It sure does feel great to run good! Yet another winner was picked up by us every evening, our win in out past eleven bets, when we endorsed the Boston Red Sox on the road. I believed that even though the Red Sox were small favorites (-119) that they were undervalued. When evaluating a match the public will place much emphasis on the pitching matchup, along with the hatred for Red Sox newcomer, Nathan Eovaldi, looked a little extreme considering this guy was the protagonist of this Red Sox championship.
And Padres starter, Dinelson Lamet, while he’d looked decent in his last few starts, is only in his second year in the big leagues, and now I believed he was planning to have a rude awaking against this Red Sox lineup. So, I anticipated Boston to find a means and set a wood. And that is just what happened.
Boston jumped Lamet regularly and early, as he has tagged for four runs on the games. At the night, he picked up a no-decision and lasted only five innings. And while Nathan Eovaldi more seemed shaky, he is used more as an opener right now compared to a beginner, along with the Red Sox were fast to pull him in the first signs of difficulty.
This game hit on the ninth inning and Boston managed to score a series on star Kirby Yates to take the lead at the games closing framework. Boston left the bases loaded in the ninth, so it might have been considerably worse for Yates. Brandon Workman pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth for Boston and came in, and we all picked up the win.
For Boston, the triumph was the Oakland Athletics and a big one since they did manage to make up some ground on the Tampa Bay Rays, who both lost last night. Boston is just six matches back and closing of the second card as the season winds down. At San Diego, since the Red Sox and Padres wrap up their collection, we’ll remain right here for the current bet.
Even the San Diego Padres host. Even the Red Sox would like to pick up tonight to the sweep in the series finale and have outscored the Padres 16-4 in the first two matches of this show. Boston has won seven out of its final nine games as they desperately try to fight their way back into the wild card chase in the American League. For the Padres, they have dropped eight out of their last eleven matches, and the lineup seems way without superstar rookie Fernando Tatis Jr on the field out of sorts.
Starting now for the Red Sox is Brian Johnson (1-2 6.58 ERA), and also for the Padres it’s Joey Lucchesi (8-7 4.20 ERA). The game total over-under is placed in runs. The Padres are -113 favorites. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM PST from PETCO Park in San Diego.
Brian Johnson has not been really good this season. He’s been employed with just six of those coming as starts, which makes fifteen appearances, between the starting rotation and the bullpen. His ERA of 6.59 definitely leaves something to be desired. But when you take a look at Johnson’s outcomes, it was one awful outing that’s slowing down his stats.
On April 5thhe has blasted in only a single inning of work for seven runs. After that game, he had been shut down with knee inflammation and did not pitch again for weeks. With restricted usage since then, he hasn’t had enough innings to wash that rough patch. Now, that does not mean he has been great besides that, but more simply ordinary than dreadful. The former first round selection will be used much more as an opener, similar to Eovaldi, and they’ll be quick to pull him if he struggles.
Joey Lucchesi has been hot and cold this year. At times he seems excellent, other times, not so much. At the moment, he’s looking quite fair as in the month of August he 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA in four starts. And it might be worse for Lucchesi since he has nine walks and has done a good job of working to and back from jams.
One thing that has been steady for Lucchesi this year however well he manages to pitch is that the Padres tend to lose much when he’s on the mound. The Padres have lost nine from his last twelve begins, and about the year, they are only 10-14 if Lucchesi begins.
This is just another number that is lousy. Yeah, Brian Johnson has been weak this season. However, since returning from injury, he has been somewhat better, and it’ll be tonight against a Padres team that just can’t hit the ball, when he’s ever likely to look great. And we watched that the Red Sox are keeping their starters and are enjoying with baseball. Expect him to have pulled prior to the Padres can do real damage, if Johnson struggles early.
And when you look at Joey Lucchesi, is not like he is a few world-beater. The guy is currently averaging only more than one winning a decision a month as April. Yeah, he’s looked ok recently against the likes of the feeble flying Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners.
But when he has faced teams that may hit the ball like this Red Sox team has, he hasn’t been great. He has confronted the Dodgers two and has since given up a seven. And contrary to the Cubs he has blasted for six runs in four innings. I believe Boston finds a way today to place up runs on the board against Lucchesi.
Even the Red Sox have mastered this series thus far. They came as the team that was far superior, and it indicates in both these games. Yeah, perhaps you may give a slight nod to Lucchesi over Johnson on the mound, but this is not likely to scare me off the fact I get to back the defending world champs, that are on fire at this time, getting dog cash against an out of emptiness Padres team.
I have preached it all year, quit making your bets all based on the starting pitching matchup! Yes, the pitching matchup matters, a lot. But where the obviously talented staff is becoming dog cash while you find a number, it must be exploited by you. And that is precisely what we can do. Give that the Boston Red Sox today because they finish the sweep of the Padres off in sunny San Diego to me!
Garry