In inter league play I love playing teams that have seen a pitcher before and the Yankees have seen Edwin Jackson plenty. In their time of 163 combined at bats they have 8 HR and an .898OPS. Jackson has not faced any offensive team in the top 10 with the exception of the Mets who are 10th right now. The Yankees are 2nd with a .792 OPS and they are even better during day games. Washington on the other hand is 22nd vs. RHP and Ivan Nova is starting to get into a groove that will continue today as the Yankees stay red hot.
The Marlins won a thriller yesterday and though we were the unfortunate ones on the other side of a 15 inning loss after the Rays gave up 3 unearned runs during Shields start we think this is the turning point the Marlins offense needs. They'll have their ace Josh Johnson on the mound as he faces a struggling Rays offense one that is now 24th in OPS vs. RHP and 24th in OPS with a .674 mark during day games. Rays have 44 AB .182 average and a .523 OPS vs. Johnson and Longoria had three of their total hits. Without Longoria the Rays are unable to do damage against quality pitchers like Johnson.
On the other side Cobb has been struggling getting beat up for 4,4, and 5 runs in his last 3 starts as more and more of a scouting report comes out on him. He's a pretty basic pitcher with nearly 90% of his pitches being a fast ball or a change up. Now if you have a deadly combination that can be effective but Cobb rarely tops 90 mph on a regular basis. I think the win last night was what the Marlins needed to get their bats going and I see them going on a run here.
