Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore

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Wednesday night, J.A. Happ (9 - 10, 4.28 ERA) will take the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they take on Bud Norris (13 - 8, 3.74 ERA) and the Baltimore Orioles. It will be the 24^th start and 28^th appearance for Happ and the 27^th start for Norris.

J.A. Happ pitched well in his last outing but ended up being a hard luck loser. Happ surrendered just a run (on a solo homer) and 2 hits in 7 innings. He walked a batter and struck out 7. But his offense was shutout and his great effort was wasted. Happ has been up and down in recent weeks and his 2 - 5 record in his last 10 starts confirms that. Last season, Happ went 5 - 7 with a 4.56 ERA in 18 starts.

In 2013, Happ pitched to a no-decision in his only start against the Orioles. This season, he is 1 - 1 in 3 starts against Baltimore.

Bud Norris was amazing in his last start en route the victory. Norris threw 7 shutout innings and held the opposition to 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10. It was yet another dominant effort from the right-hander, who has pitched to a 5 - 2 record in his last 10 starts. In 2013, Norris finished the year with a 10 - 12 record and a 4.18 ERA in 30 starts and 2 relief appearances for the Orioles and the Houston Astros.

Norris didn't get the decision in his only outing against the Blue Jays in 2013. This season, he is 2 - 0 in 3 starts against Toronto.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

Toronto Blue Jays are 72-73-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Toronto Blue Jays is 0.2

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

Baltimore Orioles are 64-83-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Baltimore Orioles is 0.7

Injuries to Watch

Toronto Blue Jays

09/05/14 LF Melky Cabrera Finger out for season
09/04/14 P Chad Jenkins Hand 15-day DL (9/5); out for season
09/03/14 3B Brett Lawrie Back 60-day DL (8/6), out for season
07/09/14 RF Cole Gillespie Oblique 15-day DL (7/7)
04/14/14 2B Maicer Izturis Knee 60-day DL (4/14)

Baltimore Orioles

09/12/14 3B Chris Davis Suspension expected to miss 25 games
08/22/14 3B Manny Machado Knee 60-day DL (8/12); out for season
06/17/14 C Matt Wieters Elbow 60-day DL (5/11), out for season
06/03/14 P Johan Santana Shoulder 60-day DL (6/2), out for season
04/03/14 P Edgmer Escalo Shoulder 60-day DL (3/30)
03/31/14 LF Francisco Peguero Wrist 15-day DL (3/21)

Tony's Pick: Take Baltimore

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