BIG AL's RED-HOT AMERICAN LEAGUE GETAWAY DAY TOTAL OF THE MONTH
At 1:35pm our AL Getaway Day Total of the Month is on the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox 'under' the total.
BIG AL's THURSDAY AFTERNOON N.L. TOTALS WINNER!
At 12:10 pm, in Game 1 of the Double-Header, our selection is on the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets 'under' the total.
Game Analysis: At 8:10pm our complimentary selection is on the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox. Former Yankee Jose Contreras was originally slated to start this game but an injury to Bartolo Colon moved Contreras up to the Wednesday start and now the Sox will move righthander Gavin Floyd up one day to start in this one. Yankee lefthander Andy Pettitte has been in the Majors 15 seasons and he goes from facing a starter that is a year older than him in Contreras to now facing somebody who is 11 years younger. Both of these starters have the same record at 8-6, but Pettitte has won his eight games with an ERA more than 1/2 run higher than Floyd, a testament to the excellent run support that the Bombers usually provide for the veteran southpaw. This is especially true when Pettitte pitches on the road, as in his last five starts away from Yankee Stadium in 2009, his pin-striped teammates have scored a total of 35 runs and they are 4-1 in those games. Floyd hasn't faced the Yanks this season, but in the last two years, he's made three appearances against them and it hasn't been pretty as Floyd has a 6.75 ERA in 16 innings. Heading into this series, New York has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, including five of the last six played in Chicago. Take the Yankees. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Big Al Mcmordie 7/30
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