 PM Eastern time in St. Louis.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Phillies and the Cardinals:

- Cole Hamels (9-6, 3.27) will take the mound for the Phillies

- Kyle Lohse (12-3, 3.68) will pitch for St. Louis

- Both teams have identical home/away records, respectively: both are 30-25

- The Phillies are on a 5 game winning streak

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