AL WILD CARD GAME - HOUSTON ASTROS (D. Keuchel) @ NY YANKEES (M. Tanaka)
Tuesday, October 6th (8:00pm EST)
Very intriguing match-up to open this years Playoff chase. Vegas is just begging for money to be put on the Pinstripes. For the Astros, Keuchel has been a stud, and likely the front runner for the AL Cy Young. But he's starting on 3 days rest, which he's never done, but he's owned the Yankees in the past. The lineup is young, but productive....however they have ZERO playoff experience outside of Gomez and Gattis. Lots of free swingers, who can blast 3 or 4 out a game, or can K over a dozen times a game.
The Yanks come into this game playing likely their worst baseball of the year. They have made adjustments to their lineup to take a few lefties out....however, they still have 4, with a couple switch hitters who are better from the left side. Tanaka is very capable of putting a lot of Astros down on strikes, but also capable of making a few mistakes.....as he was taken yard a ton this year.
I'm going to try not to get too caught up in home field advantage and experience this year, as it's burned me in the past. Just going to look at the players on the field.....and I think Houston matches up well here, especially on the hump. Yankees as the dog at home with Tanaka is very tempting, but I'm going to stick to my guns here.
MY PICK : Houston Astros -107 (Risk $267.50 to Win $250)
Tuesday, October 6th (8:00pm EST)
Very intriguing match-up to open this years Playoff chase. Vegas is just begging for money to be put on the Pinstripes. For the Astros, Keuchel has been a stud, and likely the front runner for the AL Cy Young. But he's starting on 3 days rest, which he's never done, but he's owned the Yankees in the past. The lineup is young, but productive....however they have ZERO playoff experience outside of Gomez and Gattis. Lots of free swingers, who can blast 3 or 4 out a game, or can K over a dozen times a game.
The Yanks come into this game playing likely their worst baseball of the year. They have made adjustments to their lineup to take a few lefties out....however, they still have 4, with a couple switch hitters who are better from the left side. Tanaka is very capable of putting a lot of Astros down on strikes, but also capable of making a few mistakes.....as he was taken yard a ton this year.
I'm going to try not to get too caught up in home field advantage and experience this year, as it's burned me in the past. Just going to look at the players on the field.....and I think Houston matches up well here, especially on the hump. Yankees as the dog at home with Tanaka is very tempting, but I'm going to stick to my guns here.
MY PICK : Houston Astros -107 (Risk $267.50 to Win $250)
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