Wednesday, March 15, 2017

LECOM Park

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Probable Pitchers: Ubaldo Jimenez vs. Jameson Taillon

The Baltimore Orioles visit LECOM Park on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 to play the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Spring Training matchup. The probable starters are Ubaldo Jimenez for the Orioles and Jameson Taillon for the Pirates.

The opening line for this matchup has Baltimore at +100 and Pittsburgh at -120. The Orioles had a 67-91-4 over/under record and a 82-80-0 run line mark last season, meaning they covered 51% of the time. The Pirates were 74-88-0 against the run line and had a 89-69-4 over/under record. They covered the spread 46% of the time.

The Orioles are coming off a 89-73 record in 2016, including 39-42 on the road. Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez had a 8-12 record with an earned run average of 5.44 and a WHIP of 1.56. He had 125 strikeouts over his 142.1 innings pitched and he gave up 150 hits last season. He allowed 9.5 hits per 9 innings and he had a FIP of 4.43. The bullpen last year had an earned run average of 3.40 and they gave up 495 base hits on the year. Teams hit .241 against the bullpen while being struck out 506 times and walking 209 times last season. As a team, Baltimore allowed 8.85 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.84 batters per nine innings. They were 19th in the league in team earned run average at 4.22. The Orioles pitchers collectively gave up 1,408 base hits and 671 earned runs. They allowed 183 home runs last season and they allowed 1.2 homers per nine innings as a staff. Baltimore as a pitching staff walked 545 batters and struck out 1,248. They walked 3.4 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.8 per 9. They had a team WHIP of 1.36 and their FIP as a unit was 4.31.

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As a team Baltimore batted .256, good for 15th in the league while putting together a .253 average away from home. The Orioles held a .444 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .317 which was good for 21st in baseball. They ranked 14th in baseball with 8.73 hits per game. Adam Jones is coming off a 2016 season in which he hit .265 with an on-base percentage of .310. He had 164 hits last season along with 86 runs scored and 83 runs batted in. He struck out 115 times and walked 39 times. Manny Machado hit .294 last year and he had an on-base percentage of .343. He totaled 188 hits while scoring 105 runs and he drove in 96. He walked 48 times and struck out on 120 occasions. The Orioles had 1,413 hits, including 265 doubles and 253 home runs. They stole 19 bases and were thrown out stealing 13 times. Baltimore walked 468 times last season and they struck out 1,324 times as a unit. They left 1,065 men on base and had a team OPS of .760. They scored 4.59 runs per contest and scored a total of 744 runs last year.

Pittsburgh had a 38-42 home record and a 78-83 overall mark in 2016. With an earned run average of 3.38, Jameson Taillon had a 5-4 record and a 1.12 WHIP last season. He had 85 strikeouts over the 104 innings he pitched during which he gave up 99 hits. He allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings and his FIP stood at 3.71. Last season the bullpen had an earned run average of 3.57 and they gave up 558 base hits on the year. Teams hit .248 against the Pirates bullpen while being struck out 536 times and walking 232 times last season. As a team, Pittsburgh allowed 9.25 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.64 batters per nine innings. They were 18th in the league in team earned run average at 4.21. The Pirates pitchers as a team surrendered 1,491 base knocks and 679 earned runs last season. They gave up 180 home runs last year and they gave up 1.1 home runs per nine innings as a staff. Pittsburgh as a staff walked 533 hitters and struck out 1,232. They gave up a walk 3.3 times per 9 innings while they struck out 7.6 per 9. Their team WHIP was 1.40 while their FIP as a staff was 4.30.

As a team, they batted .257, good for 12th in the league while putting together a .270 average at home. The Pirates held a .402 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .332 which was good for 4th in baseball. They ranked 12th in baseball with 8.8 hits per contest. Andrew McCutchen comes into this matchup after batting .256 with an OBP of .336. He had 153 hits last year along with 81 runs scored and 79 RBI. He struck out 143 times and walked on 69 occasions. Starling Marte hit .311 in 2016 and he had an OBP of .362. He collected 152 hits while scoring 71 runs and driving in 46. He earned a walk 23 times and punched out 104 times. The Pirates as a unit had 1,426 base hits, including 277 doubles and 153 homers. They had 110 stolen bases and were thrown out 45 times. Pittsburgh as a team walked 561 times last year and they struck out 1,334 times. They had 1,173 men left on base and had an OPS of .734. They scored 4.5 runs per game and totaled 729 runs last season.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles were 67-91-4 against the over/under last season

The Baltimore Orioles were 82-80-0 against the run line last season

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Pirates were 89-69-4 against the over/under last season

The Pittsburgh Pirates were 74-88-0 against the run line last season

Injuries to Watch

Baltimore Orioles

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Pittsburgh Pirates

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Tony's Pick: Take the Orioles +100

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