Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Marlins at Giants (7/29)

Maybe the third time is a charm. Once again the Marlins will be going for the spilt of the series.

Anibal Sanchez takes the hill for the Marlins. Anibal pitched well in his last two starts, but of course, has nothing to show for it. Either the defense wouldn't back him up or the offense forgot to score runs when he was on the mound. Anibal is a pretty good daytime pitcher and to top that off, he had a good start in lasting outing against the Giants.

Madison Bumgarner is on the mound for the Giants. Bumgarner is another fairly soft-tossing lefty. How many of these do the Giants have? He is a fast ball (90.4 mph), slider, curve, change type of pitcher. So far this season, he has thrown everyone of them very well. That said, his slider is probably his most effective pitch. The Giants have won his last four starts, but those streaks don't last forever. Bumgarner is a creature of the night and generally he doesn't perform as well when the sun is shining. This will be his first start against the Marlins. My recommendation to him is to throw high in the zone fast balls over the middle of the plate when he faces Dan Uggla. This always works out well.

Ichthyomcany still be hating weekday day games.

Best of Luck to You!