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GAME: Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants Apr 26, 2008 9:05PM
SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: San Francisco Giants
I?m sorry but the wrong team is favored here. The Giants won another close game on Friday in the opener of this series to make it three straight wins. After starting the season 1-6, San Francisco has gone 10-7 since then as both the offense and the pitching has had their share of shining moments. Last night, it was another great pitching performance this time from Jonathan Sanchez. Take away a 1-4 mark against Arizona and the Giants are actually playing good with a 10-9 record against the rest of the league.
While the giants are surging, the Reds continue their swoon. After starting the season 6-4, Cincinnati has gone just 3-11 over its last 14 games and they once again find themselves as favorites. The Reds have scored four runs or fewer in 18 of their 24 games this season including seven of eight and making matters worse has been the pitching. Cincinnati has an ERA of 6.04 over its last 10 games from its starters and that includes two gems from Aaron Harang showing how bad the rest of the staff has been.
The Reds are hoping Matt Belisle can get things going from the bottom part of the rotation and I?m here to tell you he won?t. He made his first start of the season five days ago at home against the Dodgers and he allowed seven runs (five earned) on 12 hits in just four innings of work. He is replacing Josh Fogg and if this horrid pitching continues, another change will be needed. In eight games including two starts against the Giants, Belisle is 0-1 with a 6.60 ERA and 1.80 WHIP.
Kevin Correia is coming off a great performance last time out against Arizona but was handed the loss despite tossing his second quality start of the season. He allowed three runs in six innings but his offense was able to muster only two runs for him. His other quality outing came against the Cardinals as he allowed no runs in 7.2 innings at home. His effort after that was not good but that came against the Diamondbacks and this one is against a much worse team that Correia is 3-0 with a 2.65 ERA in three starts against. Play San Francisco Giants 1.5 Units
GAME: Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants Apr 26, 2008 9:05PM
SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: San Francisco Giants
I?m sorry but the wrong team is favored here. The Giants won another close game on Friday in the opener of this series to make it three straight wins. After starting the season 1-6, San Francisco has gone 10-7 since then as both the offense and the pitching has had their share of shining moments. Last night, it was another great pitching performance this time from Jonathan Sanchez. Take away a 1-4 mark against Arizona and the Giants are actually playing good with a 10-9 record against the rest of the league.
While the giants are surging, the Reds continue their swoon. After starting the season 6-4, Cincinnati has gone just 3-11 over its last 14 games and they once again find themselves as favorites. The Reds have scored four runs or fewer in 18 of their 24 games this season including seven of eight and making matters worse has been the pitching. Cincinnati has an ERA of 6.04 over its last 10 games from its starters and that includes two gems from Aaron Harang showing how bad the rest of the staff has been.
The Reds are hoping Matt Belisle can get things going from the bottom part of the rotation and I?m here to tell you he won?t. He made his first start of the season five days ago at home against the Dodgers and he allowed seven runs (five earned) on 12 hits in just four innings of work. He is replacing Josh Fogg and if this horrid pitching continues, another change will be needed. In eight games including two starts against the Giants, Belisle is 0-1 with a 6.60 ERA and 1.80 WHIP.
Kevin Correia is coming off a great performance last time out against Arizona but was handed the loss despite tossing his second quality start of the season. He allowed three runs in six innings but his offense was able to muster only two runs for him. His other quality outing came against the Cardinals as he allowed no runs in 7.2 innings at home. His effort after that was not good but that came against the Diamondbacks and this one is against a much worse team that Correia is 3-0 with a 2.65 ERA in three starts against. Play San Francisco Giants 1.5 Units
