1st 5 Innings - PIRATES -0.5 (+125) 3 Units
This is a situation where finishing a suspended game really helps the Pirates, specifically. Both teams' bats will get at least one live AB to warm up before beginning the 1st inning of tonight's game. Mike Leake is not known for being an overpowering pitcher. His fastball hangs around 89-91, and he has a tendency to hang his breaking pitches. This makes him a line-drive generator, and going against game-warmed bats will be an issue. On the other side, Gerrit Cole IS an overpowering pitcher. With a fastball topping out at 101mph, a wicked two-seamer, and a 78-80mph change. He's also been fine-tuning a cutter that has been effective so far this season. He had an early inning hiccup in Chicago on his last start, but it was mostly due to a questionable call and some flukey poor defense from a team that is normally pretty solid in the field. Cole did go on to strike out 10 batters in 6 innings and won the decision.
This is a situation where finishing a suspended game really helps the Pirates, specifically. Both teams' bats will get at least one live AB to warm up before beginning the 1st inning of tonight's game. Mike Leake is not known for being an overpowering pitcher. His fastball hangs around 89-91, and he has a tendency to hang his breaking pitches. This makes him a line-drive generator, and going against game-warmed bats will be an issue. On the other side, Gerrit Cole IS an overpowering pitcher. With a fastball topping out at 101mph, a wicked two-seamer, and a 78-80mph change. He's also been fine-tuning a cutter that has been effective so far this season. He had an early inning hiccup in Chicago on his last start, but it was mostly due to a questionable call and some flukey poor defense from a team that is normally pretty solid in the field. Cole did go on to strike out 10 batters in 6 innings and won the decision.
