Marco D'Angelo
Two weeks ago it looked like Baltimore was going to miss the Playoffs they had lost 4 in a row and their final 6 games were on the road at Toronto and New York. Things weren’t looking good for Baltimore so how did they respond by winning 7 of their last 9 games to make the playoffs. I love riding a team that had to fight their way into the playoffs and then watch that momentum carry them. We saw St Louis do that a few years back and we have seen the Giants do it as well. All the pressure is on Toronto as they are playing at home and had the success of a playoff run last year. This reminds me so much of Pittsburgh the last 2 years. If you remember the Pirates had such a playoff drought then they finally made it won the Wildcard then had an epic series against St Louis. The following two years they were in the WildCard game again with expectations high only to lose both of the Wildcard games and both were at home. Baltimore has the better manager and that is a key factor in a one game series. Chris Tillman has made 14 road starts and Baltimore is 10-4 in those starts. Tillman posted a ERA on the road of 2.97 this year while Stroman had a ERA of 4.59 at home. My Numbers have Baltimore winning 5-3.
TAKE BALTIMORE as MARCO’S 3% AL WILDCARD WINNER
Two weeks ago it looked like Baltimore was going to miss the Playoffs they had lost 4 in a row and their final 6 games were on the road at Toronto and New York. Things weren’t looking good for Baltimore so how did they respond by winning 7 of their last 9 games to make the playoffs. I love riding a team that had to fight their way into the playoffs and then watch that momentum carry them. We saw St Louis do that a few years back and we have seen the Giants do it as well. All the pressure is on Toronto as they are playing at home and had the success of a playoff run last year. This reminds me so much of Pittsburgh the last 2 years. If you remember the Pirates had such a playoff drought then they finally made it won the Wildcard then had an epic series against St Louis. The following two years they were in the WildCard game again with expectations high only to lose both of the Wildcard games and both were at home. Baltimore has the better manager and that is a key factor in a one game series. Chris Tillman has made 14 road starts and Baltimore is 10-4 in those starts. Tillman posted a ERA on the road of 2.97 this year while Stroman had a ERA of 4.59 at home. My Numbers have Baltimore winning 5-3.
TAKE BALTIMORE as MARCO’S 3% AL WILDCARD WINNER
