Houston (Oswalt) @ Philadelphia (Meyers)
Well Houston has been on a tear but if you look a little deeper you will see they have been beating up on teams that aren't winning, they are just 2-7 against teams with a winning record while the Phillies pick it up when they are playing winning teams going 6-2. We are going to be playing the home team here with a young gun pitching that I think is going to be one of the future stars of the league.
Houston sends out Roy Oswalt who has really not seen the form he enjoyed last year and has struggled on the road, he is having allot of control problems his ERA is 5.74 with an inflated WHIP of 1.727 when he gets the call on the highway and those are numbers against the Mets and Milwaukee not exactly teams that are known for killing the ball. This will be his first trip to the mound against the Phillies.
The Phillies will counter with Brett Myers who has pitched very well especially in his last 3 games with an ERA of 0.90 and an impressive WHIP of 1.100. He has pitched well at home also despite his 1-2 record there with an ERA of 1.89 and a WHIP of 1.263. This will also be the first time the Astros see him.
The Houston offense is averaging 4.2 runs a game on the road and have a team batting average of .267 when facing right handed starters. Defensively they are allowing the opposition to score 4.6 runs a game with an on base percentage of .392. The bullpen has been solid with an ERA of 2.88.
The Phillies really struggled to score on their recent road trip but are back home where they seem to hit the ball better managing to plate 5.4 runs a game while holding the opposition to just 3.4 runs a game and commiting just 7 errors in 16 games at home (guess it pays to know that turf). The bullpen has been solid at home also with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.182, they have allowed only 4 home runs in 55 innings of work at home.
Bottom line in my opinion is we are getting the pitcher who is in much better form against a team that struggles against winning teams.
Playing Philadelphia Phillies +112
Well Houston has been on a tear but if you look a little deeper you will see they have been beating up on teams that aren't winning, they are just 2-7 against teams with a winning record while the Phillies pick it up when they are playing winning teams going 6-2. We are going to be playing the home team here with a young gun pitching that I think is going to be one of the future stars of the league.
Houston sends out Roy Oswalt who has really not seen the form he enjoyed last year and has struggled on the road, he is having allot of control problems his ERA is 5.74 with an inflated WHIP of 1.727 when he gets the call on the highway and those are numbers against the Mets and Milwaukee not exactly teams that are known for killing the ball. This will be his first trip to the mound against the Phillies.
The Phillies will counter with Brett Myers who has pitched very well especially in his last 3 games with an ERA of 0.90 and an impressive WHIP of 1.100. He has pitched well at home also despite his 1-2 record there with an ERA of 1.89 and a WHIP of 1.263. This will also be the first time the Astros see him.
The Houston offense is averaging 4.2 runs a game on the road and have a team batting average of .267 when facing right handed starters. Defensively they are allowing the opposition to score 4.6 runs a game with an on base percentage of .392. The bullpen has been solid with an ERA of 2.88.
The Phillies really struggled to score on their recent road trip but are back home where they seem to hit the ball better managing to plate 5.4 runs a game while holding the opposition to just 3.4 runs a game and commiting just 7 errors in 16 games at home (guess it pays to know that turf). The bullpen has been solid at home also with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.182, they have allowed only 4 home runs in 55 innings of work at home.
Bottom line in my opinion is we are getting the pitcher who is in much better form against a team that struggles against winning teams.
Playing Philadelphia Phillies +112
