Game Picks - Saturday: June 13, 2009

Interleague baseball is in full swing. American League teams won nine of the fourteen contests so that has to color any pick during this jog in the schedule. This picker fared fairly well during interleague's first day and will try to build on that over the weekend. Of the incorrect picks from yesterday, the Blue Jays losing to the Marlins and the Dodgers losing to Texas were probably the two biggest surprises.

Let's see what surprises we have in store for us today:

• The Cubs over the Twins: Harden should beat Swarzak.
• The Marlins over the Blue Jays: West could be the best of the Marlins' young arms.
• The Indians over the Cardinals: This game could feature a double-digit score as Ohka squares up with Thompson. Not exactly the pitching matchup of the ages.
• The White Sox over the Brewers: Contreras was great his last time out. Was it a mirage? We'll see.
• The Yankees over the Mets: Like Pettitte over Nieve. But like the Mets bullpen much more than the Yankees. Poor K-Rod got his first blown save last night without giving up an earned run.
• The Bay Rays over the Nationals: Is Zimmermann good for the Nats? Thought he was, but he hasn't been lately. Sonnanstine has been no picnic for the Bay Rays either.
• The Phillies over the Red Sox: Like Bastardo over Dice-K. Don't like Ortiz playing first to get his bat in the lineup. Seems stupid to this viewer.
• The Pirates over the Tigers: Like Duke over Galarraga.
• The Orioles over the Braves: Because the Fan needs an underdog win for points.
• The Reds over the Royals: Arroyo over Davies. This one is iffy though.
• The Rangers over the Dodgers: The surprising Feldman beats the crafty veteran, Wolf.
• The Astros over the Diamondbacks: Oswalt should have enough in his old tank to beat Garland.
• The Rockies over the Mariners: Marquis is pitching for the Rockies. That's Rule #1.
• The Padres over the Angels: Like this kid, Geer, and think he will beat Saunders.
• The A's over the Giants: Let's face it. Randy Johnson is very hittable at this point in his career.

There you have it, sports fans. May your favorite team fare well and hope you have a great weekend.

Yesterday: 8-6
Week: 40-41
Month: 67-73