Friday, October 2, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Dallas Keuchel (19-8) vs. Rubby De La Rosa (14-8)

The Houston Astros visit Chase Field on Friday to play the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Astros send Dallas Keuchel to the mound to face Rubby De La Rosa of the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has Houston at -160 and Arizona at +135. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Astros have a 72-78 over/under record and a 82-77 run line mark, meaning they cover 52% of the time. The Diamondbacks have a 78-72 over/under record and a 82-76 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 52% of the time.

The Astros head into this matchup with a 84-75 record, including 31-47 on the road. Dallas Keuchel has a 19-8 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.47 and a 1.01 WHIP. He's pitched 226 innings thus far while surrendering 179 hits over that time and when he starts, the Astros are 22-10. Against the over/under, the Astros are 15-17 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4.9 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.22 and they have given up 360 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 455 and walked 133 batters this season while opposing teams hit .214 against them. Houston has a team average of 8.13 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.57, they are 6th in the league.

Houston ranks 26th in the league in team batting average at .248 while hitting .243 on the road. The Astros hold a .432 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 20th in baseball. With 193 hits, Jose Altuve leads the team while his team ranks 27th in hits per game with 8.31.

With a 37-40 home record, Arizona will hope to improve on their 77-81 overall mark. Rubby De La Rosa has a record of 14-8 while sporting an earned run average of 4.56 on the year with a 1.32 WHIP. He's pitched 185.2 innings thus far while surrendering 187 hits over that time in which the Diamondbacks are 18-13. Against the over/under, the Diamondbacks are 18-11 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 5.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.42 and they have given up 516 base hits on the year. The Diamondbacks bullpen has struck out 495 batters and walked 205 this season while opposing teams have hit .240 against them. Arizona has a team average of 8.79 hits per game and are averaging 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.96, they are 14th in the league.

They rank 7th in the league in team batting average with a .264 average while hitting .269 at home. The Diamondbacks hold a .412 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 10th in baseball. With 186 hits, A.J. Pollock leads the team while his team ranks 5th in hits per game with 9.2.

Houston has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 82 errors with 1,584 assists and 4,245 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 81 errors while having 1,658 assists and 4,292 put outs leading to a .987 fielding percentage.

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 72-78 against the over/under so far this season

The Houston Astros are 82-77 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 78-72 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 82-76 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Houston Astros

09/30/15 SS Jed Lowrie Quad "?" Friday vs Arizona
09/11/15 P Scott Feldman Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/14); out for season
05/19/15 P Samuel Deduno Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/14), out for season
04/17/15 P Brad Peacock Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/14); out for season

Arizona Diamondbacks

09/25/15 SS Nick Ahmed Back out for season
05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/28), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks

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