Have not had time to go back and look at my record on the year, will do that after tonight but it's a winning record and I've only posted some 3-4 picks.
Saturday, June 18
Pittsburgh Pirates ML +137 (10 Units)
The Indians took the first game of this series but the Pirates have battled all season and they are 19-14 coming off a loss. Despite the five runs scored by Cleveland, the first signs of offense they show in more than a week, this is a team that is still struggling right now and still batting .208 in their last 10 games. In those games they are batting only .182 against left handed pitchers and tonight they go up against lefty Paul Maholm who is not deserving of his 3-7 record on the year considering he has an ERA of 3.12 in 14 starts this season and 1.14 WHIP in those starts. Run support (2.7 per game) is Maholm's only problem and I don't know that things get any easier for the Bucs against Carlos Carrasco who is pitching really well as well for the Indians. Having said that, the Tribe have scored only 6 totals runs in Carrasco's last three starts and I think I'm going to stick to the team with the hotter bats. The Pirates have won six straight Game 2's of a series and five of their last six losses have been followed by a win. Cleveland is still only 2-8 in their last 10 home games and the Indians are 1-6 in their last seven games versus a left handed starting pitcher. That's a problem against a pitcher like Maholm. As well as the team has played with Carrasco on the mound, most of his wins have come on the road and the Tribe are 3-8 in his last 11 starts at home. Watch out guys, Home Plate Umpire Derryl Cousins is in charge tonight and the road team has won 10 of the last 14 games he has been HPU. I think the Pirates get the job done. This is a new version of this team.
more to come...
Saturday, June 18
Pittsburgh Pirates ML +137 (10 Units)
The Indians took the first game of this series but the Pirates have battled all season and they are 19-14 coming off a loss. Despite the five runs scored by Cleveland, the first signs of offense they show in more than a week, this is a team that is still struggling right now and still batting .208 in their last 10 games. In those games they are batting only .182 against left handed pitchers and tonight they go up against lefty Paul Maholm who is not deserving of his 3-7 record on the year considering he has an ERA of 3.12 in 14 starts this season and 1.14 WHIP in those starts. Run support (2.7 per game) is Maholm's only problem and I don't know that things get any easier for the Bucs against Carlos Carrasco who is pitching really well as well for the Indians. Having said that, the Tribe have scored only 6 totals runs in Carrasco's last three starts and I think I'm going to stick to the team with the hotter bats. The Pirates have won six straight Game 2's of a series and five of their last six losses have been followed by a win. Cleveland is still only 2-8 in their last 10 home games and the Indians are 1-6 in their last seven games versus a left handed starting pitcher. That's a problem against a pitcher like Maholm. As well as the team has played with Carrasco on the mound, most of his wins have come on the road and the Tribe are 3-8 in his last 11 starts at home. Watch out guys, Home Plate Umpire Derryl Cousins is in charge tonight and the road team has won 10 of the last 14 games he has been HPU. I think the Pirates get the job done. This is a new version of this team.
more to come...