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2 UNIT = San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs - GIANTS TO WIN (-151)
Listed Pitchers: Vogelsong vs Feldman
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.32 units)
2 UNIT = New York Yankees @ Cleveland Indians - INDIANS TO WIN (+100)
Listed Pitchers: Hughes vs McAllister
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 2.00 units)
[902] Chicago Cubs +131 vs San Francisco Giants [916] Washington Nationals -147 vs Chicago White Sox [907] New York Yankees -108 vs Cleveland Indians [907] New York Yankees UNDER 8 -107 vs Cleveland Indians [910] Boston Red Sox -125 vs Baltimore Orioles [904] San Diego Padres +152 vs Los Angeles Dodgers [913] Texas Rangers +146 vs Seattle Mariners
2 UNIT = San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs - GIANTS TO WIN (-151) *Early Game*
Listed Pitchers: Vogelsong vs Feldman
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.32 units)
Yesterday we had Milwaukee over Chicago as our 5 Star pick, but the game was rained out. The Cubs go with Feldman again so I will copy and past some of the stats I had in the 5 Star write up. The Cubs are 3-5 on the season and 1-1 at home. Scott Feldman will make his second start for the Cubs after coming over from Texas. In his first start he went just 4.2 innings giving up 5 hits and 4 earned runs with 1 strikeout and 4 walks. Last year with Texas he went 6-11 with a 5.09 ERA, .279 OBA, and 1.38 WHIP. He has had three other seasons with 20+ starts and his ERA in those seasons were 5.29, 4.08, and 5.48. Even though Texas is a tough place to pitch Feldman hasn't put up good numbers in his career and had a rough first start this year. The Giants are 6-3 on the season and 2-1 on the road. They are coming off a three game sweep of Colorado which included a 10-0 win yesterday and overall outscoring the Rockies 23-8. Ryan Vogelsong will be on the mound for San Fran this afternoon and although he had a rough first start giving up 9 hits and 5 earned runs in 5.1 innings of work, he is a solid starting pitcher. Last year he went 14-9 with a 3.37 ERA, .242 OBA, and 1.23 WHIP. His road ERA of 3.87 wasn't as good as at home, but still a solid road ERA. The Giants are hitting .274 as a team with a .331 on base percentage (OBP), while the Cubs are hitting just .198 as a team with a .248 OBP. San Francisco has their bats going right now and have the advantage on the mound. I will lay the chalk here on the Giants this afternoon.
2 UNIT = New York Yankees @ Cleveland Indians - INDIANS TO WIN (+100)
Listed Pitchers: Hughes vs McAllister
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 2.00 units)
Last night's game was rained out between these two, and that was probably a good thing for Cleveland. The Indians dropped the first two games 14-1 and 11-6 to fall to 3-5 on the season. The Yankees moved to 4-4 with the wins and 3-2 on the road. New York sends Phil Hughes to the mound. He pitched just 4 innings of work in his first start giving up 8 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) getting the loss. Last year he had an up and down year going 16-13 with a 4.19 ERA, .259 OBA and 1.26 WHIP. His road ERA was 4.66 where he was 5-9 on the year. In April he had a 7.88 ERA over 4 starts. The Indians go with Zach McAllister who went 6 innings in Tampa Bay giving up 6 hits and 4 runs (just 2 earned) with 3 strike outs and no walks. Last year he went 6-8 with a 4.24 ERA, 2.68 OBA, and 1.36 WHIP. He pitched excellent at the start of last season from May through July before struggling in the final two months which really brought his numbers up. The Indians have struggled against good pitching so far this year, but they've put up 8, 13, and 6 runs in three of their first 8 games. Hughes really struggled in his first start, while McAllister looked pretty solid. Take note that the Indians are 5-0 in their last 5 games after losing the first 2 games of a series. The day off should help Cleveland re-group and grab their first home victory.
3-Unit Play. #906. Take Detroit Tigers -134 over Toronto Bluejays (Thursday @ 1:05pm est).
Its never easy to pitch at Comerica Park and if you have a tendency of making a mistake with your fastball as Johnson does (such as against Boston in his previous) start, it can be difficult. Johnson has lost a couple miles per hour on his fastball prior to his injury and Fister has been strong at Comerica and is aware of its surroundings. Although the Tigers don't have much experience with Johnson, look for them to do well the second time around as they face him. The Bluejays are 0-4 when the total has been set at this range of late and the Tigers are 6-0 when Fister is a home favorite including being 17-4 when Fister starts at home overall as well. Toronto also beat Detroit 8-6 last night despite Detroit having a 6-1 lead mid way through that game before giving up a 3 and then a 4 run inning to boot to make things frustrating. Look for the Tigers to rebound in a solid way today.
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