AAA Sports' FREE PLAY
(MLB) Tampa Bay vs. Houston,
Total: 9.00 | 108.00 Over
Result: Loss
1* Free Play UNDER Rays/Astros.

A couple of capable starters collide on Monday night and all signs point to a classic "duel."

Alex Cobb: He's 9-6 with a 3.46 ERA. Cobb gave up one run off four hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings in a victory over Baltimore on Wednesday. Cobb has now posted eight quality starts out of his last nine trips to the hill, posting a tiny 2.24 ERA and 38 K's over his last 64.1 innings of work (is 6-3 with a 3.40 ERA in all "night" games.)

Charlie Morton: He's 8-4 with a 3.83 ERA. Morton most recently went seven scoreless against the Phillies on Tuesday, scattering three hits while striking out nine. Morton threw 71 of his 105 pitches for strikes and has posted a solid 3.28 ERA and 27:8 K:BB ratio over his last 24.1 innings of work (is 5-2 with a 3.69 ERA at home and 7-2 with a 3.32 ERA in all night contests.)

The bottom line: For the most part MLB handicapping comes down to the starting pitching. All signs point to these pitchers dueling into the latter frames. Consider the UNDER.

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