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(MLB) San Francisco vs. Oakland,
Money Line: -148.00 Oakland (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -148.00 Oakland (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* play on the Oakland Athletics.
We like this play whether its Sonny Gray or Paul Blackburn pitching for the home side, as we're basing this selection entirely on the fact that we believe struggling Giants' starter Matt Cain will once again come up short:
Cain: He's 3-9 with a 5.45 ERA. Cain most recently allowed six runs off six hits and a walk over four innings in a loss to Pittsburgh on Monday. The veteran has been decent at home (3-3, 3.25) but a nightmare on the road (0-6, 8.14.)
Gray: He's 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA. Gray most recently allowed four runs (all unearned) off vie hit while striking out nine in a 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Gray has posted six straight quality outings with a 1.37 ERA and 36:9 K:BB ratio spanning 39.1 innings of work. Gray has been involved in trade rumors, so if he doesn't get the start, then Blackburn will.
Blackburn: He's 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA. Blackburn most recently held the Jays to just two hits over seven scoreless innings in what turned out to be an unfortunate no-decision on Wednesday. Clearly regression will come for Blackburn, but that said, he still owns a 2.25 ERA at home this year.
The bottom line: San Francisco is just 18-36 (-17.6 units) this year on the road, while Oakland is 29-24 (+4.6 units) at home. Play on the ATHLETICS.
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We like this play whether its Sonny Gray or Paul Blackburn pitching for the home side, as we're basing this selection entirely on the fact that we believe struggling Giants' starter Matt Cain will once again come up short:
Cain: He's 3-9 with a 5.45 ERA. Cain most recently allowed six runs off six hits and a walk over four innings in a loss to Pittsburgh on Monday. The veteran has been decent at home (3-3, 3.25) but a nightmare on the road (0-6, 8.14.)
Gray: He's 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA. Gray most recently allowed four runs (all unearned) off vie hit while striking out nine in a 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Gray has posted six straight quality outings with a 1.37 ERA and 36:9 K:BB ratio spanning 39.1 innings of work. Gray has been involved in trade rumors, so if he doesn't get the start, then Blackburn will.
Blackburn: He's 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA. Blackburn most recently held the Jays to just two hits over seven scoreless innings in what turned out to be an unfortunate no-decision on Wednesday. Clearly regression will come for Blackburn, but that said, he still owns a 2.25 ERA at home this year.
The bottom line: San Francisco is just 18-36 (-17.6 units) this year on the road, while Oakland is 29-24 (+4.6 units) at home. Play on the ATHLETICS.
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