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Today’s Free Pick

GAME: Colorado Rockies @ San Diego Padres Aug 29, 2008 10:05PM
SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: Colorado Rockies
Offered at: -164 Belmont
REASON FOR PICK: The Padres just did the Rockies a big favor by sweeping the Diamondbacks. That doesn’t mean that all is suddenly right in San Diego now though. Indeed, the Padres are still a dismal 51-82 on the season. That’s by far the worst mark in the division and ranks as the third worst mark in all of baseball. Remember last season’s magical run? Don’t look now but the Rockies are suddenly within six games of first place, having gone a healthy 24-15 since the All Star Break. Now they get to take on the lowly Padres while the two teams they are chasing, Arizona and LA, get to beat up on each other. In other words, this is a very important series.

Tonight offers a terrific chance for the Rockies to get things started with a victory. Despite a bit of a tough stretch recently, Cook has enjoyed an excellent season. In fact, he’s 15-8 with a 3.91 ERA. He has also dominated the Padres, going 8-2 with a stellar 2.05 ERA in 12 starts against them since 2004, including a 4-1 mark with an outstanding 1.50 ERA in six starts here at Petco Park.He’ll be opposed by Dirk Hayhurst, who is making just his second big league start. In fact, only two of Hayhurst’s 46 appearances at Triple-A Portland were starts. Hayhurst’s first start didn’t go particularly well, as he gave up three runs and five hits while lasting only four innings.

The fact that Hayhurst is a left-hander should also favor the visitors. The Rockies are 22-15 (+4.6) vs. southpaws on the season. They’re hitting .283 against them and averaging 5.8 runs. Conversely, the Padres are batting .252 against right-handers, averaging four runs per game. They’ve gone 36-50 in those games. Consider COLORADO
Competing against a field of 150, Ben Burns ranks as the #1 NFL handicapper in the entire history of one of the Internet’s most respected sports monitors. Naturally he’s itching to get on to Opening Week. He’s got one more BIG PLAY from the preseason first though. If you liked the Redskins (47-3 WIN!) last week, you’ll LOVE this MONSTER!