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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 8/27/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY  SNELL )
 
HOUSTON  KEUCHEL )
+1.5  -125

-1.5  +105
+180

-190

7.5ov
 
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Final
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TAMPA BAY (54 - 73) at HOUSTON (67 - 61)
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Saturday, 8/27/2016 7:10 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
923TAMPA BAY+165Ov 8,-110+185Ov 8,+120
924HOUSTON-175Un 8,-110-200Un 8,-140
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games54-73-25.559-624.20.2410.3020.4120.7144.30.2530.3130.4020.715
Road Games22-36-13.631-224.50.2500.3090.4240.7324.70.2750.3330.4410.774
vs Left-handed Starters15-18-4.217-144.40.2490.3090.4110.7204.30.2590.3190.3870.706
Past 7 Games4-3+1.24-34.10.2500.2930.4180.7113.30.2270.3000.3890.689
Grass Games18-34-1726-214.20.2410.3010.4080.7094.80.2800.3340.4470.782
Night Games32-48-2139-374.20.2420.3050.4140.7194.40.2530.3130.4050.718
TAMPA BAY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2410.30212742741031212231580.412509372115441834797710970
Road Games4.50.2500.30958201450310510750.4242501725251838047385736
Lefty Starters4.40.2490.309331114277624370.41114197335622218212415
TAMPA BAY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.181.352378.71831763805813235115-23321371.1%
Road Games4.281.380166807917427551505-1317770.8%

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games67-61-7.757-634.60.2460.3170.4090.7254.20.2590.3100.4190.729
Home Games35-28-3.521-354.20.2350.3080.3970.7053.50.2420.2880.3750.662
vs Left-handed Starters20-21-7.121-194.40.2410.3100.4150.7264.50.2540.3030.4200.723
Past 7 Games6-1+5.64-26.60.2710.3420.5170.8594.10.2440.2800.4450.725
Grass Games65-57-5.556-584.60.2470.3180.4120.7294.20.2590.3090.4160.726
Night Games43-42-9.536-434.60.2510.3200.4190.7384.20.2600.3090.4260.736
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2460.31712844011084215221520.4095574531162788801205410743
Home Games4.20.2350.3086321345029612750.3972542255963243353215221
Lefty Starters4.40.2410.310411404338686550.4151741423572727946153014
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.401.124418.3167158371529946621-14331766%
Home Games2.720.953218.36866170193826914-714960.9%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/13/2016ANDRIESE(R)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)4-8L1258 ovO6201140
8/14/2016ODORIZZI(R)@ NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)12-3W1009 unO1550751
8/15/2016SMYLY(L)SAN DIEGOPERDOMO(R)8-2W-2008 unO870340
8/16/2016SNELL(L)SAN DIEGOJACKSON(R)15-1W-1908 unO16517100
8/17/2016ARCHER(R)SAN DIEGOFRIEDRICH(L)2-0W-2007.5 unU650570
8/19/2016ANDRIESE(R)TEXASHAMELS(L)2-6L+1257.5 unO6601191
8/20/2016ODORIZZI(R)TEXASGRIFFIN(R)8-2W-1108 unO1251980
8/21/2016SMYLY(L)TEXASPEREZ(L)8-4W-1158.5 unO850741
8/22/2016SNELL(L)BOSTONPRICE(L)2-6L+1457.5 unO5419100
8/23/2016ARCHER(R)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)1-2L-1207.5 ovU661550
8/24/2016ANDRIESE(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)4-3W+1258 ovU12110961
8/25/2016ODORIZZI(R)BOSTONPOMERANZ(L)2-1W+1107.5 unU760750
8/26/2016SMYLY(L)@ HOUSTONFIERS(R)4-5L1408 evO841630
8/27/2016SNELL(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
8/28/2016ARCHER(R)@ HOUSTONFISTER(R) 
8/29/2016ANDRIESE(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R) 
8/30/2016ODORIZZI(R)@ BOSTONPOMERANZ(L) 
8/31/2016SMYLY(L)@ BOSTONWRIGHT(R) 
9/2/2016 TORONTO  
9/3/2016 TORONTO  

HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/13/2016MCHUGH(R)@ TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)2-4L1358 unU760730
8/14/2016FIERS(R)@ TORONTOSTROMAN(R)2-9L1458.5 evO7711272
8/16/2016KEUCHEL(L)ST LOUISGARCIA(L)5-8L-1657.5 unO990921
8/17/2016FISTER(R)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)2-8L-1058 unO6801271
8/18/2016MUSGROVE(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R)5-13L1108.5 unO7301851
8/19/2016MCHUGH(R)@ BALTIMOREMILEY(L)15-8W-1059.5 evO18711040
8/20/2016FIERS(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)12-2W1259 unO14110781
8/21/2016KEUCHEL(L)@ BALTIMOREGALLARDO(R)5-3W-1109.5 unU960631
8/22/2016FISTER(R)@ PITTSBURGHTAILLON(R)3-1W1357.5 unU522541
8/23/2016MUSGROVE(R)@ PITTSBURGHNOVA(R)1-7L-1208 unP6511160
8/24/2016MCHUGH(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)5-4W1207.5 unO7501191
8/26/2016FIERS(R)TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L)5-4W-1508 evO630841
8/27/2016KEUCHEL(L)TAMPA BAYSNELL(L) 
8/28/2016FISTER(R)TAMPA BAYARCHER(R) 
8/29/2016MUSGROVE(R)OAKLANDMANAEA(L) 
8/30/2016MCHUGH(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
8/31/2016FIERS(R)OAKLANDDETWILER(L) 
9/2/2016 @ TEXAS  
9/3/2016 @ TEXAS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TAMPA BAY: The Rays believe they have everything it takes to return to the playoffs after a two-year hiatus, including an improved lineup. Their sub-.500 finish last season left them with consecutive losing records for the first time since 2006-07, and the team's offensive shortcomings were the main culprit. With Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison and Steve Pearce potentially adding more pop to the middle of the lineup, the hope is the Rays will score more runs while not sacrificing anything defensively. The plan also is to fare better in close games after going 46-48 in games decided by two runs or fewer last season.
HOUSTON: Expectations are high for the Astros following last year's surprising return to the playoffs after a 10-year absence. The question will be if they can build on the success of 2015 and outdo in-state rival Texas in for the A.L. West crown. If they hope to repeat or eclipse last year's success, they'll need another strong season from Keuchel, and more growth from Correa. They know they can count on Altuve to get the offense going, but they'll have to get production from their corner infielders if they hope to take another step. Houston boosted its bullpen with the addition of Giles, a young closer who throws hard. But there are questions about the back of the rotation behind Keuchel and McHugh. Promising youngster Lance McCullers (6-7, 3.22 in 22 starts) will begin the season on the DL with a sore right shoulder. Gattis also is expected to start the year on the DL as he recovers from sports hernia surgery. But the bottom line is these Astros aren't going to sneak up on anyone the way they did last year, and they'll need to improve across the board to win that first World Series title as Sports Illustrated predicted.
PREVIEW
Rays-Astros preview
 

HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Mike Fiers delivered a performance Friday night emblematic of the inconsistencies plagued Houston starters of late.

Undone by three wild pitches -- two of which led directly to runs, Fiers blew a 3-0 lead and did not factor in the decision in the Astros' 5-4 victory over the Rays.

Fiers hasn't recorded wins in consecutive starts since mid-June, but with Collin McHugh and Doug Fister and rookie Joe Musgrove alternating strong starts with poor ones, Fiers isn't alone riding the roller coaster of varying results for the Astros (67-61).

"I think it's just about making pitches in this league," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said of the variance in the performances of his starters. "It's a tough league, it's a smaller margin for error. I think it's just rigors of the schedule and rigors of the season and the difficulty of putting five starters out there every day. We've had some inconsistencies."

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel (8-12, 4.64 ERA) makes his seventh career start against the Rays on Saturday. He is 0-4 with a 5.11 ERA against Tampa Bay.

Keuchel allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over five innings in a 5-0 loss to the Rays on June 12 at Tropicana Field. In his last start, Keuchel tossed eight innings and allowed two runs on five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in a 5-3 victory over Baltimore on Sunday.

The entire second half of the season has represented a turnaround for the Rays (54-73). After posting a minus-74 run differential prior to the All-Star break -- the worst mark in the American League, the Rays entered the series with Houston with the second-best run differential in the majors since the break and it stands at plus-56 after Friday's game.

"We're very happy with the performance from our pitching staff (and) the way we've gone out and defended," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We had stretches last year where we were a really good club but we fell short. This year it went the other way where we struggled early but we seem to be playing better baseball now. Somehow I've got to find a way where we play that type of style of baseball throughout the course of a full season."

Left-hander Blake Snell (4-6, 3.17 ERA) makes his first career appearance against the Astros on Saturday. Snell has allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight consecutive starts, the longest such streak by a rookie in franchise history. Snell is 3-3 during that stretch, lowering his season ERA by 0.69.

Snell issued a career-high five walks in his last start against the Red Sox on Monday, failing to work five innings for the second time in three appearances. While Snell was lifted after 3 2/3 innings, he also failed to get any run support for the fifth time in 13 career starts.


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