I would have done better taking my own advice about the AL surging and bet 1 unit on AL teams Saturday. They went 10-4. If The Sox had held their late lead and not given a push, the day would have been much better. Can't believe Lester gave up a 3 run homer to a guy who NEVER hits homers. Oh well, Sunday will be here soon.
I find that Sundays can be dangerous. It seems that many baseball bettors want to take the comfortable favorite and bet big to win back what they lost during the week. Many times they are disappointed. I should know, I've done this myself. That being said, it will be hard to lay off Texas on Sunday for the RL. Colby Lewis has been very effective at home this year with a 2.33 ERA (in a hitter's park). He has also been very tough on the Astros the past 2 years. And last year he had a very good run throughout the summer- faltering at the beginning and end of the season. Another reason to like this game is that the Astros brought up Dallas Keuchel, who was being hit at a .307 pace AAA. 60 IPs, 75 hits. Now he pitches against the most feared lineup in the mlb, on the road, with Texas starting to break out of their slump a bit. The Astros bullpen has also been poor of late. I just don't see how they can piece together 9 innings to make this game competitive unless Lewis bombs early. Keuchel's scouting reports call him a fringe guy with not major league stuff, but good control. He's a ground ball pitcher who apparently gives up some very hard ground balls called hits- along with line drives. The Rangers are 6-2 in their NL games this week, and the Astros are starting to look like last year's version. 2 units RL on Texas.
I find that Sundays can be dangerous. It seems that many baseball bettors want to take the comfortable favorite and bet big to win back what they lost during the week. Many times they are disappointed. I should know, I've done this myself. That being said, it will be hard to lay off Texas on Sunday for the RL. Colby Lewis has been very effective at home this year with a 2.33 ERA (in a hitter's park). He has also been very tough on the Astros the past 2 years. And last year he had a very good run throughout the summer- faltering at the beginning and end of the season. Another reason to like this game is that the Astros brought up Dallas Keuchel, who was being hit at a .307 pace AAA. 60 IPs, 75 hits. Now he pitches against the most feared lineup in the mlb, on the road, with Texas starting to break out of their slump a bit. The Astros bullpen has also been poor of late. I just don't see how they can piece together 9 innings to make this game competitive unless Lewis bombs early. Keuchel's scouting reports call him a fringe guy with not major league stuff, but good control. He's a ground ball pitcher who apparently gives up some very hard ground balls called hits- along with line drives. The Rangers are 6-2 in their NL games this week, and the Astros are starting to look like last year's version. 2 units RL on Texas.