I'm getting this one early. One unit on the Phillies / Padres U 7.5 (on Bookmaker)
I'd make it two except I think over/ under bets are a little more unpredictable.
Two lefthanders going tomorrow. Cole Hamels was roughed up last start (like Verlander the start before tonight's gem). Hamels hasn't had back to back bad outings since April 2010. I think adding these great veteran pitchers has made him work harder to fine tune his game. He's competing within the team and has learned from them also.
Don't be fooled by the Padres recent hitting in Florida. The Marlins threw 3 righthanders. The Padres have been shut down by every lefthander in July, except Barry Zito ( who also beat the Padres earlier in the month).
Luebke goes for the Padres. The Phillies have not hit lefthanders that well, except for Polanco and Victorino- though Polanco is on the DL. Their record vs. lefthanded pitching is deceiving because of their great pitching. They have a great record vs. righties too. The last lefthander I think they faced was Niese, who kept them at 2 runs in 7 IP. Luebke stats: Last 4 games (since he has started for SD) 24 IP, 4 ER, 4 BB, and 26 Ks. Some of this was against Seattle and Sf, but he also had 6 Ks vs. Boston in 3 innings. He has 3 plus pitches and the Phils haven't seen him very much.
Both teams have great bullpens. Both teams just faced sub-par pitching in previous series. Hamels and Phillies bullpen might get the shutout or yield 1 run.
By tomorrow it'll be at 7.
I'd make it two except I think over/ under bets are a little more unpredictable.
Two lefthanders going tomorrow. Cole Hamels was roughed up last start (like Verlander the start before tonight's gem). Hamels hasn't had back to back bad outings since April 2010. I think adding these great veteran pitchers has made him work harder to fine tune his game. He's competing within the team and has learned from them also.
Don't be fooled by the Padres recent hitting in Florida. The Marlins threw 3 righthanders. The Padres have been shut down by every lefthander in July, except Barry Zito ( who also beat the Padres earlier in the month).
Luebke goes for the Padres. The Phillies have not hit lefthanders that well, except for Polanco and Victorino- though Polanco is on the DL. Their record vs. lefthanded pitching is deceiving because of their great pitching. They have a great record vs. righties too. The last lefthander I think they faced was Niese, who kept them at 2 runs in 7 IP. Luebke stats: Last 4 games (since he has started for SD) 24 IP, 4 ER, 4 BB, and 26 Ks. Some of this was against Seattle and Sf, but he also had 6 Ks vs. Boston in 3 innings. He has 3 plus pitches and the Phils haven't seen him very much.
Both teams have great bullpens. Both teams just faced sub-par pitching in previous series. Hamels and Phillies bullpen might get the shutout or yield 1 run.
By tomorrow it'll be at 7.