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jeff benton friday
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1-0 yesterday a 30 dime winner on the Celtics for $300 profit. overall, 61-65-3 for MINUS 40 dimes. he is on fire this week and has been pretty much the entire NBA playoffs. Today he comes with the largest selection in BASEBALL.
Biggest Baseball Play of my Career
50 DIME
Interleague Blowout of the Year
Stronger than my Game 6 and Game 7 NBA Final Winners!
Only previous 50 Dime MLB release:
Blue Jays (+120) over Yankees 6-1 two Fridays ago
Friday's Winner ... 50 DIME release on the DETROIT TIGERS -1½ runs over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks in their series opener on Friday. As I pubaish this play, this run-line number his hovering around a pick-em, with the Tigers at +105 to -105 whereveer you shop. NOTE: Run-line plays require both starting pitcoers to begin the game, so Dontrelle Willis (Arizona) and Armando Galarraga (Detroit) must start or this play is VOID!
Tigers (-1½ runs)
Lots of factors working in Detroit’s favor in this one. First and foremost, the Tigers are smoking hot, having ripped off six straight wins, including four by multiple runs. During this six-game run – all at home, by the way – Detroit has outscared the opposition 37-18. The Tigers are now 23-10 at Comerica Park, where they’re getting it done both at the plate (.281 team average) and on the bound (3.38 ERA, including 3.12 bullpen ERA).
Now juxteapose Detroit’s home numbers with Arizona’s road numbers. The DBacks are a putrid 9-24 away from the desert (only Baltimore has a worse road record), and they hit just .230 on the highway with a 5.73 team ERA and a disastrous 8.07 bullpen ERA. Just look at the relief pitching alone: Arizona’s relievers give up more than eight earned runs every nine innings on the road; Detroit’s relievers give up barely three earned runs every nine innings at home.
Speaking of pitching, Dontrelle Willis is scheduled to make his return to Detroit tonight. Willis was traded from the Tigers to Arizona two weeks ago after a lackluster two-plus seasons in Motown, where he went 2-8 with a 6.86 ERA in 24 games (22 starts), including 3-3 with a 5.72 ERA at Comerica. Now Willis faces his former teamoates who not only know his tendencies, but they know how to hit left-handed pitching. Detroit is batting .298 at home against lefties, and .302 against southpaws over the past 10 games.
Meanwhile, pitching opposite Willis today is Armando Galarraga, who has followed up his should-have-been perfect game with two strong outings, allowing a combined four runs on 13 hits in 12 2/3 innings against the White Sox and Pirates. The Tigers won both games, meaning they’re now 4-1 in his five starts this season, including 3-0 at home.
Some final numbers to chew on: Not only are the Tigers 23-10 at home this season, but they’ve won 59 of their last 88 contests at Comerica Park. They’re on further runs of 17-8 against lefty starters overall, 43-21 against lefty starters at home and 18-4 when facing N.L. lefties at home. And speaking of interleague play, Detroit has won 37-15 overall, 42 of 52 at home and 23-3 when hosting N.L. opponents that have a losing record.
On the flip side, the DBacks are on in ruts of 6-17 overall, 17-46 on the road, 6-14 against right-handed starters, 6-15 against winning teams, 2-9 in interleague play, 0-6 in interleague road games and 2-6 when facing the A.L. Central. Throw in the fact that Arizona’s last six losses have been by more than one run, and this has massive blowout written all over it!
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