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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Fransisco Giants
Maholm - Lincecum

lincecum is 10-2, with a 2.33 era.
he leads all the major leagues with 149 strike-outs.
his best has been of late.

Bet on the San Fransisco Giants

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Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays
Grienke - Shields

the royals have lost 7 of the last 10 that grienke has started in,
the rays are now 7 games over .500 after a slow start.
play-off teams play their best in the 2nd half of the season.

Bet on the Tampa Bay Rays

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St.Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Carpenter - Garland

we're halfway through the season, and chris carpenter is still here.
his 0.87WHIP says a lot about how difficult it is to hit against this elite starter.

Bet on the St.Louis Cardinals

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Oakland A's vs LA Angels
Cahill - Saunders

i've had a lot of arguments about saunders this year.
lets not forget that there was a lot pressure on both saunders and jered weaver early on this season, as they we're the only 2 healthy starters that the angels had.
the pressure is now off, and saunders can prove how good he is.
i really like how he throws, and i believe that his career in the major leagues will be very bright.

Bet on the LA Angels

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San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies
Geer - Jimenez

i've been watching ubaldo jimenez since he made his debut in the majors.
at 25, i can say that he's pitching his best stuff at this time.
his improvment has been consistent.
the rockies have an ace.

Bet on the Colorado Rockies

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