RudyNYC Early MLB Play of the Day - 4/18/2011

[RudyNYC27]

Season Record: 12-8 +5.42 units
-----------------------------------------

Monday Early Play:

Blue Jays/Red Sox OVER 5 -120 (5 innings) 1.5 units

We have two starting pitchers who give us reason to suggest that this will be a slug-fest. We need not discuss the hitting prowess of either of these squads as we know both have the potent lineups with that potential to put up runs.

Back to the pitchers. First Ricky Romero for Toronto. RR's history against the Sawx reads 2-4, 7.42 ERA, 2.06 WHIP, and .346 BAA. Yes, we are aware of his impressive 2011 start but look at the Red Sox starting lineup's BA against RR:

Drew RF - .450 (20 AB)
Pedroia 2B - .545 (11 AB)
Gonzalez 1B - .333 (3 AB)
Youkilis, 3B - .400 (10 AB)
Ortiz DH - .409 (22 AB)
Lowrie SS - .400 (5 AB)
Crawford LF - 1.000 (1 AB)
Varitek C - .000 (1 AB)
Ellsbury CF - .417 (12 AB)

Should we waste ink on discussing Matsuzaka? No, we need to send it on OVER, 5 innings as game time approaches (confident full game will click too).

GL
Rudy

[RanPicks]

gl Rudy... interesting 5 inn angle...

[Keith]

gl Roo

[Shutouts14]

Good luck

[BOBBYW]

gl..

[RanPicks]

just 1 more...

[bigsportsguy2006]

thank god for jed lowrie!! the man knocked in 4 in the first 5 innings!!

bo sox did their part, but dice K shut down the BJ's bats

[RudyNYC27]

Originally Posted by RanPicks

gl Rudy... interesting 5 inn angle...

Yep, only needed one off Dice, never happened.

Originally Posted by Keith

gl Roo

OK, either you are taking a scene out of National Lampoon's Vacation or a scene from Ground Hog's Day. Nonetheless, get the fork out of here already...lol... Happy Passover and have a great trip. btw - been to the Atlantis several times; if you do not know this, get rated - they rate like the old days - and introduce yourself to a casino host(ess) after you play some...BOL at the tables

Originally Posted by Shutouts14

Good luck

Thanks, goose-eggs@TD's

Originally Posted by BOBBYW

gl..

Thanks, Robert Wagner

Thanks again guys, obviously I needed the luck to walk away with a push when that one should have been a cake walk...I discounted Dice's favorable history against the Jays because of his lousy form going into the game.

Might be back with another later.

GL to all
Rudy