STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT
MONDAY, AUGUST 25th 2014
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***** Monday, 8/25/14 MLB Information *****
(ALL RESULTS VS. ML) - Against The Money-Line - and most recent, unless noted otherwise. Each and every day during the 2014 Major League Baseball season we will analyze all of your daily baseball action, featuring on hot and cold pitchers, hot and cold teams, over/unders and home plate umpire trends. We will also highlight some of our Highly-Rated (Situational & Match-up) Power Trends, along with some of our Situational Analysis (Betting Systems) that pertain to some of that days match-ups.
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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #22
•Peacock Doesn’t Expect To Miss Next Start: One day after exiting after five innings with right forearm tightness, Brad Peacock felt better Saturday. He’s optimistic that he’ll overcome the discomfort without having to skip a start. “I’m just going to take today off from throwing and then probably play catch (Sunday) and see how it feels,” he said. “It feels better today. I just haven’t done anything. It got to the point where it was hurting pretty bad. I had to tell somebody. I’ve had it before, so I knew there was nothing like really broken. It was hurting yesterday, so that’s about it.” The Astros aren’t likely to know if Peacock will be ready to start on schedule Wednesday until at least Monday. “I think we got him out of the game at a point where we didn’t make it any worse,” Bo Porter said. “I think in two or three days from now we’ll have more information and we’ll know whether or not it’s something that will bother him where we would need to do something as far as his next start will go.”
•Indians Promote C Gimenez: The Cleveland Indians selected the contract of catcher Chris Gimenez from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Gimenez, who was acquired from the Texas Rangers on Saturday, will be in uniform for Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros. The Indians have 38 players on their 40-man roster. Gimenez, 31, has split the season between Texas and Triple-A Round Rock. He batted .262 with 10 doubles, 11 RBIs and 13 runs scored in 34 games for the Rangers from May 20 until being taken off the roster Aug. 7. He started the season and spent the last 10 days in Round Rock, where he batted .284 with four doubles, two triples, six homers and 22 RBIs in 39 games. Gimenez returns to the Indians organization after beginning his pro career with the club in 2004 as a 19th round draft pick. He spent a combined 73 games at the major league level in 2009-10. He also spent the 2012-13 seasons in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
•Syndergaard Not On Mets’ Radar For September Call-Up: As the clock winds down on Noah Syndergaard’s minor league season, there still is no indication the Mets plan on promoting their top pitching prospect to the major leagues this year. According to a club source, team brass has held discussions on which players might be called up in September, and the 21-year-old Syndergaard hasn’t yet been mentioned as a candidate. Syndergaard allowed six earned runs over six innings in his latest start for Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, and is 8-7 with a 4.85 ERA this season. Syndergaard has pitched 124 innings, leaving him within about 30 of his maximum for the year. After he wowed team officials with his stuff in spring training, it seemed like a foregone conclusion Syndergaard would join the Mets at some point in 2014, but the organization still is waiting for better results. “You’ve got to be a little more consistent,” manager Terry Collins said before the Mets’ 7-4 loss to the Dodgers Saturday night.
“He’s had some good games, but he’s had some rough games. The game [Friday] night was a rough game for him. “We can all talk about Vegas and the ballpark, but he’s had some ups and downs. I think if he does get recalled, certainly the energy will help, and we all know he can throw hard. I just think that if you’re going to get a look you should get more than [a few] innings.” Syndergaard allowed just a run over his final five innings on Friday and was hitting 97-99 mph in the sixth inning, according to a person who watched him pitch. After Syndergaard allowed five runs in the first, his teammates saw him “[ticked] off” for the first time this season, as the normally mild-mannered pitcher was visibly angry. The fact Syndergaard has struggled at times in the first inning this season may lead to organizational officials changing his approach before taking the mound.
Syndergaard is expected to get two more regular-season starts for Las Vegas — the second of which will be abbreviated — before the Pacific Coast League playoffs begin. How far Las Vegas goes in the postseason will have a say in Syndergaard’s potential September call-up. “You always like to see the prospects, but one thing I don’t want to have happen is have him called up and have five innings to work with,” Collins said. “[That is], start him in a game and have him go five and then shut him down for the rest of the year. I’m not sure that is a fair assessment of what he can do.” Rafael Montero will be a likely September call-up, according to a source, and Daisuke Matsuzaka is patiently awaiting his next assignment after recently pitching his third minor league rehab game. If the Mets were soon to make a waiver trade involving Bartolo Colon, the veteran Matsuzaka could fill that rotation spot, with Montero added in September as a sixth starter who would provide extra rest for Jacob DeGrom and Zack Wheeler, who are facing inning limits.
•Indians Send Gomes To DL, Add Gimenez: The Cleveland Indians placed catcher Yan Gomes on the seven-day concussion disabled list and acquired catcher Chris Gimenez from the Texas Rangers in a deal for cash considerations on Saturday. Gomes was struck on the helmet with a foul tip in the fifth inning of Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins. While he said he's feeling better, the Indians decided to play it safe and put him on the DL, retroactive to Friday. The 27-year-old Gomes is batting .284 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs this season.
Gimenez will take Gomes' place on the roster. The 31-year-old Gimenez was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Aug. 7. In 118 plate appearances and 34 games for the Rangers this season, Gimenez was batting .262. He was the catcher for 12 of ace right-hander Yu Darvish's 24 starts this year. With Triple-A Round Rock, Gimenez was batting .284 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 39 games. Gimenez began his career in the Indians' system in 2004 and played in 73 games for Cleveland in 2009 and 2010.
•Blue Jays Option Drabek To Triple-A: The Blue Jays optioned right-hander Kyle Drabek to Triple-A Buffalo Sunday to clear a roster spot for right-hander Sergio Santos. Santos was selected from Buffalo after Saturday's 5-4, 10-inning win over Tampa Bay, a game the Rays played under protest following a contentious replay review in the fourth inning. Drabek was recalled from Triple-A on Aug. 16 and had no record in three appearances with the Blue Jays, striking out five batters in three innings. Santos was 0-2 with a 7.78 ERA in 24 games with Toronto before being sent to the minors in late July. He went 1-0 with two saves in 11 appearances with the Bisons.
•Orioles Add RHP Miguel Gonzalez To Rotation: The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-hander Miguel Gonzalez from Triple-A Norfolk to start Sunday's game against the Cubs. Gonzalez replaces struggling right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (4-9, 4.74 ERA) in the Orioles rotation. Gonzalez allowed one run in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays in his last major league start on Aug. 7. Gonzalez is 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA in 20 games and 19 starts for Baltimore this season. Infielder Cord Phelps was designated for assignment. He went 0 for 3 in three games with the Orioles. After hitting .258 with 49 RBIs in 97 games at Triple-A. He has played 56 games over four major-league seasons with the Orioles and Cleveland Indians.
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Betting Notes - Monday
National League
•Nationals-Phillies - 7:05 PM
--Roark is 5-1, 2.18 in his last eight starts.
--Burnett is 0-5, 8.89 in his last five starts.
--Nationals won 12 of their last 13 games.
--Phillies are 11-6 in their last seventeen home games.
--Six of last eight Washington games went over the total.
•Cardinals-Pirates - 7:05 PM
--Lackey is 0-1, 7.50 in his last three starts.
--Liriano is 0-3, 6.88 in his last three starts.
--Cardinals won eight of their last eleven games.
--Pirates won three of their last four games.
--Over is 7-1 in last eight Cardinal games.
•Brewers-Padres - 10:10 PM
--Lohse is 0-3, 7.58 in his last four starts.
--Stults is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
--Brewers lost three of their last four games.
--San Diego lost five of its last seven games.
--Four of last five San Diego games stayed under.
•Rockies-Giants - 10:15 PM
--Matzek is 0-4, 7.89 in his last four starts.
--Peavy is 2-0, 1.93 in last couple starts, after being winless in previous 18.
--Colorado won five of its last six games.
--Giants are 6-4 in last ten games, but lost last two.
--Seven of last ten Colorado games went over total.
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American League
•Rays-Orioles - 7:05 PM
--Odorizzi is 5-2, 3.43 in his last seven starts.
--Tillman is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
--Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
--Orioles lost last three games, scoring total of four runs.
--Seven of last nine Baltimore games stayed under.
•Red Sox-Blue Jays - 7:05 PM
--Buchholz is 0-3, 7.30 in his last six starts.
--Happ is 0-4, 4.44 in his last four starts.
--Boston lost its last eight games, scoring 21 runs.
--Toronto lost eight of its last eleven games.
--Four of last five Boston games went over total.
•Athletics-Astros - 8:10 PM
--Samardzija is 0-2, 9.90 in his last two starts.
--Feldman is 2-0, 1.61 in his last three home starts.
--Oakland lost seven of last eight road games.
--Astros lost three of their last four games.
--Last five Houston games stayed under total.
•Yankees-Royals - 8:10 PM
--Pineda is 2-2, 2.05 in six starts this season.
--Shields is 4-0, 2.17 in his last four starts.
--New York won its last four games, allowing 10 runs.
--Royals won 19 of their last 24 games.
--Seven of last nine Yankees games stayed under total.
•Rangers-Mariners - 10:10 PM
--Mikolas is 0-3, 7.81 in his last five starts.
--Elias is 2-2, 2.45 in his last five starts.
--Rangers lost seven of their last ten games.
--Seattle won 14 of its last 18 games.
--Last three Mariner games went over the total.
Interleague
•Marlins-Angels - 10:05 PM
--Cosart is 1-1, 2.45 in three starts for the Marlins.
--LeBlanc is 20-32, 4.56 in 68 MLB starts; this is his first '14 start-- he was 1-5, 5.18 in seven starts for Miami LY.
--Miami lost three of its last four games.
--Angels won nine of their last twelve games.
--12 of last 17 Angel games stayed under the total.
•Incredible Stat of the Day
Colorado Rockies' Tyler Matzek is 0-7 with a 6.10 ERA in his Major League Baseball career away team starts. In his first assignment against San Francisco Matzek will seek to avoid his sixth loss in as many appearances. He is 0-4 with a 7.89 ERA in four outings this month but pitched relatively well in Tuesday night's 7-4 defeat to the Kansas City Royals. The rookie left-hander was charged with three runs in 6 2/3 innings and two of those came from a double allowed by reliever Adam Ottavino.
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