Ricky Nolasco was terrible in his first two starts, but he got well quickly vs. the Phillies last time our and he has had success in Coors Field in the past. Play the Marlins.
Ricky Nolasco of the Florida Marlins is off to another slow start, but perhaps his sluggish start will be over much quicker than it was in 2009, and he has pitched well vs. the Colorado Rockies in the past.
Last season, the right-handed ace of the Marlins rotation got off to such a bad start in April and May that he was sent to the minors at the end of that stretch to try and work things out. Nolasco came back up to the big leagues in early June and for the most part he pitched lights-out from ie
This season, Nolasco may have kicked his slow start after only his third start. Nolasco's first two outings were below average, especially for a guy as talented as he is who completely tore up the grapefruit league in spring training. But in his third and latest start, Nolasco went into one of the most dangerous places in baseball - Citizen's Bank Park - and almost threw a complete game shutout.
He held the powerful Phillies lineup in check until the final out when Nolasco let a pitch get away and Jason Werth hit a two-run homer. Nolasco of course got the final out minutes later and although he would have loved to shut out the defending champs, a complete game, five-hitter is not too shabby.
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Coors Field may be one of the most dreaded parks for most Major League pitchers, but Nolasco seems to like it there very much. In two career starts there, Nolasco is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 12 strikeouts with just two walks in 14 innings
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Marlins +105 (Game 1)