Tuesday1-2 (-1.1 units) My bay area teams let be down on Tuesday with the Giants falling to the Brewers 10-8 and the A's not covering the RL winning 4-3 against the Astros. The O's made it a sweat but they hung on for me with a 5-4 win against Tampa. Who knows what would've transpired but I am thankful for the rain out in Pittsburgh that probably salvaged my Cardinals RL play. Back to the drawing board on Wednesday, luckily for me no work so I get to enjoy the games.
Astros/A's U 8 (-110) 1 Unit: In the matinee series finale game between these 2 clubs we will see Bud Norris taking the hill against Bartolo Colon. So far this season Norris is off to a good starting posting a 2-1 record, 1.96 era, 14K/6BB ratio, 1.09 whip and teams are hitting just .206 against him. Norris did face the A's in his only loss this season and he did struggle a bit surrendering 2 runs on 6 hits in 5 and 2/3rds. I really liked how Norris rebounded from that start with a very impressive outing against the Angels. In 2012 Norris had great home #s and struggled big time on the road, like most young pitchers do. Albeit a small sample size, I like his opening road start this year and I think he will come into this outing looking to make amends for his earlier loss to Oakland. On the flip side Bartolo Colon will be looking to improve upon his 4.15 era, 1.23 whip and .302 batting average against in his 2 starts so far this year. I like his chances of doing that against an a very weak Astros line up. Not all the #s will back up my decision to play this under bet but sometimes you gotta go with your gut and that's what I am rolling with here. I am a little hard pressed to think both teams will contribute on Wednesday morning. A low scoring quick paced game on getaway day for these clubs is what I am rolling with.
Cardinals/Pirates O 7 (-127) 1 Unit: Both teams are swinging the bat really well. The Cardinals enter this game having scored 79 runs in 13 games, which works out to be a little over 6 runs per game. They have scored a 21 runs in their past 3 games, and had 2 runs on the board in the first 2 innings of Tuesday's game before it got rained out. The Cardinals as a team are hitting .265 against right handed pitching and will be facing a right hander in A J Burnett in this one. Burnett is 0-2 with a 3.71 era, 1.41 whip and .242 batting average against thus far this year. In 11 career starts against the Cardinals he is 5-5 with a 4.33 era, 1.42 whip and .252 batting average against. However in 2012 he really struggled against a potent Cardinals offense. In 3 outings last year Burnett went 1-2 with a 8.80 era, 1.70 whip and the Cards hit .340 as a team against him. The 16 hits he allowed were the most against any team and the 3 homers were tied for the most last season. He will face a Cardinals team that is just as dangerous if not more in Wednesday's game. Meanwhile on the other side we got the Pittsburgh Pirates who got off to awful start offensively before snapping out of it in a big way. The Pirates mustered just 8 runs in their first 6 games of the season. However since then the Pirates have really started to swing the bat well. The Pirates have scored 38 runs in their past 6 games which works out to be 6.3 runs per game and that probably isn't even doing them enough justice, since the Pirates had 4 runs on the board in 2 innings before Tuesday's rain out. The Pirates enter this game hitting .232 against righties which is significantly higher than their .147 against lefties. They will be facing young right hander Shelby Miller in this one. The 23 year old has 2 starts under his belt in his rookie season and so far not surprisingly the results were mixed. Miller struggled on the road against the Giants but then pitched 1 hit gem against the Brewers. As the case in most young pitchers, they tend to have major discrepancies when it comes to their home and away splits. The sample size is too small to really gauge how Miller will do and if he cools off the red hot Pirates offense then ill live with it. I am not sold on either teams bullpen either which could also help this game get over if needed. Ill take my chances that the red hot offenses will be able to keep it going and I think ensuring a push worst case scenario is definitely possible with needing just a 3 spot from both teams to make it happen.
Phillies/Reds O 8.5 (-108) 1 Unit: Not sold on either starting pitcher in this one and after putting up nothing but 0s on the board before Tuesday's game got suspended due to the weather I think both offenses come out flying in this one. They will even get a chance to warm up a bit since Tuesday's game will resume in the 9th inning prior to this one getting started. It's funny how many times in Baseball teams could combine for 15+ runs one night and then complete goose eggs across the board the next day. Of course the pitching has a lot to do with it and that was one display on Tuesday with Bailey and Kendrick dealing. I just don't see that happening again with a struggling right hander Leake against the unproven youngster left hander Lannan. Both teams will also benefit from having the offensive splits in their favors. The Reds are hitting .264 against lefties (.234 vs righties) and the Phillies are hitting .260 against righties (.160 vs lefties). I think the offenses can take advantage of those splits against sub par pitching and put up some runs in the hitters ballpark on Wednesday.
I looked up and down the card but I couldn't see any ML play that I liked or could play. I don't play heavy favorites at all and nothing on the RL stands out enough to me so rolling with just totals today. Shooting for that 2-1 day, best of luck all.
Tuesday1-2 (-1.1 units) My bay area teams let be down on Tuesday with the Giants falling to the Brewers 10-8 and the A's not covering the RL winning 4-3 against the Astros. The O's made it a sweat but they hung on for me with a 5-4 win against Tampa. Who knows what would've transpired but I am thankful for the rain out in Pittsburgh that probably salvaged my Cardinals RL play. Back to the drawing board on Wednesday, luckily for me no work so I get to enjoy the games.
Astros/A's U 8 (-110) 1 Unit: In the matinee series finale game between these 2 clubs we will see Bud Norris taking the hill against Bartolo Colon. So far this season Norris is off to a good starting posting a 2-1 record, 1.96 era, 14K/6BB ratio, 1.09 whip and teams are hitting just .206 against him. Norris did face the A's in his only loss this season and he did struggle a bit surrendering 2 runs on 6 hits in 5 and 2/3rds. I really liked how Norris rebounded from that start with a very impressive outing against the Angels. In 2012 Norris had great home #s and struggled big time on the road, like most young pitchers do. Albeit a small sample size, I like his opening road start this year and I think he will come into this outing looking to make amends for his earlier loss to Oakland. On the flip side Bartolo Colon will be looking to improve upon his 4.15 era, 1.23 whip and .302 batting average against in his 2 starts so far this year. I like his chances of doing that against an a very weak Astros line up. Not all the #s will back up my decision to play this under bet but sometimes you gotta go with your gut and that's what I am rolling with here. I am a little hard pressed to think both teams will contribute on Wednesday morning. A low scoring quick paced game on getaway day for these clubs is what I am rolling with.
Cardinals/Pirates O 7 (-127) 1 Unit: Both teams are swinging the bat really well. The Cardinals enter this game having scored 79 runs in 13 games, which works out to be a little over 6 runs per game. They have scored a 21 runs in their past 3 games, and had 2 runs on the board in the first 2 innings of Tuesday's game before it got rained out. The Cardinals as a team are hitting .265 against right handed pitching and will be facing a right hander in A J Burnett in this one. Burnett is 0-2 with a 3.71 era, 1.41 whip and .242 batting average against thus far this year. In 11 career starts against the Cardinals he is 5-5 with a 4.33 era, 1.42 whip and .252 batting average against. However in 2012 he really struggled against a potent Cardinals offense. In 3 outings last year Burnett went 1-2 with a 8.80 era, 1.70 whip and the Cards hit .340 as a team against him. The 16 hits he allowed were the most against any team and the 3 homers were tied for the most last season. He will face a Cardinals team that is just as dangerous if not more in Wednesday's game. Meanwhile on the other side we got the Pittsburgh Pirates who got off to awful start offensively before snapping out of it in a big way. The Pirates mustered just 8 runs in their first 6 games of the season. However since then the Pirates have really started to swing the bat well. The Pirates have scored 38 runs in their past 6 games which works out to be 6.3 runs per game and that probably isn't even doing them enough justice, since the Pirates had 4 runs on the board in 2 innings before Tuesday's rain out. The Pirates enter this game hitting .232 against righties which is significantly higher than their .147 against lefties. They will be facing young right hander Shelby Miller in this one. The 23 year old has 2 starts under his belt in his rookie season and so far not surprisingly the results were mixed. Miller struggled on the road against the Giants but then pitched 1 hit gem against the Brewers. As the case in most young pitchers, they tend to have major discrepancies when it comes to their home and away splits. The sample size is too small to really gauge how Miller will do and if he cools off the red hot Pirates offense then ill live with it. I am not sold on either teams bullpen either which could also help this game get over if needed. Ill take my chances that the red hot offenses will be able to keep it going and I think ensuring a push worst case scenario is definitely possible with needing just a 3 spot from both teams to make it happen.
Phillies/Reds O 8.5 (-108) 1 Unit: Not sold on either starting pitcher in this one and after putting up nothing but 0s on the board before Tuesday's game got suspended due to the weather I think both offenses come out flying in this one. They will even get a chance to warm up a bit since Tuesday's game will resume in the 9th inning prior to this one getting started. It's funny how many times in Baseball teams could combine for 15+ runs one night and then complete goose eggs across the board the next day. Of course the pitching has a lot to do with it and that was one display on Tuesday with Bailey and Kendrick dealing. I just don't see that happening again with a struggling right hander Leake against the unproven youngster left hander Lannan. Both teams will also benefit from having the offensive splits in their favors. The Reds are hitting .264 against lefties (.234 vs righties) and the Phillies are hitting .260 against righties (.160 vs lefties). I think the offenses can take advantage of those splits against sub par pitching and put up some runs in the hitters ballpark on Wednesday.
I looked up and down the card but I couldn't see any ML play that I liked or could play. I don't play heavy favorites at all and nothing on the RL stands out enough to me so rolling with just totals today. Shooting for that 2-1 day, best of luck all.
I wanted to pull the trigger on the Orioles but I gotta pass on them on Wednesday. The Rays offense started to show signs of life in the late stages of Tuesday's game and I don't like what I see from Chris Tillman in the early goings so far this year. Plus I like Matt Moore and don't wanna fade him. Tough game to decide on so I passed, but bol to you sir
I wanted to pull the trigger on the Orioles but I gotta pass on them on Wednesday. The Rays offense started to show signs of life in the late stages of Tuesday's game and I don't like what I see from Chris Tillman in the early goings so far this year. Plus I like Matt Moore and don't wanna fade him. Tough game to decide on so I passed, but bol to you sir
I wanted to pull the trigger on the Orioles but I gotta pass on them on Wednesday. The Rays offense started to show signs of life in the late stages of Tuesday's game and I don't like what I see from Chris Tillman in the early goings so far this year. Plus I like Matt Moore and don't wanna fade him. Tough game to decide on so I passed, but bol to you sir
Good game to pass SJS. Rays producing only 2.8 earned runs per 9 innings versus right handed starters. Moore could toss a heck of a game and still get beat.
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I wanted to pull the trigger on the Orioles but I gotta pass on them on Wednesday. The Rays offense started to show signs of life in the late stages of Tuesday's game and I don't like what I see from Chris Tillman in the early goings so far this year. Plus I like Matt Moore and don't wanna fade him. Tough game to decide on so I passed, but bol to you sir
Good game to pass SJS. Rays producing only 2.8 earned runs per 9 innings versus right handed starters. Moore could toss a heck of a game and still get beat.
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