Sunday: 3-2-1, + 3.27 units. Kershaw is god. My bad.
Detroit RL (-105) 2 units
Detroit-1 (-160) One unit. The Tigers have an even better team than last year. If they had a better bullpen, they'd be looking at 105 wins. With Sanchez, they now have 4 very tough starters. Max Scherzer is one of them. Since last year(about mid-season), he has some of the best stats of anyone in the mlb. That's not easy being an AL pitcher with the DH. He loves pitching for the Tigers, loves the city and has openly said how much he wants his long term contract there. His control and command have become excellent. He has not had a start of more than 2 walks since last July 25th, except for one game this year with KC when he had 3. Scherzer now has a very good slider to go with his electric fastball and change- both which are strike out pitches. In 24 IPs he has 36 Ks, and 26 Ks in 17 IPs in last year's playoffs. He pitched very well last season vs. good competition. I also like that he feels he has to keep up with Anibal Sanchez and Verlander in being dominant. The other good reason to like this game is Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey is less than a year off his Tommy John surgery and it's obvious he is not ready to pitch in the majors. His command is way off, his velocity is down a tick, and his sinker is elevating. His release point is off his norm, and he seems to be lacking mound presence. He always was a 2 pitch pitcher, who works sooo slow- with nervous ticks and fidgeting. He never really developed his secondary pitches, and now he's facing a team that just crushed Medlen and Maholm. By the way, that was Medlen's worst line over the last 2 years, and Maholm's pretty much the same. The Tigers beat you 1-9 in their lineup and I don't see how Pelfrey will hold up. Gardenhire is a stubborn guy that likes to make do with what he has, but this might get ridiculous with Pelfrey. A couple of lefties, Morneau and Mauer have given Scherzer trouble, but that was when he was a much different pitcher. The Twins suffer from a very poor bottom 4-5 of their lineup, and are hitting only .235 vs. RHP.
Detroit RL (-105) 2 units
Detroit-1 (-160) One unit. The Tigers have an even better team than last year. If they had a better bullpen, they'd be looking at 105 wins. With Sanchez, they now have 4 very tough starters. Max Scherzer is one of them. Since last year(about mid-season), he has some of the best stats of anyone in the mlb. That's not easy being an AL pitcher with the DH. He loves pitching for the Tigers, loves the city and has openly said how much he wants his long term contract there. His control and command have become excellent. He has not had a start of more than 2 walks since last July 25th, except for one game this year with KC when he had 3. Scherzer now has a very good slider to go with his electric fastball and change- both which are strike out pitches. In 24 IPs he has 36 Ks, and 26 Ks in 17 IPs in last year's playoffs. He pitched very well last season vs. good competition. I also like that he feels he has to keep up with Anibal Sanchez and Verlander in being dominant. The other good reason to like this game is Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey is less than a year off his Tommy John surgery and it's obvious he is not ready to pitch in the majors. His command is way off, his velocity is down a tick, and his sinker is elevating. His release point is off his norm, and he seems to be lacking mound presence. He always was a 2 pitch pitcher, who works sooo slow- with nervous ticks and fidgeting. He never really developed his secondary pitches, and now he's facing a team that just crushed Medlen and Maholm. By the way, that was Medlen's worst line over the last 2 years, and Maholm's pretty much the same. The Tigers beat you 1-9 in their lineup and I don't see how Pelfrey will hold up. Gardenhire is a stubborn guy that likes to make do with what he has, but this might get ridiculous with Pelfrey. A couple of lefties, Morneau and Mauer have given Scherzer trouble, but that was when he was a much different pitcher. The Twins suffer from a very poor bottom 4-5 of their lineup, and are hitting only .235 vs. RHP.