Wonder boy got lucky in the first two inning, first inning alone Bravos bats exploited him, even though they got nada, they hit Boy Wonder like a rented mule.Strasburg would have been out of the inning if Desmond could field a ground ball hit right to him
This is the aspect of baseball handicapping you overlook.This inning alone, Desmond error on a routine ground ball ruining a standard double play, Morgan not knowing where to throw the ball, bull pen can't field a bunt, Zimmerman error, and we still have 2 outs to go.
I was talking pitching not betting. Strasburg will not make the Nationals a winning ball club no doubt about that nor can he possible live up to the public hype but hell the kid only has a few big league games.This is the aspect of baseball handicapping you overlook.
Unless the pitcher is the Lord and Savior himself, if he doesn't have good defense and timely hitting behind him, the wager more time than not will be flushed down the toilet.