2/8 Mlb

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I will start the thread off with the news that Twins starter Liriano is out today....... Liriano scratched from Wednesday start Associated Press Tue, Aug 1, 2006 MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano has been scratched from Wednesday`s start against the Texas Rangers because of inflammation in his elbow. Sportsbook.com had the Twins set as -210 favorites before the announcement, but have since adjusted Minnesota down to a -135 fave. ``It`s not an elbow, it`s just in the forearm, it`s muscular,`` Minnesota pitching coach Rick Anderson said after Tuesday night`s 9-0 loss to Texas. ``It`s just more of a precaution. You don`t want to mess with him. If we were to run him out there and it`s not 100 percent and something happens you`d never forgive yourself.`` Anderson said Liriano would likely miss one start, adding that if it were late September he would likely start. ``He could pitch, but we`re not going to let him pitch,`` he said. ``He doesn`t want to do this, but we made him do it.`` Liriano is 12-2 with an American League-best 1.96 ERA in 26 games, including 14 starts. He has struck out 137 batters, fifth-best in the league. Boof Bonser, who was 2-2 with a 5.30 ERA in seven starts for Minnesota earlier this season, will be recalled and start Wednesday. Scott Baker, who allowed a career-high seven earned runs in 3 1-3 innings Tuesday, was optioned to Triple-A Rochester. In his three starts since being recalled July 11, Baker allowed 16 earned runs in 14 2-3 innings. Minnesota also optioned infielder Terry Tiffee to Rochester and will reinstate right-hander Matt Guerrier from the 15-day disabled list. He has been out since June 9 with a right thumb fracture.

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Re: 2/8 Mlb Some trends for todays matchups.... National League: Washington at San Francisco, 3:35 EST Tony Armas ® vs. Jason Schmidt ® Armas: Wash 5-0 vs. San Francisco this season Schmidt: 9-1 Over at home off BB SF losses Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 EST Horacio Ramirez (L) vs. Paul Maholm (L) Ramirez: Atl 20-5 Over 2nd half of season Maholm: Pit 8-27 vs. lefty starters NY Mets at Florida, 7:05 EST Steve Trachsel ® vs. Ricky Nolasco ® Trachsel: 9-1 Over when the total is 9 to 9.5 Nolasco: 3-0 TSR, 0.42 ERA L3 starts LA Dodgers at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST Brad Penny ® vs. Elizardo Ramirez ® Penny: 13-3 Over after a win Ramirez: Cin 9-0 Over after scoring 4 runs or less 4 straight games Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 EST Enrique Gonzalez ® vs. Carlos Marmol ® Gonzalez: Ari 12-5 vs. Cubs L3 seasons Marmol: CHC 2-14 after scoring 8 runs or more Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:10 EST Brett Myers ® vs. Jeff Weaver ® Myers: 14-2 TSR Away vs. NL teams scoring 4.8 or more runs/game Weaver: 9-25 TSR after a game where he did not walk a batter Milwaukee at Colorado, 9:05 EST Tomokazu Ohka ® vs. Byung-Hyun Kim ® Ohka: 14-5 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125 Kim: Col 0-9 after a game with a combined score of 2 runs or less Houston at San Diego, 10:05 EST Chris Sampson ® vs. Woody Williams ® Sampson: Hou 4-16 after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less Williams: SD 16-4 off BB losses by 2 runs or less American League: Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 EST Kip Wells ® vs. Boof Bonser ® Wells: 0-4 TSR, 8.55 ERA in road starts Bonser: Min 29-7 as a home favorite of -110 or higher Seattle at Baltimore, 3:05 EST Felix Hernandez ® vs. Erik Bedard (L) Hernandez: 10-2 Under as an underdog Bedard: Bal 23-10 at home vs. AL West Oakland at LA Angels, 3:35 EST Esteban Loaiza ® vs. Kelvim Escobar ® Loaiza: Oak 18-5 Under at Los Angeles Escobar: 9-17 TSR as a home favorite of -150 or more Cleveland at Boston, 7:05 EST Jeremy Sowers (L) vs. Jon Lester (L) Sowers: Cle 3-17 if bullpen pitched one inning or less last game Lester: Bos 14-1 at home off 5+ home games Toronto at NY Yankees, 7:05 EST Ted Lilly (L) vs. Chien-Ming Wang ® Lilly: 3-9 TSR, 5.89 ERA vs. Yankees Wang: 3-0 TSR, 2.45 ERA L3 starts Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:15 EST Zach Miner ® vs. Tim Corcoran ® Miner: Det 32-8 as a favorite of -125 to -175 Corcoran: TB 8-0 Under after allowing 10 runs or more Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 EST Freddy Garcia ® vs. Luke Hudson ® Garcia: 20-5 TSR Away on grass Hudson: KC 13-34 vs. CHW L3 seasons