| 2009 MLB Home Run Derby Odds & Prediction - July 13, 2009 |
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Monday, 13 July 2009
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 The 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby is in full swing tonight, Monday July 13, at Busch Stadium in St.Louis. There will be eight contestants, four from each League, vying for the right to be named Derby Champion. MLB oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have the Cardinals Albert Pujols as +185 moneyline favorite to win the 2009 MLB Home Run Derby. Be sure to get your 2009 MLB Home Run Derby Odds & Prediction in now at SBGglobal.comMLB Home Run Derby Odds: Albert Pujols +185 Ryan Howard +240 Prince Fielder +335 Adrian Gonzalez +475 Carlos Pena +565 Joe Mauer +800 Nelson Cruz +750 Brandon Inge +950 American League: Carlos Pena (Tampa Bay Rays) – appears to be the biggest AL threat to steal the thunder away from the more accomplished NL sluggers. He has 24 homers this season and has pounded 101 homers in two and a half seasons with the Rays. Brandon Inge (Detroit Tigers) – heads into the Derby with 19 homers this season and is on track for his second +20 homer year. His career high was in 2006 when he hit 27 homers; he should break that this year. Inge said. "I know for a fact that I am going to participate in the Home Run Derby, and that really is going to be a lot of fun." He was picked last and is not sure if he’ll play in the All-Star game. Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) – is a relative unknown compared to some of the other big hitters. He entered the 2009 season with a total of just 22 career homers since breaking into the majors with the Brewers in 2005. Cruz has pounded out 21 home runs as the break approaches. Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins) – leads the AL in hitting and is a two-time batting champion. He also had 15 homers in 236 at-bats this year when his previous best power output was 13 long balls in 521 at-bats in 2006. Mauer has averaged less than 10 homers per season. National League: Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) – Pujols has 32 homers entering tonight’s Derby, eight more than Gonzalez, the NL runner-up, or Pena, the AL leader. Pujols has hit 71 of his 150 homers at home. His two past Derby performances have shown signs of greatness. In 2003 at U.S. Cellular Field, he hit a Derby-high 14 homers in the semifinal round but lost, 9-8, in the final to then-Angels outfielder Garret Anderson. In 2007, at AT & T Park, Pujols won a swing-off against the Twins' Justin Morneau to get out of the first round. Then he hit nine homers in the semifinals, but because eventual winner Vladimir Guerrero matched Pujols with nine, Guerrero advanced based on total numbers. Adrian Gonzalez (San Diego Padres) – is the first Padres player to compete in the Derby since 1992. He has 24 homers this season, but has one homer in 37 bats at Busch Stadium. He is slumping heading into the Derby with just a pair of homers since early June. Prince Fielder (Milwaukee Brewers) – didn't make it out of the first round in 2007 at San Francisco, hitting three homers. This season he has 22 homers and on pace to hit +40. Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies) – won the Derby in 2006, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, beating David Wright of the New York Mets, 5-4, in the final round. He has 22 bombers this season and is on pace to hit only 42 homers in 2009 after hitting 47 or more over each of the last three seasons. 2009 MLB Home Run Derby When: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:30 PM ET Line: SBGglobal.com Pick: Pujols +185 or Pena +565 Point-Spreads.com 2009 MLB Home Run Derby Odds & Prediction The Bottom Line: Pujols because it’s his ballpark or Pena because he can and has pounded many out of the park. Be sure to get your 2009 MLB Home Run Derby Odds & Prediction in now at SBGglobal.com and receive up to 295% in Cash Bonuses and start winning today!                        |
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