5* Pittsburgh -146
2* Pittsburgh -1.5 (+155)
2* Giants/Pirates u8.5 (-115)
For one.. the Giants cannot score. For two.. the Bucs got their ace on the mound. Combine the two and you might see a complete game shut out by Duke here. But I'm sure you wanna hear the statistics part to this right. Talk about good pitching. Pirates have a team ERA of 3.25. The Giants.. 4.33. I kno, I kno.. a team ERA is meaningless right.. especially when only one pitcher can start? Dukes ERA though right at the mark at 3.46. But don't forget that the number might be inflated a little. If you remember correctly his last start, he went deep into the game with a 4-0 lead against the Reds. They jacked him for all 3 of his runs late in the game and he came out with a 4-3 lead. Up til that point he had shut out the Reds through I believe 6 innings. Now it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the Reds have a way more powerful offense then the Giants. What else can I say about the Giants to sway your opinion?? Maybe the fact that they average only 2.22 runs per game!!! How do you win if you do that? They make fun of the Nats by saying they haven't scored in the 1st 3 innings of any game this year but they score more than the Giants when it's all said and done! That adds up to an impressive 20 runs all season! A-Rod almost got that many RBI's alone in 7 games! Bottom line is the Giants woe's don't stop here.. and the Pirates will take advantage of it. This is what they need to get rollin.. a team with a weak offense to go on the road. Easy win.
Pirates 5
Giants 1
Be be later to post other games. Gotta run to class now for an hour. Will post on Reds/Cubs after.
2* Pittsburgh -1.5 (+155)
2* Giants/Pirates u8.5 (-115)
For one.. the Giants cannot score. For two.. the Bucs got their ace on the mound. Combine the two and you might see a complete game shut out by Duke here. But I'm sure you wanna hear the statistics part to this right. Talk about good pitching. Pirates have a team ERA of 3.25. The Giants.. 4.33. I kno, I kno.. a team ERA is meaningless right.. especially when only one pitcher can start? Dukes ERA though right at the mark at 3.46. But don't forget that the number might be inflated a little. If you remember correctly his last start, he went deep into the game with a 4-0 lead against the Reds. They jacked him for all 3 of his runs late in the game and he came out with a 4-3 lead. Up til that point he had shut out the Reds through I believe 6 innings. Now it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the Reds have a way more powerful offense then the Giants. What else can I say about the Giants to sway your opinion?? Maybe the fact that they average only 2.22 runs per game!!! How do you win if you do that? They make fun of the Nats by saying they haven't scored in the 1st 3 innings of any game this year but they score more than the Giants when it's all said and done! That adds up to an impressive 20 runs all season! A-Rod almost got that many RBI's alone in 7 games! Bottom line is the Giants woe's don't stop here.. and the Pirates will take advantage of it. This is what they need to get rollin.. a team with a weak offense to go on the road. Easy win.
Pirates 5
Giants 1
Be be later to post other games. Gotta run to class now for an hour. Will post on Reds/Cubs after.