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(MLB) Seattle vs. Houston,
Point Spread: -1.50 | -144.00 Houston (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -1.50 | -144.00 Houston (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: Houston won 2-1 on Friday and 6-5 on Saturday. Suffice it to say I'm expecting a much more decisive victory in the finale, as Houston keeps the foot on the gas after a scuffling stretch. The home side goes with Gerrit Cole, while the visitors go with Marco Gonzales.
The pitchers: Cole (7-5, 3.42 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA over five June starts and he's 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA over six career outings vs. the M's, including a 3-2 win on April 14th in which he posted 11 strikeouts.
Gonzales (9-6, 4.34) has been hit or miss all year, looking unbelievable for stretches and downright terrible in others. Note that he's 0-2 with an 8.36 ERA in five career appearances vs. the Astros.
The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Seattle is just 11-20 (-8.8 units) this year in all "day" games, while Houston is 6-1 at home as a favorite in the -250 to -330 range. Lay the 1.5 runs and expect a lop-sided destruction from start to finish.
Houston Astros -1.5
10* play
The pitchers: Cole (7-5, 3.42 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA over five June starts and he's 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA over six career outings vs. the M's, including a 3-2 win on April 14th in which he posted 11 strikeouts.
Gonzales (9-6, 4.34) has been hit or miss all year, looking unbelievable for stretches and downright terrible in others. Note that he's 0-2 with an 8.36 ERA in five career appearances vs. the Astros.
The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Seattle is just 11-20 (-8.8 units) this year in all "day" games, while Houston is 6-1 at home as a favorite in the -250 to -330 range. Lay the 1.5 runs and expect a lop-sided destruction from start to finish.
Houston Astros -1.5
10* play
