2007-05-01 Toronto Blue Jays (Burnett) at Cleveland Indians (Sabathia)  

WOW! Can you say picthers duel? Apparently AJ Burnett has a 1.31 ERA in night games, and CC Sabathia is a perennial Cy Young Candidate who is looking to lose his first game this year. OK not looking, but asking for. I think this will be a pitchers duel, but I think the Jays will eventually get to Sabathia. Burnett pitches well when the pressure is high and the centre of attention is elsewhere.

Last outing he pitched very well shutting out the Yankees and I expect more of the same. Yesterday, I accurately predicted Troy Glaus would have a large impact on the game, so I feel obligated to offer a prediction. mlb.com says to watch out for Royce Clayton. I am predicting that Frank Thomas will do something since April is now officially over.

The team who's starter goes longest probably has an 85% chance of winning this game. I don't know the state of the Indians bullpen, but I'm pretty sure everybody is available and they will likely avouid using Zambrano or Towers.

The Jays say somebody will be promoted to replace Chacin, I think they should just leave Towers in while Chacin is out, give him 3 more starts to do something with. He may actually win 1 or 2, McGowan might not.

What are your thoughts on the game?