Tuesday: Late games are not final, but it's looking like a pretty poor day. It seems the teams I have taken load the bases only to end the inning meekly- many times. But no excuses, Wednesday's feeling good. Another day like today, I think I'll need to be MUCH more selective, less plays. I keep thinking I will, but some of these 1 unit games look too good to pass up. Must control the urges……..
Twins-1. (even). 4 units.
Twins -1/2 first 5 IPs. One unit. Like this game a lot. Minnesota has been hitting as well the Yankees as of late. Not winning, but hitting. They seem to especially like Orioles pitching and Wednesday they get Tommy Hunter. Tommy has given up 20 HRs in just 80 IPs. Part of the reason is that his low 90s fastball is fairly straight, his cutter doesn't cut enough and is only a bit slower than his fastball. The Orioles have avoided starting him for awhile, but now they have no one else. In Hunter's last starts in AAA, he gave up 9 runs in 12 IPs. Add to this the orioles crappy D and I see lots of runs for the Twins. Liriano has been the ace of the staff and I think he takes great pride in his resurgence. He seems to be a guy that needs to prove something to stay motivated. He has 67 Ks in his last 57 IPs. The Orioles still have lineup issues, and I don't like their combination of lack of speed and striking out.
Twins-1. (even). 4 units.
Twins -1/2 first 5 IPs. One unit. Like this game a lot. Minnesota has been hitting as well the Yankees as of late. Not winning, but hitting. They seem to especially like Orioles pitching and Wednesday they get Tommy Hunter. Tommy has given up 20 HRs in just 80 IPs. Part of the reason is that his low 90s fastball is fairly straight, his cutter doesn't cut enough and is only a bit slower than his fastball. The Orioles have avoided starting him for awhile, but now they have no one else. In Hunter's last starts in AAA, he gave up 9 runs in 12 IPs. Add to this the orioles crappy D and I see lots of runs for the Twins. Liriano has been the ace of the staff and I think he takes great pride in his resurgence. He seems to be a guy that needs to prove something to stay motivated. He has 67 Ks in his last 57 IPs. The Orioles still have lineup issues, and I don't like their combination of lack of speed and striking out.