Game Picks - Friday: May 22, 2009

Well, Thursday was a wash. And it was a wash mostly because MLB was awash with blown saves. As seen on a previous post in the FanDome, there were blown saves in six of the fifteen games played last night. Since the record here yesterday was 7-7, those blown saves cost the picks the games in San Diego and Kansas City. The rest were just bonehead picks like picking Millwood to beat Santana and poor Micah Owings to beat the Phillies.

Oh well, today's another day. And it is an interleague day at that, making the picks all that more interesting. Here goes nothing!

• The Nationals over the Orioles: It's hard to pick the Orioles when Hill is starting. Zimmerman is inexperienced for the Nationals, but if he is on, he is quite a talent.
• The Tigers over the Rockies: The Tigers continue to roll as Porcello will be an unknown to the Rockies.
• The Yankees over the Phillies: The only Yankee pitcher who hasn't been part of the recent Yankee party is A. J. Burnett. He fixes that tonight.
• The Mets over the Red Sox: Can't pick against Johan Santana and Dice-K makes his first start back from rehab, and that's Rule #2.
• The Indians over the Reds: The Fan knows that Reyes is starting for the Indians and he has been terrible. But Arroyo is starting for the Reds and he hasn't been effective.
• Bay Rays over the Marlins: Sonnanstine versus Nolasco. The two pitchers are a wash, so go with the better team.
• The Blue Jays over the Braves: New rule: Rule #5 - Don't pick against Halladay.
• The Rangers over the Astros: Ineffective starting pitchers matchup here so go with the better hitting team.
• The Brewers over the Twins: Like Parra over Slowey in a good matchup. Have to go with the hot team. Plus, the Twins have to be tired after scoring 20 runs yesterday.
• The Pirates over the White Sox: Zack Duke has been very good. Gavin Floyd, the opposite.
• The Cardinals over the Royals: Wellemeyer has been good of late. The Royals seem to be sliding.
• The Padres over the Cubs: Peavy versus Zambrano, who just returned from rehab - Rule #2
• The A's over the Diamondbacks: Cahill versus Buckner, just called up from the minors - Rule #2 again.
• The Giants over the Mariners: Randy Johnson goes home to Seattle where he won so many games. Plus, this is his Dr. Jeckyll start in his continued hot/cold season.
• The Dodgers over the Angels: The Dodgers are at home, thus no DH for the Angels and Kershaw is pitching for the Dodgers.

Well, there you have it. Enjoy the games and interleague play.

Yesterday: 7-7
Week: 38-29
Month: 135-121