Early play:Boston/Toronto.Oh Yea,can u say Cha-Ching!

mickey · #1 07-18-2009, 11:01 AM

I've been on a roll as of late & won both plays last night on the Chicago teams (Cha Ching).No time for detailed writeup,just some pitching stats along with some trends for my early play.

On the rubber for the Jays is:Marc Rzepczynski,which this is 2nd pitching start of his young 2009 career.His 1st start he went 0-1 with an 3.00 ERA /1.17 WHIP.

As for Brad Penny for the Sox,he is 6-3 with an 4.71 ERA/1.48 WHIP.
BP does not have good #'s on the road.Red Sox are 2-5 in Pennys last 7 road starts.

Toronto (44-47) hasn't played nearly as well since beginning its East schedule, going 9-20 in division play. It has dropped 13 of 16 overall to slide from contention, averaging 3.3 runs during that span.

The Jays lost 4-1 in Friday's series opener as the Red Sox continued to dominate division opponents. Boston is 23-9 against the East and 5-2 versus Toronto.

The Red Sox go for their fifth straight victory and try to widen their East lead Saturday when they continue a three-game series in Toronto.
Penny will have a number of tough acts to follow. Since his last outing, Boston starters are 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA.

trends:

Red Sox are 2-5 in Pennys last 7 road starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Red Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.

Red Sox are 7-1 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Red Sox are 10-2 in their last 12 during game 2 of a series.
Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite.
Red Sox are 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Red Sox are 20-8 in their last 28 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Red Sox are 4-1 in Pennys last 5 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150.

Boston as a small fav.