SaturdayBases

[bloodhound]

record update next wk

Sat
1pm
951 Pittsburgh Pirates* -110 vs Chicago Cubs x 1
951 Pittsburgh Pirates/Chicago Cubs* Under 7½ -120 x1
Pirates are threatening to run away with the top wild card and maybe even catch St. Louis in the NL Central by earning a series win Saturday at Wrigley Field.
The Pirates won their seventh straight with a 3-2 victory in the opener, moving 4 1/2 games ahead of Chicago (89-64) and three back of the Cardinals (97-57) in the Central.Cubs have lost two in a row but clinched a postseason spot anyway with San Francisco's 5-4 loss at Oakland later in the night. Chicago is looking at a wild-card game in Pittsburgh despite being tied for the third-best record in baseball. The final game is quickly approaching as the Cubs play two more against Pittsburgh, a home makeup game versus Kansas City and three each in Cincinnati and Milwaukee. The Pirates close the season at home with three against St. Louis and three versus the Reds.
Pittsburgh still has an outside shot at home-field advantage through the NLCS, needing at least 98 wins to overtake St. Louis in the division - which would guarantee an edge over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (87-66) or the East-leading New York Mets (87-67).
Liriano has enjoyed an edge over the Cubs and he (11-7, 3.41 ERA) is 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 10 starts against Chicago while striking out 74 in 59 2-3 innings.
Rizzo (4 for 20 with a home run) and Starlin Castro (3 for 22) have both struggled in this matchup.Castro, though, is swinging a very hot bat, hitting .625 with two homers, two doubles, a triple and 10 RBIs in his last seven games.
While Liriano is 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in his last six road starts, Chicago starter Jason Hammel has struggled at home.Hammel (9-6, 3.79) is 2-0 in his last four starts at Wrigley Field despite a 6.52 ERA while surrendering six home runs.
The bigger picture hasn't been much better for the right-hander, who has a 6.35 ERA since Aug. 18 and just two quality starts in his last 13 outings. Hammel is 5-3 with a 3.82 ERA in 10 starts against the Pirates.
Reserve outfielder Snider could even get a start since he's 5 for 11 with two home runs against Hammel.

 

[Metallica]

On the Pirates as well.
GL today Bro :cheers3:

 

[bloodhound]

1pm AL games
968 Toronto Blue Jays* -1 -130 vs Tampa Bay Rays x1
967 Tampa Bay Rays/Toronto Blue Jays* Over 6 -160 x1
Archer will pitch against Price, his former teammate and mentor, for the time first time today.More than a year after Price was traded by Tampa Bay, he remains popular with his former teammates. Price stopped by the Rays clubhouse for a visit before batting practice Friday and was welcomed. Archer, though, is just 0-2 with a 4.03 ERA in four starts this month after walking a career high-tying five and tying a season low with three strikeouts in five innings of Tampa's 8-7 loss to Boston on Monday.The Rays had their three-game winning streak snapped with Friday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays, who picked up their 88th victory for the first time since 1998. Donaldson hit his 40th homer and Jose Bautista also went deep for Toronto, which extended its division lead to four games after New York lost to the Chicago White Sox.
Price is 10-1 with a 3.14 ERA in 14 career starts at Rogers Centre. He allowed five runs in a 10-2 loss to the Rays in his last start for the Tigers on July 28.


976 Houston Astros* -152 vs Texas Rangers x half
Baseball 975 Texas Rangers/Houston Astros* Over 7 -180 x half
maybe wishful thinking on my parts here

BOL today guys

 

[bloodhound]

On the Pirates as well.
GL today Bro :cheers3:

Thanks my friend
Have a Great day Met
:shake:

 

[wiseplayer]

GL buddy. Let me know if you like anything in this Red Sox game. We have fall weather here in Boston. What a beautiful city.

 

[bloodhound]

GL buddy. Let me know if you like anything in this Red Sox game. We have fall weather here in Boston. What a beautiful city.

Chen regrouped from a pair of rough outings with wins in his last two. He only allowed three earned runs in 14 innings in wins over Kansas City and Tampa Bay.He picked up his career-high 19th quality start last Saturday, holding the Rays to one run in seven innings of a 2-1 victory.Chen's six career wins against the Red Sox are his most versus any opponent, but they have beaten him four times behind a .292 batting average.
I like Chin and the O's today with still something to play for against a Breslow who has made 43 appearances this season, struggling to an 0-2 record and 8.36 ERA since Aug. 4. He has a 2.01 ERA in 38 outings against Baltimore, but it rises to 4.22 over his last seven. It appears that the Sox are playing completely out of their pen today. I never liked playing games like this but a very reasonable price on Chin
GL and enjoy ur baseball tour Wise

 

[wiseplayer]

Thx!