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04-25-16 | A's v. Tigers -158 | Top | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 11 h 26 m | Show |
8* Detroit (7:10 ET): It was not a pleasant weekend for the Tigers, who were swept here at home by the Indians. I was on Cleveland in two of the games, taking them at +123 on the money line in Friday's series opener and after a 10-1 Tribe win on Saturday, I came back w/ them again yday (won 6-3). Sunday ended up being another bad day at the plate for Detroit, who has now scored only five runs over its last four games (all losses) w/ just 18 total hits. As dire as this all sounds, I have a far more positive outlook on the Tigers today. That's obviously because they'll have Jordan Zimmerman on the bump. Zimmerman, who has yet to allow a single run this season, should lead his team to victory Monday. | |||||||
04-25-16 | Reds v. Mets -213 | Top | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 11 h 26 m | Show |
5* NY Mets (7:10 ET): I readily admit that laying this kind of juice isn't always the best way to go, but in the case of a mismatch like this one, there's no reason to worry. There is a giant gap between the contenders and the also-rans in the National League and it's something I'll be looking to exploit throughout the season. Obviously, you can count the reigning Senior Circuit champs among the former group and after a bit of a slow start, they have won three straight and now own a +22 run differential. Cincinnati is expected to be among the very worst teams in baseball and while they've been a bit of a surprise thus far at 9-10, they have a MLB-worst -40 run differential. With Noah Syndergaard on the hill, this should be an easy one for the Metropolitans. | |||||||
04-24-16 | Red Sox +125 v. Astros | Top | 7-5 | Win | 125 | 19 h 21 m | Show |
9* Boston (8:05 ET): Saturday offered up a bit of a reprieve for an Astros team that has been a mighty disappointment so far in 2016. Even after the 8-3 win yday, Houston still is just 6-12 this season w/ a run differential (-18) worse than every other American League club with the exception of Minnesota. So, it appears as if they are mispriced for tonight’s game, especially considering an 0-5 WL record off a win so far this season. The Red Sox won here on Friday and I see them taking the series. Southpaw Henry Owens, fresh off an impressive stint at Triple-A Pawtucket, is set to make his first big league start of 2016 and he figures to do just fine against an Astros team that thus far is 0-2 in games vs. left-handed starters. Furthermore, Houston came into yday’s game hitting a collective .215 its L10 games with an average of just 2.7 runs scored per game. In his three starts in Pawtucket, Owens struck out 23 batters in 18 innings and posted a 1.00 ERA. As for the Red Sox offense, it should improve from Saturday due to two factors. One is the likely return of SS Xander Bogaerts to the lineup. He sat out yday after being hit on the wrist by a pitch on Friday. Bogaerts is hitting above .300 his last seven games and was 2 for 4 w/ a double in the series opener. The other reason to be optimistic about Boston on the runs scored side of the ledger is that they will get to face Scott Feldman, who has a 9.37 ERA in seven career starts vs. the Red Sox, including 15.23 in the last three. Feldman has an 0-3 team start record so far this season (1.631 WHIP) and behind him is a bullpen that certainly has regressed (as many expected) in 2016 w/ a 4.37 ERA. 9* Boston | |||||||
04-24-16 | Pirates v. Diamondbacks -104 | Top | 12-10 | Loss | -104 | 15 h 27 m | Show |
10* Arizona (4:10 ET): The Diamondbacks and Pirates have split the first two games of this series and for today’s rubber match I’m favoring the home team, who will be sending Robbie Ray to the hill. Pittsburgh used the long ball (hit three home runs) to take Friday’s opener, 8-7, and I was actually on them in that spot. I laid off yday as the D’backs returned the favor, hitting a pair of home runs en route to a dominant 7-1 victory. Looking at the two Sunday starters, it looks pretty clear which will be more inclined to serve up a dinger or two and that’s Francisco Liriano, who has allowed three over the course of his last two starts. Liriano was hit hard in those two outings, both on the road, while Ray is coming off his best outing to date. I’ve got Arizona winning this series. The Pirates are on pace to give up a lot more runs this year compared what they allowed in 2015 and a lot of that is tied to a bullpen which appears to be in major regression mode. Last year saw the relievers post an otherworldly 2.67 ERA (#1 in MLB) over the course of 522 innings. This year, that same group has a 4.48 ERA and 1.340 WHIP, allowing an average of 2.0 rpg. They were responsible for giving up five runs in the eighth inning yday. Of course, the starting pitching has been less than stellar as well. In his last two starts, Liriano has allowed a total of seven runs (in just 9 1/3 IP) and has a negative KW ratio. He’s also allowed the three home runs I mentioned earlier. Liriano was lucky to beat the D’backs last season as he allowed five runs in seven innings of work. Arizona, who has won six of its last seven games overall, should not have much concern with its starting pitching in this game. Ray is coming off six shutout innings of five-hit ball at San Francisco on Tuesday and before that had allowed just 2 ER in each of his first two outings. All told, he’s given up only 13 hits in 18 1/3 IP. Ever since sweeping that first series (at home) against St. Louis, the Pirates are only 6-9. Meanwhile, Arizona has outscored its opponents by nearly three runs per game during this 6-1 stretch of theirs and has the offense to match Pittsburgh. 10* Arizona | |||||||
04-24-16 | Indians -131 v. Tigers | Top | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 12 h 27 m | Show |
8* Cleveland (1:10 ET): The Indians have come to Detroit and taken it to the Tigers, winning 2-1 Friday (had them at +123!) and then again yday, 10-1. The thing you have to understand with Cleveland is that they possess outstanding starting pitching. You don’t have to tell that to the Tigers, who so far have managed only six hits in the series and after facing Josh Tomlin and Corey Kluber, today they have to go up against Carlos Carrasco, who has a 3-0 TSR, 2.79 ERA and 1.035 WHIP. Carrasco has allowed just 1 ER in B2B outings. He may not have a great history vs. Detroit, but then again Tigers starter Shane Greene has struggled in his career vs. Cleveland (9.00 ERA), so that’s a wash. Greene also is coming off a terrible outing (at Kansas City) on Tuesday and his offense seems to be in significantly worse shape. I’ll call for the Tribe to finish off the three-game sweep. The Tigers caught me a little off-guard with a 6-2 start (I had them pegged for last in the AL Central this year), but things have since done a complete 180 degree turn as in a 2-6 record the last eight games. Four times during that stretch, they’ve been held to one run or less and now word comes down of a dreaded “closed clubhouse meeting.” That’s never a good soign this early in the season. The last three games have seen the offense score a total of just two runs on 11 hits. That’s also not a good sign, especially when getting set to face Carrasco, who has always had a great strikeout rate throughout his young career. His only mistake his last time out was giving up a solo home run. Detroit’s lineup has not homered in four games. While I don’t have high hopes for the Tigers this year, the Indians are a team I pegged to win the division and possibly the American League pennant. The offense finally broke out yesterday w/ a season-high 10 runs, though that was actually the third time in the last seven games they scored at least seven. They should fare well against Greene, who allowed 7 ER his last time out, in only 4 1/3 innings. He’s also walked seven batters in 10 1/3 IP this season. When priced as a home underdog of +150 or less on the money line, Detroit is just 15-26 the last three seasons. The Indians, meanwhile, are 18-11 as a ML road favorite of -125 to -150. 8* Cleveland | |||||||
04-23-16 | Marlins -118 v. Giants | Top | 2-7 | Loss | -118 | 13 h 54 m | Show |
10* Miami (9:05 ET): After being swept in a four-game set in the previous series here at home (by Arizona), San Francisco responded by taking Friday's opener from the Marlins, 8-1. But don't make the mistake of getting too invested in the Giants here as they have to go up against Jose Fernandez tonight. Granted, Fernandez's resume shows that he's a much better pitcher at home, but he should benefit here from a pitcher friendly park. Fernandez has allowed just one run and three hits in each of his last two starts and both of those resulted in Miami victories. It would seem as if he gives his team a massive pitching edge over the Giants, who turn to the struggling Jake Peavy in this spot. Look for the road team to square up this series at a game apiece. Peavy's first three starts have all been terrible w/ him allowing four or more runs every time out in less than five innings. He's given up 28 hits in just 14 IP, so he not only has a 9.00 ERA, but a 2.071 WHIP as well. Needless to say, those are really ugly numbers and even w/ Miami's offensive numbers being less than appealing, I can't see Peavy holding them in check enough to compete with Fernandez. Had the Giants not scored 12 runs in Peavy's first start of 2016, then his team start record very likely would be 0-3. He's allowed a home run in B2B outings and his last time out saw him lose as a $1.40 favorite here at home to the Diamondbacks. Making matters easier for Fernandez here is the fact the Giants offense has been scuffling of late. Granted, they scored eight times last night, but that was with Jarred Cosart starting for the Marlins. The previous three games had seen San Fran total just three runs and remember all of those games came at home. The pitcher (Jeff Samardzija) drove in three runs last night and, sadly, he won't be in the lineup again tonight. Fernandez should rule the night here and that will be enough for the road team to even up the series. 10* Miami | |||||||
04-23-16 | Dodgers -128 v. Rockies | Top | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 12 h 60 m | Show |
10* LA Dodgers (8:10 ET): Apparently, Colorado didn't read any of the season previews which all had them listed among the six bottom-feeders in the National League. They're off to a surprising 9-7 start after beating the Dodgers last night (7-5), but I think we're about to see a "sense of normalcy" kick in for the Rockies, starting tonight, as they have to go up against the sensational Kenta Maeda. Furthermore, the Rockies have still been outscored by five runs on the season, which to me says they are a little fortunate to have a winning record. Compare that run differential to the Dodgers' +18 (4th best in baseball) and you'll quickly understand that the half-game separation between these two in the standings is totally misleading. I'm counting on the road team to bounce back here. It all starts w/ Maeda, who through three starts has a 0.47 ERA and 0.947 WHIP. Last time out saw him allow a run for the first time all season (19 IP), but one run was all he allowed and the team beat the Giants 3-1 (that was the Sunday Night game and I backed him). Maeda did post a season-worst four walks, but at the same time posted a season-high seven strikeouts. Of course, this will be his first career start at hitter-friendly Coors Field, but he figures to be supported well by a Dodgers lineup that is scoring 5.0 runs per game on the road so far. Off a loss, this team is an outstanding 91-55 the L3 seasons. Perhaps, it is Colorado's starter (Tyler Chatwood) that needs to be more concerned about the hitter-friendly conditions of his home park. I say that because in his lone Coors Field start thus far, Chatwood allowed five runs and 11 hits in only six innings of work. I'm still scratching my head over his most recent performance as he went to Wrigley Field and tossed seven shutout innings of two-hit ball as the Rockies upset the Cubs 2-0. What has to be concerning here for manager Walt Weiss is that Chatwood threw 100 pitches against the Cubs, the first time he's thrown that many in a start since late in the 2013 season. I expect him to be ineffective tonight and for the Dodgers to show who the better team is in the National League West. 10* LA Dodgers | |||||||
04-23-16 | Rays v. Yankees -131 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 3 h 33 m | Show |
8* NY Yankees (1:05 ET): At "long last," the Yankees broke their losing streak last night (at three games), but still this is a ballclub that has just two wins in its last nine games overall. Last night's 6-3 victory marked just the fourth time this season that they topped four runs. One of those runs came via Jacoby Ellsbury's steal of home, however, there were still enough positive signs coming out of yday's game to come back and endorse the Pinstripes here. As an "added bonus," they have Masahiro Tanaka on the bump this afternoon and he's never lost in three career starts vs. the Rays. Working on a full five days rest here, Tanaka should be at his best and that should be more than enough for the Yanks to win again Through 16 games, the Tampa Bay offense has scored only 55 runs. Only three teams - the White Sox, Angels and Phillies - have scored fewer here in 2016. The fact that they are hitting below .200 (.194) against right-handed starters does not bode well for a matchup with Tanaka, who as I said earlier has never lost to them. He has a 2.70 ERA in three career matchups with the Rays and has not allowed more than 2 ER in any of his three starts so far in 2016. The team has won each of his last two outings and is now 31-17 with him on the mound the L3 seasons. Tampa Bay counters with Blake Snell, who is making his big league debut here. Snell certainly carries a lot of promise, but this is a big step up. The Yankees typically have one of the highest scoring offenses in the game and are averaging 4.7 runs per game here in the Bronx. Furthermore, Joe Girardi's club has gone 65-49 in day games the last three seasons. Snell figures to get little in the way of run support as the scuffling TB lineup has scored three runs or less in seven of its last nine games. I look for Snell to struggle in his first big league outing and for the Yankees to post B2B victories for the first time since a 4-2 start to the season. 8* NY Yankees | |||||||
04-22-16 | Indians +120 v. Tigers | Top | 2-1 | Win | 120 | 12 h 1 m | Show |
9* Cleveland (7:10 ET): Interestingly, both Cleveland sports teams (Cavs and Indians) will be in Detroit tonight. The disappointing Indians arrive in the Motor City a game below .500 following yday's 10-7 loss in extra innings to the Mariners. Unlike the Cavs, the Tribe are not favored here, but they are a great value, especially w/ Josh Tomlin on the mound. Detroit, meanwhile, sends Justin Verlander to the hill. One bad start has skewed his numbers, but the fact is it's been two years since he's been able to beat Cleveland. It's been a pretty good start to the season overall for the Tigers, but the offense was shut out yday (4-0 in Kansas City) and figures to not do much here either. I look for the Indians to come in and take tonight's opener. Because of rain, Tomlin has made only one start so far this season. It was a gem as he allowed just one run on four hits last Saturday against the Mets and the result was a 7-5 win for the Tribe. Since then, the team has dropped three of four, but it was nice to see the offense come alive Thursday after scoring just six runs total the previous three games. The Indians probably won't need to score many runs tonight considering the way Tomlin has pitched dating back to last August. He has a 9-1 TSR his L10 starts, allowing 2 ER or fewer seven times. One of those was against Detroit, who he went the distance against while allowing just one run on four hits. I'll look for something similar here tonight. Cleveland was expected to compete for not just the division title, but also the AL pennant, this year. So they need to get things going in a hurry. Fortunately, they've fared well in the recent past vs. Verlander, who is 0-4 w/ a 5.19 ERA his last seven starts against them. After allowing seven runs in 4 1/3 IP vs. Pittsburgh on April 11th, Verlander looked as if he might be in for another disastrous outing Saturday vs. Houston as he gave up a pair of first inning home runs. But the offense bailed him and he did wind up settling down after that. Still though, I'm not necessarily ready to "buy" the Tigers, who had only five hits in yday's game. The Indians are 10-6 the L3 seasons after giving up 10+ runs the previous game. 9* Cleveland | |||||||
04-22-16 | A's v. Blue Jays -130 | Top | 8-5 | Loss | -130 | 12 h 55 m | Show |
8* Toronto (7:05 ET): Oakland has been very impressive on the road thus far (6-0!) and will be sending ace Sonny Gray to the mound this evening in Toronto. The A's have won five in a row overall and are coming off an impressive three-game sweep of the Yankees, in New York. But it's a step up in class here as they face the team that in many people's mind is the favorite to win the American League. Toronto may be coming off B2B losses at Baltimore, but I certainly like what I've seen from tonight's starter - Aaron Sanchez - so far this season. Furthermore, you have to expect that the vaunted Blue Jays lineup is ready to explode now that they're back home where they are averaging 4.5 runs per game (5.6 rpg last year!). Go w/ the home team. Let's talk more about Sanchez, shall we? Through three starts, he's posted a 1.35 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. His last time out, he allowed just one run on two hits over seven innings of work and the team beat the Red Sox 7-2. Shockingly though, that was the first time that the team won w/ Sanchez starting as they failed to provide him w/ any real support in his first two starts. Still though, he's allowed just 1 ER in all three starts and has 20 K's in 20 IP. In the past, Oakland has had a tough time hitting Toronto starting pitching. They have lost six straight times to the Blue Jays w/ the Toronto starters posting a superb 2.20 ERA. This will be Sanchez's first time starting against the A's, but he did throw two scoreless innings of relief against them last season. As far as the hitting is concerned, the Blue Jays went just 2 for 20 w/ RISP the L2 days in Baltimore. I suspect things will go a lot better in the department now that they're back home. While Gray is tempting at the underdog price, be aware that he threw 114 pitches his last time out and has lost four straight starts on the road (dating back to the end of last year) thanks to a 6.64 ERA. Overall, Oakland's numbers on the road are set to decline as I can't see them continuing to hold opponents under two runs per game, especially this one. 8* Toronto | |||||||
04-21-16 | Pirates -125 v. Padres | Top | 11-1 | Win | 100 | 13 h 43 m | Show |
8* Pittsburgh (9:10 ET): This series has certainly not brought the results that the Pirates - or anyone, for that matter - would have anticipated as they've dropped both games here in San Diego. This is their final chance to earn a win at the lowly Padres expense and I like their chances w/ ace Gerrit Cole on the bump despite the fact he's started the season 0-2. San Diego's James Shields has an 0-3 team start record himself w/ similar numbers, so it's not like we need to be overly fearful of him. The Padres offense has scored 13 times so far in this series, but they are still only batting .218 for the year here at Petco Park. Meanwhile, the Bucs lead all of MLB in team batting average. I anticipate a big offensive day from them here and for Cole to earn his first victory of 2016. Cole has certainly always enjoyed pitching on the West Coast, which is where he originally hails from. In his last five road starts against the NL West, he's 5-0 w/ a 2.14 ERA and his ERA is 2.04 his last three starts vs. San Diego. No member of the Padres lineup, with the exception of John Jay, has much experience against Cole and remember that this is an offense that had scored just 11 runs - total - in six games prior to this series getting underway. The only other time that San Diego has posted B2B victories this season, they promptly went out and lost their next time out (6-3 to the Rockies), also in a series finale. The Pirates continue have their chances to score, they just haven't come through as with runners in scoring position, the team batting average is just .174 in the series. For the season, they are hitting just .229 w/ RISP, a huge discrepancy from the overall team batting average. I anticipate that to be rectified sooner rather than later. Shields' KW ratio is way down this year (2.0) and he's allowed four home runs in his last two starts. Furthermore, he walked four batters his last time out and that was here at home. Of his 16 starts last year here at Petco, only nine were quality as he posted a subpar 1.363 WHIP. I just can't see the Pirates getting swept here by what is clearly an inferior opponent. 8* Pittsburgh | |||||||
04-20-16 | Mariners v. Indians -137 | Top | 2-1 | Loss | -137 | 10 h 27 m | Show |
9* Cleveland (6:10 ET): The Indians won for me yday (by a score of 3-2) and I'll come right back with them again this evening as they send Danny Salazar to the bump. I don't think people realize just how "pitching rich" Cleveland is. Yesterday, they sent out Carlos Carrasco and he allowed just one run in 6 1/3 innings. Today, they have the luxury of following up with Salazar, who has won both of his starts this year while turning in a 0.79 ERA and 0.971 WHIP. All this great starting pitching is trouble for a Mariners team that has now scored three runs or fewer in 9 of its 13 games so far. Unless Felix Hernandez is out there, they simply won't win many games with that kind of offensive production. Go with the Tribe here. Salazar is also 12-6 all-time here at Progressive Field where he has yet to pitch in 2016. His first start came in chilly Chicago and while the pitch count was high, Salazar allowed only one run on two hits. He was even better last Thursday in Tampa Bay, delivering six scoreless innings of shutout ball w/ nine strikeouts. The team won those games by a combined 13-1 margin. Salazar's strikeout numbers for his career are very impressive as he averages 9.95 K's per nine innings, thus I imagine he'll have little difficulty mowing down a Mariners lineup that has struck out 33 times in the last three games and is batting a collective .219 for the year. In contrast to Salazar, both of Taijuan Walker's starts thus far have come at home. The Seattle starter has pitched well, but has yet to factor into a decision due to some bullpen issues. Here, he'll be running into a Cleveland lineup that is scoring 6.2 runs per game against right-handed starters. Walker's margin for error here is quite slim as his team has dropped seven of its last 10 games and has only once scored more than four runs during that time. Cleveland is a team that I anticipate will be very good this season and thus I see them continuing to take care of business in this series. They get a huge break not having to face Hernandez and it sounds like OF Lonnie Chisenhall could be in the lineup for the first time all season today, which is a strong addition to the lineup. 9* Cleveland | |||||||
04-20-16 | Angels v. White Sox -154 | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 18 m | Show |
8* Chi White Sox (2:10 ET): The White Sox are off a to strong start, upping their record to 9-5 following last night's commanding 5-0 shutout of the Angels. This is a team that a lot of folks (myself among them) figured would improve in 2016. Meanwhile, the Halos are a team that I'm not high on - at all. Having Mike Trout on the roster somewhat clouds people's judgement about the club as a whole and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see them finish in the cellar of the AL West. Today's pitching matchup is certainly slanted in favor of the home team, an advantage that they probably don't even need, but will gladly take. Go with Chicago here. Three starts into the season, we find Chicago's Chris Sale at a perfect 3-0 w/ a 2.75 ERA and 0.783 WHIP. His last time out, I took him and he delivered a superb outing, a complete game two-hit shutout of the Rays where 71 of his 106 pitches were strikes. At one point, Sale retired 16 consecutive hitters. Furthermore, the lefty has 23 strikeouts in 23 innings to this point in the season. He figures to have a relatively easy time here w/ an Angels lineup that is batting a collective .225 this season, including .191 vs. southpaw starters. The task at hand is made easier by the fact that Trout, the Angels best hitter, is struggling mightily right now. Through 14 games, the former MVP is batting just .220 w/ a .673 OPS. He was 0 for 3 yday. Simply put, if Trout isn't hitting, the Angels are going to struggle to score runs this year. The Angels didn't even get a hit until the fifth inning Tuesday and finished the game w/ only three total. Sale has had their number in the past, going 4-0 w/ a 1.73 ERA in five starts and has held Trout to 3 for 13 at the plate. This puts an undue burden on LA starter Garrett Richards, who already has an 0-3 TSR thanks to lousy run support. The team has a -12 run differential right now, which is third worst in the entire American League. Remember that they were just swept by Minnesota, who was previously winless. It's the Angels' ninth straight road game as well and a rare day game for them at US Cellular Field (first in four years). I look for Sale and the White Sox to continue rolling. 8* Chi White Sox | |||||||
04-19-16 | Pirates -139 v. Padres | Top | 4-5 | Loss | -139 | 15 h 31 m | Show |
8* Pittsburgh (10:10 ET): The Pirates got off to that fast start by sweeping the Cardinals at home, but are now just 7-6 overall. They did just beat Milwaukee two straight times over the weekend, however, and now get their first crack of the season at a San Diego team that's likely to be really bad this year. Of course, I shouldn't really have to rehash what happened to the Padres in their first series of 2016 (outscored 25-0) and while they were then able to somewhat turn things around w/ 29 runs scored in just two games at Colorado, they've lost six of eight since then, scoring five runs or less every time. Those struggles are unlikely to be corrected here, going up against a pitcher they've struggled to hit in the past. Go with the Bucs. Francisco Liriano was actually scratched from his last start, so he'll be working here with 10 days in between outings. After throwing six scoreless innings of three-hit ball against St. Louis on Opening Day, Liriano struggled a bit vs. Cincinnati, issuing four walks and allowing five hits. The team still won, mind you, 6-5. Expect little in the way of struggles tonight, however, as Liriano has a 1.74 ERA in his last five starts vs. San Diego, a team that has scored all of 15 runs in 10 games outside of Coors Field in 2016. As a team, the Padres are batting just .185 at Petco this season while averaging just 1.7 runs per game. The Pirates' offense, meanwhile, is leaving a lot of runners on base. In fact, they've left a MLB-high 117 runners on base. They had 17 hits in Sunday's win over Milwaukee and actually lead all of baseball in both batting average (.295) and OBP (.385). That's very bad news for Padres starter Colin Rea, who didn't get much support his last time out and also was roughed up in his season debut (at Coors Field). Pittsburgh took five of seven matchups from San Diego last season and the teams are no closer here in 2016. 8* Pittsburgh | |||||||
04-19-16 | Nationals -140 v. Marlins | Top | 7-0 | Win | 100 | 12 h 31 m | Show |
8* Washington (7:10 ET): After a 9-1 start, the Nationals have dropped B2B games, including one here in Miami last night by a score of 6-1. But they also had to face Jose Fernandez Monday, in Miami, where Fernandez has lost only one time in his entire career. Sunday's loss occurred in extra innings (in Philadelphia). Two of their three losses this year have come at the hands of the Marlins as there was also a 6-4 setback back on April 7th (home opener). Tonight, I'll call for them to bounce back with Stephen Strasburg on the hill as he's looked very good in his first two starts and we know who the better team is here. At +22, the Nats' run differential is 4th best in the league. Meanwhile, only one time has Miami been able to post B2B wins. After allowing just one run in six innings his first time out against Atlanta, Strasburg allowed just two (only only four hits) in 7 2/3 innings on Thursday. I think people forget what a strong finish he had to 2015 and he now has a 13-2 TSR his L15 starts including a perfect 6-0 his last six. He's had some difficulties dealing with Miami in his career, but he did beat them twice down the stretch in 2015. Whether or not Strasburg is now actually using a slider, he seems to be a pitching better and has yet to give up a home run. Miami's Adam Conley was a major surprise his last time out, throwing six scoreless innings of four hit ball. But the team still ended up losing 2-1 to the Mets. That's an interesting contrast to his first start where he allowed three runs in one inning (to the Nationals), yet his team actually got the win there, 6-4. If you're wondering why he lasted only one inning, there was a weather delay. The Washington offense, while silent the last two games, is still among the league leaders w/ 52 runs (best in the division), but more important has been the run prevention side of the ledger as they've given up only 30 in 12 games. That's owed to a bullpen that's been much better than it was last year, so Strasburg should get the requisite support from both his offense and relievers that you'd be looking for. 8* Washington | |||||||
04-19-16 | Mariners v. Indians -149 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 32 m | Show |
8* Cleveland (6:10 ET): The Indians were embarrassed at home on Sunday, losing 6-0 to the Mets as Corey Kluber shockingly fell to 0-3. The Tribe are 5-2 in all other games though and here they welcome in a Seattle team that's 5-7 overall. I'm actually high on both of these teams in 2016, but here I'm backing Cleveland as I really like their starter Carlos Carrasco and not his counterpart Wade Miley for the Mariners. The Indians have gone 12-7 the last two seasons when coming off a shutout loss and should bounce back from Sunday's disaster as they are also 3-1 off a loss this year. Aside from three outbursts, the M's offense has not been good so far, scoring three runs or less in the other nine games. Cleveland has had to face a lot of lefty starters thus far as in six in the first 10 games. They haven't had much luck against southpaws, but they've also had to deal with a number of good ones, like Chris Sale and David Price. Wade Miley is not anywhere close to that level and in fact has given up 11 runs in 12 innings to this point and his last time out, the team lost 8-0 (to the Rangers). On the road last year, pitching for Boston, Miley really struggled w/ a 1.584 WHIP. It's not a good sign then that he struggled so badly at home his last time out. Note that the Tribe are averaging 6.2 runs per game vs. LH starters, so expect them to bounce back from a disastrous showing against Steven Matz on Sunday. As alluded to above, Seattle's offense is not doing much right now as they are batting a collective .216 the last seven games. In the last eight games, they've totaled just 22 runs and that includes one seven-run effort. They've also struck out 25 times the last two games. That's bad news facing a pitcher like Carrasco, who has always had an outstanding strikeout ratio (216 K's in 183.2 IP last season). Carrasco posted an 8-1 KW ratio in his last start, a quality outing that saw him allow just one run on four hits in 8 IP. It resulted in a 4-1 win at Tampa Bay. I expect this to be another win as the Indians bounce back at home. 8* Cleveland | |||||||
04-18-16 | Brewers +123 v. Twins | Top | 4-7 | Loss | -100 | 13 h 4 m | Show |
9* Milwaukee (8:10 ET): Somebody break up the Twins! After starting 0-9, they just swept the Angels here at home and in the process, scored as many runs in those three wins (14) as they did in their nine losses. But those expecting this club to even get back to mediocrity this season are going to be sorely disappointed. Previously, I'd written how the team was favored on the money line in just 35 out of 162 games last season. Tonight will be the the third time this season and while that may not sound significant, it was the Twins consistently being mispriced that caused them to turn such a profit in 2015. I anticipate the opposite being true this season and such is the case here as they are overvalued coming into this series vs. Milwaukee. The National League got hammered in Interleague play last season, but outside of a 1-5 mark vs. the Tigers is off to a much better start this year (7-3 in all other games). Milwaukee has already taken two of three from Houston and this is a much weaker opponent on paper. The Brew Crew have dropped four of their last six, but having played at both Pittsburgh and St. Louis that probably was to be expected. Last year saw them take four of six from the Twins and that includes two of three here at Target Field. Since the start of the 2014 season, Minnesota is just 17-23 vs. the National League. The fact that Chase Anderson is starting for Milwaukee here is definitely an encouraging bit of news. Through two starts, Anderson has yet to allow a single earned run (three unearned his last time out, all in the first inning) and has put just 10 runners on base in 11 innings. The team won both starts, by identical 6-4 scores, over Houston and St. Louis. I certainly give Anderson the edge here over Twins starter Phil Hughes, who has an 0-2 team start record thus far despite two quality starts. Hughes has posted subpar numbers in five of the last six seasons and I really don't see any signs of him turning things around in 2016. The Twins are 11-19 the last three seasons when off three consecutive victories. 9* Milwaukee | |||||||
04-18-16 | Mets -170 v. Phillies | Top | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 12 h 59 m | Show |
6* NY Mets (7:10 ET): The Mets certainly surprised me yday, jumping all over Corey Kluber early en route to a 6-0 win. It's hardly been a great start to the year for the reigning National League champs, but this series vs. Philadelphia offers up an excellent opportunity to "get things going" in the right direction. The Phillies are obviously a major surprise at 6-7 and off a win yday (in extra innings) over the Nationals. But they have been outscored by 18 runs this year, indicating that they are nowhere near as good as that record. It's important to remember that this was one of the two worst teams in baseball last season and they're expected to be near the bottom again in 2016. Go w/ the Mets in the series opener. New York was 14-5 against Philadelphia last season, but dropped two of three to them in a series that took place a little over a week ago. One of those Phillies' victories came by a 1-0 score behind Vince Velasquez (who starts tomorrow). Mets hitters were far more successful against Jerad Eickhoff, scoring three times off of him in five innings en route to a 7-2 victory. Once again, they draw Eickhoff in the series opener. Eickhoff was far more effective in his last start, but that was against the light-hitting Padres. Remember that the Mets were one of the highest scoring road teams in the league last season. They are 4.4 runs per game away from home this year and just totaled 17 runs in winning the series in Cleveland over the weekend. The Mets will be giving the baseball to Noah Syndergaard this evening and he has looked quite good in his two starts thus far, especially the last one, even though his team lost. Going up against Jose Fernandez and the Marlins, Syndergaard tossed seven strong innings where he allowed just one run and recorded 12 strikeouts. But it wasn't enough as Miami won the game 2-1. Syndergaard didn't allow any runs in his first start and just three hits over six innings (9-1 KW ratio), which was 2-0 win at Kansas City. I expect him to mow down the Phillies lineup in short order as he won both starts against them in 2015, striking out 15 batters in 12 1/3 innings. 6* NY Mets | |||||||
04-17-16 | Giants v. Dodgers -132 | Top | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 48 m | Show |
8* LA Dodgers (8:05 ET): I think that MLB's two most famous franchises out on the West Coast are going to be just fine in 2016. Both the Giants and Dodgers come into tonight's nationally televised affair at 7-5 as they have split the first two games of this three-game set. San Francisco won yday, 4-3, on the arm of Johnny Cueto, who retired the first 13 batters he saw en route to 7 1/3 strong innings. But tonight, it's Los Angeles that figures to have the stronger starter, that being Kenta Maeda, who through two starts has yet to even give up a single run! Also, while these rivals sport identical records, the Dodgers have a run differential that's twice as good (+22 to +11), which should tell you right there who is off to the better start to the season. Though he's gone "only" six innings in both starts, this Maeda appears to be as good as advertised. He's issued only one walk and just 10 hits, so his WHIP is 0.917. Now this will be the first time that he's worked with catcher Yasmani Grandal, but given Grandal's excellent pitch framing ability, I do not anticipate this being any sort of problem. According to Elias, no pitcher in the modern era has started his career w/ three consecutive scoreless outings of 6+ innings, so there could be some regression, but it will be minimal. Plus, I like the fact that the Dodgers are an impressive 89-55 after a loss since the start of the 2014 seasons. The offense is also averaging a healthy 5.2 runs per game so far. San Francisco counters w/ Jeff Samardzija, the other big FA acquisition besides Cueto. This will be the first game of the series where the pitching matchup isn't a rematch from the prior series at AT&T Park where the Giants took three of four. Both of LA's wins over San Fran this year have come in the high profile Kershaw vs. Bumgarner battles, but this will be the Giants first time seeing Maeda. As for Samardzija, he's been just "okay" so far, pitching against what are perceived to be two "bad" teams (Colorado & Milwaukee). This is his third time starting on the road. Remember that he comes off a very frustrating season where his ERA was nearly 5.00. He's allowed 14 hits and five walks to this point (in just 13 1/3 IP) and the Giants offense has actually been relatively held in check the last four games, Buster Posey in particular as he's 0 for his last 12 at the plate. While third in runs scored and fifth in slugging, Giants hitters are just 13 in on base percentage. I've got the home team winning this one. 8* LA Dodgers | |||||||
04-17-16 | Royals v. A's -106 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 49 m | Show |
10* Oakland (4:05 ET): Saturday figured to be the day that the A's broke through against the Royals as they sent ace Sonny Gray to the hill and he wound up delivering a pretty strong outing en route to his team prevailing 5-3. Today, I'll call for the A's to make it B2B wins over the reigning World Series champs as this is a team that I truly believe was much better than their record last year and thus is set to improve. No longer can there be any doubt that Kansas City is good, but they've also been a little fortunate in 2016 in the sense that they already own four one-run victories. Oakland was last in the league in that department a year ago (19-35 in one-run games!) and is "due" to start catching some breaks. One such one-run victory for KC came in Kris Medlen's first start. Though Medlen allowed six hits and issued four walks in just five innings of work, he got away with allowing only two runs and the team did beat Houston 3-2. Medlen has now won all five of his road starts with KC, posting a 1.95 ERA, but I'm still not sold as his ERA in four home starts was 7.59, which means this is simply an inconsistent starter. The Oakland lineup that he'll face today has had it's fair share of struggles in this early part of the season, but last night's 10-hit performance was encouraging and there's simply no way they continue to average fewer than three runs per game. Also set to improve is the club's 2-7 home record. Chris Bassitt will be the starter this afternoon for Oakland and he is coming off a win over Felix Hernandez and Seattle last Sunday. Though he did walk five batters, Bassitt allowed only one unearned run and three hits through seven innings as the team prevailed 2-1. Obviously, he's well rested and I like that he's had two extra days in between starts compared to Medlen. Kansas City has yet to drop B2B games this season, but they're not the Golden State Warriors and this isn't the NBA. It's going to happen sooner rather than later and I'll call for that time to be today as another record that's due to improve is the A's 4-12 mark against the Royals since the start of 2014. 10*Oakland | |||||||
04-17-16 | Mets v. Indians -154 | Top | 6-0 | Loss | -154 | 4 h 54 m | Show |
8* Cleveland (1:10 ET): The Indians evened this Interleague series up at a game apiece via a 7-5 win on Saturday and in doing so handed Matt Harvey his third consecutive loss to open 2016. Both of these teams came into the season with World Series aspirations, yet quite frankly the early returns have been mediocre at best. The Mets are now 4-6 and forget about the disappointing starting rotation, it's been the offense (or more precisely a "lack of it") that's been the real issue here. The reigning Senior Circuit champs are batting a collective .218 entering Sunday w/ an on base percentage of .294. Given the pitcher that they're facing here today (former Cy Young winner Corey Kluber), I do not like their chances. With the names "Matz" and "Kluber" on the Progressive Field marquee Sunday, you wouldn't expect to see the kind of numbers that, sadly, are a reality for both starting pitchers. Matz first start of 2016 was a complete disaster as he allowed seven runs to Miami w/o even getting out of the second inning. That's "good enough" for a 37.72 ERA and 4.790 WHIP if you're keeping score at home. Kluber, meanwhile, has a 4.85 ERA and 1.308 WHIP after two starts, both Cleveland losses. The 2014 Cy Young winner was the biggest money losing starter in all of baseball last year, which seemed odd due to the fact his numbers stayed pretty consistent. Just yday, Harvey showed that no pitcher is immune to losing streaks, but suffice to say that it's "high time" that Kluber got back on track. Tribe hitters haven't exactly given Kluber a ton of support either as they've totaled only three runs for him thus far. But yesterday saw them bust loose for seven runs and note that it was a 7-1 game heading into the eighth inning. This lineup now has 11+ hits in three consecutive games, scoring 18 runs during that span. Note that Kluber wasn't exactly terrible his last time out; he had given up only one run on three hits, in fact, over seven innings on Tuesday against Tampa Bay. But then came a two-run homer and that was all she wrote. But one thing in particular has me leaning to Kluber here and that's the fact he's dominated National League foes to the tune of 10-1 w/ a 1.81 ERA in 12 career starts. That, coupled with the notion that he's due to start progressing to the mean in terms of net units, leads me to believe the Indians are a strong play today. 8* Cleveland | |||||||
04-16-16 | Orioles v. Rangers -102 | Top | 4-8 | Win | 100 | 13 h 50 m | Show |
10* Texas (8:05 ET): After cashing the Rangers in Thursday's series opener (just Baltimore's second loss of the season), I laid off last night and it's a good thing that I did as the O's prevailed in lopsided fashion, 11-5. But I'm back on the Rangers' bandwagon tonight as Orioles starter Yovani Gallardo should feel fortunate to have a 2-0 team start record given that he has a 5.40 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Last time out, he was shelled for five runs in five innings, but lucky that the offense backed him up in a 9-7 win over Boston (rare bad outing by David Price). Gallardo won't be as lucky here as he goes up against Colby Lewis, who has turned in B2B quality starts against Seattle to open the year. I'm on Texas here. Though on the road, Lewis was sharper the second time around vs. Seattle, giving up just one run and four hits in a 7-3 win Monday. At one point, he retired 13 consecutive batters. Few expected this Rangers' rotation to be so strong, but in 12 games, no starter has allowed more than three earned runs and that level of performance means the team always has a shot to win. You might be looking at the final score from last night and wonder how that's the case. Well, after six strong innings from starter Martin Perez, the bullpen allowed nine runs in a terrible seventh inning that saw Baltimore hit four home runs. I assure you that we won't be seeing that again. Texas is still 7-2 head to head vs. Baltimore since the start of last season. If you recall, Gallardo pitched for the Rangers last season (won Gm 1 of the LDS), so emotions should be running high in both dugouts here. But if Gallardo is anything like what we saw on Monday, then it doesn't matter what the emotion is. I have to say that the Orioles are a major surprise at 8-2 (I had them pegged for last in the AL East) and these offensive numbers of theirs simply are not sustainable. Meanwhile, the Rangers lineup is due to pick up after hitting only .197 so far here in Arlington. The Orioles are giving up 5.4 runs per game on the road this year and have been right at that average through the first two games of this series. Look for Lewis to lead the charge and the offense to take care of Gallardo here. 10* Texas | |||||||
04-16-16 | Tigers v. Astros -125 | Top | 5-3 | Loss | -125 | 12 h 56 m | Show |
10* Houston (7:10 ET): It took Dallas Keuchel pitching at home, but the Astros got back on track (well, sort of) w/ a 1-0 victory last night over the Tigers in the opener of a three-game set here at Minute Maid Park. Keuchel, as expected, was superb w/ eight scoreless innings. Tonight, it is Colin McHugh being charged w/ shutting down the Tigers lineup. I actually played McHugh in his last start and boy did he come up big, delivering seven scoreless innings of his own against the defending World Series champion Royals. That was the last time that Houston had won prior to yesterday, but I'll call for them to make it B2B victories here as McHugh should pitch well again, especially in relation to his counterpart, Justin Verlander. Houston has actually yet to win consecutive games this season. Their bullpen, newly acquired closer Ken Giles in particular, has generally been a disaster. But when you're getting a start like Keuchel's last night or McHugh's on Monday, that's not a factor. Besides, those bullpen numbers should start to improve anyway. As for McHugh, that first start of the season was an aberration and not cause for concern (he allowed six runs and got only one hitter out). Last year saw him post a 3.39 ERA w/ over 350 IP and Monday saw 72 of his 102 pitches go for strikes, including 19 of 30 on the first pitch hitters saw. Last season saw McHugh post a 2.72 ERA in two starts vs. Detroit. As mentioned previously, the Tigers counter w/ Verlander, who is coming off a miserable showing Monday vs. Pittsburgh. Pitching at home, he gave up seven runs on 10 hits in just 4 1/3 IP. While McHugh showed that you can bounce back from an outing like that, Verlander's best days are in the past. The Astros offense is also due to get going as there's only one way for a .239 batting average and .312 batting average to go. After losing three in a row at home to the Royals, this is a team due for a turnaround this weekend. Keuchel got it started last night and McHugh will continue it here. I'm just not sold on the Tigers' offense and its aging core being able to sustain the kind of numbers we've seen so far over the long haul. 10* Houston | |||||||
04-16-16 | Mariners -125 v. Yankees | Top | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 51 m | Show |
8* Seattle (1:00 ET): Recently, I came across a case for Felix Hernandez being the "unluckiest" pitcher of all-time. It was rather convincing. Did you know that there have been 45 different times in King Felix's career where he's allowed zero runs or one run and didn't get the win? That's insane. One such outing came his last time out as he blanked Oakland over seven innings (allowed just three hits) w/ 10 K's, yet the bullpen came in and blew the game. In two starts this year, Hernandez has a 0.69 ERA and 0.846 WHIP, but no wins to show for it. That's criminally unfair. I look for that to change though after this afternoon as he faces a Yankees lineup that was held to only one run yday by Nick Karns (Seattle won 7-1). Hernandez has traditionally pitched well here at Yankee Stadium. In eight starts, he's gone 5-1 w/ a 1.38 ERA. Of course, his last start in the Bronx saw him end up on the wrong end of a 2-1 loss (he did not factor into the decision). But I expect him and the Mariners to have a better result today considering how the Yankees have played recently (three straight losses). In those three straight losses, the Yankees offense has scored just five runs and has only 17 hits. Plus, Hernandez has not gone winless through his first three starts of any season since '06. Simply put, he's due for a win. By the way, in his first start of the season, King Felix allowed only one hit in six innings yet the team still lost. That's not right. The Mariners' lineup has had its share of struggles vs. left-handed starters so far in 2016, but I think that they'll be able to get to CC Sabathia on Saturday. Last Saturday, I actually played the hefty lefty in his season debut as he went six strong innings while giving up only three runs on four hits. But he also issued four walks and got a lot of help from an offense, which has been in a slump ever since. It's important to remember that Sabathia posted the sixth worst ERA in all of baseball last season (4.73) and opponents hit .285 off of him. As a home underdog in the +100 to +125 range, New York is only 9-16 the last three seasons. Though 4-6 this season, the Mariners are dead even in runs scored vs. allowed. Look for them to make it two in a row today. 8* Seattle | |||||||
04-15-16 | Royals -103 v. A's | Top | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 15 h 40 m | Show |
9* Oakland (10:05 ET): On the "luck" scale, these teams have been on opposite ends of the spectrum ever since the start of last season. Kansas City, we know, rode its good fortune all the way to the franchise's first World Series Championship in 30 years. Oakland lost more one-run games than anybody in 2015 and finished w/ the worst record in the American League. So far in 2016, it's been more of the same. The Royals are 7-2 w/ four one-run victories while the A's are only 4-6 and were just swept here at home by the Angels. I expect these drastically different fortunes to turn around however, starting tonight, as I'm going to throw my support behind Oakland at home as they're due to start making some money. The A's were badly mispriced on a game by game basis in 2015 and as a result dropped 29.5 units at the betting window, more than every other team w/ the exception of Cincinnati. But a lot of that was bad luck as they lost 23 times when leading after six innings and there were those 35 one-run defeats as well. I remain steadfast that Billy Beane's team is going to show improvement this year. Though they were just swept the Angels, there is the benefit here of having had Thursday off, a luxury KC does not enjoy. Without question, the offense has struggled to this point. But those numbers can only go up. It's easy to focus on what happened in the last series, but remember the A's did sweep the Mariners, in Seattle, last weekend. So far, Kansas City has faced the two worst offenses in the game (Mets, Twins) and an opponent whose bullpen seems to be in flux (Houston). Now, the Royals have something to do with that, but their own bullpen is due to regress this year and the starting rotation is unlikely to maintain its current numbers. Edinson Volquez gets the baseball tonight and while he's coming off a high strikeout performance (10 in 5 2/3 IP), don't read too much into that as it came at the expense of the Twins. Meanwhile, Oakland's Rich Hill also stuck out 10 batters in his last start, a 6-1 win in Seattle. Hill also allowed just five hits in 6 IP as opposed to the eight Volquez allowed while getting one less hitter out. 9* Oakland | |||||||
04-15-16 | White Sox -118 v. Rays | Top | 1-0 | Win | 100 | 12 h 46 m | Show |
10* Chi White Sox (7:10 ET): The White Sox have shown themselves to be an improved team so far in 2016 (7-2 start) while the Rays are currently languishing in last in the AL East. I don't see that dichotomy changing after tonight as the road team will send Chris Sale to the hill for the opener of a three-game set. Sale hasn't been overly dominant in either of his two starts so far, but both times saw him go seven innings while allowing 3 ER or fewer. Here, facing a Rays lineup which is struggling big time, I anticipate another quality start from Chicago's ace. Tampa Bay may have taken five of the six meetings last year, but right now it appears as if the White Sox are the better team and I like them tonight. Here at home, the Rays just dropped two of three to Cleveland and they were shutout yday to the tune of 6-0. They'd scored just one run the day previous and have yet to score more than five times in any game this season. In fact, they enter Friday as the third lowest scoring team in all of baseball (24 runs in nine games) and only Oakland has an OBP lower than Tampa's .269. This all makes them likely candidates to be shut down by Sale, a lefty, as the Rays are hitting just .198 vs. southpaws so far this season. Of the 21 outs recorded by Sale in his last start, 13 were via groundout, which is a good sign. Rays' hitters also struck out 14 times yday. The White Sox bullpen has been tremendous to this point, which is another nice luxury to have. The Rays will send Jake Odorizzi to the bump tonight and he did not fare so well in his previous start where he gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings and the team lost 5-3 to the Orioles. The White Sox have been carried by their pitching thus far, but I think they can get to Odorizzi, who tends to give up his fair share of home runs. Of course, given how poorly so many of the Rays hitters are swinging the bats right now, it shouldn't take many runs for the White Sox to win this game. Tampa Bay managed only five hits in each of the three games vs. Cleveland and has scored a total of one run in the last 18 innings. They are just 11-17 the L2 seasons after being shut out in the previous game. 10* Chi White Sox | |||||||
04-15-16 | Rockies v. Cubs -209 | Top | 6-1 | Loss | -209 | 7 h 46 m | Show |
5* Chi Cubs (2:20 ET): The price is high here, yet totally justified as the Rockies have never been a good road team and the Cubs are actually living up to their advanced billing. Give credit to Colorado as they are off B2B wins where they totaled 21 runs. But those games were contested within the friendly confines of Coors Field. They did open the year by taking two of three in Arizona, but success has generally never found this team on the road (32-49 last season) where their offense dips dramatically. Their slash line in '15 was .277/.375/.652, which ranked 30th/29th/30th respectively and they scored the second fewest runs as well, just one more than Atlanta. That's trouble here against a Cubs team that is #1 in runs scored so far and has a monster +43 run differential (only one other team is better than +20). This should be an easy one for the home team. The Rockies got a strong outing from Jorge De La Rosa yday in an 11-6 win over the Giants. But it was really a nine-run fifth that put the game away for good. That kind of offensive outburst is certainly unlikely to be repeated (31 of the team's 58 runs scored this year have come in three games) and I don't think today's starter Chad Bettis is going to give his team the same kind of start De La Rosa did on Thursday. Bettis was roughed up in his lone road start (in Arizona) as he allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 IP, plus he walked three batters. Making life more difficult for Bettis this afternoon is the fact that Rockies regular catcher, Nick Hundley, is listed as doubtful due to a concussion. Also, Colorado is just 7-21 their L28 games at Wrigley Field. The Cubs offense is #1 in runs scored and on base percentage, so this is likely to be a productive weekend for them given that they are facing a pitching staff that has allowed the most home runs and hits in all of baseball. In his first start, Kyle Hendricks beat Zack Greinke in Arizona by allowing only four hits over 6 2/3 innings. With the expected run support (Colorado has allowed 5+ runs in 7 of 9 games), Hendricks should have little difficulty shutting down a lineup that typically regresses on the road anyway. 5* Chi Cubs |
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