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(MLB) Arizona vs. Baltimore,
Money Line: -136.00 Baltimore (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -136.00 Baltimore (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Baltimore Orioles welcomed Arizona to town for a three-game weekend series, having just gotten swept in a four-game series by the Red Sox, as well as having lost six of the first eight of what will be an 11-game homestand. The Orioles fell behind 2-0 but tied the game with solo HRs by Pedro Alvarez and Matt Wieters in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively. Baltimore then won the game when Mark Trumbo hit his 44th homer of the season leading off the 12th. The Orioles lead all of MLB with 242 HRs and the team's ability to hit HRs bailed them out again last night. Arizona fell to 64-89 and is just hoping to stay out of the NL ‘basement,' fighting to stay ahead of the Padres, Reds and Braves for the NL's worst overall record.
The pitching matchup: Robbie Ray (8-13, 4.66 ERA) gets the ball for Arizona and Wade Miley (8-13, 5.65 ERA) for the Orioles. Both have struggled all season with Arizona going 11-19 in Ray's starts, although Miley is better at a combined 13-15 in his starts with Arizona and Baltimore. Ray will face the Orioles for the first time. In his last four road starts and he's pitched better lately on the road, with a 3.33 ERA, 31 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings, and has held opponents to a .163 batting average. In seven career road interleague starts, he is 2-3 with a 3.64 ERA. Miley will make his first career start against the team that drafted him. He was the taken by the Diamondbacks with the 43rd overall pick in the 2008 draft and won 16 games for Arizona in 2012, his first full season. However, since joining the Orioles in a trade with Seattle back on July 31, Miley is 1-5 with a 7.60 ERA in nine starts (Baltimore is 3-6).
The pick: Neither starter inspires confidence but I'll back Baltimore, whose comeback win Friday had to give the team a jolt of adrenalin. The victory allowed Baltimore to remain a half-game behind Detroit in the race for the second wild card spot in the American League, while the loss was just "another day at the office" for the "playing out the string"D'backs. Baltinore is a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Robbie Ray (8-13, 4.66 ERA) gets the ball for Arizona and Wade Miley (8-13, 5.65 ERA) for the Orioles. Both have struggled all season with Arizona going 11-19 in Ray's starts, although Miley is better at a combined 13-15 in his starts with Arizona and Baltimore. Ray will face the Orioles for the first time. In his last four road starts and he's pitched better lately on the road, with a 3.33 ERA, 31 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings, and has held opponents to a .163 batting average. In seven career road interleague starts, he is 2-3 with a 3.64 ERA. Miley will make his first career start against the team that drafted him. He was the taken by the Diamondbacks with the 43rd overall pick in the 2008 draft and won 16 games for Arizona in 2012, his first full season. However, since joining the Orioles in a trade with Seattle back on July 31, Miley is 1-5 with a 7.60 ERA in nine starts (Baltimore is 3-6).
The pick: Neither starter inspires confidence but I'll back Baltimore, whose comeback win Friday had to give the team a jolt of adrenalin. The victory allowed Baltimore to remain a half-game behind Detroit in the race for the second wild card spot in the American League, while the loss was just "another day at the office" for the "playing out the string"D'backs. Baltinore is a 10* play.
