Rocky Start

The bulk of today’s best games are in the Major Leagues. Colorado takes on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in an early afternoon start time. PNC Park is the 11th easiest ballpark to hit a homerun, ranks 17th in hits, and 18th at drawing walks. The park favors left-handed hitters with distances of 320 down the line and 375 to the gap in right field compared to 325 and 389 in left field. The roster analysis for Colorado reveals 10 right-handed batters, 5 lefties, and 4 switch hitters. The bullpen consists of 19 right-handed pitchers and 5 lefties. The Pirates roster contains 9 right-handed batters, 5 lefties, and 3 switch hitters. The pitching staff has 16 right-handed pitchers and 7 lefties.
　
Rockies starter Emil Rogers is 1 – 0 with a 4.50 ERA and WJIP of 1.500 against the Pirates lifetime. Colorado ranks 22^nd in runs scored, 16th in batting average, 16th for on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging percentage.
Pirates starter Paul Maholm is the highest paid pitcher on the Pirates staff and has a 6 – 4 record in April. He is 1 – 6 with an ERA of 7.11 and whip of 1.850 versus the Rockies lifetime. It seems like a clear advantage in pitching for the Rockies today. The Pirates ranked 14th in runs scored, 11th in batting average, 12^th for on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging percentage. In the last 32 innings pitched versus the Rockies, Maholm has allowed 50 hits for a team batting average of .360, 30 earned runs, 6 homeruns, and 10 walks. Our company’s selection is the Colorado Rockies +102. The NFL season might delay but we will still provide the best fantasy football information on the web.

Cardinals Take Flight

The MLB season kicks off today and has some of today’s best games being played. Usually we are focus is entirely on NCAA men’s college basketball, but today is opening day for baseball. The San Diego Padres take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The last time these two teams met, the Padres batted .182 and lost 4 – 1. The Cardinals have won 4 of the last five games versus the Padres and send Chris Carpenter out for opening day. He is 6 – 2 lifetime versus San Diego with a 2.64 ERA and 1.174 WHIP. The Cardinals have 9 right handed, 7 left handed, and 2 switch-hitting batters. Busch Stadium is symmetrical at 336 and 335 own the lines, 375 in the gaps, and 400 to center field. The only hitter the Padres have that can hit Carpenter is Brad Hawpe. In 16 at bats against Carpenter, Brad has 5 hits and is batting .313. Tim Stauffer gets the opening day start for San Diego .

He has never beaten the Cardinals going 0 – 4 against them over his career. Tim has a 9.33 ERA and 1.909 WHIP versus St. Louis . Albert Pujoles is batting .333 with 5 extra base hits in 9 at bats against Stauffer. Matt Holiday and Lance Berkman each has a home run and is batting .500 off Stauffer lifetime. The Major league season has begun but we also provide the best fantasy football information available. Use Ripepicks.com for all your sports wagering needs this season.