Sport: MLBPick Selection: Astros/Marlins: Florida
I'm laying the price with FLORIDA. The Astros won yesterday's series opener. However, they played a marathon game vs. Atlanta on Thursday and I expect it to catch up with them this evening. I also expect them to be a serious disvantage on the mound. Mitre has allowed two earned runs or less in five of his last six home starts, pitching a minimum of six complete innings in each. During that 6-game stretch, Mitre has an excellent 2.18 ERA. Jennings, on the other hand, is 1-2 with a horrid 16.20 ERA his last three starts and 1-6 with a 8.53 ERA his last seven appearances overall. That brings him to 2-7 with a 6.03 ERA for the season. Of course, his ERA took a serious hit in his last start when he allowed 11 earned runs in the first inning! That was at home though so we can't blame his 1-3 road record (and 5.52 ERA) on just a single bad start. Note that his team is just 3-12 the last 15 times that Jennings took the mound. Additionally, its worth mentioning that Jennings' normal routine may also be a little "messed up" as he was used both as a reliever and a pinch-hitter on Wednesday and Thursday. Mitre has dominated the Astros, going 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA. I expect him to deliver another quality start and for the Marlins to even up the series. *NL Game of the Month
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