MLB Betting – Where did the Padres come from?
MLB baseball betting buffs are shocked to look at the NL West Division race and see the San Diego Padres in first place as the longshot selection to defeat the baseball bets probabilities. 
A race between the Giants, Dodgers, and Rockies for the NL West title with the San Diego Padres as an afterthought with the baseball probabilities was expected by baseball wagering oddsmakers.
But San Diego entered the All Star break in first place and as the largest money champ on the board to date for 2010. Since the Padres were such a preseason longshot and since they’re seldom liked their astonishing start has brought extraordinary board value and profits for the season’s first half.
Since they had the greatest earned run average in all of baseball, pitching is what has put the San Diego Padres on top of of the division. A rather weak offensive lineup that ranked 22nd for run production was triumphed over due to their pitching.
Leading the staff was starter Mat Latos, who had a record of 10-4 with a 2.45 earned run average. Closer Heath Bell had a 4-0 mark with 23 saves and a tidy 1.72 ERA. As far as the lineup goes, Adrian Gonzalez has been a 1 man squad or so it seems, as he was hitting .298 with 18 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
Colorado was right in the thick of the race with the San Diego Padres and Dodgers with the Giants only a couple of games out to make for the biggest race in baseball.
The Rockies had the hot hand with 8 wins in 9 matches to start July and were well balanced, ranking 6th in run production and 13th in staff earned run average. In the season’s first half starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was a sensation as he was 15-1 with a 2.20 ERA. With a .312 average and 17 home runs, Carlos Gonzalez directed the attack.
The two-time reigning division champion Dodgers were ranked seventh overall for run production but their pitching staff was ranked 17th for ERA and will need to get better if they’re to be in the race. Clayton Kershaw leads the staff with a 9-4 mark and a 2.96 ERA.
As expected, the Giants ranked 3rd for staff earned run average and have 1 of the greatest pitching staffs in MLB wagering. Their offense was mediocre and ranked 19th for run output. With a 3.16 earned run average, Tim Lincecum was 9-4.
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