Dave Price
Nationals vs. Marlins
Play: Nationals -111
I like the price we are getting with the Washington Nationals today as only -111 favorites over the Miami Marlins. They'll be hungry to avenge a 6-7 loss to the Marlins yesterday in which they blew a 6-0 lead after Max Scherzer had to exit with an injury after their 1st inning. Now the Nationals turn to one of their top prospects in A.J. Cole, who is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in one start for Washington this year. He'll be opposed by Vance Worley, who is 0-2 with a 7.52 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in 5 starts for the Marlins. He is only averaging 4.1 innings per start. The Nationals are 8-2 in their last 10 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Jimmy Boyd
Minnesota at San Diego
Play: San Diego +100
San Diego is showing some decent value here at home against the Twins. Minnesota went from buyers to sellers in the month of July and I can't imagine it's sitting well with the players that they are trading away some of the best pieces when they are still within striking distance. The Twins are a mere 1-7 in their last 8 games after getting shutout 3-0 in the series opener yesterday against the Padres. They close out the short 2-game set today, ending a miserable 8-game road trip.
While Minnesota is struggling, the Padres have won 5 of their last 6. I'll take my chances with San Diego keeping it going here. They will send out Luis Perdomo, who has pitched much better in his last 2 starts and while the numbers aren't great, the Padres are 7-3 in his 10 home starts this season. Twins will counter with Ervin Santana, who has an ugly 6.19 ERA and 1.625 WHIP over his last 3 starts. It's worth noting that Minnesota is a mere 11-30 in their last 41 when revenging a loss where they scored 1 run or less.
Jack Jones
Royals vs. Orioles
Play: Royals +110
The Kansas City Royals will be highly motivated to avoid the sweep after losing the first two games of this series to the Baltimore Orioles. I like the value we are getting with the Royals here considering their massive edge on the mound.
Ace Jason Vargas gets the ball looking to build on his 13-4 record with a 3.00 ERA and 1.233 WHIP over 20 starts this season. Vargas has owned the Orioles in the past, going 3-3 with a 1.92 ERA and 1.033 WHIP in nine career starts against them.
Jeremy Hellickson is 6-5 with a 4.73 ERA in 20 starts this season for the Phillies. But now he's in the American League and things are about to get a lot more difficult for him. Hellickson is 2-2 with a 4.97 ERA and 1.526 WHIP in seven career starts against the Royals.
Vargas is 9-1 (+9.5 Units) against the money line as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season. The Royals are 12-2 in Vargas' last 14 starts vs. a team with a losing record. Kansas City is 5-0 in Vargas' last five road starts.
Brian Hay
Indians vs. Red Sox
Play: Red Sox -115
Cleveland's lead is shrinking in the AL Central as they have now lost three in a row. Cleveland goes with Trevor Bauer today who is off back to back wins. The Boston Red Sox are desperately trying to stay within shouting distance of the Yankees in the AL East. Boston picked up a game on the Yankees with yesterday's victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians which gave the team wins in four of six. Boston goes with Rick Porcello tonight. Porcello comes off of a 4-2 defeat against the Cleveland Indians where he allowed all four runs on six hits including two homers in seven frames. The Indians are 3-8 in their last 11 Wednesday games.
Andrew Gold
Royals vs. Orioles
Play: Orioles -120
I cashed in last night with my top play on the Orioles and will gladly back them again here tonight as they are going for the sweep. I think this team is one to keep an eye as I mentioned yesterday for the next few weeks. They will be starting the newly acquired Hellickson and will be very motivated to get him a W here tonight.
Vargas enters the game with a 5.93 ERA his last three starts and the Royals have lost 3 of their last 4.
Art Aronson
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs
Play: Under 8
Recent form displayed by each of these starting pitchers suggests that runs should be at a premium tonight:
Zack Godley: He’s 4-4 with a 3.06 ERA. Godley most recently went seven scoreless with seven K’s in a win over the Cardinals on Thursday. To go along with his solid 3.06 ERA, Godley also sports a sharp 1.01 WHIP and 9.3 K/9 (his peripherals suggest that it’s no fluke either, as his 3.03 FIP makes his numbers sustainable moving forward.) Note that he owns a solid 3.04 ERA on the road as well.
Jake Arrieta: He’s 10-7 with a 4.03 ERA. Arrieta most recently gave up two runs off two hits while striking out five over seven innings in a victory over the White Sox on Wednesday. Arrieta continued his string of strong play, as he came into that one having posted a 3.30 ERA over his previous ten trips to the hill (giving up two runs or fewer in seven of those starts.) Note that Arrieta owns a respectable 3-1, 3.86 ERA record at home.
The bottom line: We think these two capable starters will battle deep, resulting in this total sneaking below the posted number once it’s all said and done.
Wunderdog
Oakland @ San Francisco
Pick: San Francisco -132
The San Francisco Giants have a string of World Series wins in recent years, more than any other team, but this season will not be another. The Giants are an ugly 41-67. Their division has proven to be the toughest in MLB this season with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Rockies all playoff caliber teams. That puts a bit of value on their side tonight. The Giants own a 7-3 mark in all of matt Moore's starts as a home favorite. The A's will go with Daniel Gossett, and he has been suspect as Oakland is just 3-6 in his nine starts on the season, and two of the three wins were by a scant run. The A's are 5-10 in their last 15 games, have traded away Sonny Gray, and realize it is looking forward having cashed in their chips for 2017. The A's are 1-7 in their last eight on the road as well.
SPORTS WAGERS
WGC- Bridgestone Invitational
A three-time host of the PGA Championship, Firestone GC is a great proving ground for those looking to head to Quail Hollow next week and secure a life-affirming victory. It can turn into something of a grind around here, and in 2016 only nine players finished under par in the Bridgestone. That is an extreme example of what Firestone has to offer, but is instructive nonetheless.
It’s a long old Par 70 at 7,400 yards - no wonder Arnold Palmer called it "The Monster" upon first viewing, and while the pair of Par 5s should provide some respite, the second, a 667 yard behemoth, is the longest hole played on tour outside of the majors, and tends to average over 5.00 on the stroke average front as a result. Fairways are narrow and particularly hard to hit, with penal rough sucking up any errant tee shots. There’s a real premium on long but straight hitting here.
The greens, which are Bentgrass in nature but seeded with Poa Annua, can be very hard to hit in dry conditions, and running at around 13 on the stimp, the short grass is pretty darn quick as well. As a long old track, one might expect driving to be a key concern at Firestone, and one would be absolutely correct. Indeed, seven of the first 10 home last year ranked inside the top 20 for Driving Accuracy, so perhaps the key stat this week is an amalgamation of Total Driving and Strokes Gained: Off the Tee.
But that is just one part of the puzzle. Finding these greens is tricky and will become even more difficult as they dry out through the weekend. It will come as no surprise to learn that current form heading into this high-quality tournament is another key. DJ, last year’s winner, won the US Open in his prior start and finished third in the Memorial Tournament and fifth in the St. Jude Classic prior to that; the mark of consistency required by a Bridgestone Invitational champion. Indeed, look at the last few winners here: DJ, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy (x2), Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, and Keegan Bradley. There we have a collection of class acts or classic grinders, and we’d expect that trend to continue this week. So, once again, we’re looking for pro’s that are 35-1 or better to win outright, followed by head-to-head-matchups.
Unless otherwise stated, the following bets to win outright will be placed at Bet365 because of their cash-out option during the event.
Kyle Stanley 110-1
A fantastic season for Kyle Stanley would be crowned perfectly by a strong showing at the PGA Championship, and this week’s event offers him the perfect tune-up. His win at the Quicken Loans National had been coming – T4 at THE PLAYERS and T6 at Memorial were clear signs of that, and his ball-striking stats this season have been absolutely phenomenal. There’s been a downgrade since, but that’s only natural and we’re not too worried by a missed cut at The Open given that he hasn’t been exposed to Links golf all that much. We fully expect the 29-year-old to return to form this week and he’s simply too good to be offered this big a price when guys like Sergio Garcia and Jason Day are only 30-1. Stanley ranks 1st ON TOUR in Greens in Regulation, 5th ON TOUR in Strokes Gained (SG) Off-the-Tee and 5th ON TOUR in SG: Tee-to-Green (Risking 0.2 units to win 22 units).
Xander Schauffele 125-1
This young man’s game has gone from strength to strength in the past few months, with a T5 return from the US Open clearly a catalyst for the 23-year-old’s almost immediate ascent to golfing manhood. His maiden PGA TOUR title soon followed at the Greenbrier Classic and in his last outing he recorded a more than useful T20 at the Open Championship – we don’t suppose the Californian has played much Links golf! Schauffele has delivered some outstanding tee-to-green stats this season and with a victory on Bentgrass to his name we don’t need to worry about his abilities with the putter. Xander Schauffele odds to win will very likely be listed in the top 15-20 names every time he plays at some point in the near future alongside guys like Jason Day, Ricky Fowler, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and others but first, he’s going to have to win some more events. He’s good enough to do so but the right play would be to buy him now because he’s so undervalued (Risking 0.2 units to win 25 units).
Russell Henley 80-1
Since winning the Houston Open earlier in the year, Henley’s form has held up pretty well, and we’re certainly sweet on a player whose major appearances since have yielded 11-27-37 in The Masters, US Open, and British Open respectively. A T5 at the Greenbrier Classic in-between confirms the theory that Henley is hot right now, and that’s handy given he’s seems to like Firestone with two top-30 returns in his three visits. He heads to Ohio as a bona fide PGA TOUR winner, and for a guy as good as this off the tee (ranking tenth for Total Driving) the omens are very strong indeed. We can certainly get on board with proven talents who check all of the boxes. The combination of his ball-striking and hot putting is too tempting to ignore. (Risking 0.8 units to win 16 units).
Zach Johnson 66-1
If the weather does become a little fruity on Thursday and Friday like it is reported to, then Firestone could become a real grind, and at this point hitting fairways and sensible course management will be the name of the game. In this scenario, few excel quite like Zach Johnson, whose season was kick-started with a fine showing at his favorite John Deere Classic. He followed that with T14 at the Open Championship, which included a sublime round of 66 while all else around him floundered. He's acknowledged that he knows that the reason he hasn't made more noise this year is due to inconsistent putting, but the familiar greens at TPC Deere Run proved reliable en route to a share of fifth place. He validated with a T14 at Royal Birkdale and now gets Firestone, where he's rung up four top 10s among nine top 25s in 13 appearances (Risking 0.8 units to win 13.2 units).
Mackenzie Hughes 300-1
Despite the level of difficulty that Firestone presents, the quality of the competition and the fact that he's making his tournament debut, there's an argument that the PGA TOUR rookie is relieved that the RBC Canadian Open is behind him. After all, it's his national championship. The 26-year-old from Ontario finished with but a share of 32nd place but he paced 17 Canadians in the field at Glen Abbey. After a rough patch into the spring, he's come around for seven cuts made in eight starts, including in each of his last five. Three during the uptick were top 20s, including a T16 at the TOUR's pressure-packed flagship stop at TPC Sawgrass. Hughes is one of the longest shots on the board but in no way should he be priced in the same range as some of the others. Call this a throwaway bet if you like but there is great value here on a player that is this good so hopefully, he’ll get our hearts beating a little faster on Sunday (Risking 0.2 units to win 60 units).
Head-to-head matchups:
Feature matchup of the week:
R. Fowler +107 over R. McIlroy
Rory’s stock is high after an excellent showing at the British Open but we’re not going to allow that one event to influence us. Let us remind you that he was +4 after the first five holes at Birkdale and was in and out of trouble all four days. We want to see several good events in succession before we’ll back off fading him. In other words, we’re not convinced he’s over his slump just yet. If he’s not out of his slump, Ricky should slay him and if he is out of his funk, Ricky should still beat him.
Classy ball-strikers who are solid off the tee tend to enjoy themselves at Firestone, and Fowler’s all-round game should suit the set-up. History dictates as such, with Fowler recording four top-10s in his last six visits here, including T10 in his last pair of trips and T2 back in 2011. He ranks third on tour for Total Driving, 11th for Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and third for SG: Putting, so how could we wish for a better all-round talent? This is a true bargain of a price (and matchup) and we’re not going to miss it (Risking 2 units to win 2.08 units).
X. Schauffele +124 over F. Molinari
We wrote all about Xander Schauffele above and so if we like his chances for a strong event, we have to like his chances to beat 34-year-old Francseco Molinari. In fact, one might even wonder of Molinari is dealing with an injury or discomfort. He missed the cut at the Masters back in April. He then made the cut in four straight events including a T6 at the Players Championship but he has missed the cut in his last two events. At the US Open in mid-June, Molinari missed the cut and did not play again until the British Open more than a month later and missed the cut there too. When he’s on, Molinari can navigate through any course but something appears to be off for him these days, especially at difficult courses like the one he’ll be facing here (Risking 1 unit to win 1.14 units).
R. Henley -107 over Bubba Watson
Again, we’re on Henley to win so we therefore have to like his chances to finish ahead of Bubba Watson. Watson has been battling both his mind and his game all season long. His -9 last week at the Canadian Open is no big deal when you consider how many pros were closer to -20 than -10. Watson has to be feeling fatigued too, as he’s only missed one event since the US Open in mid-June. Since the Masters in which he missed the cut at +8, Bubba has shot +7, +4, +2, +3, and +1 in five of 10 events since. He ranks 109th ON TOUR in driving accuracy and if you are missing the fairways at this course, doom is not far behind (risking 1.07 units to win 1).
Top Canadian
MacKenzie Hughes +120 over Adam Hadwin
This wager is available at BET365 and there are only two players in the field so it is essentially a heads-up-matchup. Since his spectacular opening to the calendar year, Adam Hadwin’s game has regressed to the level of unexplainable. He's already exempt into the final major and these WGC events, all for the first time – so there's an element of curiosity as he adjusts to his new schedule. Some safety nets are stronger than others but right now, Hadwin no longer carries that with him. Plain and simple, we need to be impressed that he's going to modify his game for tighter tracks before hopping aboard. Haswin has been godawful for weeks while Hughes’ game continues to get better (risking 1 unit to win 1.2 units).
SPORTS WAGERS
MIAMI +102 over Washington
The market loves the Nationals while the Marlins are perceived as a nothing more than what they are, that being a .500 team. Vance Worley is a starter that this market wants no part of and we can understand why. Worley has been posting ugly numbers for years and now he’ll face the ferocious bats of one of the league’s most popular teams. This now falls into the category of” be very careful if you were thinking Nats” because the price is so cheap.
A.J Cole’s lone start this year came way back in April and on paper it was a good one, as he allowed just one earned run in six innings against the Phillies. However, the Nats rotation was healthy at that time so Cole was sent back down to Syracuse of the International League. He’s made 16 starts this year for Syracuse where he posted an ERA of 5.66 over 82 innings. In those 82 frames, Cole was tagged for 110 hits for a BAA of .325. His BB/K split of 31/63 was also weak. Cole has been struggling in the minors for years. Over his past 247 minor-league innings he’s been tagged with a .463 SLG%. He started 10 games at this level over the past three seasons and his xERA in the majors over that time was 5.88. Against the Phillies back in that aforementioned start in May, Cole walked four batters while striking out just two with a swinging strike rate of 6%. Cole’s line-drive rate between the minors and majors has always been high, which means when they hit 'em, they tend to hit 'em far. On paper, the Nats may appear cheap here but Cole is not major-league ready and may never be. A.J. Cole is likely to get whacked here. The line says so.
St. Louis +103 over MILWAUKEE
Brent Suter is not supposed to be in the major-leagues. After placing Junior Guerra on the disabled list in early April, the Brewers recalled Suter from Triple-A. He pitched in long relief back then and was subsequently sent back down at the end of April and recalled again roughly six weeks later on June 13 to start against these same Cardinals in St. Louis. Suter lasted 4.2 innings that day and surrendered three runs. He was removed from the rotation after striking out one Cardinal batter. However, Chase Anderson and Matt Garza would subsequently land on the DL and as a result, a rotation spot opened up for Suter and here we are. Five starts later and Suter comes in with a 2.40 ERA after 45 frames. In his last start against the Cubbies in the opener of that highly anticipated series, Suter was a 2-1 winner after going seven full. He left to a standing ovation. His line-drive rate that day last week against Chicago was 33%. As a 31st-round pick in the 2012 draft out of Harvard, he has a very low ceiling. However, he’s been the benefactor of throwing strikes and a ton of luck, as hard hit balls, and there are plenty of those, are being hit right at people. Suter does not have any plus offerings and once again will be at the mercy of BABIP. His stock is much too high.
Luke Weaver is major league ready. He’s made just one start this year for the Cards and that occurred last week against the Diamondbacks. He lost that game 4-0 but all four runs came in one inning. Weaver goes after hitters with a solid 91-96 mph fastball that he keeps low in the zone with terrific late action. Weaver throws with very clean, athletic mechanics that he repeats consistently and allows him to own plus control and command. His best pitch is a change-up that he has the confidence to use in any count. Because of his quality three-pitch mix, command, and aggressiveness, he registers a lot of strikeouts, which bodes well here against a Brewers team that leads in the NL in striking out. At Memphis in the hitter-friend Pacific Coast League, Weaver went 9-1 with a 1.81 ERA with 69 K’s in 66 innings. The market won’t see that. Instead, they’ll see a poor pitching line last game out but we’re ignoring and focusing in on his outstanding stuff. This is a quality prospect coming off a an incredible first half in the PCL league and that didn’t look a bit out of place against the D-Backs. A buying opportunity awaits.
N.Y. Mets -1½ +220 over COLORADO
We’re not going to go into a lot of details here regarding the pitchers because it matters not when playing at Coors Field. We are going to commit to playing the underdog all season long at Coors Field on the ALTERNATIVE run line. What that means is that we are playing the remainder of Colorado’s home games this season and we’ll be playing the underdog in each game, whether it’s the Rocks or the opposition and we’ll be playing it regardless of who’s pitching. We’re suggesting that this wager has nothing but big profits in store. With totals being in the 10 to 12½ range daily at this venue, far more games are decided by two runs or more than one run and the underdog wins just as much as the favorite. The pitching matchups rarely matter because even the best get rocked at this park. We’ll keep a running record on this angle all season long.
Year to date:
17-28 + 18.15 units
Seattle +106 over TEXAS
Ariel Miranda is not the target here although we do like his recent form. Miranda has 24 K’s over his last 19 innings with an elite 15% swing and miss rate. He does bring risk at this park because his fly-ball rate is high but we’re not going to concern ourselves with that. The Mariners are playing well while the Rangers are not and so this wager is all about fading Andrew Cashner and the team he pitches for.
Peripherals on an ominous four-year slide and it's across the board. We’re discussing Andrew Cashner, thus, the fade on him remains intact. Cashner’s walks are up and his K’s are down. In 101 innings, Cashner has a vile BB/K split of 43/51. Over his last five starts covering 27 frames, Cashner has walked 10 and struck out 15. What sticks out, however, is his ERA, which stands at 3.48 after 17 starts. Cashner’s ERA over his last five starts is 2.36. Andrew Cashner has some of the worst skills in the game but his ERA does not reflect that. That sets up this selling opportunity. Cashner’s xERA is 5.94. His swing strike rate is 6% and was 2% in his last start. A combination of all the luck driven stats working in his favor has kept his ERA under 3.50. Once things begin to normalize and they always do, his ERA will skyrocket. This is a weak and beatable pitcher playing for a weak and beatable team.
Jack Brayman
My free play for tonight is on the San Diego Padres, laying the cheap number at home against the struggling Minnesota Twins.
Unfortunately for the Twinkies, who looked like they may contend earlier this year, have gotten cold at the same time the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals got hot. Now the Twins have not only lost eight of 10, but it appears they've lost their mental edge, too.
As bad as San Diego is - 10 games under .500 and 27 games back in the National League West with a 48-58 record - the Friars are 29-26 at home, where they've done some damage to teams when they're are low points. See the Cubs earlier this year, and Pirates last weekend.
I like San Diego in this spot.
5* PADRES
Brad Wilton
Wednesday's comp play is the Twins and Padres to end their short two game set with another Under.
Last night, San Diego blanked Minnesota, 3-0, as the Padres have now played 4 straight Under the total.
Luis Perdomo did allow 4 runs at home to the Mets in his last start, but he has worked 5 of his last 8 starts with 3 runs or less allowed. If he can keep the Twins bats quiet early on, we have a chance of a pitcher's duel coming to fruition.
Ervin Santana has had a pair of shaky starts to his credit his last 2 trips to the hill, but for the season the Under stands at 13-7-1 when he starts. He is also 2-0 with an under 2 ERA in his 4 career starts against the Padres.
The runs were hard to come by last night, look for them to be hard to come by this afternoon, as the teams have the quick turnaround from night game to day game before Minnesota heads back home to Target Field.
3* MINNESOTA-SAN DIEGO UNDER
Scott Rickenbach
Royals vs. Orioles
Play: Royals +112
The Royals Jason Vargas is 13-4 with a 3.00 ERA on the season. Kansas City comes into this game having won 10 of its last 13 games despite a loss last night. They hold a big pitching edge tonight with Vargas over Jeremy Hellickson. The Orioles acquired the right-hander from the Phillies and this move is a bit of a "reach" in my opinion. Hellickson has a 6.04 ERA in his last 4 starts and now makes his Orioles debut. Facing tougher American League lineups isn't going to do Hellickson any favors and he faces a solid Royals team tonight. The Phillies lost 9 of the last 11 starts Hellickson made and while Baltimore is a better team than Philadelphia not all of those losses were attributable to the hitters. The fact is that Hellickson has been an "up and down" pitcher this season and he is another negative cycle right now. Also, the Orioles are only 26-35 this season in their games against teams with a winning record. Kansas City is on a 39-19 run in August games and the Royals are also 11-6 in their last 17 games against teams with a losing record on the season. KC is 7-2 in the 9 starts that Vargas has made this season and there is every reason to believe they get another W right here early Wednesday evening.
Otto Sports
St. Louis at Milwaukee
Play: Under 9
Two young but capable arms take the hill tonight in Milwaukee with Luke Weaver getting the nod for the Cardinals and the Brewers countering with Brent Suter. Weaver, a former first round pick in 2014, is filling in for the injured Adam Wainwright. Outside of coughing up a grand slam in his last start, Weaver pitched well with five strikeouts and five hits over five innings. He faces a Brewers offense that has come crashing down to earth of late with just 3.1 runs per game and alarmingly bad splits (.227/.297/.357/.654) over its last 16 games. During that span, Milwaukee's offense was held to two runs or fewer nine times. Suter has been nothing short of phenomenal since being called up from Triple-A. The Harvard grad throws a lot of strikes and does well changing speeds. Last time out, he threw seven shutout innings against the Cubs. His stat line over his last five starts, which included the Cubs, Orioles and Yankees, reads: 30 IP, 25 Ks, 5 BBs, 1.50 ERA. Chicago manager Joe Maddon had nothing but praise for Suter: “We could not get anything going against Suter,” Maddon said. “He was outstanding, mixing speeds. He really knows what he’s doing out there.” After pounding out plenty of overs the first three months of the season, Milwaukee has quietly been a strong under team including nine of their last 10 at home. There looks to be a few 9’s still out there that warrant a looks toward the under.
Buster Sports
Dodgers at Braves
Play: Over 9.5
The Dodgers and the Braves play game 2 of their three-game set in Atlanta tonight. We will be on the OVER here. The starting pitchers are for the Dodgers RH Brock Stewart (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and he will face the Braves RH Julio Teheran (7-9, 5.09 ERA) Stewart will be making his second start for the Dodgers this year. In eight appearances this year he has not allowed an earned run, we believe that will change tonight. Last year Stewart had five starts with an ERA of 5.79. As I have said before starting is a completely different animal compared to relieving and we believe the Braves will get their runs tonight. As for Teheran he has been terrible of late. He is sporting a 7.41 ERA with a WHIP of 1.647 in his last 3 starts. At home, things are not much better for Teheran. He has a 7.05 ERA in 10 home starts. This total is set at 9 1/2 at the time of this writing and we see this flying well over the total tonight.
Rob Vinciletti
Arizona vs. Chicago
Play: Chicago -155
The Cubs are starting to hit their stride in the N.L. Central and tonight they fit a solid long term system that is 793-392 and has a superb R.O.I. Chicago has Arrieta going and they are 8-0 when he has 6 days rest. Jake has won 11 straight August starts and is 3-1 vs Arizona. Arizona has Godley going and he has been Ghastly with 14+ Era vs the Cubs and a 6+ Era in August appearances. The D-backs are 0-7 in game 2 of a series and 39-88 on the road vs winning teams. The D-backs are 0-12 as a road dog off a 5+ run road loss.