Free MLB Picks – Rockies at Phillies NLDS Game 1: The Philadelphia Phillies, winners of the National League East will throw the first pitch of the MLB Playoffs when they take on the NL Wild Card winner Colorado Rockies in the best of five games National League Divisional Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia at 2:27 pm ET today. Looking to get off on a good foot versus Colorado, the Phillies will give the game 1 start to reigning AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. The Phillies lefty finished the season with a 14-13 record with a 3.22 ERA. Countering for the Rockies in this game is Ubaldo Jimenez. The Rockies ace right-hander went 15-12 on the season with a 3.47 ERA.
Lee went 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in the 12 starts he made after the Phillies acquired him from the Indians on July 29. The 31-year-old southpaw registered nine strikeouts and limited the Rockies to one run over seven innings on Aug. 6.
Philadelphia is installed on the BetUS.com MLB Playoffs board as -165 moneyline favorite to win the best of five games NLDS series versus Colorado.
After the All-Star break this season, Jimenez went 9-3 with a 3.08 ERA. He's capable of going into the 120-pitch range and still being effective. In two career regular-season starts, Jimenez is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA. But in Game 2 of the 2007 NLDS at Citizen Bank Park, Jimenez shut the Phillies in 6 1/3 innings, one run, three hits. Although he didn't figure in the decision, the Rockies won.
Philadelphia came out on top 4-2 in the season series between the clubs. The Phillies have been hard on the Rockies at Citizens Bank Park by winning SU five out of the last six games played there. Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado at home or on the road.
Gamblers should take notice that the total has gone OVER in eight of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing Colorado.
Free MLB Picks: Take the Phillies with Lee as starting pitcher.
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