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Vernon Croy

Sport: MLB Baseball

Game: Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers - Saturday August 1, 2009 8:05 pm

Detail: Croy's **Saturday Night MLB SMASH** 86% Angle!

Pick: 5 units (Play of the Day) MONEYLINE: Texas Rangers -110

Take the Texas Rangers ML, This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and we are getting great value tonight with the Rangers at home. The Rangers are 10-2 in their last 12 games and they are 6-1 in their last 7 home games as an underdog. Hernandez struggles in his last outing which was at home against the Toronto Blue Jays where he gave up 11 hits and 7 earned runs over just 5.7 innings and I look for him to struggle against this powerful Rangers line-up tonight. The Rangers have already faced Hernandez three times this season so that is a huge advantage for them at home tonight and Hunter has pitched amazing over his last 3 starts with an ERA of just 0.95 so he shouldn't need much run support tonight. Take the Texas Rangers as my MLB Smash for Saturday night.

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Vernon Croy

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Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays -1½-140

Take the Tampa Bay Rays RL, We are getting solid value here Saturday afternoon with the Rays on the Runline since they have the superior pitcher on the mound and they will be able to give him plenty of run support. Jeff Niemann (9-5, 3.81 ERA) has pitched solid this season with an ERA of just 3.26 at home and he has also pitched solid over his last 3 starts with an ERA of just 2.66 while lasting an average of 7.9 innings per start. Niemann gave up just 2 hits in his only outing against the Royals this season over 9 innings and I look for him to dominate this Royals line-up again today. Bruce Chen (0-5, 6.39) is winless since 2005 and he has struggled on the road with an ERA of 8.05. The Royals are hitting just .239 as a team on the road this season and the Rays are hitting .275 as a team at home while averaging 5.6 rpg. Just one game out of the 13 games that the Rays have won this season with Niemann on the mound was won by just one run. The Royals are just 1-10 in their last 11 games against a right hand starter and they are just 1-5 in Chen's last 6 starts.

Take the Tampa Bay Rays on the Runline as my MLB Free Play for Saturday.