Hitting my top plays, not my smaller ones. Great day Thursday, 6-1, and Friday hit the top 2 plays. I am going to look long and hard for AL winners even though the NL has played this past week about .500 with the AL. Dodgers, Braves and Nats are definitely good enough to compete in the AL, while the Mets and Reds also have played well.
Red Sox: I am pissed that I didn't notice that Friday's game was a day game. I liked the Cubs for first 5 innings, but never got the bet in. Saturday will be different. Cubs are dead last vs. lefties, hitting only .222- and their only 2 guys that hit them have 0 HRs (Mather and Castro). Lester has not pitched against a weak hitting team since the Twins in late April, while Samardjiza has faced some of the NL cream puffs (especially when they weren't hitting) . Lester has had some bad breaks, but there is nothing really wrong with him. Red Sox hit righties for .269, have a better bullpen, and probably can't imagine losing 2 games in a row to the worst team in the majors. I have a feeling this game is important to them. That being said, the Sox haven't got the team to compete in the AL East, but do have a far better team than the Cubs. -1 for 2 units.
Red Sox: I am pissed that I didn't notice that Friday's game was a day game. I liked the Cubs for first 5 innings, but never got the bet in. Saturday will be different. Cubs are dead last vs. lefties, hitting only .222- and their only 2 guys that hit them have 0 HRs (Mather and Castro). Lester has not pitched against a weak hitting team since the Twins in late April, while Samardjiza has faced some of the NL cream puffs (especially when they weren't hitting) . Lester has had some bad breaks, but there is nothing really wrong with him. Red Sox hit righties for .269, have a better bullpen, and probably can't imagine losing 2 games in a row to the worst team in the majors. I have a feeling this game is important to them. That being said, the Sox haven't got the team to compete in the AL East, but do have a far better team than the Cubs. -1 for 2 units.
