Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Tropicana Field

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Probable Pitchers: Williams Perez (4-2) vs. Erasmo Ramirez (8-4)

The Atlanta Braves take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. The Braves send Williams Perez to the mound to face Erasmo Ramirez of the Rays. The opening line for this matchup has Atlanta at +165 and Tampa Bay at -175. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Braves, with a 61-51 run line record, cover the spread 55% of the time. They also have a 56-49 over/under record. The Rays have a 49-54 over/under record and a 61-51 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 55% of the time.

The Braves head into this matchup with a 51-61 record, including 21-38 on the road. Williams Perez has an earned run average of 4.48 and is 4-2 so far on the season while having a 1.54 WHIP. In his starts, the Braves are 5-5 over his 60.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 64 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 5-4. He is getting 4.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 329 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 4.14. Opposing teams are hitting .256 against the Braves bullpen while walking 134 times and striking out 294 times. Atlanta is averaging 7.27 strikeouts per game while getting 9.15 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 23rd in baseball in team earned run average at 4.11.

As a team, Atlanta is batting .253, good for 14th in the league while putting together a .254 average away from 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 .363. Nick Markakis leads the team in hits with 128 while the team ranks 16th in baseball with 8.55 hits per game.

With a 28-29 home record, Tampa Bay will hope to improve on their 56-56 overall mark. Erasmo Ramirez is starting this game 8-4 for the season with an earned run average of 3.83 and a WHIP of 1.10. In his starts, the Rays are 11-6 and he has allowed 84 hits over 103.1 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 6-9. He is getting 4.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 326 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.76. Opposing teams are hitting .232 against the Rays bullpen while walking 140 times and striking out 347 times. Tampa Bay is averaging 8.34 strikeouts per game while getting 7.92 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 9th in the league in team earned run average at 3.59.

As a team, they are batting .243, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .241 average at home. The Rays on-base percentage sits at .308, which puts them at 22nd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .390. Evan Longoria leads the team in hits with 113 while the team ranks 29th in baseball with 8.11 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Braves have a fielding percentage of .985 with 62 total errors, 1,110 assists and 2,971 put outs. The Rays have committed 63 errors on the season with 976 assists and 3,004 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .984 on the year.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 56-49 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 61-51 against the run line so far this season

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 49-54 against the over/under so far this season

The Tampa Bay Rays are 61-51 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

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)

Tampa Bay Rays

08/01/15 RF Steven Souza Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
05/10/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/6), out for season
05/09/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
05/03/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26)
04/29/15 P Kirby Yates Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/29)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/22), out for season

Guy's Pick: Take the Braves

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