August 15th pick results:
Vaasan P. Result- Won draw 1-1
I took down this game. But Manchester City- Won 4-0
Atlanta Braves Result- Won 5-4
Texas Rangers Result- Won 8-4
Todays record 4-0 Overall record for the month 21-2
I backed out of the Man City game and missed Texas by 1 minute. In case you were wondering why I didnt pick them in my entry.
Most of tomorrow's picks don't look as good as they have the last few days. I will only have a couple I will put up for now. I may have more in the morning though.
Possible Pick: Atlanta Braves (writeup pending)
Pick #1 St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis (65-57, 33-30 away) go on the road to face the Pittsburg Pirates (57-63, 27-32 home) tomorrow night. St. Louis' batting way outweights the success of the Pirates batting. St. Louis ranks 4th in runs, 3rd in batting average, 3rd on base and 4th in slugging %. The Pirates rank 27th in runs, 26th in batting average, 26th on base and 28th in slugging. The pitching matchup is about the same. Chris Carpenter will get the start for the cardinals. With his 3.68 ERA, 8-8 record, 132 strikeouts and a 1.34 WHIP, he compares closely with the Pirates Jeff Karstens. Who has a 3.04 ERA, 9-6 record, 80 strikeouts and a 1.14 WHIP. I would definitely say the Pirates have a very slight advantage in tomorrows pitching. But with the Cardinals better batting and better away-home record, I think they take this in a close game.
Pick #2 Texas Rangers
Similar to yesterdays post (look back at batting comparison), the Angels will host Texas yet again. The difference is that both teams will be starting fairly poor pitchers. Texas will bring out Derek Holland. He has a 4.3 ERA, 10-4 record, 111 strikeouts and a 1.41 WHIP. The Angels will start Tyler Chatwood. Who will bring his 4.07 ERA, 6-8 record, 67 strikeouts and a 1.55 WHIP. However, I like Holland slightly better. He (Holland) is more of a strikeout pitcher even with that kind of ERA and is averaging twice as many strikeouts per game than Chatwood. Also he has a better record and slightly lower WHIP.
More in the morning. Good night everyone
