Frank Sawyer Handicapper Reviews & Picks

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR WEDNESDAY, 6/25:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Wednesday is with the Los Angeles Dodgers with the money-line versus the Colorado Rockies listing both starting pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Chase Hollander. Los Angeles (49-31) has won two games in a row after their 9-7 win on the road against the Rockies last night. The Dodgers have now won 15 of their last 21 games against fellow NL West rivals. They have also won 19 of their last 28 games against teams with a losing record. Colorado (18-61) has lost 25 of their last 30 games when priced as a money-line underdog at +125 or higher. The Rockies have also lost 19 of their last 21 homes games at night. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers with the money-line listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer’s Hollywood Sports is on a 45 of 73 (62%) All-Sports run with featured 25*/20*/10* plays after dropping their MLB play on the Washington-San Diego Over last night! Now Frank furthers his 18 of 30 (60%) Game of the Month/Year month run in All-Sports with a 25* MLB Divisional Game of the Month for Wednesday night! DO NOT MISS OUT!

At 7:10 PM ET on Wednesday, we will be playing the money-line on the New York Mets (906) versus the Atlanta Braves (905) listing both starting pitchers Clay Holmes and Didier Fuentes. THE SITUATION: New York (46-33) has lost three games in a row after their 7-4 loss at home against the Braves on Tuesday. Atlanta (36-41) has won three of their last four games.

REASONS TO TAKE THE METS WITH THE MONEY-LINE: The Mets should bounce back tonight as they have won 19 of their last 32 games after losing their last game. They have won 27 of their 39 games at home this season including 13 of their last 21 contests. They have also won 23 of their last 32 home games when priced as a money-line favorite at -110 or higher — and they have won 12 of their last 16 home games when priced as a money-line favorite up to -150. New York has also won 13 of their last 18 home games against teams with a losing record. Holmes gets the ball tonight as he looks to build on his 7-4 record along with a 3.04 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP in 15 starts. The right-hander has been more effective at home where he enjoys a 1.05 WHIP and an opponent’s batting average of .200 in seven starts as opposed to his 1.40 WHIP and an opponent’s batting average of .259 in eight starts on the road. In his last five starts, he sports a 2.86 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. The Mets have won 5 of his 7 seven starts at home this season. He should pitch well against this Braves team that ranks 21st and 22nd in weighted On-Base Average and weighted Runs Created on the road against right-handed pitchers — and they rank 21st in both those categories since the beginning of the month. Atlanta has lost 12 of their last 17 road games following a victory — and they have lost 10 of their last 11 games after scoring seven or more runs in their last contest. The Braves have also lost 26 of their last 41 games on the road including 10 of their last 16 games away from home. They have also lost 13 of their last 21 road games against teams with a winning record — and they have lost 21 of their last 33 road games against teams using a right-handed starting pitcher. Atlanta counters with Didier Fuentes who is making his second career appearance at the major league level after giving up four earned runs in five innings in his MLB debut at Miami last Friday. In 39 1/3 innings in the Double-A and Triple-A this season, he has an 0-7 record along with a 4.81 ERA. His call-up was supposed to be a spot-start against the Marlins — but an injury to Chris Sale may require Fuentes to stay in the rotation through the All-Star break. The 20-year-old is one of the top prospects in the Braves organization — but he may be being rushed too fast right now. He was pitching in High-A ball last season — and five of his six minor league starts this year were in Double-A.

FINAL TAKE: Fuentes has a tough assignment against this Mets team that ranks 11th and 10th in MLB since May 1st in weighted On-Base Average and weighted Runs Created at home against right-handed pitchers. 25* MLB National League East Game of the Month with the money-line on the money-line on the New York Mets (906) versus the Atlanta Braves (905) listing both starting pitchers Clay Holmes and Didier Fuentes. Best of luck for us — Frank.