PREMIUM
AAA's SITUATIONAL PITCHING MISMATCH (9-2 ALL SPORTS L2 DAYS, 5-STRAIGHT MLB SWEEPS, +$20.8K MLB YTD!)
(MLB) Oakland vs. Kansas City,
Money Line: -165.00 Kansas City (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -165.00 Kansas City (Home)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* SITUATIONAL PITCHING MISMATCH on the Kansas City Royals.
Setting the scene: A rookie hurler who is coming off an unbelievable debut is about to face a much stiffer test in his second outing, while his counterpart continues to put together the finest campaign of his career. While the sky is the limit for the A's Jharel Cotton, we feel that Danny Duffy and the defending champs are the savvy call in this one.
Cotton: It was an awesome debut for the 24-year old, as he'd allow just one run off two hits over 6.1 innings in a win over the short-handed Angels on Wednesday. He'd also strike out three and walk two. Note though that Cotton got the win without having to face LA sluggers' Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Yunel Escobar, all given the night off. Clearly the competition level goes up tonight.
Duffy: He's 11-2 with a 3.13 ERA. Most recently he gave up three runs (just two earned) off eight hits to go along with zero walks and ten strikeouts over eight frames in a no-decision vs. the Twins on Wednesday. Note that He's 9-2 with a 3.58 ERA in all night games and 6-0 with a 3.38 ERA in front of the home town crowd.
The bottom line: It's hard to imagine Cotton having the same kind of success against the Royals' patient and experienceed line-up. After a couple of duds, Duffy bounced back nicely in his last start and he's now primed to finish the season on a high note. We wouldn't be shocked to see this line raise closer to -200 before the first pitch, so get down ASAP. Play on KANSAS CITY.
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Setting the scene: A rookie hurler who is coming off an unbelievable debut is about to face a much stiffer test in his second outing, while his counterpart continues to put together the finest campaign of his career. While the sky is the limit for the A's Jharel Cotton, we feel that Danny Duffy and the defending champs are the savvy call in this one.
Cotton: It was an awesome debut for the 24-year old, as he'd allow just one run off two hits over 6.1 innings in a win over the short-handed Angels on Wednesday. He'd also strike out three and walk two. Note though that Cotton got the win without having to face LA sluggers' Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Yunel Escobar, all given the night off. Clearly the competition level goes up tonight.
Duffy: He's 11-2 with a 3.13 ERA. Most recently he gave up three runs (just two earned) off eight hits to go along with zero walks and ten strikeouts over eight frames in a no-decision vs. the Twins on Wednesday. Note that He's 9-2 with a 3.58 ERA in all night games and 6-0 with a 3.38 ERA in front of the home town crowd.
The bottom line: It's hard to imagine Cotton having the same kind of success against the Royals' patient and experienceed line-up. After a couple of duds, Duffy bounced back nicely in his last start and he's now primed to finish the season on a high note. We wouldn't be shocked to see this line raise closer to -200 before the first pitch, so get down ASAP. Play on KANSAS CITY.
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