Monday, July 20, 2015

Citizens Bank Park

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Moore (1-0) vs. David Buchanan (0-5)

The Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to Citizens Bank Park on Monday. The probable starters are Matt Moore for the Rays and David Buchanan for the Phillies. The opening line for this matchup has Tampa Bay at -150 and Philadelphia at +140. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Rays, with a 52-42 run line record, cover the spread 55% of the time. They also have a 39-49 over/under record. The Phillies are 43-51 against the run line and have a 50-37 over/under record. They cover the spread 46% of the time.

The Rays show up with a 47-47 record, including 24-22 on the road. Matt Moore has a 1-0 record on the season, an earned run average of 7.07 and a 1.93 WHIP. The Rays are 1-2 over his 14 innings pitched and he's also given up 20 hits over that time period. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-0. The team is averaging 4.3 runs when he starts. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.93 and they have given up 279 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 286 and walked 125 batters this season while opposing teams hit .234 against them. Tampa Bay has a team average of 7.89 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.18 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.57, they are 10th in the league.

Tampa Bay is batting .239 as a team, which is good for 26th in the league and hitting .239 away from home. The Rays hold a .378 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .304 which is good for 25th in baseball. With 89 hits, Evan Longoria leads the team while his team ranks 28th in hits per game with 7.91.

Philadelphia is 21-25 at home while holding a 32-62 overall record on the season. David Buchanan has a record of 0-5 while sporting an earned run average of 7.58 on the year with a 1.85 WHIP. The Phillies have a record of 0-6 over the 29.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 40 hits. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 4-2. The team is averaging 3 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.72 and they have given up 319 base hits on the year. The Phillies bullpen has struck out 306 batters and walked 136 this season while opposing teams have hit .261 against them. Philadelphia has a team average of 10.14 hits per game and are averaging 7.37 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.76, they are 29th in the league.

They are batting .245 as a team, which is good for 23rd in the league and hitting .242 at home. The Phillies hold a .362 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .296 which is good for 27th in baseball. With 100 hits, Ben Revere leads the team while his team ranks 20th in hits per game with 8.35.

Tampa Bay has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 47 errors with 828 assists and 2,500 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Phillies have accumlated 65 errors while having 894 assists and 2,448 put outs leading to a .981 fielding percentage.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 39-49 against the over/under so far this season

The Tampa Bay Rays are 52-42 against the run line so far this season

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 50-37 against the over/under so far this season

The Philadelphia Phillies are 43-51 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay Rays

07/19/15 RF Steven Souza Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6); expected to be activated Tuesday vs Philadelphia07/12/15 SS Asdrubal Cabrera Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/12)05/31/15 2B Tim Beckham Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)05/10/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/6), out for season05/09/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season05/03/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26)04/29/15 P Kirby Yates Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/29)04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/22), out for season

Philadelphia Phillies

07/19/15 P Chad Billingsley Elbow "?" next start07/02/15 P Aaron Harang Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/2)06/23/15 2B Chase Utley Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/22)06/17/15 P Jerome Williams Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)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)

Tony's Pick: Take the Rays

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