Friday night the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Both teams are in dissapointing seasons, and tonights starters are a big reason for that classification.
Tonights’ two pitchers have struggled a lot in their recent starts. It may be hard to find anyone in MLB struggling more than Estrada and Bauer. Estrada is 4-6 with a 5.33 ERA, and Bauer is 7-8 with a 5.59 ERA.
Estrada’s last win came on May 27. In his eight starts since he has gone 2-6 with a 9.50 ERA. Opponents are batting .344 off of him.
Bauer is 0-2 with an 11.13 ERA in his last two tilts. He was hammered in a 7-3 loss at Oakland on Sunday. Bauer matched the shortest outing of his career — 2/3 inning. Bauer threw 43 pitches. He gave up four runs on three hits and three walks. He was removed after eight batters.
Oddsmakers have Bauer and the Indians listed as -140-moneyline favorites. The total is Holding Steady at 9.5.
West Coast Trip Not Kind to Indians
Cleveland went 1-5 on the trip out west. What has many fans worried is that they played all six-games against last place teams, Oakland and San Francisco. The horrible trip has let the Indians lead in the AL-Central shrink to 1/2-game over the Twins.
The Indians hitting has been spotty and their defense awful. Their vaunted bullpen has struggled as well. Four of their last six losses have been charged to the bullpen. A bounce-back start by Bauer could do a world of good for the Indians tonight.
In his last start against Toronto, on May 8, Bauer was the losing pitcher. He lost 4-2 but Cleveland would love a game that well pitched tonight. Bauer pitched six innings. He gave up four runs on six hits. The hurler had six strikeouts and three walks. In five career appearances against the Blue Jays he is 1-2 with a 6.20 ERA.
Estrada’s last start came on Sunday. It was a 6-5 loss to Detroit. Estrada received a no-decision. He threw 94 pitches and made it through just 3 2/3 innings. He gave up four runs on five hits, with five strikeouts and four walks. Estrada is 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA in two career starts vs. Cleveland.
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Team
record
money
vs LHP
vs RHP
Fave
Dog
O/U
Diff
Toronto
44-51
-$946.00
8-17
36-34
29-31
15-20
45-44-6
-0.76
Cleveland
48-45
-$1,191.00
18-18
30-27
46-42
2-3
34-53-6
0.68
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
M Estrada (4-6) ERA: 5.33
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Jul 16, 2017
DET
L
5-6
O
3.2
-$100.00
Jul 5, 2017
NYY
W
7-6
O
4.2
$165.00
Jun 30, 2017
BOS
L
4-7
O
4.1
-$100.00
T Bauer (7-8) ERA: 5.59
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Jul 16, 2017
OAK
L
3-7
O
0.2
-$100.00
Jul 5, 2017
SD
L
2-6
U
5
-$100.00
Jun 28, 2017
TEX
W
5-3
U
6.1
$75.00
Bullpen
Toronto’s relievers have pitched 20.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Cleveland’s relievers have pitched 6.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent
Toronto Blue Jays – M Estrada
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Oct 19, 2016
3-0
CLE
6
5
3
2
0
7
Loss
Oct 14, 2016
2-0
CLE
8
6
2
2
1
6
Loss
Jul 2, 2016
9-6
TOR
5
5
3
3
0
7
No Decision
Sep 1, 2015
5-3
TOR
7
5
2
2
1
2
No Decision
Cleveland Indians – T Bauer
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
May 8, 2017
4-2
TOR
6
6
4
4
3
6
Loss
Oct 17, 2016
4-2
CLE
0.2
0
0
0
2
1
No Decision
Aug 19, 2016
3-2
CLE
8
5
2
2
2
13
No Decision
Sep 2, 2015
5-1
TOR
1.1
6
5
5
1
2
Loss
May 3, 2015
10-7
CLE
4.1
7
6
6
3
1
No Decision
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
4.17
25
4.02
3
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
4.41
18
3.98
4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
4.70
14
4.93
19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
4.84
12
4.71
17
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
O/U
Away Pitcher
Home Pitcher
Away Hits
Home Hits
Away Walks
Home Walks
Away Strikeouts
Home Strikeouts
May 10, 2017
CLE
7
TOR
8
147
7.5
O
Danny Salazar (R)
Francisco Liriano (L)
11
11
3
6
8
7
May 9, 2017
CLE
6
TOR
0
158
8
U
Carlos Carrasco (R)
Mike Bolsinger (R)
7
4
6
0
8
7
May 8, 2017
CLE
2
TOR
4
-113
8
U
Trevor Bauer (R)
Marcus Stroman (R)
8
6
3
5
5
10
Oct 19, 2016
CLE
3
TOR
0
-165
8.5
U
Ryan Merritt (L)
Marco Estrada (R)
6
6
0
0
10
8
Oct 18, 2016
CLE
1
TOR
5
-115
7.5
U
Corey Kluber (R)
Aaron Sanchez (R)
2
9
2
4
9
8
Oct 17, 2016
CLE
4
TOR
2
-167
8.5
U
Trevor Bauer (R)
Marcus Stroman (R)
7
7
4
3
8
9
Oct 15, 2016
TOR
1
CLE
2
115
8.5
U
J.A. Happ (L)
Josh Tomlin (R)
3
4
2
2
13
6
Oct 14, 2016
TOR
0
CLE
2
-138
7.5
U
Marco Estrada (R)
Corey Kluber (R)
7
6
2
1
12
6
Aug 21, 2016
TOR
2
CLE
3
-158
7.5
U
Marcus Stroman (R)
Corey Kluber (R)
7
9
7
1
13
10
Aug 20, 2016
TOR
6
CLE
5
-113
8.5
O
Aaron Sanchez (R)
Josh Tomlin (R)
14
6
1
1
9
9
MLB Betting Trends
Toronto Blue Jays 44-51
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto’s last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians 48-45
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland’s last 13 games at home
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 9 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
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