San Fran at L.A. DODGERS
Well, as everyone SHOULD know, S. Green is sitting out tonite's game due to the JEWISH holiday, so LA's biggest bat is out of the lineup. They send out old worn down Terry Mulholland, who may give them six, if he's not knocked out long before that, so the LA BP will be used for 3 or 4 innings, which bodes well for SAN FRAN. Add to that, J. SCHMIDT is going for SF, and it's looking solid for the GIANTS. SF has won six of seven starts by Schmidt, who's getting a chance to play for a team when it counts down the stretch for the first time, since leaving PITT. Add to all this, LA's been struggling til last nite to put up any runs, averaging about 2 a game prior to that, and the only thing worse that could happen is if the UMP didn't like em! Well, lets see... HP UMP Wendelstedt has favored the ROAD TEAM 20-12 so far this year, and 8 or the last 9. The only game the HOME TEAM won, was HOU -250 at home when they played PITT, 3-0. In fact, LA has lost the last FIVE games when HUNTER W. is behind the plate. SF meanwhile is 6-2 in the last 8 games with him back there. Unless LA somehow musters up some testicles, something they've lacked for sometime now, I can't see them stepping up tonite and taking care of business without GREEN. The hitting, fielding, pitching, Ump, and confidence all side with SF.... no other way to play it.
SAN FRAN -155
Anaheim at OAKLAND
Gotta pass on this one... should be a good low scoring game, but OAK went NUTS for 8 in one inning last nite to burn me, so I don't want to risk it. I gotta enough action riding, don't need a play to watch this one!
Lean to ANA +1.5 and Under.
