Friday, July 17, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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Probable Pitchers: Ervin Santana (0-0) vs. Sonny Gray (10-3)

The Oakland Athletics host the Minnesota Twins at O.co Coliseum on Friday. The Twins send Ervin Santana to the mound to face Sonny Gray of the Athletics. The opening line for this matchup has Minnesota at +145 and Oakland at -155. The over/under was set at 7. The Twins have a 40-42 over/under record and a 57-32 run line mark, meaning they cover 64% of the time. The Athletics have a 47-37 over/under record and a 44-47 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 48% of the time.

The Twins come into this game with a 49-40 record, and they are 18-24 away from home. Starting pitcher Ervin Santana holds a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.42. In his starts, the Twins are 1-1 over his 12 innings pitched this season while giving up 11 hits during those innings. Against the over/under, the Twins are 1-1 in his starts. He is getting 5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.71 and they have given up 259 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 180 and walked 80 batters this season while opposing teams hit .252 against them. Minnesota has a team average of 9.37 hits allowed per game and are averaging 6.12 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.81, they are 15th in the league.

As a team, Minnesota is batting .254, good for 15th in the league while putting together a .227 average away from home. The Twins hold a .400 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .307 which is good for 21st in baseball. With 89 hits, Brian Dozier leads the team while his team ranks 17th in hits per game with 8.47.

With a 41-50 overall record, Oakland will come into this game 18-26 at home. With an earned run average of 2.04, Sonny Gray will come into this game holding a 10-3 record and a 0.96 WHIP. In his starts, the Athletics are 11-7 and he has allowed 89 hits over 123.2 innings pitched this season. Against the over/under, the Athletics are 10-5 when he starts. He is getting 5.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.32 and they have given up 227 base hits on the year. The Athletics bullpen has struck out 245 batters and walked 95 this season while opposing teams have hit .236 against them. Oakland has a team average of 8.01 hits per game and are averaging 7.59 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.42, they are 6th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .256, good for 10th in the league while putting together a .267 average at home. The Athletics hold a .392 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .317 which is good for 15th in baseball. With 87 hits, Josh Reddick leads the team while his team ranks 9th in hits per game with 8.82.

Minnesota has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 47 errors with 927 assists and 2,369 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Athletics have accumlated 82 errors while having 903 assists and 2,418 put outs leading to a .976 fielding percentage.

Minnesota Twins Betting Trends

The Minnesota Twins are 40-42 against the over/under so far this season

The Minnesota Twins are 57-32 against the run line so far this season

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 47-37 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 44-47 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota Twins

06/26/15 CF Byron Buxton Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/25)
06/04/15 P Ricky Nolasco Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/1)
05/16/15 CF Jordan Schafer Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/16)

Oakland Athletics

07/11/15 P Jesse Hahn Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
07/08/15 P Scott Kazmir Tricep left last game, "?" next start
06/14/15 P Pat Venditte Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/11)
05/30/15 P Sean Doolittle Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/28)
05/23/15 CF Coco Crisp Neck Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/21)
05/23/15 2B Tyler Ladendorf Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/22)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Tony's Pick: Take the Twins

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