Login  | Free Registration

You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.
MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 8/15/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON  EOVALDI )
 
PHILADELPHIA  VELASQUEZ )
-1.5  +135

+1.5  -155
-110

+100

8.5ov
 
4
Final
7

BOSTON (86 - 35) at PHILADELPHIA (65 - 53)
View Previous GameView Next Game
Wednesday, 8/15/2018 7:05 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
921BOSTON-140Ov 9,+100-120Ov 8.5,-110
922PHILADELPHIA+130Un 9,-120+110Un 8.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games86-35+34.855-615.50.2690.3350.4490.7843.70.2310.2950.3640.658
Road Games44-20+21.331-325.20.2580.3270.4260.7533.60.2270.2920.3610.653
vs Right-handed Starters69-23+34.341-475.50.2700.3400.4510.7903.50.2260.2920.3490.642
Past 7 Games6-1+4.43-37.30.2850.3750.5250.9004.40.2430.3100.4000.710
Grass Games75-30+3149-515.60.2750.3380.4590.7973.70.2320.2950.3640.658
Night Games58-30+1642-415.50.2660.3330.4500.7824.00.2340.2970.3740.672
Interleague9-2+6.24-74.50.2370.2960.4220.7182.90.2360.3060.3520.659
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.50.2690.33512142191137242241560.44962941593092834110597937
Road Games5.20.2580.3276422455801118830.4263182305175042766334027
Righty Starters5.50.2700.340923205864183171210.4514783417027064692465931
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.301.257403.31541483443816343527-9391375%
Road Games3.491.306198.37977166249320912-722775.9%

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games65-53+11.649-644.30.2340.3110.3830.6944.10.2410.3020.3770.680
Home Games38-19+16.326-294.80.2360.3140.4070.7213.80.2290.2890.3690.658
vs Right-handed Starters51-40+10.337-504.30.2350.3130.3880.7014.00.2430.3040.3810.685
Past 7 Games2-5-3.11-62.30.1700.2470.2600.5073.60.2600.3250.3880.713
Grass Games62-53+8.147-634.20.2330.3100.3830.6934.10.2410.3030.3790.681
Night Games43-34+9.434-394.60.2420.3150.4020.7173.90.2430.3030.3730.675
Interleague10-6+4.94-113.60.2180.2860.3450.6302.70.2050.2600.3300.591
PHILADELPHIA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2340.3111183968927162191310.383488445113240821918610672
Home Games4.80.2360.3145718644397510750.4072612125301836638374329
Righty Starters4.30.2350.313913065719129161030.3883793498823364172627851
PHILADELPHIA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.801.296400.31801693674615241120-18341470.8%
Home Games3.121.1932027370171237023613-521775%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/2/2018JOHNSON(L)NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)15-7W-11010 ovO19111851
8/3/2018PORCELLO(R)NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)4-1W+1159 unU760100
8/4/2018EOVALDI(R)NY YANKEESADAMS(R)4-1W-1659.5 unU630550
8/5/2018PRICE(L)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)5-4W-1059 unP101316102
8/7/2018POMERANZ(L)@ TORONTOSTROMAN(R)10-7W-1059.5 unO93213101
8/8/2018JOHNSON(L)@ TORONTOHAUSCHILD(R)10-5W-1409.5 evO1281960
8/9/2018PORCELLO(R)@ TORONTOBORUCKI(L)5-8L-1559.5 unO10711250
8/10/2018EOVALDI(R)@ BALTIMOREBUNDY(R)19-12W-2209 ovO16711780
8/11/2018PRICE(L)@ BALTIMOREYACABONIS(R)5-0W-29010 ovU960551
8/11/2018VELAZQUEZ(R)@ BALTIMORERAMIREZ(R)6-4W-22510 unP7507100
8/12/2018SALE(L)@ BALTIMORECOBB(R)4-1W-3808.5 evU970591
8/14/2018PORCELLO(R)@ PHILADELPHIAPIVETTA(R)2-1W-1158.5 ovU650221
8/15/2018EOVALDI(R)@ PHILADELPHIAVELASQUEZ(R) 
8/17/2018JOHNSON(L)TAMPA BAY  
8/18/2018PRICE(L)TAMPA BAYGLASNOW(R) 
8/19/2018SALE(L)TAMPA BAY  
8/20/2018PORCELLO(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
8/21/2018EOVALDI(R)CLEVELANDBIEBER(R) 
8/22/2018 CLEVELAND  

PHILADELPHIA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/2/2018PIVETTA(R)MIAMILOPEZ(R)5-2W-1808.5 ovU730520
8/3/2018VELASQUEZ(R)MIAMIRICHARDS(R)5-1W-1708.5 ovU990661
8/4/2018EFLIN(R)MIAMIURENA(R)8-3W-1658.5 ovO1150411
8/5/2018NOLA(R)MIAMISTRAILY(R)5-3W-2758.5 ovU661990
8/6/2018ARRIETA(R)@ ARIZONAGODLEY(R)2-3L1208.5 unU79012140
8/7/2018PIVETTA(R)@ ARIZONAGREINKE(R)5-2W1507.5 unU681952
8/8/2018VELASQUEZ(R)@ ARIZONACORBIN(L)0-6L1707.5 ovU4311390
8/10/2018EFLIN(R)@ SAN DIEGONIX(R)0-2L-1458.5 ovU8100740
8/11/2018NOLA(R)@ SAN DIEGOLOCKETT(R)5-1W-1708 evU7507101
8/12/2018ARRIETA(R)@ SAN DIEGOLUCCHESI(L)3-9L-1157.5 ovO662962
8/14/2018PIVETTA(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)1-2L+1058.5 ovU221650
8/15/2018VELASQUEZ(R)BOSTONEOVALDI(R) 
8/16/2018EFLIN(R)NY METSOSWALT(R) 
8/17/2018ARRIETA(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R) 
8/18/2018ARRIETA(R)NY METSDEGROM(R) 
8/19/2018PIVETTA(R)NY METSVARGAS(L) 
8/21/2018VELASQUEZ(R)@ WASHINGTONHELLICKSON(R) 
8/22/2018 @ WASHINGTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON: 2017: 93-69, first place, lost to Houston in ALDS.
MANAGER: Alex Cora (first season).
ADDITIONS: DH J.D. Martinez.
SUBTRACTIONS:
MANAGER John Farrell, RHP Doug Fister, OF Chris Young, RHP Addison Reed, OF Rajai Davis, LHP Henry Owens, LHP Fernando Abad.
OUTLOOK: The Red Sox won 93 games last year for the second straight season and claimed the franchise's first back-to-back AL East titles. But Farrell was fired after they failed to advance in the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. The key ' and really only ' addition is Martinez, who gives them someone to replace longtime slugger David Ortiz after finishing last in the AL in homers without Big Papi in 2017. The theory behind Boston keeping up with the reloaded New York Yankees goes something like this: A full season of a healthy Price will bolster a rotation that already has a quality ace in Sale, plus 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner Porcello and All-Stars Pomeranz and Wright. The Red Sox also are staking their chances on the hope that Ramirez can be more like the player he was in 2016 (.286, 30, 111); that Pedroia will return quickly and be healthy and productive; that 20-year-old third baseman Devers will be able to stay up for a full season; and that Bradley won't have another second-half slump. The bullpen, anchored by Kimbrel, remains strong.
PHILADELPHIA: 2017 66-96, fifth place
MANAGER Gabe Kapler (first season)
ADDITIONS: RHP Jake Arrieta, 1B Carlos Santana, RHP Pat Neshek, RHP Tommy Hunter
SUBTRACTIONS: Manager Pete Mackanin, SS Freddy Galvis, INF Andres Blanco, OF Daniel Nava, OF Hyun Soo Kim, RHP Clay Buchholz, 1B Tommy Joseph
OUTLOOK: The decision to sign Arrieta signals the rebuild is over. The Phillies added Santana, Neshek and Hunter to a talented young roster in hopes of being competitive. A month into spring training, they added Arrieta because management thinks it's time to contend. The lineup has the potential to be dynamic if the young hitters continue to emerge and Santana does what he did in Cleveland. The bullpen should be formidable with Hunter-Neshek-Neris at the back end. If Arrieta regains his old form, Nola lives up to his promise and a couple of other starters take steps forward, the Phillies cannot only end their five-year run of losing seasons but maybe even make a surprise push for a postseason berth.
PREVIEW
Red Sox aim to extend streak vs. Phillies
 

The Boston Red Sox have picked up their blistering pace in August.

The Red Sox have won 11 of their first 12 games this month, pushing their record 51 games above .500 in the process at 86-35. Boston will try to extend its current winning streak to six games and sweep a two-game series from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Right-handers Vince Velasquez (8-9, 3.98 ERA) and Nathan Eovaldi (5-4, 3.74) will square off on the mound.

The Red Sox are on pace to win 115 games this season and are 17-5 since the All-Star break. They won Tuesday's series opener, 2-1, thanks to a pinch-hit homer from Brock Holt.

The Phillies (65-53) are 1-2 against the Red Sox so far this season, but they've given up only five runs in the three games against the best offense in the majors.

Velasquez has a 2.68 ERA in his last 10 appearances, but he lasted only four innings during his last start. The hard-throwing righty gave up four runs on six hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks last Wednesday. It accounted for just the second loss for Velasquez in the last two months.

"I'm kind of kicking myself in the butt for it, because I know I can execute those pitches," Velasquez told reporters after the outing in Arizona. "Sometimes you have a solid warm-up before and you have conviction in those pitches, and sometimes they just don't work."

Velasquez has faced the Red Sox just once in his four-year big-league career. As a member of the Houston Astros, he gave up three runs and struck out seven batters in six innings against the Red Sox in 2015.

Eovaldi, who the Red Sox acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the trade deadline, is also coming off a rough start.

He gave up eight runs (four earned) on 10 hits in only 2 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles last Friday. It was a season-high in hits for Eovaldi, who avoided a loss in a game the Red Sox won 19-12.

Eovaldi is making his fourth start for the Red Sox, his fifth major league team. The 28-year-old has made nine starts against the Phillies in his career, and he is 3-4 with a 3.51 ERA and 1.442 WHIP in those contests.

Eovaldi is facing a Phillies offense that has struggled in the last week. The Phillies have scored just 16 runs in their last seven games (2.3 runs per game) and are 2-5 in that stretch, falling to second place in the National League East behind the Atlanta Braves.

"We look for pitches in the zone to drive, we're aggressive on those," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters after Tuesday's loss. "We try to be passive on pitches outside the zone. That leads to deeper counts and, in theory, it leads to opportunity to drive the baseball. It doesn't work out that way every night, because those guys over there are very good too."

Philadelphia is hoping left fielder Rhys Hoskins can break out of a slump. Hoskins hit a solo homer, his 23rd of the season, Tuesday night. Hoskins was 1-for-27 in his last eight games entering the series.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 2:15:48 AM EST.


You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.