3 Picks: Veterans and Rookies... and go Phillies!

Wednesday, September 26: Johan Santana (15-13)(MIN) vs. Jair Jurrjens (3-1)(DET)

Thursday, September 27: John Smoltz (14-7)(ATL) vs. Kyle Kendrick (9-4)(PHI)

Friday, September 28: Kevin Slowey (4-0)(MIN) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (14-12)(BOS)

3 Picks: $18 Million Only Buys 9 Wins for the Giants

Sunday, September 23: Jeff Francis (16-8)(COL) vs. Greg Maddux (13-10)(SD)

Monday, September 24: Chris Young (9-7)(SD) vs. Barry Zito (9-13)(SF)

Tuesday, September 25: Chuck James (11-10)(ATL) vs. Jamie Moyer (13-11)(PHI)

3 Picks: Yep, Boomer Pitches for the Dodgers Now...

Thursday, September 20: Jon Garland (9-2)(CHW) vs. Zack Greinke (6-6)(KC)

Friday, September 21: Josh Beckett (19-6)(BOS) vs. Scott Kazmir (13-8)(TB)

Saturday, September 22: David Wells (8-8)(LAD) vs. Brandon Webb (16-10)(ARI)

3 Picks: Division Battles in September

Monday, September 17: Kenny Rogers (3-2)(DET) vs. Paul Byrd (15-6)(CLE)

Tuesday, September 18: Chad Billingsley (11-4)(LAD) vs. Jeff Francis (15-8)(COL)

Wednesday, September 19: Daisuke Matsuzaka (14-12)(BOS) vs. Jesse Litsch (5-9)(TOR)

3 Picks: Yankees @ Red Sox.... of course

Friday, September 14: Andy Pettitte (13-8)(NYY) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (14-2)(BOS)

Yankees 8, Red Sox 7

(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)
Yankees player of the game: (RF) Bobby Abreu - WPA +.360
1/4, 1R, 0HR, 2RBI, 1BB, 1SO
Yankees lowest contributor: (SP) Andy Pettitte - WPA -.265
4.0IP, 9H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 5SO, 0HR

Red Sox player of the game: (RF) J.D. Drew - WPA +.207
2/5, 0R, 0HR, 1RBI, 0BB, 2SO
Red Sox lowest contributor: (RP) Jonathan Papelbon - WPA -.437
1.0IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR

Andy Pettitte: 4.0IP, 9H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 5SO, 0HR - ND
Brian Bruney: 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR - W
Luis Vizcaino: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR - H
Mariano Rivera: 1.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - SV

Daisuke Matsuzaka: 5.2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 7SO, 0HR - ND
Mike Timlin: 0.1IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR - H
Jonathan Papelbon: 1.0IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - BS, L

Nooooooooooooooooo!

Saturday, September 15: Chien-Ming Wang (18-6)(NYY) vs. Josh Beckett (18-6)(BOS)

Yankees 1, Red Sox 10

(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)
Yankees player of the game: (SS) Derek Jeter - WPA +.039
2/4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Yankees lowest contributor: (SP) Chien-Ming Wang - WPA -.165
5.2IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 3SO, 0HR

Red Sox player of the game: (SP) Josh Beckett - WPA +.311
7.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7SO, 1HR
Red Sox lowest contributor: (C) Jason Varitek - WPA -.185
0/5, 0R, 0HR, 0RBI, 0BB, 2SO

Chien-Ming Wang: 5.2IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 3SO, 0HR - L

Josh Beckett: 7.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7SO, 1HR - W

That's more like it! Rubber match below.

Sunday, September 16: Roger Clemens (6-6)(NYY) vs. Curt Schilling (8-7)(BOS)

3 Picks: Eyes on the National League

Tuesday, September 11: Jake Peavy (16-6)(SD) vs. Esteban Loaiza (2-0)(LAD)

Padres 9, Dodgers 4

(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)
Padres player of the game: (RF) Brian Giles - WPA +.163
2/4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1BB, 0SO
Padres lowest contributor: (RP) Kevin Cameron - WPA -.066
0.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0SO, 0HR

Dodgers player of the game: (2B) Jeff Kent - WPA +.110
3/5, 0R, 0HR, 1RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Dodgers lowest contributor: (SP) Esteban Loaiza - WPA -.335
3.1IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 5SO, 3HR

Jake Peavy: 7.0IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5SO, 1HR - W

Esteban Loaiza: 3.1IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 5SO, 3HR - L


Wednesday, September 12: John Smoltz (13-7)(ATL) vs. John Maine (14-9)(NYM)

Braves 3, Mets 4

(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)
Braves player of the game: (RF) Jeff Francoeur - WPA +.293
1/3, 0R, 0HR, 2RBI, 1BB, 1SO
Braves lowest contributor: (RP) Manuel Acosta - WPA -.221
1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR

Mets player of the game: (SP) John Maine - WPA +.247
6.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5SO, 0HR
Mets lowest contributor: (RP) Guillermo Mota - WPA -.194
0.1IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR

John Smoltz: 6.0IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 8SO, 1HR - ND
Manuel Acosta: 1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - L

John Maine: 6.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5SO, 0HR - ND
Jorge Sosa: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - H
Aaron Heilman: 0.2IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0SO, 0HR - H
Guillermo Mota: 0.1IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO, 0HR - BS, W
Billy Wagner: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - SV


Thursday, September 13: Adam Wainwright (13-10)(STL) vs. Aaron Harang (14-4)(CIN)

Cardinals 5, Reds 5

(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)
Cardinals player of the game: (1B) Albert Pujols - WPA +.070
1/2, 1R, 0HR, 2RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Cardinals lowest contributor: (SP) Kip Wells WPA -.256
4.2IP, 10H, 5R, 5ER, 6BB, 2SO, 1HR

Reds player of the game: (1B) Joey Votto - WPA +.272
3/4, 1R, 0HR, 2RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Reds lowest contributor: (RF) Ken Griffey Jr. - WPA -.160
1/4, 0R, 0HR, 0RBI, 0BB, 0SO

Kip Wells: 4.2IP, 10H, 5R, 5ER, 6BB, 2SO, 1HR - L

Aaron Harang: 7.0IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 5SO, 0HR - W
David Weathers: 1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR - SV