canucks and padres

Las Vegas - Flying out West tonight for the Padres against the Reds. San Diego sends Sean Manaea to the hill and in his first two starts since coming over from Oakland, the kid has been close to lights out. He has started twice, pitched 13 innings, allowed only 2 earned runs (1.38 ERA) and posted 13 Ks. Cincy is sending Nick Lodolo to the hill and his first outing didn't go very well. The Guardians bounced him around for 7 hits and 5 earned runs in just 4 innings. He is the Reds top prospect and will probably get it right eventually, but just not tonight. Padres for the money.

Staying out West, moving up the coast to Vancouver and throwing some chips at the Canucks over the Stars. Barring a miracle, Vancouver will not make the playoffs, but Bruce Boudreau will make sure the season ends with a bang. The Canucks have won five in a row and scored 26 goals in those games. They've also whipped Dallas twice, 4-1 in Texas and 6-3 in VanCity. Gonna cash a ticket with Double B and the Canucks.

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