John Ryan
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres (MLB) - Apr 17, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 155 Colorado Rockies Pick Title: Rockies

Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Colorado. Steve Francis has gotten out of the gate quite slowly and was arguably the ace starter of the playoff Rockies of 2007. I can’t help but see the comparison to Oswalt, who had been struggling mightily in his first three starts. He pitched a gem in Philadelphia in a very tough hitter friendly venue. I believe, based on my research and the AiS grading that Francis will put in a comparable performance tonight. SD bullpen is complete disarray sporting a 6.69 ERA and a 1.710 WHIP on the season. Their bats are anemic hitting just 228 and scoring 2.7 RPG.

So, it is all up to Peavy to win this game nearly completely on his own efforts. He is facing a surging offensive team batting 283 and scoring 6.3 RPG over the past 7 games and a strong bullpen sporting a 2.59 ERA over their last 7 games. Supporting this graded play is a system that has produced a record of 61-29 and has made 41.1 units since 1997. Play on road teams after a game where they had at least 10 more hits than their opponent and playing on Thursday.

Take Colorado.

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