Game Picks - Wednesday: July 8, 2009

It's a travel day on Wednesday and this picker will be in the air and on the road from early morning to late at night. Not wanting to deprive loyal readers with these daily, head-scratching picks. There won't be any results from Tuesday, but that may be a good thing.

Here are Wednesday's pick:

• The Astros over the Pirates: Wandy Rodriguez seems back on track. So the Fan is back in his corner.
• The Braves over the Cubs: Kawakami versus rookie, Hart. Whodat?
• The Rockies over the Nationals: De La Rosa versus Detwiler, who doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
• The Padres over the Diamondbacks: Gaudin has seemed pretty good lately.
• The Marlins over the Giants: Interesting match up here. Volstad has been really good for the Marlins lately. The Big Sadowski has been impressive for the Giants.
• The Orioles over the Mariners: Have you noticed that this picker seems to pick the Orioles almost every night? What's with that?
• The Reds over the Phillies: Homer Bailey was very good last time out. Can he do it two starts in a row?
• The Royals over the Tigers: Greinke!
• The Blue Jays over the Bay Rays: In the continuing battle of the "Ays," Tallet should come back from his last, less than steller outing.
• The Dodgers over the Mets: Kuroda versus Perez. Perez in his first start back. That's Rule #3.
• The Red Sox over the Athletics: Wakefield wins #11.
• The Cardinals over the Brewers: Does it seem like the Cardinals seem ready to put this division away?
• The Yankees over the Twins: Burnett is starting to earn his money.
• The White Sox over the Indians: Contreras seems to have found a new life.
• The Rangers over the Angels: Because the Fan is rooting for the Rangers to end the Angels' division reign.

Think good thoughts for the Fan tomorrow on his travels. Thanks!