1-0 Wednesday, 6-0 for the week.
1* Angels +104: Gaudin's fallen off considerably since his strong start to the season. He's 0-3, 7.89 in his last four starts, including a 3.2 IP, 5 R, 6 BB performance against the Halos ten days ago in which he failed to hold a 5-run lead. Joe Saunders has been effective in limited duty, while Oakland's offense is hitting only .248 against lefties. These teams typically play close games, and if that's the case tomorrow night, I'll take the Angels bullpen, likely the best in the AL, over Oakland's pen, which despite the return of closer Huston Street, is still a liability.
1* Dodgers -122: Tomko's been very good in his career at Dodger Stadium (3.55 ERA), while Zito's been a disaster for SF, failing to make it past the 5th inning in six of his last ten starts. I don't expect him to fare much better against a Dodger lineup that destroys LH pitching - Loney (19/42), Furcal (38/104), Kent (25/70), Martin (29/86), Kemp (14/42), Ethier (24/73) and Gonzalez (25/80), basically LA's top 7 hitters, are each hitting well over .300 against lefties for the season.
1* D'Backs +188: I'll take the hottest team in the league at a very generous price knowing that, against SD's offense, 1-run may very well be enough for the win. Peavy's had a tough time in his career against Arizona (5.20 ERA), and even though he'll probably pitch a great game tomorrow, it still might not be enough to get the win. Prior to his last outing against Houston, Peavy received a total of 5-runs of support in his previous five starts. Simply put, despite the brilliance of Peavy, with SD's offense, the Pads should never be laying this much chalk, particularly against a good team that happens to be the hottest team in baseball at the moment.
1* Angels +104: Gaudin's fallen off considerably since his strong start to the season. He's 0-3, 7.89 in his last four starts, including a 3.2 IP, 5 R, 6 BB performance against the Halos ten days ago in which he failed to hold a 5-run lead. Joe Saunders has been effective in limited duty, while Oakland's offense is hitting only .248 against lefties. These teams typically play close games, and if that's the case tomorrow night, I'll take the Angels bullpen, likely the best in the AL, over Oakland's pen, which despite the return of closer Huston Street, is still a liability.
1* Dodgers -122: Tomko's been very good in his career at Dodger Stadium (3.55 ERA), while Zito's been a disaster for SF, failing to make it past the 5th inning in six of his last ten starts. I don't expect him to fare much better against a Dodger lineup that destroys LH pitching - Loney (19/42), Furcal (38/104), Kent (25/70), Martin (29/86), Kemp (14/42), Ethier (24/73) and Gonzalez (25/80), basically LA's top 7 hitters, are each hitting well over .300 against lefties for the season.
1* D'Backs +188: I'll take the hottest team in the league at a very generous price knowing that, against SD's offense, 1-run may very well be enough for the win. Peavy's had a tough time in his career against Arizona (5.20 ERA), and even though he'll probably pitch a great game tomorrow, it still might not be enough to get the win. Prior to his last outing against Houston, Peavy received a total of 5-runs of support in his previous five starts. Simply put, despite the brilliance of Peavy, with SD's offense, the Pads should never be laying this much chalk, particularly against a good team that happens to be the hottest team in baseball at the moment.
