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And since June 19, Hendricks is 7-1 with a nifty 1.24 ERA.He has command of his pitches, hes added a few wrinkles and his confidence could not be higher, Madden said. Impossible.While the Cubs have the NL ERA leader in Hendricks the Padres counter with Paul Clemens (2-2, 4.82).Clemens will attempt to navigate the potent Cubs lineup by leaning on his curveball and hoping he can pinpoint his fastball.The right-handed Clemens needs to trust his offspeed offering, according to Padres manager Andy Green.We want him to rip the curve ball off a little bit more, Green said. When you look at the velo on his curve, when it is effective, it is upper 70s.Early in his last number of starts he is flipping it in there at 70, 71, and it just doesnt have the aggression, doesnt have the bite to get the swings and misses it can get.Clemens, who was claimed off waivers on July 1, didnt figure in the Padres win in his last outing. He worked five innings and allowed three runs on eight hits and three walks against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Green said Clemens is also tinkering with his fastball.Just continuing to refine his fastball command; that is something that is going to be a journey for him his entire career, Green said. Hes not the only pitcher to have that.Instead Clemens money pitch is his curveball but he has to throw it with conviction.If he rips it off more effectively he is going to have the opportunity to use it more, Green said. If he kind of flips it up there he doesnt have quite the command of it.Green compared Clemens to the lefty Drew Pomeranz, the Padres All-Star this summer before he was peddled to the Boston Red Sox.That was one of the things Pomeranz was able to do, Green said. If he wanted it in the strikes zone he put it there. If he didnt want it in the strikes zone, he would put it there. That is the next step of the curveball development for Paul. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . 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Theyll just get on with the game because they respect each other, there wont be any silly mind games.The way Taylor played last week - how he threw, how his darts went into the board, the angle of entry - I havent seen him play so well since 2013. He was magnificent. But it was only one game, I know that.But it was the way that his darts went into the board, there was no kicking over to the right because he wasnt throwing them firmly enough. He looked like the player weve watched over the past 27 years. Once Phil gets on a roll and builds up his confidence hes a tough man to do business with.Prediction: Taylor is more likely to win this game than Lewis. Hell nick it 7-5.Dave Chisnall v James Wade James Wade will need to throw better darts than this... Last week I remember saying Adrian Lewis would out-score Wade, who would have to hit all his doubles. But Wade was the scorer and Lewis was the finisher. You just dont know what youre going to get from Wade, hes such a good player. Rule him out at your peril.But theres something about Chizzy. Hes got a knack to be mediocre then hit a really big score to turn a leg around.Last week Wade had nine darts to nick a point but couldnt. That might bother him. I think Chizzy is the better scorer and Wade wont score as well as he did last week.Prediction: Im going to go for Chizzy on the basis that Wade doesnt take out many ton-pluses (which he can do).Robert Thornton v Gary Anderson Gary Anderson is getting into the swing of thinngs, Mardle thinks Playing Anderson is not the problem - Thornton just isnt playing well enough.dddddddddddd There was a point in last years Premier League Darts when Kim Huybrechts was bottom but was getting 100 averages. Thornton isnt playing like that, so youre thinking theres no hope. Obviously if hes got the same attitude as me, hes got no chance!I just dont think Thornton is playing anywhere near well enough to deal with Anderson. Hes the world champ for a reason. Thornton can be a spoiler, he can pull off a shock - he beat Michael van Gerwen in the World Grand Prix final. But that was when he was playing well, and he isnt doing that now.Prediction: I can only see one winner here. Anderson. Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen Relive Michael van Gerwens epic 123 average last week This will be match of the night if Wright plays well. Im not convinced which darts hell use. Michael will obviously play well although he wont average 123 again - it might be higher! Even if Van Gerwen averages 103 or 104 I just cant bring myself to think that hell be beaten.Prediction: Wright is quality and hes top-of-the-table - but he wont be any more after this match.Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld produced a stunning comeback from 3-0 to beat Michael Smith in the World Championship Smith will believe he can win this game. You want the real Raymond to tow the oche because, if he plays well, he wins. Smith has looked short of composure.I know he played Van Gerwen last week who averaged 123, but Smith had a mini capitulation. People will say it wont matter but, with five legs gone, he averaged 103. Three legs later he was averaging low-90s, he completely lost the plot. That wont please him.Smiths highest average has been 93 in this Premier League. Raymonds lowest has been 93.Prediction: Youve got to go for Van Barneveld on the stats, on his belief. Thats the bet.Watch Premier League Darts live on Thursday at 7pm on Sky Sports 1 HD. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Prem Table Darts betting Get Sky Sports ' ' '