MLB - 951 Los Angeles Dodgers @ 952 Pittsburgh Pirates
(Starting Pitchers: J. Blanton vs A. Burnett)
This is the last game of a four-games series where the Dodgers having been dominating. They are now #1 in NL West and they can thank Billingsley and Kershaw to limit the Pirates offense to .156 and .194 BA! They will start Blanton today and he is still winless in two starts since joining the team. He allowed four runs in five innings at Miami, where he gave up six hits while walking none and striking out three. He had a 4.61 ERA and 3.96 FIP in that start and his FIP has been alternating over the last few games: 1.90, 5.10, 1.53, 5.22 and 1.35 FIP L5 outings. He has been solid and Pittsburgh's roster is hitting .247 BA against him, so I don't believe the Pirates will be able to pound him today.
The Pirates will on their hand start their ace Burnett, who is coming from a tough outing against San Diego. He allowed five runs (four earned) in 5.2 IP, however he also repeated a season high of 10 strikeouts. Burnett has been very solid this season and he has good numbers against RH batters, so I believe he will have a natural bounce back today, as no pitcher is actually struggling after having 10 strikeouts on the previous outing.
Therefore, I believe these two pitchers will have a good outing today and so, I expect a small number of runs to be scored today on this contest, especially as an early start spot favors exactly that. So, I'll be taking the Under in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 951/952 Under 7.5 (w/ J. Blanton & A. Burnett) @ -115 / 1.87 on 5Dimes
No comments:
Post a Comment