MLB Picks

I liked Orlando Hernandez and the Mets to beat the Dodgers in LA. Lastly, I liked Matt Morris and the Giants in San Francisco against the Blue Jays

So my picks were as follows:
Cubs over Astros
Mets over Dodgers
Giants over Blue Jays

In the first game, Carlos Zambrano pretty much beat the Astros all by himself, through solid pitching and his bat. Zambrano pitched 8 innings of 3-hit ball, while striking out 8. In addition, Chicago’s ace also hit a long home run, his second of the year. Zambrano shutout going into the eighth when Mike Lamb led off with a walk and pinch-hitter Luke Scott singled as diving center fielder Felix Pie couldn come up with his sinking liner. Brad Ausmus hit a grounder to third and Mark DeRosa threw to second for the force, but second baseman Mike Fontenots relay to first was wild for an error that allowed Lamb to score. That was it for Houston. Chicago also scored a run on a Ryan Theriot single. Woody Williams pitched solidly for the Astros, allowing 2 runs in the loss.

In game 2, Orlando Hernandez was getting the best of Dodgers starter Randy Wolf. The Mets had a 3-0 lead into the 4th. That’s when El Duque unraveled and the Mets bats went silent. The Dodgers scored 5 unanswered runs and beat the Mets 5-3. Randy Wolf allowed 9 hits and 3 runs in 6 innings for the win. Ok, so I’m 1 for 2 with 1 game to go.

In the last game of the night, the Giants faced a shaky pitcher in Josh Towers who actually pitched well in this one. The Blue Jays went up 3-0 before Barry Bonds got the Giants going, hitting his 747th career home run. The Giants won 4-3 on RBI by Ryan Klesko and Omar Vizquel, and I posted a profit for the night.

Till next time, may all your bets be winners.