Back with another play. Tonight the Jays take on a struggling Mariners team, with Litsch taking on Washburn. Rather than playing sides as I usually do, tonight the play is on the total score.
Litsch is 7-2 with a 3.45 ERA. Impressive. Look closer and you'll see that Jesse is 5-0 in Day/Afternoon games (1.27 ERA,) and only 2-2 in the evenings (5.66 ERA.) The exact same number of innings were pitched in the previous stat, so there's no advantage. Today's game will be played at night. Litsch is 0-1 with a 8.31 ERA in his career against Seattle.
Washburn is Washburn. This poor bastard has gone 1-4 in his last 5 games posting an ERA over 8. Career against the Jays, Washburn is 2-7 with a 5.16 ERA going 1-4 in his last 5 against them. It seems like everyone beats on his guy. Here's how he's fared against the Jays roster in his career:
PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Brad Wilkerson 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375
Vernon Wells 25 21 5 1 0 0 5 3 1 .238 .320 .286
Matt Stairs 8 7 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 .429 .500 1.429
Marco Scutaro 25 20 6 3 0 0 2 5 2 .300 .440 .450
Alexis Rios 14 12 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .333 .429 .583
Lyle Overbay 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 .500 .600 1.500
Kevin Mench 34 32 11 3 0 0 2 2 2 .344 .382 .438
John McDonald 16 15 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 .267 .313 .667
Rod Barajas 21 20 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 .300 .333 .550
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Total 160 142 44 13 1 6 20 16 13 .310 .377 .542
Has never faced: David Eckstein and Scott Rolen. Only one-third of the lineup is hitting under .300 against Washburn. Ouch!
The roof will be open at the Rogers Centre tonight. It's a scorching 27 degrees Celsius (81 Fahrenheit) and with the humidity it feels like 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit.) The ball will be flying tonight. As a Jays fan, I'm hoping the runs will be coming in during the bottom of the innings, however I'm playing the Over so I'll take runs no matter which way or whose side they come on.
Other related information:
-Over is 7-2 in Mariners last 9 road games.
-Over is 8-1 in Mariners last 9 games as an underdog of +151 to +200.
-Over is 6-1 in Washburns last 7 starts overall.
-Over is 6-1 in Washburns last 7 starts vs. American League East.
-Over is 4-0 in Litschs last 4 starts vs. American League West.
-Over is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Official play: Over 8.5 -117, to win 1 unit.
Good luck.
Litsch is 7-2 with a 3.45 ERA. Impressive. Look closer and you'll see that Jesse is 5-0 in Day/Afternoon games (1.27 ERA,) and only 2-2 in the evenings (5.66 ERA.) The exact same number of innings were pitched in the previous stat, so there's no advantage. Today's game will be played at night. Litsch is 0-1 with a 8.31 ERA in his career against Seattle.
Washburn is Washburn. This poor bastard has gone 1-4 in his last 5 games posting an ERA over 8. Career against the Jays, Washburn is 2-7 with a 5.16 ERA going 1-4 in his last 5 against them. It seems like everyone beats on his guy. Here's how he's fared against the Jays roster in his career:
PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Brad Wilkerson 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375
Vernon Wells 25 21 5 1 0 0 5 3 1 .238 .320 .286
Matt Stairs 8 7 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 .429 .500 1.429
Marco Scutaro 25 20 6 3 0 0 2 5 2 .300 .440 .450
Alexis Rios 14 12 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .333 .429 .583
Lyle Overbay 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 .500 .600 1.500
Kevin Mench 34 32 11 3 0 0 2 2 2 .344 .382 .438
John McDonald 16 15 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 .267 .313 .667
Rod Barajas 21 20 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 .300 .333 .550
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Total 160 142 44 13 1 6 20 16 13 .310 .377 .542
Has never faced: David Eckstein and Scott Rolen. Only one-third of the lineup is hitting under .300 against Washburn. Ouch!
The roof will be open at the Rogers Centre tonight. It's a scorching 27 degrees Celsius (81 Fahrenheit) and with the humidity it feels like 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit.) The ball will be flying tonight. As a Jays fan, I'm hoping the runs will be coming in during the bottom of the innings, however I'm playing the Over so I'll take runs no matter which way or whose side they come on.
Other related information:
-Over is 7-2 in Mariners last 9 road games.
-Over is 8-1 in Mariners last 9 games as an underdog of +151 to +200.
-Over is 6-1 in Washburns last 7 starts overall.
-Over is 6-1 in Washburns last 7 starts vs. American League East.
-Over is 4-0 in Litschs last 4 starts vs. American League West.
-Over is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Official play: Over 8.5 -117, to win 1 unit.
Good luck.
