[ryanXL977]

is garland really any worse than sonnanstine?

no

is the angels offense 2x as good as tb's with no craw or longoria

yes

who has the better pen

this line is a gem

[BadBeatBodog]

That's not an in-depth look at the game at all. TB is at home and have proven they have a distinct advantage there. And the SP matchup is NOT even:

Sonnanstine: 3.55 FIP 4.27 xFIP .318 BAbip
Garland: 4.71 FIP 4.61 xFIP .306 BAbip

Sonnanstine is a finesse, average GB/FB pitcher
Garland is a finesse, groundball pitcher

TB OPS vs. RHP: .772
TB OPS vs. finesse pitcher: .798
TB OPS vs. groundball pitcher: .761

LAA OPS vs. RHP: .734
LAA OPS vs. finesse pitcher: .720
LAA OPS vs. average GB/FB pitcher: .783

Of course, the TB offensive numbers must be taken with a grain of salt because of no Crawford and Longoria, but that hasn't seemed to slow the TB offense recently.

[ryanXL977]

losing your top two hitters hurts a lot, and thats what tb has done. yes, they won 2 of 3 in texas, rining up 14 runs in 3 games
to me, thats quite a hit

[EagesBets]

ryan... answer my emails

[Tosser]

well the line dropped all day, Angels for +110 or better was a gem indeed...wish i took it

[The HOFF]

I took LAA. The one thing that may keep me from betting LAA again for the rest of the year is that they already took the division. The only thing they are playing for is the top spot and best record.

[ryanXL977]

i guess its a tossup game with a lean towards laa

[RedondoBeach]

The Angels just lost their first series to an AL team since May, which is incredible. I'm a little worried that with a 15 game lead they are going to cruise a little. I know Scoscia is amazing at going one game at a time, but so is Joe Maddon and he has a LOT more to play for. I'm off the Halos until the playoffs start unless I see a really stupid number and this ain't it.

[ryanXL977]

good points, all of those

[element1286]

On Tampa.

[ryanXL977]

why element

[khaliagent]

Angels is a great pic today
I liike garland even though he usually sucks.

[ryanXL977]

he is the same as sonnanstine to me
so it comes down to offense

laa has a better offense
no play for me after debating it though

[khaliagent]

no if u can still get it hit it hard .
no joke this is a solid play.

[ryanXL977]

laa has the division locked upo
tb has a lot more to play for
i lean laa slightly

[khaliagent]

no pressure on laa which keeps them loose and the bats swingin nice

[khaliagent]

juss trust me and take it for a unit at least

[Dashwood Clipper]

Go Angels. Statement series. They will prove to Tampa as they did to Boston that they are the team to beat.

[ryanXL977]

no play for me
good luck

[khaliagent]

i like the way you think dash.
lets cash this one ...I think it will be an easy win.
go Angels

[khaliagent]

not even a half unit ryan?
cash it

[ryanXL977]

no bet for me
only minne

[khaliagent]

im with you on minne.
what do you think about the under in minn

[ryanXL977]

i have no idea, durscher is not a big deal anymore so i have no idea if minne gets 7 or just 3

[khaliagent]

where is z boi.lol

[khaliagent]

hey ryan no hard feelings man i always get too defensive about my picking

[ryanXL977]

i didnt rip your pick dude, i just wont be betting it

[element1286]

Originally Posted by ryanXL977

why element

Have been using a pure numbers approach recently Ryan. Garland has a 4.03 era in his last three starts, which is decent. But Sonnanstine has a 2.33 era in his last three starts, which is very good.

The Angels have a 712 OPS in their last 7 games, while Tampa has a 779 OPS in the last 7 games.

Thought the line was fair, and I actually took it Tampa last night at -122. But I wish I would have waited and got them a lot lower today.

[ryanXL977]

i didnt do thegame, thank god

only twins though

[Dashwood Clipper]

Originally Posted by Dashwood Clipper

Go Angels. Statement series. They will prove to Tampa as they did to Boston that they are the team to beat.

Quite a statement.
Stupid me

[TheLock]

BJ Upton needs to seriously un-fvck himself quickly. His getting tagged out standing up at 2B was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen in a baseball game.