Things went relatively according to plan yesterday except for Chris Carpenter looking insanely human on the hill for the Cardinals. That will certainly ratchet up the pressure on Adam Wainwright to put in a solid performance for the Cards tonight. St. Louis has a limited offense, so if these starting pitchers don't perform, this could be a short series in LA's favor. We're looking to see the two NL series tighten up to 1-1 today. As for the AL series, we think the Angels draw first blood behind John Lackey and that impressive lineup.
Unpickable Master Locks - MLB Playoffs:
Colorado @ Philadelphia - Before the series started, we picked the Phils to win Game 1 but the Rockies to win the series in 4. I guess that means we like the Rocks today...and we do. Cole Hamels is not the same pitcher as last year and we don't expect that he'll be able to just turn it on today. On the other side, Aaron Cook is a solid sinkerballer which should we to his advantage against the Phillies' power lineup. Colorado will get some timely hits and take this one back to Denver tied at 1. The pick is the Rockies (+146) to win 5-3. LOCK IT UP
St. Louis @ Los Angeles - Adam Wainwright will step it up today. No doubt about it. The Dodgers have got to be thrilled they beat Carpenter. The Cards need this one to head back to St. Louis with some life. We think they do. Fat Albert hits a big double late in this game. Book it. Take the Cardinals (-113) to win 4-2. LOCK IT UP
Boston @ LAA - John Lackey has been up and down against Boston in his career. We think he'll benefit by getting to face them at home today. John Lester certainly has the potential to shut anyone out on any day. However, we think the Angels offense gets it going today with their first-to-third baseball. This will be a great game, as will every game in this series. We're going with LAA (-108) to win 6-4. LOCK IT UP
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