Scott Delaney
Scott Delaney Saturday night ...
10-DIME SEATTLE MARINERS -1' RUNS (Action) - Not falling for this mini-streak the Tribe seems to be on, it’s simply not that good. Cleveland stunned Seattle last night, so what. Although it’s an auto-list of pitchers in a run-line situation, I am not concentrating on whom to go with specifically. Nonetheless, the M’s should get it back tonight with Erik Bedard making his second start against the Indians in seven days. The southpaw allowed just two earned runs and four hits while striking out six over 4-2/3 innings of a 5-3 win at Cleveland last Sunday. He’s allowed six earned runs in 14-1/3 innings over his last three outings, and should be psyched against Cleveland, as he is 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA in eight starts against it.
Despite winning its last two games, Cleveland is mired in losing streaks of 3-10 on Saturdays, 2-6 the last eight meetings with the M’s and 10-22 overall. And when Jeremy Sowers is on the hill, the Tribe is on losing streaks of 2-16 when he’s a road pup, 1-10 when he’s visiting a winning team and 2-9 overall.
All Seattle tonight.
5-DIME COLORADO ROCKIES -1' RUNS (WITH De La Rosa over Sanchez) - It’s short and sweet in this NL West showdown, as Jorge De La Rosa comes in on a personal five-game winning streak, while the Rockies are 8-1 in his last nine trips to the hill (including one relief appearance). Colorado is 5-0 in his last five outings (four starts) at home, including last Monday, when he limited the D’Backs to one run on four hits over seven innings of a 10-6 road win. He has a 1.98 ERA in his last four starts and should be fired up with a showdown with Jonathan Sanchez, who threw the first no-hitter of the 2009 season. This is a showdown for the National League Wild Card lead, and the Rockies will be out for revenge after last night’s 3-1 setback to Frisco, which is mired in a 3-6 slide. Lay the run line tonight with Colorado.
FROM CORK