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Stephen Nover's MLB Monday Totals Destroyer
(MLB) Tampa Bay vs. Houston,
Total: 8.50 | 100.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 8.50 | 100.00 Under
Result: Win
I rate Alex Cobb and Charlie Morton as a pair of "C" range pitchers making this total too low especially considering how bad the Astros bullpen has been lately.
Tampa Bay has a weak bullpen, too. Cobb has been pitching well, but faces the best offense in baseball here. I expect the Astros to score a lot returning to hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park following an embarrassing 13-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday.
The Astros saw Cobb back in April getting to him for four runs on nine hits in six innings during a 6-3 win. The Over is a perfect 9-0 the last nine times Cobb has made a road start versus an above .500 opponent.
Morton has been pitching well, too, but he has a 5.25 career ERA versus the Rays in two starts. He gave up five runs in five innings in his previous start to Tampa Bay in April.
The Rays are anticipating getting back Logan Morrison today. He leads the team in homers and RBI's.
The two teams have gone over in each of their past six meetings.
Tampa Bay has a weak bullpen, too. Cobb has been pitching well, but faces the best offense in baseball here. I expect the Astros to score a lot returning to hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park following an embarrassing 13-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday.
The Astros saw Cobb back in April getting to him for four runs on nine hits in six innings during a 6-3 win. The Over is a perfect 9-0 the last nine times Cobb has made a road start versus an above .500 opponent.
Morton has been pitching well, too, but he has a 5.25 career ERA versus the Rays in two starts. He gave up five runs in five innings in his previous start to Tampa Bay in April.
The Rays are anticipating getting back Logan Morrison today. He leads the team in homers and RBI's.
The two teams have gone over in each of their past six meetings.