Saturday: 4-2, + 5.9 units. Dodgers barely covered. No apologies here, because as I said in Saturday's post, if there are enough factors in your favor, then not everything has to happen as planned- but you can still get the win. Kershaw pitched as expected, the Cubs hit poorly as expected, but Volstad had his best start in eons which was unexpected. Instead of winning 7-1 as expected, you can squeak by at 3-1 with only some expectations coming true. And Volstad is a gas can waiting to explode. I hope the Cubs keep him around.
Detroit:-1. 2 units
Detroit:RL. One unit. I have laid off Detroit a lot this year because they have been such underachievers. It's surprising since Jim Leyland is a pretty saavy manager and my type of no nonsense guy. Now I think the Tigers MIGHT finally play up to their talent. maybe. One reason is Max Scherzer. He is finally consistent. Since mid -June he has almost pitched better than Verlander. In his last 52.1 IPs, only 18 runs, 63 Ks and only 14 BBs. No really bad blowups either which he used to be famous for.
Detroit:-1. 2 units
Detroit:RL. One unit. I have laid off Detroit a lot this year because they have been such underachievers. It's surprising since Jim Leyland is a pretty saavy manager and my type of no nonsense guy. Now I think the Tigers MIGHT finally play up to their talent. maybe. One reason is Max Scherzer. He is finally consistent. Since mid -June he has almost pitched better than Verlander. In his last 52.1 IPs, only 18 runs, 63 Ks and only 14 BBs. No really bad blowups either which he used to be famous for.