Tonight we look toward 2 teams that played a long game last night and focus on how their bullpens will fare in the day after that game.
Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
It took a walk off grand slam from Alfonso Soriano in the 13th inning last night to get them by the Houston Astros. The score was tied 1-1 until that point. Good pitching performances but the Cubs used 5 relievers to get them to that point. That could hurt when you are relying on a starter that is just coming off the DL.
The Cubs plan to activate Ryan Dempster (5-5, 4.09) from the disabled list to start Tuesday. The right-hander fractured his right big toe hopping over the dugout railing to go on the field and celebrate a win over Milwaukee on July 5. He was originally expected to miss a month, but is rushing his return which gets us gamblers a great opportunity to go against him tonight.
In his last six games against Houston the Cubs have lost all but one. They gave Dempster nine runs of support in the lone win and totaled three over 31 innings of the five defeats. No support equals no wins, especially when he is not expected to pitch far into the game and the bullpen is hurting.
The Astros will send Roy Oswalt to the bump with his 6-4 record and ERA of 3.66 on the season. He will face a Cubs team that is ranked 25 in hitting, averaging .252 at the plate. Oswalt is 4-2 on the road with an ERA of 3.37. He is also 15-4 (+10.9) during the second half of the season the last two years and 23-4 (+18.3) when facing a winning team. The Astros have won their last 5 games that Oswalt has started and he is 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA over his last six outings.
Lets go with the better pitcher that will go deeper into the game and get our readers another win.
PURE PROFETS PLAY OF THE DAY IS:
HOUSTON ASTROS -102
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