PITTSBURGH PIRATES +135 - I am keeping my selection from Friday, as the same starting pitchers are going today following that rainout. I know that Ben Sheets is coming off of the best game of his life, but because of that I feel that we are now getting nice value on a pesky Pirate club at home. Besides, Sheets can only go in one direction here, as it is virtually impossible for him to improve on that dominating 18-strikeout performance. It is not too often that you see a club of the Brewers caliber as this big of a road favorite either. Aside for the starting pitchers tonight, little else separates these clubs as Milwaukee lead the Pirates by just two games in the standing, one in the loss column. Also, Fogg appears to have turned things around, as he notched his first win of the season in his last start at San Francisco allowing 2 runs and 6 hits in 5.2 innings. The last time Fogg faced the Brewers here in Pittsburgh, he held them to just 2 runs and 8 hits in 6.2 innings. Finally, the Bucs enter this contest with the 2nd best bullpen ERA in the NL, at 2.76! Pittsburgh held the Padres to 1 run in 8 innings last night following a 6-run first inning.
Brewers/Pirates - 5/22/04
- Thread starter Eugene Michaels
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Sheets has been solid all season, while Fogg has had one good game. I feel the Brewers are overpriced here, so you get some value there, but I still think the Pirates are in a bad spot here.
Good luck today.
Good luck today.
