NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 18: R.A. Dickey #43 of the New York Mets celebrates after pitching a complete game one hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at CitiField on June 18, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. R.A. Dickey #43 pitches a second consecutive one hitter, striking out career-high 13 batters, as the Mets defeated the Orioles 4-0. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
There's never been a knuckleballer to win a Cy Young Award, but if they gave 'em out today RA Dickey of the Mets might become the first.
Dickey made another statement in his case Monday night, tossing a second-consecutive one-hitter as the Mets beat Baltimore 5-0. Dickey threw 114 pitches at the O's, 81 for strikes, walked two, struck out 13 and allowed only a fifth-inning single by Wilson Betemit.
New York won as a -150 favorite Monday, so the Mets are now 12-2 in Dickey's starts this year. The knuckleballer now leads the Majors in wins with 11 and is tied for the lead in ERA at 2.00 and in strikeouts with 103. Sounds like Cy Young Award material to us.
Also Monday the three biggest favorites on the baseball betting board all won. The Yankees and CC Sabathia, off at -210, rallied to beat the Braves 6-2; the Diamondbacks and Wade Miley, at -180, defeated the Mariners 7-1; and the Rangers and Matt Harrison, at -175, nipped the Padres 2-1.
Among some of the more interesting matchups on Tuesday's board Hiroki Kuroda and the Yankees are -145 favorites as they try to extend their winning streak to 11 games vs. Tim Hudson and the Braves; Justin Verlander and the Tigers are -155 faves over Lance Lynn and the Cardinals; David Price and the Rays are -145 road chalk at Washington and Chien-Ming Wang; and CJ Wilson and the Angels are -200 favorites over Barry Zito and the Giants.
Here follows Tuesday's complete MLB betting board, with prices and totals courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Minnesota +103 at Pittsburgh -108, Total 7.5 - Scott Diamond (5-2) | Kevin Correia (2-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Cincinnati -102 at Cleveland -103, Total 9.5 - Mike Leake (2-5) | Josh Tomlin (3-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
St. Louis +147 at Detroit -152, Total 7 - Lance Lynn (10-2) | Justin Verlander (6-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Tampa Bay -136 at Washington +131, Total 7.5 - David Price (8-4) | Chien-Ming Wang (1-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Atlanta +135 at NY Yankees -140, Total 8.5 - Tim Hudson (4-3) | Hiroki Kuroda (6-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Colorado +200 at Philadelphia -210, Total 8 - Josh Outman (0-1) | Cole Hamels (9-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games on the road
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Colorado
Miami +136 at Boston -141, Total 9 - Mark Buehrle (5-7) | Clay Buchholz (7-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore +154 at NY Mets -159, Total 8 - Tommy Hunter (3-3) | Johan Santana (4-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Kansas City +113 at Houston -118, Total 8.5 - Luke Hochevar (3-7) | Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games
Chi Cubs +186 at Chi White Sox -193, Total 8.5 - Travis Wood (0-3) | Jake Peavy (6-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
Toronto at Milwaukee - Jesse Chavez (0-0) | Shaun Marcum (5-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Seattle +153 at Arizona -158, Total 9.5 - Erasmo Ramirez (0-1) | Daniel Hudson (3-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers +115 at Oakland -120, Total 7 - Aaron Harang (5-3) | Brandon McCarthy (5-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Texas -129 at San Diego +119, Total 7.5 - Scott Feldman (0-6) | Edinson Volquez (3-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Texas
San Francisco +188 at LA Angels -196, Total 7 - Barry Zito (5-4) | C.J. Wilson (7-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games
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