Thought long & hard about how best to manage my money in baseball and this is how I'm doing it. The double header. Two picks MAX per day. That keeps me from being an action junkie with too many plays. In addition to the two plays per day, I will make periodic SERIES plays on my home team, the Houston Astros, when the situation warrants. Let's get that paper!
MARCH 31st
REDS -112
Gallardo vs. Volquez here. Both pitchers have below average numbers against the opposition with ERAs in the 5s, but Gallardo especially has been hit hard. Several Reds regulars have gotten to him regularly. Bruce is 4 for 8. Phillps 7 for 17. Rolen 7 for 11. Votto 6 for 16. Gallardo lost all three starts to MIL last season. The Reds won 7 of 8 against the Brewers at home in 2010 and were 11-3 against them overall.
PADRES-CARDINALS OVER 7 [-125]
Stauffer vs. Carpenter. Carpenter likely will shut down the Padres lineup fairly well, but Stauffer has given up 4 ER in each of his last two starts vs. STL. OVERs have hit in 11 of 18 starts for Carpenter over the past two season with totals set at 7.