MLB Predictions for May 26th 2010

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MLB Prediction: San Francisco Giants (Ben Burns)
I won with the Giants yesterday and with their ace on the mound, they’ve got an excellent shot at another victory. Indeed, this should be a major pitching mismatch. Lincecum comes off a rare bad start. However, he’s still 5-0 with an outstanding 2.35 ERA on the season. In 61 innings, he’s got 75 K’s. In four home starts, he’s gone 3-0 with an awesome 1.78 ERA and 0.923 WHIP, averaging greater than 7 1/2 innings in those starts. Opposing hitters are batting a mere .171 in those games. The Giants are 11-3 in Lincecum’s last 14 home starts. Ten of those 11 victories came by a minimum of two runs. It should also be noted that Lincecum is 1-0 with a 1.77 ERA in three starts vs. the Nationals.After getting roughed up last time out, Atilano now has a poor 5.06 ERA and 1.719 WHIP on the season. The Giants are now 12-2 their last 14 games against the Nats. Ten of those 12 victories came by a minimum of two runs. Consider SF on the run-line.

MLB Prediction: Florida Marlins +128 (Black Widow)
Florida is showing excellent value as a nice-sized home underdog Wednesday. Tommy Hanson has cooled off for the Braves and he comes into this game with little confidence. Hanson has allowed 13 earned runs and 17 base runners in 8.2 innings over his last 2 starts. The Marlins are 13-10 at home this season, hitting .279 and scoring 5.6 runs/game. The Braves are 2-10 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Marlins are 54-35 (+18.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. Atlanta is just 3-14 (-12.4 Units) against the money line vs. a decent bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 to 1.450 this season. Take the Marlins on the Money Line.

MLB Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays -149 (Jimmy Boyd)
After losing the first two games of this series, look for the Rays to bounce back strong behind Garza tonight. The Rays are 9-2 in Garza’s last 11 starts vs. the Red Sox and a perfect 7-0 in hiss last 7 home starts vs. Red Sox. Garza has flat out been a Red Sox killer in his career with an 8-2 lifetime mark (12-3 on the money line) with an ERA of 2.71. Lackey clearly isn’t in the form we have been used to seeing him in out in L.A. He’s carrying an ERA of over 5.00 on the season and it’s up to 7.50 over his last 3 starts. Tampa Bay has has some struggles at the plate since an electric start, but it is an impressive 26-6 in home games after batting .250 or worse over a 20 game span over the last 3 seasons, winning by an average score of 5.2 to 3.4 in these games. Look for the Rays to get to Lackey tonight and for Garza to take care of the rest.