Friday, August 14, 2015

Citi Field

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Probable Pitchers: J.A. Happ (0-1) vs. Bartolo Colon (10-11)

The New York Mets host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on Friday. The Pirates send J.A. Happ to the mound to face Bartolo Colon of the Mets. The opening line for this matchup has Pittsburgh at +105 and New York at -115. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Pirates, with a 48-63 run line record, cover the spread 44% of the time. They also have a 49-51 over/under record. The Mets are 59-55 against the run line and have a 54-55 over/under record. They cover the spread 52% of the time.

The Pirates show up with a 65-46 record, including 26-28 on the road. J.A. Happ has a 0-1 record on the season, an earned run average of 8.31 and a 2.31 WHIP. The Pirates are 0-1 over his 4.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 8 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Pirates are 0-1 in his starts. He is getting 0 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.76 and they have given up 318 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .242 against the bullpen while being struck out 301 times and walking 109 times this season. As a team, Pittsburgh has allowed 8.63 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.93 batters per nine. They are 3rd in the league in team earned run average at 3.26.

As a team, Pittsburgh is batting .259, good for 7th in the league while putting together a .254 average away from home. The Pirates hold a .392 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .320 which is good for 11th in baseball. They rank 6th in baseball with 8.94 hits per game and Andrew McCutchen leads the team with 116.

New York is 42-18 at home while holding a 63-52 overall record on the season. Bartolo Colon has a record of 10-11 while sporting an earned run average of 4.76 on the year with a 1.27 WHIP. The Mets have a record of 10-12 over the 134.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 157 hits. Against the over/under, the Mets are 11-10 when he starts. He is getting 3.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.94 and they have given up 246 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .220 against the Mets bullpen while being struck out 277 times and walking 117 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.05 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.96 batters per nine. They are 2nd in the league in team earned run average at 3.18.

As a team, they are batting .237, good for 30th in the league while putting together a .237 average at home. The Mets hold a .370 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .302 which is good for 29th in baseball. They rank 30th in baseball with 7.94 hits per game and Curtis Granderson leads the team with 107.

Pittsburgh has a team fielding percentage of .981 after having committed 83 errors with 1,310 assists and 3,044 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .986 team fielding percentage while committing 61 errors, accumulating 1124 assists and compiling 3,064 put outs.

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 49-51 against the over/under so far this season

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 48-63 against the run line so far this season

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 54-55 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 59-55 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Pittsburgh Pirates

08/13/15 LF Starling Marte Hand "?" Friday vs. New York Mets
08/08/15 P Deolis Guerra Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/7)
08/01/15 P A.J. Burnett Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/20/15 SS Jordy Mercer Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/20)
07/19/15 CF Gorkys Hernandez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/13)
07/06/15 3B Josh Harrison Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/24/15 RF Corey Hart Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/22)
05/07/15 LF Andrew Lambo Plantar Fasciitis Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/4)
04/06/15 P Brandon Cumpton Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

New York Mets

08/13/15 1B Lucas Duda Back "?" Friday vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
08/05/15 P Rafael Montero Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/30)
08/03/15 LF Kirk Nieuwenhuis Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
07/29/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension out for season
07/09/15 P Steven Matz Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/12)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Pirates

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