Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Oriole Park

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Probable Pitchers: Manuel Banuelos (1-2) vs. Chris Tillman (7-7)

The Baltimore Orioles welcome the Atlanta Braves to Oriole Park on Wednesday. Manuel Banuelos is the probable starter for the Braves and he'll face Chris Tillman of the Orioles. The opening line for this matchup has Atlanta at +173 and Baltimore at -183. The over/under was set at 8. The Braves, with a 56-43 run line record, cover the spread 57% of the time. They also have a 48-46 over/under record. The Orioles are 53-45 against the run line and have a 39-53 over/under record. They cover the spread 54% of the time.

The Braves head into this matchup with a 46-53 record, including 20-33 on the road. Manuel Banuelos has an earned run average of 2.49 and is 1-2 so far on the season while having a 1.34 WHIP. He's pitched 21.2 innings thus far while surrendering 19 hits over that time and when he starts, the Braves are 2-2. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 0-4. His teammates are averaging 2 runs a game when he pitches. 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 7.43 strikeouts per game while getting 8.95 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.90.

Atlanta ranks 17th in the league in team batting average at .252 while hitting .255 on the road. The Braves hold a .362 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .314 which is good for 16th in baseball. Nick Markakis leads the team in hits with 108 while the team ranks 18th in baseball with 8.46 hits per game.

With a 30-19 home record, Baltimore will hope to improve on their 49-49 overall mark. Chris Tillman is starting this game 7-7 for the season with an earned run average of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.40. He's pitched 105 innings thus far while surrendering 105 hits over that time in which the Orioles are 10-9. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 9-10. His teammates score an average of 5.2 runs a game when he pitches. 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 7.73 strikeouts per game while getting 8.42 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.71.

They rank 13th in the league in team batting average with a .253 average while hitting .267 at home. The Orioles hold a .418 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .307 which is good for 21st in baseball. Manny Machado leads the team in hits with 109 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.47 hits a game.

Atlanta has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 56 errors with 983 assists and 2,626 put outs for the season. The Orioles have committed 39 errors on the season with 910 assists and 2,578 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .989 on the year.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 48-46 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 56-43 against the run line so far this season

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 39-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 53-45 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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