PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's MLB Total of the Week
(MLB) Colorado vs. Arizona,
Total: 8.50 | -113.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 8.50 | -113.00 Over
Result: Loss
Jon Gray and Zack Greinke enter this matchup in good form and with strong track records. Since this is a one-and-done scenario, starting pitchers will be available to pitch if needed in the later innings.
The Diamondbacks are heavy favorites so the game is likely to go 8 1/2 innings instead of nine. Please note, too, that the roof will be closed at Chase Field. That's a huge plus for the Under.
Gray should be fresh having been limited to 20 starts due to early-season injuries. Only twice did he allow more than three earned runs in his starts. He has a 2.44 ERA since the beginning of August.
Greinke regained his elite form with a strong comeback season going 17-7 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Greinke has a 215-to-45 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opposing hitters are batting only .207 against Greinke at Chase Field.
Both teams lack playoff experience so that could affect the offenses, too.
The Diamondbacks are heavy favorites so the game is likely to go 8 1/2 innings instead of nine. Please note, too, that the roof will be closed at Chase Field. That's a huge plus for the Under.
Gray should be fresh having been limited to 20 starts due to early-season injuries. Only twice did he allow more than three earned runs in his starts. He has a 2.44 ERA since the beginning of August.
Greinke regained his elite form with a strong comeback season going 17-7 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Greinke has a 215-to-45 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opposing hitters are batting only .207 against Greinke at Chase Field.
Both teams lack playoff experience so that could affect the offenses, too.