A Big Unit on NYY Run Line
Randy Johnson's familiar with Seattle and should be the better left-handed arm against Jarrod Washburn and the Mariners.
By: Mike Rose
This will be a homecoming of sorts for the Big Unit since he used to be the M's ace back in the day. Look for Randy Johnson's juices to be pumping tonight, and for him to put on a spectacular show.
He's 2-0 in his starts in Seattle since leaving the club. He won a 6-0 complete game with Arizona back in '99, and won 2-0 last year going seven strong. He's won four games in a row, and is starting to go deeper into games having gone seven innings in each of his last two starts.
His counterpart is another lefty, Jarrod Washburn, who has to be considered the offseason flop for the M's with all the money they paid him. He's been inconsistent to say the least, and should get shellacked this evening. Seattle struggles hitting left-handed pitching, only averaging 3.9 RPG, while the Yanks' eyeballs pop out of their sockets whenever a southpaw toes the rubber (5.9 RPG).
I'm looking for more of the same this evening as well. The M's are still in the midst of a terrible slump regardless of Tuesday night's Game 1 victory. Look for the Unit and the Yanks to roll and then head south to take on one of the better AL West squads.
Play: Yankees -1½ (+105)
Randy Johnson's familiar with Seattle and should be the better left-handed arm against Jarrod Washburn and the Mariners.
By: Mike Rose
This will be a homecoming of sorts for the Big Unit since he used to be the M's ace back in the day. Look for Randy Johnson's juices to be pumping tonight, and for him to put on a spectacular show.
He's 2-0 in his starts in Seattle since leaving the club. He won a 6-0 complete game with Arizona back in '99, and won 2-0 last year going seven strong. He's won four games in a row, and is starting to go deeper into games having gone seven innings in each of his last two starts.
His counterpart is another lefty, Jarrod Washburn, who has to be considered the offseason flop for the M's with all the money they paid him. He's been inconsistent to say the least, and should get shellacked this evening. Seattle struggles hitting left-handed pitching, only averaging 3.9 RPG, while the Yanks' eyeballs pop out of their sockets whenever a southpaw toes the rubber (5.9 RPG).
I'm looking for more of the same this evening as well. The M's are still in the midst of a terrible slump regardless of Tuesday night's Game 1 victory. Look for the Unit and the Yanks to roll and then head south to take on one of the better AL West squads.
Play: Yankees -1½ (+105)