MLB Baseball
2008-08-26 - Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay D-Rays
A Sports Betting Pick by Jim Feist
Pitchers : R. Halladay (15-9, 2.68), J. Shields (11-7, 3.68)
Tuesday, 26th August 2008 - Starts at 7:10 ET
A couple of aces on the hill! In fact, these teams are No. 1 and No. 2 in the AL in pitching.
Toronto's offense is better at home, and they are 34-27 under the total on the road.
The Blue Jays go with ace Roy Halladay (15-9, 2.68 ERA) who is on a roll, with a 1.99 ERA his last three starts. The team is 3-1-1 under the total his last 5 starts.
Halladay has been a demon on the road this season with a 2.53 ERA.
Tampa Bay is a focused team, on pace for a 96-66 record - a mark that should be good enough to garner Tampa Bay either the division title or the wild card.
They are second best defensively in the AL, which helps the pitching staff. In fact, Toronto is tops in fewest errors allowed.
Rays starter James Shields is having another great season. At home he has a 2.21 ERA and an 8-1 record.
Tampa Bay is 37-28 under the total at home.
Don't look for many reasons with these pitchers and defenses! Play the Blue Jays/Rays under the total.
The Pick :
Take Under the run total.
