ATL +150. This may seem like a homer play, but I'll take +150 any day against a guy making his first start in the majors. The Sox offense is slightly better than the Braves, but not by much, and in my opinion the real Anthony Lerew is the guy who pitched lights out for 7 innings his first start. He's been one of the highly touted arms in the Braves organization for some time now. What happened last start in Pittsburgh, you might ask? Well it was his first road game ever, he's from Pittsburgh and apparently over 50 of his family&friends were there, which creates not only a sort of professional pressure but also personal pressure. I'll give a young guy making his 2nd start a pass for buckling under that kind of pressure.
But he's looked stellar under game-pressure in every outing I've seen of his dating back to last year. I'm not betting a lot on this one, just a value play as I really think Lerew is the better pitcher, the offenses are more-or-less evenly matched, and I think 50 cents is a lot for the Fenway advantage.
And for what it's worth, I could see some of the cold Braves bats start to pick up tonight. Calling Andruw Jones...
They've made some roster moves in the past couple days, deciding to cut the hapless Craig Wilson and play stud prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia at catcher and first to get his bat in the order more often. I think that could provide the boost this offense needs!
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But he's looked stellar under game-pressure in every outing I've seen of his dating back to last year. I'm not betting a lot on this one, just a value play as I really think Lerew is the better pitcher, the offenses are more-or-less evenly matched, and I think 50 cents is a lot for the Fenway advantage.
And for what it's worth, I could see some of the cold Braves bats start to pick up tonight. Calling Andruw Jones...
They've made some roster moves in the past couple days, deciding to cut the hapless Craig Wilson and play stud prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia at catcher and first to get his bat in the order more often. I think that could provide the boost this offense needs!
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