Peru W/D- Won (drew 1-1)
USA Nationality of tournament winner- Won
Arizona Diamondbacks- Won 10-7
Record for day 3-0
Record for month 7-2
I will have to get September 6th's picks up tomorrow sometime. Today was just to hard to get to it and I am busy tomorrow morning. In the meantime I have to say China looks like a pretty good pick at a glance.
Possible Pick #1- China
China (8-2-1) will play Jordan (4-2-1) today. The percents are extremely skewed if you ask me. From what I saw last night, I thought China was a pick that was to good to be true. Turns out it probably is, sadly. With this being an international friendly, it can really be hard to pin-point exactly what is most likely going to happen. I think most people are picking China mainly based on their record. However, Jordan has one of their best teams they have had in years. This game will more than likely be a draw, but Jordan will definitely have a great shot at winning by a point. I say China, but dont be shocked if Jordan wins. I wish I could go into more detail on this game, but I have to be somewhere right now and can't go much further. You get the idea of the pick though.
Possible Pick #2 Texas Rangers
Texas (80-62, 36-34 away) will head into Tampa Bay, where the Rays (77-63, 38-32 home) will host Texas. C.J. Wilson (3.28 ERA, 14-6, 173 so, 1.20 whip) will look to help Texas rebound from last night's 5-1 loss in the series opener. Wilson is 2-0 this season against the Rays recording a combined 4.08 ERA. Also he has made 13 relief appearances against the Rays.
Tampa Bay will start Jeff Niemann (3.69 ERA, 9-6, 91 so, 1.20 whip) who lost to Texas 2-7 in his last game pitched last Thursday. He gave up five runs and two homers in that game.
Texas' batting batting ranks (by far) this season; 3rd in runs, 2nd in batting average, 5th on base, 3rd in slugging percent
Tampa Bay's batting ranks (by far) this season; 14th in runs, 26th in batting average, 15th on base, 15th in slugging percent.
Overall I think Texas is the best pick. Tampa is a good team and is very good at home, but I think with Wilson and the Ranger's batting they take this in a close one
Possible Pick #1- China
China (8-2-1) will play Jordan (4-2-1) today. The percents are extremely skewed if you ask me. From what I saw last night, I thought China was a pick that was to good to be true. Turns out it probably is, sadly. With this being an international friendly, it can really be hard to pin-point exactly what is most likely going to happen. I think most people are picking China mainly based on their record. However, Jordan has one of their best teams they have had in years. This game will more than likely be a draw, but Jordan will definitely have a great shot at winning by a point. I say China, but dont be shocked if Jordan wins. I wish I could go into more detail on this game, but I have to be somewhere right now and can't go much further. You get the idea of the pick though.
Possible Pick #2 Texas Rangers
Texas (80-62, 36-34 away) will head into Tampa Bay, where the Rays (77-63, 38-32 home) will host Texas. C.J. Wilson (3.28 ERA, 14-6, 173 so, 1.20 whip) will look to help Texas rebound from last night's 5-1 loss in the series opener. Wilson is 2-0 this season against the Rays recording a combined 4.08 ERA. Also he has made 13 relief appearances against the Rays.
Tampa Bay will start Jeff Niemann (3.69 ERA, 9-6, 91 so, 1.20 whip) who lost to Texas 2-7 in his last game pitched last Thursday. He gave up five runs and two homers in that game.
Texas' batting batting ranks (by far) this season; 3rd in runs, 2nd in batting average, 5th on base, 3rd in slugging percent
Tampa Bay's batting ranks (by far) this season; 14th in runs, 26th in batting average, 15th on base, 15th in slugging percent.
Overall I think Texas is the best pick. Tampa is a good team and is very good at home, but I think with Wilson and the Ranger's batting they take this in a close one
More to come...
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