MLB - 959 Pittsburgh Pirates @ 960 Philadelphia Phillies
(Starting Pitchers: W. Rodriguez vs R. Halladay)
Even though he has been dealing with some minor injuries, Wandy Rodriguez started the season amazingly, including a shutout to the red hot offense of the Braves on his last start: 5/0 K/BB ratio in 7 innings, with 1.59 FIP and 2.77 xFIP! Today he will have a favorable matchup against Philadelphia, who is struggling badly against LH pitchers this season: #30 in the league with just .520 OPS! This well very visible yesterday, as the Phillies weren't able to score a single run against Jeff Locke!
On the other side, Roy Halladay is coming from back to back quality starts, including an outing against the Cardinals where he "threw his sinker 50 times in his last start", the Philadelphia Daily News reports. It was the most frequent Halladay has used the pitch since 2009. "He's getting back to throwing it more," pitching coach Rich Dubee said.”
Halladay is still missing some speed on his pitches and thanks to that, he allowed 2 home runs on his last outing. Today Pittsburgh is coming with the lesson well studied, after watching Halladay's performance against St Louis. Historically, Halladay has been dominating Pittsburgh, but he hasn't been dominant at all this season and the Pirates have been hitting decently on this early season. Therefore, I see good edge on the Pirates and Rodriguez tonight, so I'll be taking them in here for the upset.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 959 Pittsburgh Pirates ML (w/ W. Rodriguez) @ +105 / 2.05 on Bovada
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