Record
13-3 +8.80 units
Philadelphia (Padilla) @ San Francisco (Hernandez)
Well did I call this game last night or what? Can you hear it? The voices calling for Bowa's resignation that is! The grumbling in the locker room is getting louder also!
Well the Giants send out Livan Hernandez to pitch today who has just been solid as hell so far this year he has an ERA of 2.08 with a WHIP of 0.949 with 17 strikeouts versus only 7 walks in 39 innings pitched so far this year. He has owned the Phillies with a record of 5-1 with an ERA of 3.07 with his teams going 7-3 in those starts and he is a much better pitcher this year than he ever was before in my opinion.
The Phillies counter with a young pitcher that I really like allot but he just has no back up with that Philadelphia bullpen. He is 1-1 on the road with an ERA of 4.15 and he has struggled in his last two starts losing both against teams that have no where near the talent on offense that the Giants have. Has to be real discouraging to know even if you pitch your tail off you have to hand the game over to that bullpen.
Defensively the Giants have been rock solid especially at home where they are limiting opponents to 2 runs a game with a team batting average of .230, while the Phillies are allowing the opposing teams to bat .286 and score 6.4 runs a game.
Do we really need to discuss bullpens I think you already know how I feel about the Phillies bullpen who have been horrendous as they proved again last night. The Giants pen has been very solid at home and continued it last night not allowing a run after Schmidt left in the 3rd inning.
Well I like our chances even better with the Giants today as we get a very good pitcher that has proven he can beat Philly and a very solid bullpen against a rookie pitcher that has arguably the worst bullpen in Major League baseball backing him up.
Playing the San Francisco Giants -155
