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Re: 6-6-09
Brandon Lang
Saturday ...
15 Dime Mets (List pitchers Maine over Lannan)
5 Dime Twins
5 Dime Dodgers
Free pick - Diamondbacks (See daily video for your analysis on this game)
NOTE: Feels good but still a lot of work to be done.
June and July are very important months to me. Really have to build the bankroll for football starting in August.
Couldn't be more pleased with how June has unfolded so far. Just keep getting on the right side of games more than the wrong and I know everything else will take care of itself.
We’ve added 75 dimes to the bankroll the last three days. That is what I am talking about, but trust me, I want more.
Big winning Saturday sets the table for game 2 on Sunday. Sounds like great strategy to me now doesn't it.
Now to your Saturday baseball winners.
15 Dime Mets (List pitchers Maine over Lannan) - The Mets own the Nationals, it's that simple, and better than I liked the boys from Queens to win yesterday, I am banking on them once again to get it done today. Specifically with John Maine taking on John Lannan. New York's red-hot right-hander will win his fifth straight start against the lowly Nationals. Fact is, it doesn't matter who throws for New York, as it's had no concern in seven games against the Nats this season thanks to a 2.81 ERA in winning six of those matchups.
Maine, who was 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA in his first three starts, is 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA in his last five games, including a strong showing against these same Nats on May 25, when he allowed just one run and four hits in six innings of a 5-2 victory for the Mets. Maine has a stifling 1.52 ERA while the Nationals have a bleak .143 batting average in four straight wins against them. He is now 7-2 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 career starts against Washington, so confidence goes a long way in this one. Especially since Washington's weak lineup has scored just one run in each of its last three contests.
He should get the run support we'll need against Lannan, who gave up five runs and eight hits in five innings in that same May 25 clash. The southpaw is 1-3 with a 5.79 ERA in six starts against the Mets, so I'm looking for big ups from the New York lineup. The Washington rotation has been stinking it up pretty good the past couple weeks, as it hasn't had a starter last more than six innings over its last 12 games, losing 10 of those contests.
All New York once again boys.
5 Dime Twins - Off the extra-inning win last night, the Twins will come in hyped up for this one, so we'll bank on the road team to get it done to make it three in row and five out of six. Love Nick Blackburn, who became one of Minnesota's more reliable starters in May. He's had three straight quality starts, and they've come against rather fiesty opponents - Tampa, Boston and the ChiSox. He closed the month of May against those three, allowing just three earned runs over 20 innings of work. Look for him to keep Ichiro and company off-balance with that effective sinker, while working every corner of every angle with that nasty four-seamer. He is 1-0 with a 3.50 ERA in three career starts against the M's, and I think he's primed for win No. 2 against them.
5 Dime Dodgers - Take the home team after an inspiring win over the Phils last night. This is a battle of arguably the N.L.'s top two teams, and we have to believe the Dodgers will come ready to play for a Saturday night showdown, now that the series is tied 1-1. Hiroki Kuroda was impressive in his first start in nearly two months, tossing five solid innings and allowing two runs. He fanned six and displayed the normal velocity we expect from his heater. And lest we forget, Kuroda comes beat the Phils last year in the playoffs. The Dodgers roll in on winning runs of 5-1 against NL East teams, 5-1 when Kuroda is installed as a favorite and 4-1 in his last five home starts. They've also won 13 of their last 18 Game 3s of a series and 22 of their last 30 against righties. All Dodgers tonight
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