E.T.G.
One of trus baby mommas
New week and new thoughts and fresh off a few days of rest. Please bear with me with the record, I just don't like to think about it right now. Thankfully the Yanks took 2/3 like I wanted, just caught me offguard the way they did after being shutout Friday.
Giants +120 / Brewers -130:
Giants have now lost 4 in a row and 7 of their last 9 games. They are batting .224 in their last 10 games. Lowry will take the mound for the Giants and I am a fan of his but he has his struggles on the road:
1-4, 4.20era, 6g, 40.2ip, 21bb, 15k
His home era is 2.74 and he is 5-1 in SF so there is a meaningful difference between these two situations. He also has 18bb-31k at home compared to his 21bb-15k on the road. The Giants as a team are 14-21 on the road this yr. Will Bonds play after hitting #748 on Sunday? I don't know but they don't have much offense with or without him and right now are in a cold funk.
Brewers will send out Yovani Galladro, I am sure there are some Brewer fans who can tell you a little more about him but here are some numbers.
"The right-hander is 8-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 13 starts for Triple-A Nashville and leads all of Minor League Baseball with 110 strikeouts. "
Is he here to stay or just temporary until Capuano comes back? Well I would say that depends on how he pitches. Is he major league ready yet? I don't know that answer either but the Giants don't provide that much offense to batter him so he might be alright here.
Brewers are 22-12 at home and are coming off a road trip where they did very well. They won 5 of their last 7 games on the road, something this young team had struggles with last road trip and they took down Detroit and Minnesota in doing so.
I also want to note that the Brewers are hitting .286 over their last 10 games, over .330 in 4 of their last 5, and hitting LHP at .344 in their last 10 games.
Yes there is a risk in taking the unknown but getting his first start at home with a young ball club that has gained some confidence this wk might be a good mix.
Lean to the Brewers -130
Phillies -116 / Indians +106 / Over 9 -125:
I am the first to admit I am a Hamels fan. The Phillies are as well since they are 10-4 when he pitches.
Hamels on the road: 4-1, 3.91era, 7g, 48.1ip, 50h, 15bb, 58k..
Hamels last 3: 2-0, 24ip, 21h, 2.63era, 2bb, 18k
I do have a concern about Hamels though, he has given up 16 homeruns this season, and atleast 1 in his last 4 starts.
Phillies are playing pretty decent ball right now and are 7-2 in their last 9 road games. Phillies are 6-4 in their last 10 games, hitting LHP at .309 and .282 overall.
The bullpen for the Phillies is a disaster in my mind, the reason they lost the game to the Tigers yesterday and overall just a huge huge problem.
Hamels is basically a 6-7ip, 2-3er type guy. He has done that his last 4 starts and 7 of his last 8.
The Indians have not been playing the best ball as of late. Taking the mound will be Cliff Lee, 3-4 w/ 6.04era this yr.
Lee at home: 1-1, 6.61era, 3g, 16.1ip, 23h, 6bb, 10k
He faced Tor, Cinci, Detroit in his 3 home games, I would have liked to see him throw a few more games at home. Lee averages 5.57innings and 3.8runs a start this season. He has not been able to work long into the game with any consistency this season.
Indians are just 4-6 in their last 10 games and hitting LHP at .266 and batting .246 overall in their last 10 games.
Indians are 22-10 at home this season but just 5-6 in their last 11 home games so that number is starting to come back to earth, atleast it seems. Indians just dropped 2/3 to ATL at home as well.
Lastly I felt the over needed a look because both of these pitches can easily give up 3-4 runs and the bullpens are good for a few as well however I am not getting juiced like that so if it doesn't drop then I have no interest.
Lean to the Phillies, going with the better SP and the hotter team at the moment (10-5 in June). Indian struggles in their last 10 games is a concern for me but I think they can get to Hamels for a few runs.
***Covers is wrong, he is not 5-1 w/ 5.04era this season on the road. I checked 3 different sites, they all have 4-1 w/ 3.91era on the road.
Cardinals -1:
This game is a rematch of the one played last wk where Wainwright went 8ip-0er and Perez 3ip-6er. Wainwright is a pitcher I thought highly of coming into the season and he just wasn't getting the job done during late April. Since then, 6 of his last 8 starts have been 2er or less and he posts a 2.32era over his last 3 games. The Cards are 8-5 when he pitches as well.
The Royals are 6-4 in their last 10 games and pick up wins in bunches so I am a little scared of them but they have Perez throwing for them, 3-7 w/ 6.19era on the yr. He is also 2-4 w/ 9.32era in 7 games vs the Cards. Royals are just 5-9 when Perez pitches.
The Cards are doing something right with their offense as they are hitting LHP at .327 over their last 10 games and batting .295 overall. The same can be said for the Royals as their stats are almost identical.
Royals took 2/3 from the Cards last week when they met up so I am looking for Wainwright to get the ball rolling in this series. Cards return home (14-16) after winning their last 2 games in Oakland and finishing a 6 game road trip. The Royals have played their last 9 games at home and will now be hitting the road again (13-18). I wish the Cards played better at home but they are 6-5 in their last 11 there so a slight improvement.
Lean to the Cards -1
Few more game thoughts coming
Giants +120 / Brewers -130:
Giants have now lost 4 in a row and 7 of their last 9 games. They are batting .224 in their last 10 games. Lowry will take the mound for the Giants and I am a fan of his but he has his struggles on the road:
1-4, 4.20era, 6g, 40.2ip, 21bb, 15k
His home era is 2.74 and he is 5-1 in SF so there is a meaningful difference between these two situations. He also has 18bb-31k at home compared to his 21bb-15k on the road. The Giants as a team are 14-21 on the road this yr. Will Bonds play after hitting #748 on Sunday? I don't know but they don't have much offense with or without him and right now are in a cold funk.
Brewers will send out Yovani Galladro, I am sure there are some Brewer fans who can tell you a little more about him but here are some numbers.
"The right-hander is 8-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 13 starts for Triple-A Nashville and leads all of Minor League Baseball with 110 strikeouts. "
Is he here to stay or just temporary until Capuano comes back? Well I would say that depends on how he pitches. Is he major league ready yet? I don't know that answer either but the Giants don't provide that much offense to batter him so he might be alright here.
Brewers are 22-12 at home and are coming off a road trip where they did very well. They won 5 of their last 7 games on the road, something this young team had struggles with last road trip and they took down Detroit and Minnesota in doing so.
I also want to note that the Brewers are hitting .286 over their last 10 games, over .330 in 4 of their last 5, and hitting LHP at .344 in their last 10 games.
Yes there is a risk in taking the unknown but getting his first start at home with a young ball club that has gained some confidence this wk might be a good mix.
Lean to the Brewers -130
Phillies -116 / Indians +106 / Over 9 -125:
I am the first to admit I am a Hamels fan. The Phillies are as well since they are 10-4 when he pitches.
Hamels on the road: 4-1, 3.91era, 7g, 48.1ip, 50h, 15bb, 58k..
Hamels last 3: 2-0, 24ip, 21h, 2.63era, 2bb, 18k
I do have a concern about Hamels though, he has given up 16 homeruns this season, and atleast 1 in his last 4 starts.
Phillies are playing pretty decent ball right now and are 7-2 in their last 9 road games. Phillies are 6-4 in their last 10 games, hitting LHP at .309 and .282 overall.
The bullpen for the Phillies is a disaster in my mind, the reason they lost the game to the Tigers yesterday and overall just a huge huge problem.
Hamels is basically a 6-7ip, 2-3er type guy. He has done that his last 4 starts and 7 of his last 8.
The Indians have not been playing the best ball as of late. Taking the mound will be Cliff Lee, 3-4 w/ 6.04era this yr.
Lee at home: 1-1, 6.61era, 3g, 16.1ip, 23h, 6bb, 10k
He faced Tor, Cinci, Detroit in his 3 home games, I would have liked to see him throw a few more games at home. Lee averages 5.57innings and 3.8runs a start this season. He has not been able to work long into the game with any consistency this season.
Indians are just 4-6 in their last 10 games and hitting LHP at .266 and batting .246 overall in their last 10 games.
Indians are 22-10 at home this season but just 5-6 in their last 11 home games so that number is starting to come back to earth, atleast it seems. Indians just dropped 2/3 to ATL at home as well.
Lastly I felt the over needed a look because both of these pitches can easily give up 3-4 runs and the bullpens are good for a few as well however I am not getting juiced like that so if it doesn't drop then I have no interest.
Lean to the Phillies, going with the better SP and the hotter team at the moment (10-5 in June). Indian struggles in their last 10 games is a concern for me but I think they can get to Hamels for a few runs.
***Covers is wrong, he is not 5-1 w/ 5.04era this season on the road. I checked 3 different sites, they all have 4-1 w/ 3.91era on the road.
Cardinals -1:
This game is a rematch of the one played last wk where Wainwright went 8ip-0er and Perez 3ip-6er. Wainwright is a pitcher I thought highly of coming into the season and he just wasn't getting the job done during late April. Since then, 6 of his last 8 starts have been 2er or less and he posts a 2.32era over his last 3 games. The Cards are 8-5 when he pitches as well.
The Royals are 6-4 in their last 10 games and pick up wins in bunches so I am a little scared of them but they have Perez throwing for them, 3-7 w/ 6.19era on the yr. He is also 2-4 w/ 9.32era in 7 games vs the Cards. Royals are just 5-9 when Perez pitches.
The Cards are doing something right with their offense as they are hitting LHP at .327 over their last 10 games and batting .295 overall. The same can be said for the Royals as their stats are almost identical.
Royals took 2/3 from the Cards last week when they met up so I am looking for Wainwright to get the ball rolling in this series. Cards return home (14-16) after winning their last 2 games in Oakland and finishing a 6 game road trip. The Royals have played their last 9 games at home and will now be hitting the road again (13-18). I wish the Cards played better at home but they are 6-5 in their last 11 there so a slight improvement.
Lean to the Cards -1
Few more game thoughts coming
