Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Oriole Park

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Probable Pitchers: Julio Teheran (6-5) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (7-6)

The Baltimore Orioles host the Atlanta Braves at Oriole Park on Tuesday. The probable starters are Julio Teheran for the Braves and Ubaldo Jimenez for the Orioles. The opening line for this matchup has Atlanta at +152 and Baltimore at -162. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Braves have a 48-45 over/under record and a 55-43 run line mark, meaning they cover 57% of the time. The Orioles have a 39-52 over/under record and a 53-44 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 54% of the time.

The Braves show up with a 46-52 record, including 20-32 on the road. Starting pitcher Julio Teheran holds a 6-5 record with an earned run average of 4.49 and a WHIP of 1.37. The Braves are 11-9 over his 120.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 120 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Braves are 14-6 in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.14 and they have given up 287 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .256 against the Braves bullpen while walking 121 times and striking out 264 times. Atlanta is averaging 7.41 strikeouts per game while getting 8.98 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.92.

As a team, Atlanta is batting .252, good for 16th in the league while putting together a .256 average away from home. The Braves hold a .362 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .315 which is good for 15th in baseball. Nick Markakis leads the team in hits with 106 while the team ranks 18th in baseball with 8.46 hits per game.

Baltimore is 29-19 at home while holding a 48-49 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 3.81, Ubaldo Jimenez will come into this game holding a 7-6 record and a 1.35 WHIP. The Orioles have a record of 9-10 over the 106.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 109 hits. Against the over/under, the Orioles are 8-9 when he starts. He is getting 4.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.82 and they have given up 248 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .223 against the Orioles bullpen while walking 110 times and striking out 299 times. Baltimore is averaging 7.74 strikeouts per game while getting 8.43 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.74.

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 13th in the league while putting together a .269 average at home. The Orioles hold a .419 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .308 which is good for 21st in baseball. Manny Machado leads the team in hits with 109 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.48 hits a game.

Atlanta has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 56 errors with 979 assists and 2,596 put outs for the season. The Orioles have committed 39 errors on the season with 895 assists and 2,545 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .989 on the year.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 48-45 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 55-43 against the run line so far this season

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 39-52 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 53-44 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Atlanta Braves

07/11/15 P Jason Grilli Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/17); out for season
06/27/15 P Williams Perez Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/27)
06/04/15 P Daniel Winkler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)
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)
04/06/15 P Bronson Arroyo Elbow 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)

Baltimore Orioles

07/22/15 LF Steve Pearce Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
05/13/15 P Jason Garcia Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/11)

Josh's Pick: Take the Orioles

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