400♦ Colorado Rockies (Jimenez) -1 ½ Runs over Cincinnati (Bailey)
Go with the Rockies minus the Run Line as they blast the Reds.
Colorado an easy 5-3 winner last night I now expect for the Rockies to blast the Reds even worst tonight. After all with last night’s win it’s the Rockies who have won 8 of the last 9 series meetings, including 5 of the 6 meetings this season.
Now to keep the Rockies series dominance going today will be the right arm of Jimenez and the poor play of the Reds. First for Colorado they turn to Jimenez who has turned in four straight quality starts and who is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two career starts against the Reds.
For Cincinnati, losers of 10 of their last 11 games, they counter with Bailey who is 1-2 with an ERA of 9.39 over his last three starts and who is already a 5-1 loser to the Rockies this season.
Simple, given that the Reds are flat out awful right now I fully expect for the Rockies series dominance to continue as they absolutely blast the Reds tonight for an easy Run Line winner.
All Colorado -1 ½ Runs!
100♦ Texas Rangers
List both Hunter & Hernandez as starting pitchers or this play is void
In bonus action, take the Ranger at home over the Mariners. Yes, Hernandez for the Mariners has been outstanding this year, but I don’t see Felix being good enough to beat a very good Texas team who has won 10 of the last 12 games coming into today’s action. Not when Texas has flat out dominated the Mariners as of late winning 11 if the last 15 meetings, including the first two games of this weekend series. More impressive it’s the Rangers who have 42 of the last 58 series meeting at home. So given that Texas is tossing Hunter who is 3-1 on the year and carries a 0.95 ERA in his last three overall starts I look for the Rangers series dominance to continue tonight at home.
Go with the Phillies plus the massive underdog price tag.
Sure, San Francisco is a great home team and they are throwing their ace in Lincecum, but the Phillies a 5-1 winner last night to improve on their MLB best road record I don’t understand why the Giants are such a huge favorite.
Now to slow down the Giants will be Blanton who carries with him a 3-0 mark with an ERA of 1.21 in his last four starts all Phillies wins.
Meanwhile, for San Francisco despite Lincecum posting an 11-3 record the Giants struggled in his starts as of late losing 2 of his last 3 starts due to their awful offense.
Well look for the Giants offense to struggle once again tonight as Blanton and the Phillies make it two straight on the bay.
Jake Timlin 8/1
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