Sunday, September 6, 2015

Fenway Park

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Probable Pitchers: Jerad Eickhoff (1-2) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (8-5)

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park. The probable starters are Jerad Eickhoff for the Phillies and Eduardo Rodriguez for the Red Sox. The opening line for this matchup has Philadelphia at +194 and Boston at -210. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Phillies, with a 67-68 run line record, cover the spread 50% of the time. They also have a 73-51 over/under record. The Red Sox are 62-72 against the run line and have a 71-57 over/under record. They cover the spread 46% of the time.

The Phillies come into this game with a 53-82 record, and they are 23-47 away from home. Starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff holds a 1-2 record with an earned run average of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.00. In his starts, the Phillies are 1-2 over his 19 innings pitched this season while giving up 15 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-1. He is getting 4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.86 and they have given up 462 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 430 and walked 186 batters this season while opposing teams hit .261 against them. Philadelphia has a team average of 10.06 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.17 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.81, they are 29th in the league.

As a team, Philadelphia is batting .253, good for 15th in the league while putting together a .254 average away from home. The Phillies hold a .386 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .306 which is good for 27th in baseball. With 144 hits, Ben Revere leads the team while his team ranks 13th in hits per game with 8.69.

With a 62-72 overall record, Boston will come into this game 35-34 at home. With an earned run average of 4.25, Eduardo Rodriguez will come into this game holding a 8-5 record and a 1.27 WHIP. In his starts, the Red Sox are 10-7 and he has allowed 94 hits over 97.1 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 11-6. He is getting 5.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.34 and they have given up 442 base hits on the year. The Red Sox bullpen has struck out 368 batters and walked 156 this season while opposing teams have hit .264 against them. Boston has a team average of 9.43 hits per game and are averaging 7.49 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.56, they are 27th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .265, good for 7th in the league while putting together a .292 average at home. The Red Sox hold a .413 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 7th in baseball. With 161 hits, Xander Bogaerts leads the team while his team ranks 5th in hits per game with 9.2.

Philadelphia has a team fielding percentage of .981 after having committed 94 errors with 1,303 assists and 3,579 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Red Sox have accumulated 82 errors while having 1,354 assists and 3,580 put outs leading to a .984 fielding percentage.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 73-51 against the over/under so far this season

The Philadelphia Phillies are 67-68 against the run line so far this season

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 71-57 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 62-72 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia Phillies

09/03/15 RF Domonic Brown Concussion out indefinitely
09/01/15 P Matt Harrison Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/31), out for season
08/28/15 P Elvis Araujo Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/28), out for season
08/19/15 3B Maikel Franco Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/12)
07/21/15 P Chad Billingsley Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/19), out for season
04/06/15 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Mario Hollands Arch Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Cliff Lee Arm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/16)

Boston Red Sox

09/04/15 LF Hanley Ramirez Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia Phillies
09/04/15 3B Pablo Sandoval Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia Phillies
08/28/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/11); out for season
08/15/15 P Steven Wright Concussion Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/15)
08/11/15 P Koji Uehara Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8), out for season
07/25/15 2B Dustin Pedroia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/23)
05/29/15 P Brandon Workman Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/3)
05/28/15 P Anthony Varvaro Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
05/13/15 P Justin Masterson Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/13)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/30), out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Red Sox

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