Jack Burnet
5000 Dime 1st Half Game of the Year
ONE AND ONLY 5000 DIME
1ST HALF GAME OF THE YEAR
Colorado Rockies
also
1000 Dime - New York Mets
1000 Dime - Seattle Mariners
The Rockies have dropped 12 in a row on the road and it ends tonight. Why? Derek Lowe will go for the Dodgers. Lowe is 0-4 with a 6.02 ERA in seven starts since his last win on April 23 against Arizona. He has dropped four straight starts against the Rockies including a 7-2 loss at Coors Field on May 4 in which he gave up five runs in five innings. He is 5-6 with a 5.33 ERA in 14 career starts against Colorado. All Reynolds has to do is not walk people and he is fine. Kind of like Oliver Perez, who'll we'll talk about next. Rockies win.
As for Oliver Perez, he has no lifetime wins against the Giants, but he'll get his first tonight. Why? His Mets are rolling, winners of six of seven and coming off a dominant performance against the Dodgers last night at Shea. The Mets are 13-6 when the opposing starter is left-handed and will take on Jonathan Sanchez tonight. The Mets are 8-2 in Perez's last 10 starts as a road favorite and will cruise to another win tonight.
The Mariners own the worst record in the AL and have dropped nine of their last 12 games. So why do I like them tonight? Just a hunch. Santana has been too good, overachieving if you will. Washburn has always seemed to pitch well against his former team, the Angels, and lefties do give the Angels trouble. Seattle is mired in a season long slump, but expect them to get a nice victory tonight at home.