MistaFlava's 2010 MLB Baseball Record: 22-30 (-102.65 Units)
Thursday, July 8
Milwaukee Brewers ML -118 (10 Units)
Something has to give here on Milwaukee. They have lost the first three games of this series, their superstar players are not hitting the ball well at all and from what I have heard Ryan Braun is not going to be in the lineup today for Milwaukee, which could be a good thing the way he's been hitting. What I know about this game is that both starting pitchers have struggled pretty badly over the course of their last three starts. Barry Zito on the mound for the Giants as he attempts to lead his team to a sweep of the Brewers but in his last three starts he is only 1-2 with a 7.63 ERA and a WHIP of 1.70 in those games. Manny Parra, another left handed starter, is on the mound for Milwaukee and despite an ERA of 6.06 and a WHIP of 1.90 in his last three starts, the Brewers are 2-1 in those starts and he is one of the only guys Milwaukee has decided to support on the mound with 7.3 runs of support in those last three starts. What bothers me about backing Zito in this spot is the fact that since joining the San Francisco Giants he has made five starts against Milwaukee, all five have been in Milwaukee and not a single one of those starts was a Quality Start. He never once made it past the six inning of a game here and the Giants are 1-4 in his five starts in this ballpark. The Brewers are the other hand are 2-1 in Parra's three career starts against the Giants and Parra did have two Quality Starts in mid-June that have me thinking he'll do just enough to lead his guys to a win today. I know both teams struggle to hit the ball and both teams struggle against left handed pitchers but the Brewers should come out on top in this game.
Trend of the Game: San Francisco is 1-4 in Barry Zito's five career starts in this ballpark.
Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 3
more to come...
Thursday, July 8
Milwaukee Brewers ML -118 (10 Units)
Something has to give here on Milwaukee. They have lost the first three games of this series, their superstar players are not hitting the ball well at all and from what I have heard Ryan Braun is not going to be in the lineup today for Milwaukee, which could be a good thing the way he's been hitting. What I know about this game is that both starting pitchers have struggled pretty badly over the course of their last three starts. Barry Zito on the mound for the Giants as he attempts to lead his team to a sweep of the Brewers but in his last three starts he is only 1-2 with a 7.63 ERA and a WHIP of 1.70 in those games. Manny Parra, another left handed starter, is on the mound for Milwaukee and despite an ERA of 6.06 and a WHIP of 1.90 in his last three starts, the Brewers are 2-1 in those starts and he is one of the only guys Milwaukee has decided to support on the mound with 7.3 runs of support in those last three starts. What bothers me about backing Zito in this spot is the fact that since joining the San Francisco Giants he has made five starts against Milwaukee, all five have been in Milwaukee and not a single one of those starts was a Quality Start. He never once made it past the six inning of a game here and the Giants are 1-4 in his five starts in this ballpark. The Brewers are the other hand are 2-1 in Parra's three career starts against the Giants and Parra did have two Quality Starts in mid-June that have me thinking he'll do just enough to lead his guys to a win today. I know both teams struggle to hit the ball and both teams struggle against left handed pitchers but the Brewers should come out on top in this game.
Trend of the Game: San Francisco is 1-4 in Barry Zito's five career starts in this ballpark.
Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 3
more to come...