5-0 Thursday almost made up for 0-7 Wednesday.
My whole write-up was just erased and I'm too tired to rewrite it. Anyways, on Friday night I will try to give some insight into why the AL will likely continue its dominance in interleague play. One of the most interesting things was that although the AL went just 24-18 in the last 3 day weekend of inter league play in May, the NL won only 3 of their 18 games in convincing fashion. While the AL won from 15-20 convincingly.
Boston (+100) This seems like an excellent number and I am all over it. If not for Strasburg, wouldn't the Sox be favored quite a bit. First off, the Red Sox are good fastball hitting team. Second, Doubront has pitched better than Strasburg while pitching against AL teams. He has quality starts against NYY, Toronto, Detroit, Clev, Chisox, Tampa and Baltimore- all teams with DHs and all teams that can get it done with the bat. 6 quality starts in a row, with a K per inning. His walks are also down. Strasburg has pitched well too, but not as well as in the first month. And this vs. weaker NL teams. The Nats do not hit LHPs as well as righties, while the Red Sox do hit righties like Strasburg pretty well. Also, the Sox have Ortiz at DH and the Nats have ? The Nats have scored the following the past 8 games: 1, 3, 3, 1, 5, 7, 2, 2. Not exactly juggernaut number. Once again, a better than average AL team, at home, should beat a better than avg. NL team.
Red Sox ML. One unit
Red Sox -1/2 first 5 innings. one unit
My whole write-up was just erased and I'm too tired to rewrite it. Anyways, on Friday night I will try to give some insight into why the AL will likely continue its dominance in interleague play. One of the most interesting things was that although the AL went just 24-18 in the last 3 day weekend of inter league play in May, the NL won only 3 of their 18 games in convincing fashion. While the AL won from 15-20 convincingly.
Boston (+100) This seems like an excellent number and I am all over it. If not for Strasburg, wouldn't the Sox be favored quite a bit. First off, the Red Sox are good fastball hitting team. Second, Doubront has pitched better than Strasburg while pitching against AL teams. He has quality starts against NYY, Toronto, Detroit, Clev, Chisox, Tampa and Baltimore- all teams with DHs and all teams that can get it done with the bat. 6 quality starts in a row, with a K per inning. His walks are also down. Strasburg has pitched well too, but not as well as in the first month. And this vs. weaker NL teams. The Nats do not hit LHPs as well as righties, while the Red Sox do hit righties like Strasburg pretty well. Also, the Sox have Ortiz at DH and the Nats have ? The Nats have scored the following the past 8 games: 1, 3, 3, 1, 5, 7, 2, 2. Not exactly juggernaut number. Once again, a better than average AL team, at home, should beat a better than avg. NL team.
Red Sox ML. One unit
Red Sox -1/2 first 5 innings. one unit