Rockies at Dodgers........
Rockies rarely, and I mean rarely win 3 in a row on the road, let alone 4. Last done on June 15-17 in Cinci, and prior to that April 17-19 in SD (who got off to an aweful start). In fact, the Rockies won 4 on the road only twice in the last 5 years, once last yr and once in 1997, I believe (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). They have not had a 4 game road winning streak on the road this year.
Park, who pitched a complete game against the Atlanta Braves in his last start, is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season. Neagle is 0-2 with a 7.88 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers this season.
With Chan Ho Park pitching tonight, Kreuter will catch, Lo Duca will move to first base and Karros will rest (who's been struggling all season like Salmon). And LA will put up all righty batters, except Green, to face Neagle.
It's not a do-or-die situation, but pretty damn close if the Dodgers want to stay in the wildcard hunt. The Rockies singled LA to death last night (13 to be exact, no extra-base hits). I don't see that happening tonite. The LA bats will come alive and score early, and Chan Ho should hold the Rockies bats at bay. Chan Ho is as money as there is in MLB when he pitches at Chavez Ravine.
-185 is big chalk, but this should be more like -220, 240, IMHO. I'm making this a 5unit play, which is pretty rare for me.
LA-185 x 5
to avoid the sweep
Good Luck everyone
Rockies rarely, and I mean rarely win 3 in a row on the road, let alone 4. Last done on June 15-17 in Cinci, and prior to that April 17-19 in SD (who got off to an aweful start). In fact, the Rockies won 4 on the road only twice in the last 5 years, once last yr and once in 1997, I believe (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). They have not had a 4 game road winning streak on the road this year.
Park, who pitched a complete game against the Atlanta Braves in his last start, is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this season. Neagle is 0-2 with a 7.88 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers this season.
With Chan Ho Park pitching tonight, Kreuter will catch, Lo Duca will move to first base and Karros will rest (who's been struggling all season like Salmon). And LA will put up all righty batters, except Green, to face Neagle.
It's not a do-or-die situation, but pretty damn close if the Dodgers want to stay in the wildcard hunt. The Rockies singled LA to death last night (13 to be exact, no extra-base hits). I don't see that happening tonite. The LA bats will come alive and score early, and Chan Ho should hold the Rockies bats at bay. Chan Ho is as money as there is in MLB when he pitches at Chavez Ravine.
-185 is big chalk, but this should be more like -220, 240, IMHO. I'm making this a 5unit play, which is pretty rare for me.
Good Luck everyone
