St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (-125, 9)
Thanks to a pair of longballs from Jay Bruce and a late infield RBI single by Scott Rolen, the Cincinnati Reds won the rubber match in their season-opening series with the Miami Marlins.
Rolen’s hit in the ninth capped a two-run ninth inning, giving reliever Aroldis Chapman his first win of the season. Chapman struck out two in three scoreless innings.
The Reds may need some more offensive production to give Monday’s starter, Homer Bailey, a fighting chance.
Bailey owned a 7.98 ERA in five Cactus League starts this spring and was handed the last spot in the rotation when manager Dusty Baker decided to keep Chapman in the bullpen for now.
"I haven't really thought about it like that, but I guess it sounds pretty cool," Bailey told MLB.com about facing the defending champs. "It's just the first game of the season, though. It's a team that we know the hitters quite a bit so that brings some comfort."
That comfort hasn’t served Bailey well lately. St. Louis is 2-7 in his last nine starts against the Cards.
Pick: Cardinals +++
Washington Nationals at New York Mets (-105, 8)
Jon Niese and Ruban Tejada stole the show Sunday for the Mets as they completed a series sweep of the Atlanta Braves.
Niese took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Tejada hit a pair of homers and had four hits as the Mets downed Atlanta 7-5.
Now Mike Pelfrey takes the hill looking to keep New York’s hot start going. Pelfrey struggled through most of the preseason but allowed only two runs over his last 10 1/3 innings of spring training action.
“I had to get it going a little earlier, and I’m glad I did, because I feel like I ended on a good note,” Pelfrey said. “The whole thing is I feel good. I feel strong, the ball is coming out and I have an idea of where it’s going. That means I’m going to be able to locate my fastball, which is all I need.”
Manager Terry Collins read Pelfrey the riot act and the big righty has responded.
Pick: Mets +++
Thanks to a pair of longballs from Jay Bruce and a late infield RBI single by Scott Rolen, the Cincinnati Reds won the rubber match in their season-opening series with the Miami Marlins.
Rolen’s hit in the ninth capped a two-run ninth inning, giving reliever Aroldis Chapman his first win of the season. Chapman struck out two in three scoreless innings.
The Reds may need some more offensive production to give Monday’s starter, Homer Bailey, a fighting chance.
Bailey owned a 7.98 ERA in five Cactus League starts this spring and was handed the last spot in the rotation when manager Dusty Baker decided to keep Chapman in the bullpen for now.
"I haven't really thought about it like that, but I guess it sounds pretty cool," Bailey told MLB.com about facing the defending champs. "It's just the first game of the season, though. It's a team that we know the hitters quite a bit so that brings some comfort."
That comfort hasn’t served Bailey well lately. St. Louis is 2-7 in his last nine starts against the Cards.
Pick: Cardinals +++
Washington Nationals at New York Mets (-105, 8)
Jon Niese and Ruban Tejada stole the show Sunday for the Mets as they completed a series sweep of the Atlanta Braves.
Niese took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Tejada hit a pair of homers and had four hits as the Mets downed Atlanta 7-5.
Now Mike Pelfrey takes the hill looking to keep New York’s hot start going. Pelfrey struggled through most of the preseason but allowed only two runs over his last 10 1/3 innings of spring training action.
“I had to get it going a little earlier, and I’m glad I did, because I feel like I ended on a good note,” Pelfrey said. “The whole thing is I feel good. I feel strong, the ball is coming out and I have an idea of where it’s going. That means I’m going to be able to locate my fastball, which is all I need.”
Manager Terry Collins read Pelfrey the riot act and the big righty has responded.
Pick: Mets +++
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