Saturday, June 6, 2015

Progressive Field

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Probable Pitchers: Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3) vs. Danny Salazar (5-1)

The Baltimore Orioles take on the Cleveland Indians on Saturday at Progressive Field. Ubaldo Jimenez is the probable starter for the Orioles and he'll face Danny Salazar of the Indians. The opening line for this matchup has Baltimore at +128 and Cleveland at -138. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Orioles have a 22-28 over/under record and a 25-28 run line mark, meaning they cover 47% of the time. The Indians are 27-26 against the run line and have a 26-26 over/under record. They cover the spread 51% of the time.

The Orioles head into this matchup with a 24-29 record, including 7-16 on the road. Ubaldo Jimenez has a 3-3 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.12 and a 1.16 WHIP. He's pitched 57.2 innings thus far while surrendering 51 hits over that time and when he starts, the Orioles are 5-5. The Orioles are also 3-6 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.32 and they have given up 140 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 160 and walked 60 batters this season while opposing teams hit .230 against them. Baltimore has a team average of 8.32 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.86 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.97, they are 17th in the league.

As a team, Baltimore is batting .250, good for 17th in the league while putting together a .231 average away from home. The Orioles hold a .401 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .306 which is good for 21st in baseball. With 61 hits, Adam Jones leads the team while his team ranks 20th in hits per game with 8.3.

With a 10-14 home record, Cleveland will hope to improve on their 26-27 overall mark. Danny Salazar has a record of 5-1 while sporting an earned run average of 3.79 on the year with a 1.17 WHIP. He's pitched 54.2 innings thus far while surrendering 48 hits over that time in which the Indians are 7-2. The Indians are also 6-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 6.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.20 and they have given up 141 base hits on the year. The Indians bullpen has struck out 158 batters and walked 62 this season while opposing teams have hit .233 against them. Cleveland has a team average of 8.61 hits per game and are averaging 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.99, they are 18th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 11th in the league while putting together a .263 average at Safeco Field. The Indians hold a .404 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .329 which is good for 5th in baseball. With 71 hits, Jason Kipnis leads the team while his team ranks 13th in hits per game with 8.6.

Baltimore has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 28 errors with 486 assists and 1,395 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Indians have accumlated 33 errors while having 489 assists and 1,408 put outs leading to a .983 fielding percentage.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 22-28 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 25-28 against the run line so far this season

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

The Cleveland Indians are 26-26 against the over/under so far this season

The Cleveland Indians are 27-26 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Baltimore Orioles

05/19/15 P Bud Norris Bronchitis Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/11)
05/13/15 P Jason Garcia Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/11)
05/08/15 P Kevin Gausman Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/7)
04/18/15 2B Jonathan Schoop Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/18)
04/11/15 P Wesley Wright Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/11)
04/06/15 C Matt Wieters Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Cleveland Indians

04/06/15 P Josh Tomlin Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29)
04/05/15 P Gavin Floyd Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)

Guy's Pick: Take the Orioles

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