Thursday, September 17, 2015

Turner Field

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Probable Pitchers: Marco Estrada (12-8) vs. Matt Wisler (5-7)

The Toronto Blue Jays head to Turner Field on Thursday to take on the Atlanta Braves. The Blue Jays send Marco Estrada to the mound to face Matt Wisler of the Braves. The opening line for this matchup has Toronto at -220 and Atlanta at +203. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Blue Jays, with a 81-63 run line record, cover the spread 56% of the time. They also have a 69-67 over/under record. The Braves have a 75-61 over/under record and a 68-77 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 47% of the time.

The Blue Jays show up with a 82-62 record, including 35-37 on the road. Marco Estrada has a 12-8 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.31 and a 1.10 WHIP. He's pitched 152.1 innings thus far while surrendering 118 hits over that time and when he starts, the Blue Jays are 14-10. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 11-13. He is getting 5.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.31 and they have given up 360 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .226 against the Blue Jays bullpen while walking 113 times and striking out 406 times. Toronto is averaging 6.95 strikeouts per game while getting 8.53 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 12th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.86.

As a team, Toronto is batting .266, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .255 average away from home. The Blue Jays hold a .451 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .336 which is good for 1st in baseball. Josh Donaldson leads the team in hits with 169 while the team ranks 7th in baseball with 9.03 hits per game.

Atlanta is 34-36 at home while holding a 57-88 overall record on the season. Matt Wisler has a record of 5-7 while sporting an earned run average of 5.60 on the year with a 1.62 WHIP. He's pitched 80.1 innings thus far while surrendering 96 hits over that time in which the Braves are 6-9. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 7-8. He is getting 3.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.78 and they have given up 454 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .262 against the Braves bullpen while walking 193 times and striking out 395 times. Atlanta is averaging 7.31 strikeouts per game while getting 9.36 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 27th in the league in team earned run average at 4.57.

As a team, they are batting .251, good for 20th in the league while putting together a .250 average at home. The Braves hold a .359 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .315 which is good for 16th in baseball. Nick Markakis leads the team in hits with 166 while the team ranks 22nd in baseball with 8.48 hits a game.

Toronto has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 77 errors with 1,432 assists and 3,844 put outs for the season. The Braves have committed 77 errors on the season with 1,416 assists and 3,829 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .986 on the year.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

The Toronto Blue Jays are 69-67 against the over/under so far this season

The Toronto Blue Jays are 81-63 against the run line so far this season

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 75-61 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 68-77 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Toronto Blue Jays

09/15/15 1B Edwin Encarnacion Finger "?" Wednesday vs. Atlanta Braves
09/12/15 SS Troy Tulowitzki Back out indefinitely
07/29/15 2B Devon Travis Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/29)
05/10/15 RF Michael Saunders Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/10)
04/06/15 2B Maicer Izturis Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Atlanta Braves

09/16/15 CF Cameron Maybin Eye is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs. Toronto Blue Jays
09/10/15 P Manny Banuelos Elbow "?" next start
08/05/15 P Jason Frasor Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/11/15 P Jason Grilli Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/17); out for season
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/30)
04/07/15 P Josh Outman Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Mike Minor Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27); out for season
04/04/15 P Shae Simmons Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/20), out for season
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/21)

Josh's Pick: Take the Blue Jays

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