Wednesday's Total Wagering
By Josh Jacobs
Talk about totals wagering in baseball has been buzzing of late. Attention to the science of wind at new Yankee Stadium and conversation about the large dimensions at Citi Field are topics that have taken center stage. In reaction to these developments it’s only right that Wednesday’s preview focuses on this high or low totals.
By the way, Monday opened up the week with the ‘under’ registering a 4-1 record on the ‘under’.
Oakland at N.Y. Yankees – 1:05 p.m. EST
Other then Cleveland, the Yankees have played more day games then any other team in the Majors. This begs the question, is New York’s 9-4 ‘over’ performance in response to games played while the sun is above the horizon? The answer is unequivocally, yes.
It’s obvious that Yankee Stadium has helped push the total ‘over’ its mark three times in four afternoon games played there, but what about the remaining five? Only three day games have dropped ‘under’ the set total as New York has averaged 5.2 runs per game during this time frame. And then there's the Pinstripes’ 6.84 ERA linked to a .285 BAA and a third high, 15 home runs allowed with the sun up.
The evidence so far proves that whether in Yankee Stadium or not, New York and its opponents have sent total players rushing to the window. In just the first four games a total of 20 homers were produced by both the Yanks and Indians.
The planets could be aligned on Wednesday afternoon as Oakland takes a visit to the new ballpark in the Bronx. The Athletics aren’t a stranger to the total phenomenon as their 8-4 tab on the ‘over’ indicates. But what we can’t fall back on is Oakland’s unconvincing 3-2 record on the ‘under’ during five day games played.
Of course with the convincing talk about the ‘over’ comes a 13-3 ‘under’ record in the last 16 head-to-head games played in New York between both clubs. The ‘under’ continues to roll on the board as a 4-0 run has been recorded in the last four meetings.
This mid-week matchup will have the Athletics starting lefty hurler, Brett Anderson (0-2, 4.85 ERA). Anderson has seen the ‘over’ cash in during the two starts he’s been a part of. While giving up two runs in the first game and five during the second, 19 total runs have been accounted for. Combine this with the fact that books have set totals of 8 ½ and eight, in that order, and we get the ‘over’ riding that 2-0 wave.
In nine games that southpaw pitchers have been a part of, the Yanks have accumulated a .320 BA. On top of the scorching batting average, New York has also posted 15 RBIs, a .389 on base percentage and a slugging percentage of .550. However, these numbers take a dive in Yankee Stadium as New York has scored just two runs per game. But in defense, we’re still early on in the season for this sample size to mean much.
The weather report is becoming something more to focus on in the Bronx these days and the latest forecast has cloudy daytime skies with an expected wind of 13 MPH coming out of the southwest. In relation to the new ballpark, a westward wind equates to one blowing out to right field. Stay tuned for daily updates when available. There’s a sense that climatologists, meteorologists and any other –ologists who can comment on the weather effects at Yankee Stadium will be at a premium in the foreseeable future.
L.A. Dodgers at Houston – 8:05 p.m. EST
We’re going from one extreme to the next. While Oakland and New York have been celebrated by gamblers for the ‘over’ success, Houston has been a polar opposite. There’s been no difference between the occurrence of these totals at night (1-7 ‘under’) versus day games (1-3 ‘under’).
There’s no secret to this total trend as the Astros have limped to the plate. We’re talking about a clubhouse who’s driving in only three runs per game (2.9 runs in the last eight) on a slouching, .250 seasonal batting average. This gives the pitching staff some room to make mistakes from the standpoint of hitting the ‘under’.
The rotation and pen has tacked on a lackluster, 4.42 ERA while a 1.47 WHIP is nothing to write home about. And then there’s Houston’s 2-5 record at home even though the pitching staff has responded with an improved 3.66 ERA versus its yearly average (all the much more for the ‘under’ to come calling).
Since we’re not talking about much of an offense let’s jump right to the expected starter. The ‘Stros are expected to send their ace, Roy Oswalt (0-2, 4.26 ERA) to the mound. The right-handed veteran has already been part of two ‘under’ games out of three starts. It was on Apr. 11 that Oswalt surrendered six runs in St. Louis that caused the ‘over’ to top the installed, 7 ½-runs.
Turning back the pages reveals that Oswalt is 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA in eight career starts versus the Dodgers. L.A. has struggled to make contact against the three-time All-Star, slacking in the box with a .257 BA. Twenty runs scored during this matchup trickles down to only 2.5 runs scored per game for the Dodgers. Something else to factor in come Wednesday.
L.A. is at risk to break Houston’s streak despite the above numbers. The Dodgers are 6-2-1 on the ‘over’ in their last nine as scoring 7.6 runs per game is good reason for pushing the total north of the set value.
L.A. is expected to insert lefty, Randy Wolf (1-1, 3.93 ERA) onto the rubber in this contest. Let’s just say that a .226 BA and eight runs produced by the Astros versus southpaws is another reason why the ‘under’ makes a whole lot of sense.
Quick Hitter
-- The White Sox and Orioles will get Game 2 started at 7:05 p.m. EST. Chicago is slated to return John Danks (1-0, 0.75 ERA) to the hill as Baltimore will counter with Jeremy Guthrie (2-0, 4.32 ERA).
-- Chicago is so far, 1-3 in Game 2 of series thus far. In a four-game series versus Tampa Bay, the total went 3-1 on the ‘over’ as the offense was responsible for tacking on seven runs per game. Totals were set by most books at a consistent, 8 ½ to nine runs.
-- The Orioles are a smoking, 7-1 on the ‘over’ in their last eight games. Scoring five runs per game has been only half of the story as the pitching game has done the rest. This is a group of arms responsible for the third worst ERA in the league, currently at 6.69. Mix in opponents hitting for a .324 BA with 24 balls that have found the stands and things become quite clear.
-- In 91 at bats versus southpaw pitchers (Chicago’s Danks is that lefty being referenced), Baltimore is batting .264 for 15 RBIs (14th ranked) and a low 38 total bases. But in-between these numbers is Orioles’ right-handed batters teeing off for a .340 BA with seven RBIs versus these same lefty pitchers.
-- The ‘over’ is 12-4-2 in the last 18 meetings in Baltimore. The ‘over’ is 6-21 in Guthrie’s last 10 home starts versus a team with a winning record.
-- Early lines being posted are Baltimore as a $1.25 home favorite. A total of nine runs has been installed.
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Wednesday, April 22
Kansas City at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EDT). Indians ace Cliff Lee (1-2) tries for his second straight strong start when the Indians visit the surprising Royals.
STARS
Tuesday
— Edgar Renteria, Giants, hit a grand slam off Jake Peavy and matched his career high with five RBIs, leading San Francisco to an 8-3 victory over San Diego.
— Grady Sizemore, Indians, hit a three-run homer in Cleveland’s 8-7 victory over Kansas City.
— Johnny Damon, Yankees, hit a solo drive for the only home run in the first night game at the new Yankee Stadium, leading New York to a 5-3 win over Oakland.
— Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz, Rangers, each hit a two-run homer in Texas’ 5-4 win over Toronto.
— Torii Hunter, Angels, homered to help Los Angeles edge Detroit 4-3.
— Rick Ankiel, Cardinals, hit a go-ahead RBI double among his three hits, and St. Louis rallied from four runs down for a 6-4 win over the New York Mets.
— Todd Helton, Rockies, broke out of a slump with three hits, including his first homer, and drove in three runs as Colorado rallied for a 9-6 victory over Arizona.
— Jarrod Washburn, Mariners, allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings as Seattle beat Tampa Bay 4-2.
— Aubrey Huff, Orioles, homered twice and drove in four runs in Baltimore’s 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
DOUBLE YOUR FUN
The Cleveland Indians turned double plays in six straight innings in an 8-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The six double plays tied a club record for the Indians and set a team mark for the Royals.
OUCH
Pittsburgh catcher Ryan Doumit needs an operation to repair a broken bone in his right wrist and will be out for at least eight to 10 weeks. Doumit, who led NL catchers with a .318 average last season, fractured the wrist bone while batting in Sunday’s 11-1 loss to Atlanta. … Plate umpire Kerwin Danley left the field on a stretcher after being hit in the head by a broken bat in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s game between Texas and Toronto. Crew chief Dana DeMuth said Danley was taken to the hospital with a possible concussion but did not lose consciousness.
HELPING DUKES
When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League’s season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and was fined. Now the Great Falls, Va., Little League—already out the $500 Dukes was promised so he’d show up over the weekend—says it will raise another $500 to cover Dukes’ penalty for failing to arrive at Nationals Park on time.
GOOD COMPANY
Andy Pettitte pitched seven innings to get the win and Mariano Rivera got three outs to earn the save in the New York Yankees’ 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. It was the 57th time Rivera has saved a win for Pettitte, tying Oakland Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley and starter Bob Welch for the highest total in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
SEEING BETTER
Catcher Brian McCann returned to Atlanta’s lineup against Washington after visiting an eye doctor and getting a new contact lens to correct blurred vision in his left eye. After batting fourth for the Braves and going 0-for-2 with two walks in a 4-3 loss, McCann said he probably would sit out Wednesday’s game at Washington. He is mired in a 1-for-22 slump.
HIT MAN
Freddy Sanchez homered and had three hits in the Pirates 3-2 win over Florida and is batting .476 (10-for-21) over his past five games.
BARGAIN
Bernard Madoff’s Mets season tickets, two seats in the Delta Club Gold section behind home plate, sold for $38,100 on eBay, well below the list price for the pair of about $56,000. The sale by lawyer Irving H. Picard, the trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, covers 75 remaining games this season at Citi Field.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Ryan Braun had a career-high five hits, including two homers, for the Brewers in an 11-4 loss to the Phillies.
SNAPPED
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ eight-game winning streak ended with an 8-5 loss at the Houston Astros.
LET’S TRY AGAIN TOMORROW
The Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox game was postponed because of rain. It was rescheduled as the first game of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.
SPEAKING
“It was crushed. Those balls, line drives right at the outfielders, are probably the hardest ones to get a read on. It was unfortunate that he just lost his footing and the ball got behind him.”—Mets reliever J.J. Putz on teammate Daniel Murphy, whose misplay on Brendan Ryan’s fly to left wound up a triple in New York’s 6-4 loss to St. Louis.
FLORIDA vs. PITTSBURGH
Florida is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
OAKLAND vs. NY YANKEES
Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
COLORADO vs. ARIZONA
Colorado is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
San Diego is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
San Diego is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Diego
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Washington is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Atlanta
CHI WHITE SOX vs. BALTIMORE
Chi White Sox are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Chi White Sox are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
MILWAUKEE vs. PHILADELPHIA
Milwaukee is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
TEXAS vs. TORONTO
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
Minnesota is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0-1 SU in its last 6 games
LA DODGERS vs. HOUSTON
LA Dodgers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games
Houston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
CINCINNATI vs. CHI CUBS
Cincinnati is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY METS vs. ST. LOUIS
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Mets are 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against NY Mets
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
DETROIT vs. LA ANGELS
Detroit is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Detroit is 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing Detroit
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
TAMPA BAY vs. SEATTLE
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Hot Pitchers
-- Pirates won all three Maholm starts (2-0, 1.31).
-- Haren is 0-3, 1.89; Arizona scored two runs in the three games.
-- Padres are 3-0 in Young starts (2-0, 5.40) scoring 18 runs.
-- Milwaukee won both Looper starts (1-0, 3.27) scoring 13 runs.
-- Jurrjens is 2-1, 2.55 in three starts this season.
-- Cubs won both Lilly starts (2-0, 3.86) scoring 15 runs.
-- Wolf is 1-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
-- Cardinals won both Pineiro starts (2-0, 5.73) scoring 17 runs.
-- Sabathia has 0.63 RA in his last two starts.
-- Guthrie is 2-0, 5.94 in his first three starts. Danks is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts this season.
-- Wakefield is 1-1, 3.00 in two starts this season. Baker is 2-1, 3.50 in his last three starts.
-- Saunders is 2-1, 2.18 in three starts this season.
-- Jakubauskus allowed two runs in 5.1 IP in his first big league start.
Cold Pitchers
-- Nolasco has 6.60 RA in his first three '09 starts.
-- de la Rosa is 0-1, 4.50 in two starts this season.
-- Zito is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts this season.
-- Blanton is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts this season.
-- Lannan is 0-2, 6.46 in three starts this season.
-- Cueto is 0-1, 4.22 in two starts this season.
-- Astros are 0-3 in Oswalt starts (0-2, 4.26), scoring five runs.
-- Maine is 0-1, 6.75 in two starts this season.
-- Anderson is 0-2, 4.85 in his first two big league starts; all seven runs he allowed scored in the second inning of the two games.
-- Lee is 1-2, 6.75 so far this season. Bannister is 0-1, 3.75 in his three AAA starts this year; he has career mark in big leagues of 23-26, 4.81 in 65 starts.
-- Penny has 9.00 RA in two starts, but Boston won both, scoring total of fifteen runs. Twins were outscored 23-3 in Liriano's three starts.
-- Harrison is 0-2, 8.44 in his first two '09 starts. Purcey is 0-1, 7.63 in three starts this season.
-- Verlander 1-2, 9.56 in three starts this season.
-- Niemann is 0-2, 6.35 in his first two starts.
Hot Teams
-- Marlins won eleven of their first fourteen games, but lost last two. Pirates won four of their last five games.
-- Dodgers won eight of their last nine games.
-- Cubs won six of their last eight games. Cincinnati won six of its last nine games.
-- Cardinals won six of their last seven home games.
-- San Diego won eight of its last eleven games. Giants won four of their last five home games.
-- Toronto won four of its last six games.
-- White Sox won six of their last nine games.
-- Red Sox won last five games, scoring 38 runs. Twins won last three games, scoring 23 runs.
-- Bronx is 8-0 if they allow less than six runs, 0-6 if they don't.
-- Tigers won six of their last nine games.
-- Mariners won eight of their last eleven games.
Cold Teams
-- Nationals lost ten of their first 13 games, but won last two. Braves lost seven of their last eight games. .
-- Brewers lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Astros lost four of their last six home games.
-- Mets lost four of their last five road games.
-- Rockies lost seven of their last nine games. Arizona lost nine of its last thirteen games.
-- Rangers lost seven of their last ten games, but won last two.
-- Orioles lost four of their last five games.
-- Cleveland is 1-3 in game following a win this season. Royals lost last two games, allowing 14 runs.
-- Oakland lost four of its last five games.
-- Angels lost five of their last seven games.
-- Rays lost six of their last seven games.
Totals
-- Eight of last eleven Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-4-1 in Washington games.
-- Over is 8-1-1 in Philadelphia's last ten games.
-- Eight of last nine Houston games stayed under the total; eight of last ten Dodger games went over.
-- Six of Cincinnati's last seven games stayed under the total.
-- Three of Mets' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last nine Arizona games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five San Diego games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in Texas games this season.
-- Last three Oakland games stayed under the total, after eight of their previous nine had gone over.
-- Eleven of fourteen Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Baltimore games went over the total.
-- Seven of last eight Boston games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Detroit road games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Tampa Bay games went over the total.
Umpire stats
-- Fla-Pitt-- Average of just 6.7 rpg scored in first three Joyce games.
-- Colo-Az-- Underdog won Scott's first two games behind the plate.
-- SD-SF-- Not enough data to give you anything on umpire Carlson
-- Mil-Phil-- Favorite won Rapuano's first four games behind dish.
-- Atl-Wsh-- Underdog won Onora's first two games, 3-0/6-1, with a total of 8 walks, 37 strikeouts.
-- Cin-Chi-- Both Barksdale games went over the total.
-- LA-Hst-- Two of Layne's three games stayed under the total (8.7).
-- NY-StL-- Underdog won all three Barrett games (32 walks, 45 Ks).
-- A's-NY-- All three Bucknor games went over the total.
-- Chi-Balt-- Not enough data yet this season for umpire Diaz
-- KC-Clev-- Hudson's first two games (2-1/2-0) stayed under total.
-- No idea who umpire is for Minnesota-Boston game.
-- Tex-Tor-- Home side won two of three Eddings games (8.0).
-- Det-LAA-- Last two Wegner games went over the total.
-- TB-Sea-- Underdog won first three Vanover games.
Tips and Trends
New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Mets: John Maine hasn't pitched well so far in 2009, and his offense hasn't been giving him much to work with. Maine was tagged for 6 runs and 7 hits with 3 walks over 5 innings Thursday in a 6-5 loss to San Diego. "He was just behind hitters a lot," said catcher Ramon Castro. "When you get behind the hitters, that's what happens." Maine has received just 4 runs of support so far. That's not been the case when he faces St. Louis - in 3 career starts, Maine is 2-1 with a 5.63 ERA and 16 runs of support. The Mets bullpen has pitched very well, with a 1.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP on the season.
The Over is 6-0-1 in the last 7 meetings.
The Over is 11-3-3 in Maine's last 17 starts overall.
Key Injuries - C Brian Schneider (back) is on the 15-day DL.
PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)
Cardinals (-110, O/U 9.5): Joel Pineiro (2-0, 5.40 ERA) pitched solidly at home to beat Houston on April 10, but struggled on the road in a 12-7 win over Arizona last Wednesday. The right-hander yielded 5 runs and 9 hits in 5 innings, and said he had trouble commanding his sinker. "It was a struggle from the first pitch to the last pitch," Pineiro said. "I couldn't put the ball wherever I wanted to most of the time." He limited the Mets to 3 hits in 8 innings en route to a 3-0 road win the first time he faced them in 2007. In two starts last year, he failed to record a decision while giving up 9 runs and 21 hits in 9 total innings.
The Cardinals are 12-2 in their last 14 home games.
The Over is 6-0 in the Cardinals' last 6 overall.
Key Injuries - 3B Troy Glaus (shoulder) is on the 15-day DL.
PROJECTED SCORE: 4
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Minnesota vs. Boston
Boston romped the Orioles in their last game 12-1. Baker had a horrendous start against the Bluejays at home as he accrued a 13.50 era on April 15th. I think the got the cobwebs out and is in for a better start here today. Wakefield looks for revenge from getting beat up by the Twins last year, call me nuts, but I would not be surprised to see an under 9.5 as I expect a strong performance from Baker as he looks to bounce-back and Wakefield will remember last year's start against this team, I just wish he wasn't coming off a CG for a potential let down here though.
Oakland vs. New York
Anderson had a strong effort against Boston in his last start going 7 inns and giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits. Sabathia gave up just 1 run in nearly 6 innings to the Indians as he did not pick up a decision against his former team, that's back to back quality starts for CC, do note though that he had a 6+ era against the As when he was with the Indians. I actually think Anderson will do a relatively decent job pitching against the Yankees today as he still seeks the first win and CC will try to look sharper in this outing than he did in 122 pitches in just under 6 innings against the Indians. Yankees beat this team 5-3 yesterday.
Chicago vs. Baltimore
Baltimore took it to the Sox yesterday winning 10-3. Of course, Baltimore was coming off a series of tough losses against the Sox. Danks is 2-0 with a 0.75era this year as he has pitched 3 straight quality starts. He went on the road to TB to pitch over 6 innings, give up 2 hits and 1 run as he helped his team pick up the win in Tropicana Field 3-2. Guthrie got rocked in his last start at Boston in 4 innings as he gave up 5 runs on 8 hits. I expect him to bounce-back today. Danks could be "due" for a rough start here, although he is pitching extremely well even dating back to last year, he has typically struggled at Camden though with a 9era. He is 1-2 with a 5.94era against the Os overall. So, I look for Guthrie to do well, and Danks is an unknown, a small lean on the under, but with the way Danks is pitching and the Sox coming off a 3-10 loss, I wouldn't be surprised to see an under with the line at 9.
Kansas City vs. Cleveland
Cleveland got the best of KC by 1 run again with Ponson/Laffey on the mound. The first time the Royals lost 4-5 in KC, this time they lost 7-8 in Cleveland. Bannister makes his first start of the year as the Royals are giving him a chance to re-enter the starting rotation. He has pitched 9 scoreless innings and has good numbers against the Tribe: 3-1, 1.91. With the Indians winning yesterday, the Royals should expect a good performance from Bannister. Lee had a great performance in the new Yankee stadium after having shaky performances against the Jays and Texas. It remains to be seen if he follows it up with another solid performance. He has just not looked that stellar this year but we'll see if returns to his Cy Young form in his 4th starter. To his credit, each of his 3 starts have gotten progressively better. Lee was 5-0 with a 2.63 against the Royals in 5 starts against them last year. The line is at 9.5 and frankly, I can see this game either way, so not bad value here on the Royals if you want to dabble on the ML. Remember, the Royals on a bounce-back and you have a pitcher in Bannister who is trying his pitch himself in the rotation with good lifetime numbers against the Tribe and at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Texas vs. Toronto
How about my Rangers picking up their 6th win on the seas as big +182 dogs at Toronto over Halladay. Tejas is 6-7 and I have a 6 unit Future on them for over 73.5 wins. Remember, this team can go soundly under .500 with the over 160 games and still cash the over on that number. How about that total going over yesterday as well? I'm telling you, Toronto is an over team for the first half of the year likely this year . Harrison has looked shaky this year. He has given up 10 runs in just under 11 innings. Purcey hasn't looked much better giving up 9 runs in slightly over 8 innings. Harrison has yet to start against the Jays. The total resides at 10 and with 2 inconsistent pitchers, the over seems to be a possibility again in a Toronto game. But, I will say this, once a pitcher has back to back nonquality starts, he usually comes back with a relatively decent performance in his next start, after all, if he continues to post up non-quality starts, he gets the hook and a farmhand gets the call. Both pitchers come off back to back nonquality starts. Just staying away from this game.
Minnesota vs. Boston
Second part of your double-header here. Liriano pitched well against Toronto giving up 1 just earned run in 6 innings. But, he did give up 7 hits in 6 innings which is a bit worrisome. Penny has won the last 6 games for the Redsox, do note though, he gave up 8 runs in 3 innings in the 10-8 over the Orioles at home which the Sox were fortunate to win. Penny looks to bounce-back from that game. Twins took a spanking yesterday though and they likely will put up some early runs on Penny, Liriano has not looked sharp either of late, a small lean on the over, but again, I just don't trust either of these teams or pitchers to do anything right now one way or the other. If I had to pick a side, I would actually take the Twins as they come off a loss, Liriano has showed improvement steadily in his starts while Penny has not, but again, no firm lean.
Detroit vs. L.A. Angels
Angels put up a run in the bottom of the 8th to win 4-3 yesterday. I've talked about Vertigo Verlander as I call him and wrote about him in the blog recently. He is due for a bounce-back today after 5 runs in over 7 inns at Seattle. Saunders pitched great in his last outing against Seattle helping his team 5-1 as he is 2-1 with a 2.18era. Saunders is 0-1 with a 6.35era against the Tigers in 2 starts. Verlander pitched much better against the Ms, but just had 1 bad inning. I would not be surprised if this was a pitchers duel again as the total sits at 8.5, as I lean on the Under. But, this could be a game that Saunders has a let down though and the Tigers could get to him given their success against him.
Tampa Bay vs. Seattle
Big Niemann is 0-2 with a 6.35era, as he gave up 9 hits in 6 innings against the Sox in his last start. TB comes off a 4-2 win over Seattle yesterday as they get a bounce-back start from their stud and Washburn pitches relatively well but TB wins. We were on the under in that game which worked out well. Chris J was solid in his first start giving up 2 runs in a little over 5 innings to the Angels as he picked up the loss. So, you have Niemann who still is continuing to give up plenty of hits, the Mariners off a bounce-back, Chris J is pitching relatively well, but the Rays likely will hit him up for several runs in the 4th inning, Niemann has pitched in two unders and Seattle is 7-7 on the under this year, but I lean slightly on the over with no lean on the side.
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Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 248-263 (+29.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
FLORIDA is 95-80 (+28.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 45-43 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 26-14 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 18-9 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 30-19 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 94-78 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 48-32 (+23.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 43-37 (+18.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NOLASCO is 23-12 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 14-6 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 22-12 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 12-3 (+11.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 13-5 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against FLORIDA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
RICKY NOLASCO vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
NOLASCO is 1-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.091.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)
PAUL MAHOLM vs. FLORIDA since 1997
MAHOLM is 2-3 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.70 and a WHIP of 0.913.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)
COLORADO (5 - 8) at ARIZONA (5 - 9)
JORGE DE LA ROSA (L) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 78-97 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-34 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 78-97 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 49-74 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 34-19 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 88-89 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-18 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 88-86 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 0-6 (-7.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+1.8 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
JORGE DE LA ROSA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 1-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.440.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)
DAN HAREN vs. COLORADO since 1997
HAREN is 3-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.045.
His team's record is 4-3 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)
SAN DIEGO (9 - 5) at SAN FRANCISCO (5 - 8)
CHRIS YOUNG (R) vs. BARRY ZITO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 72-103 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 5-22 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 72-103 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ZITO is 16-29 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.1 Units)
CHRIS YOUNG vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
YOUNG is 2-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.131.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.7 units)
BARRY ZITO vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
ZITO is 3-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.467.
His team's record is 5-5 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.4 units)
MILWAUKEE (4 - 9) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 6)
BRADEN LOOPER (R) vs. JOE BLANTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-15 (+22.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
BRADEN LOOPER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
LOOPER is 0-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)
JOE BLANTON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BLANTON is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 0.923.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)
ATLANTA (6 - 8) at WASHINGTON (3 - 10)
JAIR JURRJENS (R) vs. JOHN LANNAN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 78-98 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 1-8 (-10.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 32-57 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-19 (-11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 77-96 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 53-66 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 24-35 (-16.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-39 (-14.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 70-69 (+21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 62-112 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 29-79 (-37.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 18-41 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 62-109 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LANNAN is 9-25 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)
JAIR JURRJENS vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
JURRJENS is 2-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.281.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.9 units)
JOHN LANNAN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LANNAN is 2-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.30 and a WHIP of 1.870.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)
CINCINNATI (7 - 6) at CHICAGO CUBS (8 - 4)
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. TED LILLY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LILLY is 12-2 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 454-526 (+46.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 299-341 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 965-1013 (-183.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 117-98 (-40.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 517-472 (-109.7 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 908-929 (-161.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 467-496 (-117.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)
JOHNNY CUETO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CUETO is 1-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)
TED LILLY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LILLY is 1-5 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.24 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 2-7 (-9.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.8 units)
LA DODGERS (10 - 4) at HOUSTON (5 - 9)
RANDY WOLF (L) vs. ROY OSWALT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 91-84 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 89-83 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 67-59 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 50-39 (+16.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 46-42 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WOLF is 92-75 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
RANDY WOLF vs. HOUSTON since 1997
WOLF is 4-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 5-6 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-1. (+7.0 units)
ROY OSWALT vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
OSWALT is 5-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.53 and a WHIP of 1.223.
His team's record is 5-2 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)
NY METS (6 - 7) at ST LOUIS (9 - 5)
JOHN MAINE (R) vs. JOEL PINEIRO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 32-41 (-24.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 7-20 (-16.3 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 95-81 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 95-81 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 63-50 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
JOHN MAINE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MAINE is 2-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.62 and a WHIP of 1.342.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)
JOEL PINEIRO vs. NY METS since 1997
PINEIRO is 1-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.588.
His team's record is 3-0 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)
OAKLAND (5 - 8) at NY YANKEES (8 - 6)
BRETT ANDERSON (L) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 6-21 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
BRETT ANDERSON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.
C.C. SABATHIA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
SABATHIA is 3-7 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.12 and a WHIP of 1.629.
His team's record is 5-10 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-7. (-0.8 units)
CHI WHITE SOX (7 - 6) at BALTIMORE (7 - 7)
JOHN DANKS (L) vs. JEREMY GUTHRIE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 15-6 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in home games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 61-62 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 90-63 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 471-512 (-106.4 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 471-512 (-106.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 239-322 (-95.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 61-115 (-37.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
JOHN DANKS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
DANKS is 1-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.94 and a WHIP of 1.321.
His team's record is 1-2 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)
JEREMY GUTHRIE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GUTHRIE is 0-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.772.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)
KANSAS CITY (7 - 6) at CLEVELAND (5 - 9)
BRIAN BANNISTER (R) vs. CLIFF LEE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 52-94 (-30.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BANNISTER is 3-14 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 25-9 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 22-8 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 18-5 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 36-35 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 38-29 (+20.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BANNISTER is 8-1 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
BANNISTER is 10-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 23-35 (-16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
BRIAN BANNISTER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BANNISTER is 3-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.91 and a WHIP of 0.818.
His team's record is 3-2 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)
CLIFF LEE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LEE is 12-4 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.47 and a WHIP of 1.312.
His team's record is 14-5 (+6.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-9. (-0.8 units)
MINNESOTA (7 - 7) at BOSTON (7 - 6)
FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L) vs. BRAD PENNY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LIRIANO is 6-11 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 100-60 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 66-53 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
BRAD PENNY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PENNY is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
TEXAS (6 - 7) at TORONTO (10 - 5)
MATT HARRISON (L) vs. DAVID PURCEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 30-27 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 136-165 (-61.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-0 (+1.9 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
MATT HARRISON vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.
DAVID PURCEY vs. TEXAS since 1997
PURCEY is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)
DETROIT (7 - 6) at LA ANGELS (5 - 8)
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. JOE SAUNDERS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 81-94 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 84-133 (-39.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 75-80 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 51-59 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 41-51 (-17.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
VERLANDER is 14-22 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 13-20 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 9-15 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 106-73 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 100-63 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 148-102 (+25.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 47-31 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAUNDERS is 26-9 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 25-8 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 26-11 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 14-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
VERLANDER is 0-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.34 and a WHIP of 1.553.
His team's record is 0-3 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)
JOE SAUNDERS vs. DETROIT since 1997
SAUNDERS is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)
TAMPA BAY (5 - 9) at SEATTLE (9 - 5)
JEFF NIEMANN (R) vs. CHRIS JAKUBAUSKAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 110-82 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 81-49 (+28.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 70-106 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 63-97 (-32.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 45-73 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 45-74 (-28.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
JEFF NIEMANN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.
CHRIS JAKUBAUSKAS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.
MINNESOTA (7 - 7) at BOSTON (7 - 6)
SCOTT BAKER (R) vs. TIM WAKEFIELD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 100-60 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BAKER is 11-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 338-253 (-46.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
WAKEFIELD is 49-49 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
SCOTT BAKER vs. BOSTON since 1997
BAKER is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
TIM WAKEFIELD vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
WAKEFIELD is 10-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.329.
His team's record is 11-8 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-9. (-0.8 units)