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Jack Clayton Guaranteed Selections
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
5* Road Warrior Game of the Year, Tigers (969) at Astros: A first place team against a Houston team battling it out with Pittsburgh for last place. Houston is 14th in the NL in runs scored. That is a bad sign against a hard throwing ace like Justin Verlander (8-3, 3.31 ERA). He has 118 strikeouts in 98 innings and has faced the Astros once in his career, shutting them down on 3 hits (7 Ks, no walks). Detroit is in first place and on a 7-game win streak. Houston has a losing record both home and away and will struggle to score against the Tiger ace and the vastly improved and stable Detroit pen. Play the Tigers.
Jack Clayton Guaranteed Selections
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
4* (965) Red Sox at Braves: Boston's stumble in Washington last night isn't a worry. The Red Sox have won 16 of 22 games. You can't win them all, and they had a bad game while getting a rusty John Smoltz in the lineup (who was tagged early). They outscored Washington 17-7 in rolling in the first two games and have been hot all month. Since June 6, DH David Ortiz is batting .357 with a .480 on-base percentage and an .833 slugging percentage. And they can start a new winning streak with ace Josh Beckett (8-3) on the hill, who is throwing hard and very well. He is showing that last season's late slump was a mirage (an injury, really). Beckett has already faced the Braves once this season, and shut them out on 5 hits. This Atlanta offense is suspect, 11th in the NL in runs. Jair Jurrjens is slumping, as the team is 0-4 his last four starts. Play the Red Sox
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
3* (957) Phillies at Jays: Philadelphia is still in first place despite a skid, losing a pair of games by one run. They are getting healthy, with Ryan Howard back from a short illness, plus Phillies closer Brad Lidge has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. Ace Cole Hamels will have his next start moved up to this game. The move will allow Hamels to make four starts instead of three before the All-Star Break. He's also hot, as the team is 5-2 his last 7 starts. In those two defeats Hamels pitched great baesball, giving up 2 runs apiece in two starts, covering 14 innings, only 2 walks and 16 strikeouts. Yeah, he's back as an ace. Toronto has been so banged up with injuries to the pitching staff that it is having a domino effect, taxing the pen. Starter Ricky Romero allows more hits than innings pitched and I see the Phillies rolling, with a DH added to their already dynamite lineup. Play the Phillies
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
5* Road Warrior Game of the Year, Tigers (969) at Astros: A first place team against a Houston team battling it out with Pittsburgh for last place. Houston is 14th in the NL in runs scored. That is a bad sign against a hard throwing ace like Justin Verlander (8-3, 3.31 ERA). He has 118 strikeouts in 98 innings and has faced the Astros once in his career, shutting them down on 3 hits (7 Ks, no walks). Detroit is in first place and on a 7-game win streak. Houston has a losing record both home and away and will struggle to score against the Tiger ace and the vastly improved and stable Detroit pen. Play the Tigers.
Jack Clayton Guaranteed Selections
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
4* (965) Red Sox at Braves: Boston's stumble in Washington last night isn't a worry. The Red Sox have won 16 of 22 games. You can't win them all, and they had a bad game while getting a rusty John Smoltz in the lineup (who was tagged early). They outscored Washington 17-7 in rolling in the first two games and have been hot all month. Since June 6, DH David Ortiz is batting .357 with a .480 on-base percentage and an .833 slugging percentage. And they can start a new winning streak with ace Josh Beckett (8-3) on the hill, who is throwing hard and very well. He is showing that last season's late slump was a mirage (an injury, really). Beckett has already faced the Braves once this season, and shut them out on 5 hits. This Atlanta offense is suspect, 11th in the NL in runs. Jair Jurrjens is slumping, as the team is 0-4 his last four starts. Play the Red Sox
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
3* (957) Phillies at Jays: Philadelphia is still in first place despite a skid, losing a pair of games by one run. They are getting healthy, with Ryan Howard back from a short illness, plus Phillies closer Brad Lidge has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. Ace Cole Hamels will have his next start moved up to this game. The move will allow Hamels to make four starts instead of three before the All-Star Break. He's also hot, as the team is 5-2 his last 7 starts. In those two defeats Hamels pitched great baesball, giving up 2 runs apiece in two starts, covering 14 innings, only 2 walks and 16 strikeouts. Yeah, he's back as an ace. Toronto has been so banged up with injuries to the pitching staff that it is having a domino effect, taxing the pen. Starter Ricky Romero allows more hits than innings pitched and I see the Phillies rolling, with a DH added to their already dynamite lineup. Play the Phillies
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