Thursday 8-9 play!

[RobertBIrish]

Well just like yesterday we are taking allot of chalk but I don't think we will choke on it.

Toronto (Escobar) @ Seattle (Garcia)

Well going with the big chalk again today but really don't think we will be choking on it today either.

Garcia is 2-1 in his last 3 starts ERA of 2.66, Seattle is 6-1 against Toronto when Garcia takes the mound, he is 7-2 at home ERA of 3.36. Escobar is 3-5 on the year with an ERA of 3.74, 1-2 on the road ERA of 5.25 and 0-1 in 3 starts vs Seattle ERA of 6.11.

Toronto is 18-23 as a road underdog, 18-24 on a grass field, 25-29 on the road, 1-6 their last 7 on the road and 44-48 vs righties with a team batting average of .254 in their last 10 games. Seattle is 35-13 as a home favorite, 74-30 on a grass field, 38-16 at home, 56-23 at night and 61-20 against right handers with a team average in their last 10 games of .324.

We have two solid bullpens here Toronto's bullpen ERA on the road is 3.87 and Seattle at home is 2.36.

Allot of people think that Pinella is going to rest his starters well I am sure he will but with a 20 game lead he can rest two starters a day and still have one of the strongest lineups in the majors through the rest of the season!

Play Seattle -210

 

[RobertBIrish]

Houston (Oswalt) @ Atlanta (Burkett)
Two very solid pitchers here and 2 bullpens that have been very impressive of late.

Oswalt is 9-2 on the year with a 3.09 ERA his last 3 starts have produced a 1-1 record ERA of 2.95, he is 2-0 in 4 starts on the road ERA of 3.37 his teams record in those starts is 3-1. Burkett is 9-8 with a 2.43 ERA on the year his last 3 trips to the mound have produced a solid 2-1 record with an ERA of 2.79, he is 2-5 at home ERA of 2.91 and is 2-1 in 3 starts vs Houston with an ERA of 4.50.

Houston is 12-10 as a road dog, 59-48 on grass, 48-34 at night, 32-23 on the road and 49-39 against right hand starters with a team batting average of .284 in their last 10 games. Atlanta is 28-26 as a home favorite, 54-43 on grass, 29-26 at home, 44-37 at night and 51-42 vs righties team batting average of .269 last 10.

These two available bullpens have been very impressive with ERA of Houston 0.00 and Atlanta 1.48 in their last 3 games. The umpire Mike Everitt favors the visiting team with a 14-10 record he has called 14 overs and 10 unders.

In a very tight pitching matchup I have to take the better hitting team in what should be a very low scoring game.

Play Houston +115 and under 8 -110