MLB All-Star Parlay Picks – Cash in on Annual Star-Studded Showcase
Colorado Rockies gifted right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (15-1, 2.20 ERA) will take the mound opposite Tampa Bay lefty David Price (12-4, 2.42 ERA) looking to overpower the AL and help the National League snap an emphatic seve-game losing streak when the two leagues take to the field for the annua Midsummer Classic at Angels Stadium on Tuesday night beginning at 8 PM ET.
Tuesday, July 13, 5:00 PM ET
Angels Stadium, Anaheim, CA
MLB Betting Odds
National League +1½ -190
American League -1½ +160
Moneyline
National league Ev
American League -120
Over 8½ -115
Under 8½ -105
TV: FOX
Radio: Sirius 182 XM
National League 411
The National League has lost seven straight and 12 of 13 all-star games, wile managing a 7-7, 11-inning tie in 2002 when idiotic commissioner Bud Selig brought the game to a halt without a winner having been decided.
The good news for the National League is the fact that they have been extremely competitive in each of the last four all-star classics, losing each contest by just one run.
American League 411
The American League has been totally dominant in owing the NL since the senior league won three straight all-star games from 1994-96.
The Starters:
Ubaldo Jimenez –R (15-1, 2.20 ERA)
David Price –L (12-4, 2.42 ERA)
Jimenez has gone an impressive 2-0 with a high 5.40 ERA over his last three starts after struggling in tow of them. However, the gifted right-hander got back to ‘normal’ in his last start, allowing just one earned run on three hits in eight overpowering innings of a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Thursday. Through his first 14 starts, Jimenez had a microscopic 1.15 ERA before running into a bit of a rough stretch.
In the past 30 years, according to Baseball-Reference.com, he is one of 13 pitchers to earn 15 wins in his team’s first 85 games. Additionally, Jimenez is 11-0 in his starts after his team loses.
Price has gone 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA over his last three starts, allowing just two earned runs each time out. The young southpaw allowed just eight hits while striking out 10 in 7.2 innings of a 6-4 win on Wednesday.
From the time he was drafted No. 1 overall out of Vanderbilt in the 2007, big things have been expected out of David Price would announce his arrival as a dominant force for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Well, that time is clearly now.
The 6-foot-6 southpaw leads the league in victories (12) and ERA (2.42) through 17 first-half starts and will likely get even better as his experience increases.
Analysis: Go ahead and call me crazy, but I’m picking the National League to snap their long losing streak in dramatic fashion as they get mostly phenomenal pitching from its fantastic staff en route to a convincing two-run victory.
The top six pitchers in baseball this season in terms of ERA are all NL all-stars, not counting the Cardinals’ Jamie Garcia (8-4, 2.17 ERA) who ranks third in ERA but failed to make the team as teammates Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright sere selected.
Additionally, Frisco’s Tim Lincecum and Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay are former Cy Young winners while Padres closer Heath Bell may be the best bfinisher in the game this side of Mariano Rivera.
MLB gamblers should also know that Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera will not be avaiilable tonight and that will hurt the AL’s chances immensely as Rivera has saved three of the past five All-Star wins for the AL.
Last but not least, I firmly believe Philadelphia’s Charlie Manuel is a far better manager than New York’s joe Girardi as I stated during last season’s World Series and I genuinely believe that is still true today (in spite of last season’s outcome).
I like the National League to cover the MLB Run Line with the outright win while the Under plays out for pro baseball betting fans everywhere.
MLB Free Picks: National League +1½ Runs/Under 8½ Total Runs
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