MLB: Florida (Willis –160) Philadelphia (Abbott)
MLB: Florida (Willis –160) Philadelphia (Abbott)
Florida has now won 13 straight home games in the series. They are 33-16 overall in the series for +21.7. The Phils don"t know what Willis is talkin" "bout because they are 1-3 to him. Dontrelle has a 2.84 ERA and a WHIP of 1.105. Going against dogs of 150 or less (after the juice, hence Philly is) after consecutive games with no home runs and a bullpen ERA of 8.00 or higher over their last five games is 103-41. There are actually systems along those lines with much higher ROIs and records, but that one is among the most straight forward.
The Phillies have been reeling since July 6 and have not won more than two straight during that span. The home team is 6-1 in Florida"s last seven. Over Paul Abbot"s last eight road starts, the Phillies have flopped in seven of them and his ERA is worse than 8.00. They"ve lost 10-of-14 overall with him. In 88 combined ABs against Dontrelle Willis, current Phillies are hitting just .218 to him.
Current Expos are 69-for-224 to Al Leiter for .308 yet have ZERO home runs and only 14 RBI to him Over the last 30 days Ishmael Valdez has a 1.99 WHIP and an ERA of 8.37 in 24 IP Current Phillies are 19-for-88 .216 to Dontrelle Willis In 37 IP over the last 30 days Brett Tomko has a 2.65 ERA Current Marlins are a combined 4-for-37 .108 BA to Paul Abbot Current Diamondbacks are 18-of-61 to Tim Redding for .295
