some good plays:
1. Roy Oswalt- He was having an underrated season to begin with. A better team should energize him.
2. Placido Polanco/Jason Werth- Placido Polanco and Jayson Werth are a combined 7 for 8 with five doubles against the right-hander, who left his start last Friday without a decision after yielding three runs over five innings of a 7-5 loss at Milwaukee.
3. Alex Rodriguez- Rodriguez is 4 for 8 with two homers against Tampa Bay starter Wade Davis
4. Johnny Cueto- Cueto (10-2, 3.18 ERA) can add to Cincinnati’s slight division lead as he attempts to continue his superb stretch. The right-hander is 10-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 16 starts — 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA in his last six.
5. Justin Upton- he has killed the Mets all year
some good plays for thursday:
1. Mark Teixeira- he is batting .357 with 8 RBI his last 7 days
2. David Price- He should get back to his dominant self
3. Jason Heyward- he is hitting .440 in his last 7 games
4. Ubaldo Jimenez- he should rebound against the Pirates
5. Buster Posey- He has a 21 game hit streak. he is red hot
some good plays include:
1. Jamie Garcia- The rookie gets a struggling Mets team even though they battered Adam Wairight tonight. I still like jis chances
2. Albert Pujols- He is hitting .400 against Takahashi
3. Tim Hudson- Gotta take him against the Nationals
4. Jose Batista- The Orioles have stuggled in Toronto. The slugger should have a great series
5. Joe Mauer- Brian Banister has an ERA close to 6
some good plays for Tuesday:
1. CC Sabathia- Look for him to get his 10th straight win against his former team.
2. Stephen Strassburg- A must start because he is so entertaining.
3. Luke Scott- Scott has been a bright spot lately. He is 14 for 31 (.451) with five homers, three doubles, eight runs and 10 RBIs in eight games since being activated from the disabled list.
4. Jose Batista- Bautista is 4 for 9 with two homers, a double and a triple off the Orioles right-hander, Kevin Milwood.
5. Derrek Lee- Derrek Lee is 12 for 30 in his last seven games versus Houston after doubling in the opener. He is 17 for 34 with four doubles and three home runs against Brett Myers (tuesday’s starter for the Astros).
here are some good matchups:
1. Jorge Posada- Indians starter Jake Westbrook will want to be careful pitching to Jorge Posada. The Yankees catcher, who has three homers and 10 RBIs in his last nine games, is 5 for 13 with two homers — one a grand slam — against Westbrook.
2. Alex Rodriguez- He had two hits and three RBIs in Sunday’s 12-6 win over Kansas City — he’s batting .400 with 10 RBIs in his last seven games — but left in the eighth after being hit by a pitch on his left hand.
3. Javier Vasquez- Vazquez is 5-2 with a 3.10 ERA since June 1, holding opponents to a .196 average.
4. Ryan Howard- oward on Sunday extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch in which he’s batting .372 with five homers and 13 RBIs.
5. Evan Langoria- Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 0 for 10 in the weekend series in Cleveland, but he is batting .345 at home. He is hitting .385 (10 for 26) with four homers and 10 RBIs in six career home games versus Detroit.
6. Barry Zito- San Francisco will counter with left-hander Barry Zito (8-5, 3.45), who is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in his last three outings.
here are some good plays for Sunday:
1. Mark Teixeira- Another 2 HRs Saturday. He is red hot
2. Scott Podsednik- Kansas City’s Scott Podsednik will try to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and has batted .362 (17 for 47) during his run.
3. Jorge Posada- Jorge Posada will be looking to extend a streak by driving in a run in his ninth straight game. The Yankees catcher has 10 RBIs and is batting .357 over that span.
4. Clayton kershaw- The Mets can’t hit.
5. Jair Jurrjens- Since returning to the rotation June 30, Jurrjens has regained his dominance, going 3-0 with a 2.19 ERA in four starts. Against NL West-leading San Diego on Tuesday, he gave up one run and five hits while striking out seven over seven innings in a 4-1 win.
6. Raul Ibanez- Raul Ibanez continued to perform well while batting third. The outfielder homered Saturday and is batting .353 with 13 runs scored and nine RBIs in 12 games in that spot.
Here are some good plays for Saturday’s games:
1. Mark Teixeira- He has been on fire and look for him to stay hot this whole weekend against the Royals
2. David Price- look for him to rebound off his bad start against the Yankees. he gets the light hitting Indians so it should be a good day for him
3. Sergio Mitre- He will be cheap and he goes against the Royals. A good spot starter to fill other holes in the lineup.
4. Alfonso Soriano- His numbers are pretty good and the Cubs will miss Wainright
5. Evan Langoria- he has been masj=hing lately and he gets the Indians.
here are a few good plays for friday:
1. Derrek Lee- Chicago first baseman Derrek Lee, who went 7 for 13 in this week’s series against Houston, is 24 for 56 lifetime off Suppan — his most hits against any pitcher.
2. Roy Halladay- he never has two bad starts in a row
3. Ryan Howard- All-Star Ryan Howard, however, had three hits Thursday and is batting .406 during his last 8 games.
4. Hanley Ramirez/Jorge Cantu- Hanley Ramirez is 12 for 22 with six doubles against the sinkerballer (Derek Lowe) while Jorge Cantu has gone 7 for 11 with four doubles and a homer.
5. Trevor Cahill- Look for him to get back on track.
here are some good plays for Thursday’s games:
1. CC Sabathia- look for him to win his 9th straight decision. abathia, who turned 30 on Wednesday, is 7-4 with a 2.94 ERA in his last 14 starts against the Royals
2. Mark teixeira- The slump is gone and he does will against Bruce Chen. Mark Teixeira is 7 for 11 with six homers — his highest total against any pitcher.
3. Derek Jeter- he has been terrible so far in July but he had three hits today and s 11 for 28 career wise against Chen.
4. vernon Wells- he is 5 for 7 against verlander
5. Josh Johnson- 1.62 ERA says it all
here are a few good plays for today’s games:
1. Nick Swisher- Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher, who is batting .368 with four homers and nine RBIs in his last nine games, is 9 for 25 against Pineiro.
2. James Shields- Shields has posted a 1.71 ERA in winning three straight starts at Baltimore and is 6-2 with a 3.01 ERA in 16 outings against the Orioles
3. Luke Scott- Scott added another homer, his 14th, and is hitting .360 (9 for 25) with four home runs and six RBIs in eight games against the Rays this year.
4. Aramis Ramirez- Ramirez, 21 for 48 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs in his last 12 games, is 11 for 31 with five homers and 14 RBIs against the Astros this season.
5. Stephen Strasburg- Always