The Giants have surprised a lot of folks this season, and their pitching has been outstanding. Their pitching will keep them in the race all season, especially if Ryan Sadowski maintains being a viable option in the rotation, where he has left no arguments otherwise in his first two starts. Sadowski has made two starts and has yet to allow a run, covering 13 innings, and will face a Marlina� lineup that scores -0.7 runs a game less against righthand pitching than they do against southpaws. Chris Volstad has had a miserable year pitching to an ERA of nearly five. He got off to a roaring start, but his last nine outings have produced a 6.27 ERA.
I look for the Giants to tee off on him in this one, and will play them on the runline.
The Astros have been waiting for Wandy Rodriguez to mature into the pitcher they believed he could be, and all of that has materialized this season. Rodriguez has pitched the Astros to an 11-6 mark in his 17 starts. Rodriguez has been especially tough at home. He had one big bump vs. the Colorado Rockies at home, but otherwise has been lights out and pitched to a 1.53 ERA in front of the hometown fans. Charlie Morton has logged 17 good innings for the Pirates, but it can�t be forgotten that Morton posted a 30-45 mark in the minors, before being brought up by the Braves a year ago, and went 4-8 with a 6.15 ERA. Morton's numbers are better than he is right now and I think the Astros catch up to him in this one.
MLB | Jul 08
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston AstrosHouston Astros -159 at 5DIMES> 1h.The Astros have been waiting for Wandy Rodriguez to mature into the pitcher they believed he could be, and all of that has materialized this season. Rodriguez has pitched the Astros to an 11-6 mark in his 17 starts. Rodriguez has been especially tough at home. He had one big bump vs. the Colorado Rockies at home, but otherwise has been lights out and pitched to a 1.53 ERA in front of the hometown fans. Charlie Morton has logged 17 good innings for the Pirates, but it can�t be forgotten that Morton posted a 30-45 mark in the minors, before being brought up by the Braves a year ago, and went 4-8 with a 6.15 ERA. Morton's numbers are better than he is right now and I think the Astros catch up to him in this one. I'm going with Houston here
Wunderdog 7/8
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