PREMIUM
Larry's NL Pitching Mismatch of Week (26-11 MLB run)
(MLB) Philadelphia vs. San Francisco,
09/03/2022 4:05 PM, Score: 4 - 5
Money Line: -117.00 Philadelphia (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -117.00 Philadelphia (Away)
Result: Loss
My 9* NL Pitching Mismatch of the Week is on the Phi Phillies at 4:05 ET.
The Philadelphia Phillies opened the season having failed to make the playoffs in each of the last 10 years, the second-longest streak in MLB. The Phillies fired Joe Giradi in early June and interim manager Rob Thompson has led them to a 51-30 record since. The Phillies are currently dueling the 74-59 San Diego Padres for the second National League wild-card playoff spot. The San Francisco Giants won a franchise-record 107 games in 2021 while also winning the National League West but it's been a steady drop in the standings for Gabe Kapler's squad since mid-June, when the Giants were a season-best 10 games over .500 and just three games out of first place. The Giants have gone just 25-41 (.379) since their peak. However, the Giants snapped a 7-game losing streak with a 13-1 win last night over the Phillies, in the first of a 3-game series.
Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 3.98 ERA) will get the start for Philly on Saturday, while the Giants counter with Jacob Junis (4-4, 4.04 ERA). Syndergaard was a budding star for the Mets but during spring training in 2020, he began to experience elbow discomfort. An exam revealed that Syndergaard had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury which required Tommy John surgery. He didn't pitch in 2020 and made just two starts in 2021. He joined the Angels to begin this season and was 5-8 with a 3.83 ERA before being traded to the Phillies. He seems revived and is 3-1 (Philadelphia is 4-1) in five starts with his new team. Jacob Junis spent his first five seasons with KC, going 29-35 with a 4.82 ERA. He just completed August 0-2 (team was 2-3) with a 7.13 ERA. He allowed six ERs in two of those starts, including this past Sunday in an 8-3 loss at Minnesota.
A 13-1 win last night does NOT mean that the Giants are set to turn things around. Syndergaard owns a 2.44 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in seven career starts vs the Giants and has never lost in San Francisco, going 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in three starts, I view this as a pitching mismatch and will 'jump all over' the Phillies behind a rejuvenated Syndergaard.
Good luck...Larry
The Philadelphia Phillies opened the season having failed to make the playoffs in each of the last 10 years, the second-longest streak in MLB. The Phillies fired Joe Giradi in early June and interim manager Rob Thompson has led them to a 51-30 record since. The Phillies are currently dueling the 74-59 San Diego Padres for the second National League wild-card playoff spot. The San Francisco Giants won a franchise-record 107 games in 2021 while also winning the National League West but it's been a steady drop in the standings for Gabe Kapler's squad since mid-June, when the Giants were a season-best 10 games over .500 and just three games out of first place. The Giants have gone just 25-41 (.379) since their peak. However, the Giants snapped a 7-game losing streak with a 13-1 win last night over the Phillies, in the first of a 3-game series.
Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 3.98 ERA) will get the start for Philly on Saturday, while the Giants counter with Jacob Junis (4-4, 4.04 ERA). Syndergaard was a budding star for the Mets but during spring training in 2020, he began to experience elbow discomfort. An exam revealed that Syndergaard had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury which required Tommy John surgery. He didn't pitch in 2020 and made just two starts in 2021. He joined the Angels to begin this season and was 5-8 with a 3.83 ERA before being traded to the Phillies. He seems revived and is 3-1 (Philadelphia is 4-1) in five starts with his new team. Jacob Junis spent his first five seasons with KC, going 29-35 with a 4.82 ERA. He just completed August 0-2 (team was 2-3) with a 7.13 ERA. He allowed six ERs in two of those starts, including this past Sunday in an 8-3 loss at Minnesota.
A 13-1 win last night does NOT mean that the Giants are set to turn things around. Syndergaard owns a 2.44 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in seven career starts vs the Giants and has never lost in San Francisco, going 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in three starts, I view this as a pitching mismatch and will 'jump all over' the Phillies behind a rejuvenated Syndergaard.
Good luck...Larry
