MLB Baseball Free Picks

San Francisco Giants (2-1) @ Atlanta Braves (1-2)

Date: Monday October 11th, 2010

Time: 7:37 pm EST

Preview: The San Francisco Giants, one win away from advancing to the National League Championship series will take on the Atlanta Braves on Monday evening. The Giants came back in the ninth inning to down the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday night. Madison Bumgarner will make the start for San Francisco. The 21 year old went 7-6 on the season with a 3.00 earned run average.

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On the mound for the Braves will be veteran pitcher Derek Lowe. Lowe went 16-12 with a 4.00 earned run average during the regular season. Lowe is pitching on three days rest, after losing game one to the Giants. At home this season, Derek Lowe went 10-5 with a 3.72 earned run average. In the loss on Sunday night, second basemen Brooks Conrad committed three errors, including one in the ninth inning that allowed the winning run to come in.

Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (0-2)

Date: Sunday October 10th, 2010

Time: 7:07 pm EST

Preview: In game three on Sunday evening, the Philadelphia Phillies will play in Cincinnati, against the Reds. Philadelphia won the first two games of the series behind Roy Halladay’s no hitter, and poor defensive performance from Cincinnati in game two. The Phillies finished the regular season with a major league leading 97 wins. The Phillies also won 43 road games this season. Philadelphia will send left hander Cole Hamels to the mound in this game. After a slow start, the 26 year old from San Diego finished the season very strong and ending with a 12-11 record and a 3.06 earned run average. Hamels pitched 7.2 innings against the Reds earlier in the season, allowing just 6 hits and no runs.

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San Francisco Giants (1-1) @ Atlanta Braves (1-1)

Date: Sunday October 10th, 2010

Time: 4:37 pm EST

Preview: The San Francisco Giants will head east to take on the Atlanta Braves in the third game of the National League Divisional Series. San Francisco won game 1 behind Tim Lincecum’s masterful performance. Atlanta came back late Friday night with a J.D. Drew homerun in the 11th to tie the series. The Giants ended the regular season with one more win than Atlanta did. Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants on Sunday afternoon. Sanchez finished the 2010 regular season with a 13-9 record and a 3.07 earned run average. This will be his first ever start in postseason for the 27 year old from Puerto Rico.

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Tampa Bay Rays (1-2) @ Texas Rangers (2-1)

Date: Sunday October 10th, 2010

Time: 1:07 pm EST

Preview: To stave off elimination, the Tampa Bay Rays found their bats late in the game Saturday evening. Now Tampa Bay will look to even up the series, and take it back home for a game five on Wednesday. The Rays scored five runs in the final two innings, capped off by a two run homerun by Carlos Pena and a solo blast from Carl Crawford to keep the season alive. Now the Rays will turn to Wade Davis to keep the season going. The 25 year old from Florida went 12-10 during the regular season with an earned run average of just above 4.00. In his one start against Texas this season he was roughed up for 9 hits and 8 earned runs in just 3.1 innings pitched.