Our 3 selections include the Angels, White Sox and Diamondbacks, who are our NL West Game of the Month.
Angels -- At 3:35 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Angels over Kansas City. Jered Weaver gets the ball for the Angels, and he's dominated Royal hitters in his career with a 1.83 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Weaver also is in good form with a 2.35 ERA over his last 3 starts. In contrast, Jorge de la Rosa has been miserable this season, as he's 0-5 over his last 6 starts with an ERA over 9 runs per game (32 ER in 30 Innings). Los Angeles is scoring runs in bunches at home this season (5.7 rpg, .311 avg.), while KC is struggling on the road (.246 avg., 4.0 rpg). Take the Angels to avoid the home sweep this afternoon.
White Sox -- At 7:10 pm our selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. White Sox lefthanded ace Mark Buehrle is back to his old, Cy Young-type form. His record may only be 4-4, but the Sox are 9-5 in his starts, he has a 3.39 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and a no-hitter to his credit this season. Buehrle generally does not have problems with Tampa either, having won five of six career starts against them, including a 5-4 victory almost exactly one month ago. Buehrle's control is incredible and he has only walked a total of three batters in his last five starts. And Buehrle actually performs better away than at home, with a 3.16 ERA and only one loss in six starts on the road. Need another reason to like Buehrle in this one? How about the fact that he is about to become a free agent and, with the White Sox not going anywhere, he is on the trading block and wants to show that he's worth trading for. Take the Sox.
Diamondbacks -- At 9:40 pm, our NL West Game of the Month is on the Arizona Diamondbacks over Los Angeles, as we will play on Brandon Webb, who has won his last 4 vs. LA. In those starts, he's surrendered just 5 runs in 29 2/3 innings, and has struck out 24 Dodgers while walking just 6, and giving up just 22 hits (0.94 WHIP). Derek Lowe has not had much success vs. Arizona (2-4, 5.11 ERA, 1.70 WHIP), and I look for Arizona to salvage a win in this series' final game tonight. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
Angels -- At 3:35 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Angels over Kansas City. Jered Weaver gets the ball for the Angels, and he's dominated Royal hitters in his career with a 1.83 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Weaver also is in good form with a 2.35 ERA over his last 3 starts. In contrast, Jorge de la Rosa has been miserable this season, as he's 0-5 over his last 6 starts with an ERA over 9 runs per game (32 ER in 30 Innings). Los Angeles is scoring runs in bunches at home this season (5.7 rpg, .311 avg.), while KC is struggling on the road (.246 avg., 4.0 rpg). Take the Angels to avoid the home sweep this afternoon.
White Sox -- At 7:10 pm our selection is on the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. White Sox lefthanded ace Mark Buehrle is back to his old, Cy Young-type form. His record may only be 4-4, but the Sox are 9-5 in his starts, he has a 3.39 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and a no-hitter to his credit this season. Buehrle generally does not have problems with Tampa either, having won five of six career starts against them, including a 5-4 victory almost exactly one month ago. Buehrle's control is incredible and he has only walked a total of three batters in his last five starts. And Buehrle actually performs better away than at home, with a 3.16 ERA and only one loss in six starts on the road. Need another reason to like Buehrle in this one? How about the fact that he is about to become a free agent and, with the White Sox not going anywhere, he is on the trading block and wants to show that he's worth trading for. Take the Sox.
Diamondbacks -- At 9:40 pm, our NL West Game of the Month is on the Arizona Diamondbacks over Los Angeles, as we will play on Brandon Webb, who has won his last 4 vs. LA. In those starts, he's surrendered just 5 runs in 29 2/3 innings, and has struck out 24 Dodgers while walking just 6, and giving up just 22 hits (0.94 WHIP). Derek Lowe has not had much success vs. Arizona (2-4, 5.11 ERA, 1.70 WHIP), and I look for Arizona to salvage a win in this series' final game tonight. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
