You have a no-brainer choice this week if you’re deciding between hitters and relief pitchers from the Indians and Athletics. Cleveland, the only team in the American League scheduled for seven games this week, would have 40 per cent more games than Oakland, which would play five. Every other AL team is scheduled for six games.
In the National League, the Mets, Phillies, Giants and Nationals would play seven games, with the other 12 teams scheduled for six. San Francisco is the only major league team with seven scheduled home games (three against the Nationals, four against the Mets). That’s part of what should be overall a good week for hitters.
The Giants’ home park slightly favors hitters, but two stadiums scheduled to host six games this week are among the majors’ best hitters’ parks. At Texas, the Mariners and Angels are scheduled for three games each. The Padres and Astros are scheduled for three each at Wrigley Field.
The other parks in play all week slightly favor pitchers. Those parks are in Pittsburgh (Cardinals and Rockies three each) and Toronto (Yankees and White Sox three each).
Pitchers scheduled to start twice at home are RHPs Scott Feldman, Roy Halladay, Rich Harden and Matt Cain, and LHPs Zach Duke and Randy Johnson. Our highest recommendations are Halladay and Cain. We’ve already given you the inconsistent Duke as a live longshot, and we’ll give him another chance, along with Feldman. But remember, they’re live longshots, so they’re a gamble.
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