Mondays American League Preview
by Ultimatecapper.com Staff
Boston Red Sox (21-14, tied for first place in the American League East) 160, o/u 9 ½ at Baltimore Orioles (18-20, 4th in AL East), 6 p.m. Eastern
Boston is 6-2 over its last eight games, but hasnt played since Friday: they got rained out at home Saturday and Sunday
Baltimore has won three games in a row
The Red Sox are 10-8 on the road this season, while the Orioles are 13-10 at home
Boston has won the last 11 meetings between these two teams
Neither scheduled starting pitcher has been very good lately; Beckett, despite a 4-1 record, has allowed 20 ER in his last 23 IP
Lopez is 1-5 and has given up 13 ER in his last 16 1/3 IP
Beckett has never started vs. Baltimore
Lopez has allowed 8 ER and 23 H+W in 11 1/3 IP vs. Boston this season
The Sox own a .366 team OBP, 3rd-best in AL, and average 5.3 RPG
The Os own a .334 team OBP, 7th in AL, and also average 5.3 RPG
The o/u is 23-13 in Baltimore games this year
The Os just scored 25 runs in a three-game sweep of KC over the weekend
The Boston bullpen has given up 4 ER and 16 H+W over its last 13 IP
The Baltimore bullpen has allowed 7 ER and 29 H+W in its last 18 IP.
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Kansas City (10-25, last in AL Central) +180, o/u 10 at Cleveland (17-21, 4th in AL Central), 6 p.m. Eastern
KC has lost three games in a row, and is 2-17 on the road this season
Cleveland has lost six games in a row and is 8-9 at home
KC is 5-1 vs. Cleveland this year
The o/u is 23-13 in Indians games this season
Affeldt owns a 5.33 ERA, but has given up just 3 ER in his last 18 IP
He did, however, last only 1 2/3 innings vs. the Indians last Tuesday, and in two starts vs. the Tribe this year has given up 3 ER in 7 IP
Off-season acquisition Byrd has been terrible, with a 6.52 ERA, although its come down a bit recently (8 ER last 19 IP)
But hes allowed 10 ER in 10 IP vs. the Royals this year
KC owns a paltry .308 team OBP, 3rd-worst in AL, and averages just 3.8 RPG
Cleveland owns a .368 team OBP, 2nd-best in the league, and averages 5.9 RPG
The Royals bullpen has stunk royally recently, allowing 20 ER and 43 H+W in its last 19 2/3 IP
The Indians pen has given up 6 ER and 15 H+W in its last 11 1/3 IP.
Texas (19-17, 1st in AL West) +150, o/u 9 ½ at Yankees (21-14, tied for 1st in AL East), 6 p.m. Eastern
Texas is 10-5 on the road this year, but just 2-5 over its last seven games
New York is 12-6 at Yankee Stadium this season, but just 3-3 over its last six games
The Yanks swept three games from the Rangers two weekends ago, and have won 10 of the last 11 meetings between these two teams
Millwood had four decent starts in a row, but then gave up 9 ER in just 1 1/3 innings last Tuesday vs. Minnesota
He gave up 8 ER in 14 IP in two starts vs. the Yankees last year while pitching for Cleveland
Mussina has been great this year, sporting a 6-1 record and a 2.56 ERA
In his last 20 1/3 IP vs. Texas (covering this year and last), hes allowed just 5 ER
The Rangers own a .350 team OBP, 6th-best in AL, and average 5.3 RPG
The Yanks own the best team OBP in the league, .374, but that figure was up near .390 just about 10 days ago
New York, now without both Sheffield and Matsui, has scored just 10 runs in its last four games
The Texas bullpen has allowed 9 ER and 37 H+W in its last 23 1/3 IP
The Yankee pen has given up 5 ER and 24 H+W in its last 14 1/3 innings of work
Weather forecasts call for rain and wind Monday in New York.
