Fourteen new series kick off today and the one that started new last night (Baltimore at Cleveland) was a tone setter for what the weekend projects in the MAJORITY of the series. Not all, just the majority. That would be lower scoring with pitching doing better than you expect — however this is not to say that there aren’t some very favorable hitter spots to look at. Basically this weekends Mike Trout’s of the world (who, uh, is back home tomorrow night for those keeping score at home). BTW. Keep score at the bar. It’s way cooler. Chicks dig it. Today is most definitely a good Friday setup with an afternoon Wrigley game and then some early Turbo action (should be 7pm games, but we will live with the new era). WE START AT …. 1060 WEST ADDISON METS at CUBS: Expect people to tout the overs here, the rain could be pushing into the game at some point but it should get played. It is a small sample size but Francisco Alvarez has destroyed Wrigley Field, and this is one of those spots where the entire franchise seems to hit well in that stadium. Certain teams (like the Marlins going into Philly) just have their way in certain spots for whatever reason – no matter who is on the team. Maybe they really like the coffee? Maybe they’re secretly telling us that Chicago Pizza is better than NY Pizza? Who knows. But I love the Mets all weekend. Ride their team totals and ride the Francisco’s. WE GO TO, THE HOUSE THAT RYAN BRAUN BUILT Braves at Phillies: No player has tormented the CBP like Ryan Braun did. Over his career while coming in from the NL Central once a year, Braun went in to Philly 37 times, carried a .417/.471/.795 slash line with 11 doubles, 2 triples, 14 home runs and 45 RBI. I don’t think that Bryson Stott has accumulated that many extra base hits in his entire time as a Phillie. I say all this because there’s a new sheriff in town. For a moment it looked like Juan Soto was going to take over as the Mayor of Philadelphia – but no, we have Matt Olson with FIFTEEN home runs in 32 games at the Bank. He doesn’t have the full on base line that Braun has, but Olson fucking dominates here. Austin Riley finally…...
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