Sunday, October 4, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Lance McCullers (6-7) vs. Robbie Ray (5-12)

The Arizona Diamondbacks welcome the Houston Astros to Chase Field on Sunday. The Astros send Lance McCullers to the mound to face Robbie Ray of the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has Houston at -156 and Arizona at +146. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Astros, with a 83-77 run line record, cover the spread 52% of the time. They also have a 73-78 over/under record. The Diamondbacks are 83-77 against the run line and have a 80-72 over/under record. They cover the spread 52% of the time.

The Astros show up with a 85-75 record, including 32-47 on the road. Lance McCullers has an earned run average of 3.21 and is 6-7 so far on the season while having a 1.17 WHIP. The Astros are 8-9 over his 120.2 innings pitched and he's also given up 100 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Astros are 9-8 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 5.1 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.24 and they have given up 365 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .215 against the bullpen while being struck out 459 times and walking 134 times this season. As a team, Houston has allowed 8.15 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.99 batters per nine. They are 6th in the league in team earned run average at 3.58.

Houston ranks 22nd in the league in team batting average at .249 while hitting .246 on the road. The Astros hold a .435 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .314 which is good for 17th in baseball. They rank 25th in baseball with 8.38 hits per game and Jose Altuve leads the team with 194.

Arizona is 38-41 at home while holding a 78-82 overall record on the season. Robbie Ray is starting this game 5-12 for the season with an earned run average of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.32. The Diamondbacks have a record of 7-15 over the 123.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 115 hits. Against the over/under, the Diamondbacks are 7-14 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 3.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.56 and they have given up 531 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .241 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while being struck out 502 times and walking 210 times this season. As a team, Arizona has allowed 8.88 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.41 batters per nine. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.05.

They rank 7th in the league in team batting average with a .265 average while hitting .271 at home. The Diamondbacks hold a .414 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 8th in baseball. They rank 4th in baseball with 9.22 hits per game and A.J. Pollock leads the team with 187.

Houston has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 84 errors with 1,598 assists and 4,272 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .986 team fielding percentage while committing 85 errors, accumulating 1,677 assists and compiling 4,346 put outs.

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 73-78 against the over/under so far this season

The Houston Astros are 83-77 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 80-72 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 83-77 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Houston Astros

10/03/15 CF Carlos Gomez Side "?" Saturday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
10/02/15 SS Jed Lowrie Quad "?" Saturday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
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

10/03/15 RF Ender Inciarte Shin "?" Saturday vs. Houston Astros
10/03/15 RF Yasmani Tomas Neck "?" Saturday vs. Houston Astros
10/02/15 LF David Peralta Wrist out indefinitely
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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