Friday, July 18, 2008

Tigers-Orioles Who Will Cover?

The fans at Camden Yards will be treated to a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles when they take their seats on Friday.

The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Armando Galarraga in this game. Galarraga has a 7-3 record and a 3.08 ERA this season.

The Orioles will counter Galarraga with ace Jeremy Guthrie. Righthander Guthrie has a 3.49 ERA to go along with a 5-7 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Gary Sheffield, Brandon Inge and Marcus Thames all went deep as the Tigers defeated the Orioles 6-5 in Thursday's opener. The Tigers won that game as -115 favorites, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).

Sheffield and Inge hit two-run homers, while Thames added a solo shot with two RBIs for the Tigers. Kenny Rogers notched his seventh win, allowing four runs over six innings of work.

Melvin Mora went 2-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and two RBIs for the Orioles, who were +105 underdogs. Garrett Olson gave up five runs off seven hits over six innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Detroit has won 2 straight games.
Baltimore has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 48-47 SU
Baltimore: 45-49 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 9-1
After playing Baltimore are 9-1
After a win are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

Next up:
Baltimore home to Detroit, Saturday, July 19

 

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