Big AL “Gaylord” McMordie
At 8:00 pm, our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies. The two unlikeliest of opponents will meet in the NLCS as Wild Card teams the Phillies and Padres clash in a best-of-seven affair for a trip to the World Series. It would've been almost impossible to imagine that the Padres would have home field advantage in the Championship Series but yet here we are at Petco Park for Game 1. The Padres are also fortunate in that things lined up for their veteran RH ace, Yu Darvish to start things off on five days of rest. Darvish has done little wrong in his two 2022 post-season starts so far, going 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and two walks in 12 innings against the Mets and Dodgers. In two starts vs. the Phils during the regular season, Darvish allowed three runs in 13 innings (a 2.08 ERA) with 14 strikeouts and one walk. Anything close to that tonight in his pitcher-friendly home park should get the job done. The Padres are 18-3 in their last 21 games immediately following one or more off-days. And Darvish's teams are 29-13 when he's pitched with an extra day or two of rest. Take San Diego. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
At 8:00 pm, our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies. The two unlikeliest of opponents will meet in the NLCS as Wild Card teams the Phillies and Padres clash in a best-of-seven affair for a trip to the World Series. It would've been almost impossible to imagine that the Padres would have home field advantage in the Championship Series but yet here we are at Petco Park for Game 1. The Padres are also fortunate in that things lined up for their veteran RH ace, Yu Darvish to start things off on five days of rest. Darvish has done little wrong in his two 2022 post-season starts so far, going 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and two walks in 12 innings against the Mets and Dodgers. In two starts vs. the Phils during the regular season, Darvish allowed three runs in 13 innings (a 2.08 ERA) with 14 strikeouts and one walk. Anything close to that tonight in his pitcher-friendly home park should get the job done. The Padres are 18-3 in their last 21 games immediately following one or more off-days. And Darvish's teams are 29-13 when he's pitched with an extra day or two of rest. Take San Diego. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
