MLB - 979 Pittsburgh Pirates @ 980 Los Angeles Angels
(Starting Pitchers: C. Morton vs J. Blanton)
The Angels will start Joe Blanton today, who may have a 1-10 record this season, but he is pitching much better than that record shows. He had a 11/2 K/BB ratio on his last start and previous to that, he had 6/1 K/BB at Boston, 11/0 vs Houston and 5/0 at LA against the Dodgers. That's a 33/3 K/BB ratio on his last four starts! The Pirates are one of the teams that struggles the most with strikeouts and they are indeed #30 in the league on K% with 25.7% over the past 30 days! Therefore, I expect Blanton to use his great command to dominate the Pirates.
On the other hand, Charlie Morton will start for Pittsburgh today. He pitched well at Cincinnati, but prior to that he got pounded by the Giants. I believe that the fact that the slumping Josh Hamilton not playing today will only help the Angels, whose potent lineup should be too much for Morton. Therefore, I expect a comfortable win for the LA team in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 980 Los Angeles Angels RL -1 (w/ J. Blanton) @ -114 / 1.88 on 5Dimes
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