Sports book facts have a couple of starting pitchers with injuries as Los Angeles left-hander Randy Wolf and Kansas City right-hander Gil Meche are out. The Dodgers will need Wolf back in sports betting while the Royals are going to be terrible at the Internet sportsbook with or without Meche.
Sports book notes that Randy Wolf will miss his next scheduled start for the Dodgers as he has elbow irritation. “He really didn’t have a whole lot of pain, just a little bit of tightness,” trainer Stan Conte said, “It doesn’t seem to be really serious.” Wolf has been one of the better pitchers for the Dodgers this season, especially the last couple of months when others, including Chad Billingsley have struggled.
Wolf was scheduled to start and be on the sports book odds board on Friday against the Giants but now it will be Hiroki Kuroda on Friday in online betting odds. The Dodgers will send Vincente Padilla on Saturday in Internet sportsbook odds while Chad Billingsley goes on Sunday in this key sports book series. The Dodgers are hopeful that Wolf will not miss more than one start. He is 10-6 with a 3.22 ERA as sports book stats indicate. “We’re concerned, there’s no question, but the report that we got back was that it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a long time,” manager Joe Torre said.
The Dodgers are still considered a contender in sports betting in terms of baseball odds. They have dropped though with their injuries and lack of hitting. They are no longer a guarantee to win the National League West which is why this series against the Giants is so important.
Sports book news from Kansas City has Royals starter Gil Meche missing the rest of the season. The Royals could also be without starting pitcher Brian Bannister as Internet sportsbook information indicates, as he is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder. Neither pitcher has done that well for the Royals this season but that is not saying much considering the Royals are a bad baseball team and almost always underdogs at the sportsbook. Meche is 6-10 with a 5.09 ERA as Internet sportsbook numbers indicate. Bannister is 7-12 with a 4.73 ERA this sports book season. The only pitcher on the Royals worth taking is Zach Grienke as he is a serious Cy Young contender.