Sunday's Play--Found Us A Nice Sized Doggie Today !

Keith · #1 05-24-2009, 09:04 AM

first the re-cap. Incredibly, I won with the D'backs last night. When things are going your way, they are going your way

Now 9-3 for my last 12, and for the entire year I am now over the .500 mark at 15-14.

Played a few large faves this week that won, but today I like me a nice sized growling dog. For Sunday I like the SF Giants at +140 from the Mariners. Here's why:

The Mariners start Felix Hernandez. He used to be known as King Felix. Now the M's would be better off with Felix Unger. For the year he is 4-3 with a 4.13 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP and a .265 batting average against. In his last 3 starts he has allowed 21 hits and 8 walks in 16.2 innings for a 6.19 ERA. For the entire month of May he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA and a .323 batting average against. At home this year he is 2-2 with a 5.47 ERA and a .311 batting average against.

Meanwhile, the Giants start Barry Zito, who quietly is pitching much better this year. Now he is 1-4 on the year, but his ERA is only 3.62, his WHIP is 1.29 and his batting average against is .241. His ERA over his last 3 starts is 3.15. For the month of May his ERA is 2.30 and his batting average against is .230. Over the past 3 years he is 3-0 against the M's with a 1.80 ERA. His road record this year is not great (1-3 with a 5.09 ERA), BUT at Safeco Field over the past 3 years he is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA and a .182 batting average against.

Sunday's play is the San Francisco Giants +140 from the Mariners.