Sunday, August 16, 2015

Turner Field

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Probable Pitchers: Rubby De La Rosa (10-5) vs. Shelby Miller (5-9)

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Turner Field. The probable starters are Rubby De La Rosa for the Diamondbacks and Shelby Miller for the Braves. The opening line for this matchup has Arizona at -110 and Atlanta at +100. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Diamondbacks, with a 61-53 run line record, cover the spread 54% of the time. They also have a 59-49 over/under record. The Braves are 62-53 against the run line and have a 57-51 over/under record. They cover the spread 54% of the time.

The Diamondbacks come into this game with a 56-58 record, and they are 26-29 away from home. Rubby De La Rosa has a 10-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.55 and a 1.29 WHIP. In his starts, the Diamondbacks are 14-9 over his 142.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 143 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 14-8. He is getting 5.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 352 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 3.35. The bullpen has struck out 331 and walked 140 batters this season while opposing teams hit .237 against them. Arizona has a team average of 8.82 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.18 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.05, they are 21st in the league.

As a team, Arizona is batting .266, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .260 average away from home. The Diamondbacks on-base percentage sits at .326, which puts them at 5th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .410. With 137 hits, Paul Goldschmidt leads the team while his team ranks 3rd in hits per game with 9.3.

With a 52-63 overall record, Atlanta will come into this game 31-23 at home. Shelby Miller has a record of 5-9 while sporting an earned run average of 2.48 on the year with a 1.17 WHIP. In his starts, the Braves are 9-14 and he has allowed 122 hits over 145 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 7-15. He is getting 2.7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 338 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.20. The Braves bullpen has struck out 303 batters and walked 134 this season while opposing teams have hit .258 against them. Atlanta has a team average of 9.13 hits per game and are averaging 7.29 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.10, they are 23rd in the league.

As a team, they are batting .253, good for 17th in the league while putting together a .252 average at home. The Braves on-base percentage sits at .313, which puts them at 17th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .364. With 131 hits, Nick Markakis leads the team while his team ranks 18th in hits per game with 8.53.

In terms of team defense, the Diamondbacks have a fielding percentage of .988 with 54 total errors, 1,218 assists and 3,103 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Braves have accumlated 63 errors while having 1139 assists and 3,046 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 59-49 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 61-53 against the run line so far this season

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 57-51 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 62-53 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Arizona Diamondbacks

08/14/15 3B Yasmani Tomas Calf "?" Saturday vs. Atlanta Braves
07/29/15 P Randall Delgado Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/28)
06/04/15 P Archie Bradley Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/4)
05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/28), out for season
04/22/15 C Gerald Laird Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/9)

Atlanta Braves

08/05/15 P Jason Frasor Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
08/04/15 1B Freddie Freeman Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/29/15 P Manny Banuelos Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/25)
07/11/15 P Jason Grilli Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/17); out for season
06/04/15 P Daniel Winkler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/30)
05/19/15 2B Philip Gosselin Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/18)
04/07/15 P Josh Outman Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Mike Minor Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27); out for season
04/04/15 P Shae Simmons Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/20), out for season
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/21)

Guy's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks

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