PREMIUM
Schule's MLB OPENING DAY MEGA BUCKS 3-PAK
(MLB) Toronto vs. Tampa Bay,
04/03/2016 12:05 PM, Score: 5 - 3
Point Spread: 1.50 | -168.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 1.50 | -168.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* play on the Tampa Rays.
The Toronto Blue Jays will play in Tampa on Opening Day, and the defending AL East champs are coming off an impressive Spring Training in the Grapefruit League. Toronto is a slight road favorite in this matchup, but history favors Chris Archer and the Rays.
Archer has had no shortage of success against the Blue Jays, even more so than his record of 5-3 with a 3.26 ERA over the last three seasons would indicate. What's most impressive of Archer's numbers in previous starts against Toronto, is how he's silenced the Blue Jay's big bats. Jose Bautista is batting a minuscule .152 with only one home run and four strikeouts in 33 career at bats, while Edwin Encarnacion is even worse, hitting .139 in 36 career at bats. Archer looked sharp in nine innings this spring, striking out seven while holding opposing batters to a .194 average.
The Jays will send 24 year old Marcus Stroman to the mound on Opening Day, and that's a lot of pressure to put on a young pitcher. Stroman has looked very sharp in Spring Training, but he's been far better at home than he has been on the road in his brief career. He has just 30 starts under his belt in two seasons, and his ERA of 4.97 on the road is more than double what it is at Rogers Center. He's surrendered eight runs on 17 hits going 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts versus Tampa. Evan Longoria was 3-for-5 with a home run in those two games.
Take TB.
GL,
Jesse Schule
The Toronto Blue Jays will play in Tampa on Opening Day, and the defending AL East champs are coming off an impressive Spring Training in the Grapefruit League. Toronto is a slight road favorite in this matchup, but history favors Chris Archer and the Rays.
Archer has had no shortage of success against the Blue Jays, even more so than his record of 5-3 with a 3.26 ERA over the last three seasons would indicate. What's most impressive of Archer's numbers in previous starts against Toronto, is how he's silenced the Blue Jay's big bats. Jose Bautista is batting a minuscule .152 with only one home run and four strikeouts in 33 career at bats, while Edwin Encarnacion is even worse, hitting .139 in 36 career at bats. Archer looked sharp in nine innings this spring, striking out seven while holding opposing batters to a .194 average.
The Jays will send 24 year old Marcus Stroman to the mound on Opening Day, and that's a lot of pressure to put on a young pitcher. Stroman has looked very sharp in Spring Training, but he's been far better at home than he has been on the road in his brief career. He has just 30 starts under his belt in two seasons, and his ERA of 4.97 on the road is more than double what it is at Rogers Center. He's surrendered eight runs on 17 hits going 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts versus Tampa. Evan Longoria was 3-for-5 with a home run in those two games.
Take TB.
GL,
Jesse Schule
