MLB 2025

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Regular Season started today in Tokyo Dome.

 

Here are my thoughts about one of today's games:

Pirates - Phillies

Well, I'll try to post some Spring Training. I hope Pirates can deliver (a win for me - only 1 hour left to start of this duel and I'll try to post earlier, but in these spring training games managers often mix in the lineups very often...). Pirates are today small underdog - ML at odds around 2.00 (slight drop now down to 1.95).
Cristopher Sánchez is starting pitcher for Phillies today and he should be better starter than Thomas Harrington, though he lost his three last games against Pirates. He also met Pirates on 7th March in this spring training (Sánchez threw 2.0 innings in that game, which was also won by Pirates). But in these preseason games SP don't pitch that much (ca. max 60-70 pitches). Managers often use in these games many pitchers (sometimes even nine-ten).
In yesterday's game Phillies hit only 5 balls, though managed to win 4:2 (yes - they scored only 4 runs against Toronto with two of their better batters - Kyle Schwaber and Bryce Harper - in the lineup). I hope today's game won't go this way. Both big guns aren't in the Phillies' lineup today and I think Pirates should have decent chance for a win.

Pirates ML @ 2.00; 1u

* stakes will be 1 to 3 units; bet is 2-way (in spring training there can be draw => bet void)

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Astros - Mets

I hope for another surprise today (win of underdog - Mets are prized at odds of 2.05 in my book).
NYM suffered three consecutive defeats against Astros in March, but today Ronel Blanco taking the mound for Houston, and it should be interesting to see, how will he react to humiliation he suffered in February, as he lasted then only 1.1 innings on the mound, with stats of 5H 1HR 3ER against team from NY, though Houston won that duel.
Obviously I should tell that Houston team doesn't lie to Mets in this spring training, but in my opinion this regularity could flip today. It's almost start of the season for both teams and I hope, that Carlos Mendoza can put competitive lineup today. Mets had day off yesterday and should be hungry today.
There's no starting pitcher announced for Mets yet, though if Mendoza will start with decent one this price for Mets' win will only go down.

Mets ML @ 2.05; 1u