3-4 Saturday, but the underdog winners softened the blow. Only really bad bet was the Texas game.
The Phillies- Marlins game looks good for 2 reasons. First I think Miami will win at about even money, and it has good possibilities as an over too.
Joe Blanton has got some very ugly stats in his last 3 starts and supposedly has lost command. With his stuff, he completely needs command of his pitch location. 13.2 IPs, 28 hits, 20 runs and 8 homers- all in 3 games. That's 2 hits+ per inning and a HR every inning and a half. The Marlins are beginning to heat up, especially Reyes and Ramirez. They have beaten Cole Hamels, Zimmerman and Bumgarner in the past 1 1/2 weeks. Phillies bullpen is not much help, and with Blanton faltering, they'll need it(middle reliever Contreras out) Ruiz, their good hitting catcher still has a tight hamstring, Nix might be out, Victorino has been getting cortisone shots for when he is batting left-handed(which he will against Zambrano), and then there's Utley and Howard…….. Phils are in trouble. To their credit they have been doing fairly well, but I don't think it'll last.
Zambrano has pitched well this year with only one truly bad start (but no atrocious starts). He can also hit. But, he could give some runs, and the Marlin bullpen is about like the Phillies- mediocre.
Miami -1. 2 units
Miami RL. one unit
Miami-first 5 innings -1/2. One unit
Miami / Phillies- over 8.5
The Phillies- Marlins game looks good for 2 reasons. First I think Miami will win at about even money, and it has good possibilities as an over too.
Joe Blanton has got some very ugly stats in his last 3 starts and supposedly has lost command. With his stuff, he completely needs command of his pitch location. 13.2 IPs, 28 hits, 20 runs and 8 homers- all in 3 games. That's 2 hits+ per inning and a HR every inning and a half. The Marlins are beginning to heat up, especially Reyes and Ramirez. They have beaten Cole Hamels, Zimmerman and Bumgarner in the past 1 1/2 weeks. Phillies bullpen is not much help, and with Blanton faltering, they'll need it(middle reliever Contreras out) Ruiz, their good hitting catcher still has a tight hamstring, Nix might be out, Victorino has been getting cortisone shots for when he is batting left-handed(which he will against Zambrano), and then there's Utley and Howard…….. Phils are in trouble. To their credit they have been doing fairly well, but I don't think it'll last.
Zambrano has pitched well this year with only one truly bad start (but no atrocious starts). He can also hit. But, he could give some runs, and the Marlin bullpen is about like the Phillies- mediocre.
Miami -1. 2 units
Miami RL. one unit
Miami-first 5 innings -1/2. One unit
Miami / Phillies- over 8.5