T.B. Devil Rays at the Oakland A's

Book still doesn't have this game listed so apparently it is not set who the "starter" will be tonight.

Either Jalen Beeks or Yonny Chirinos.  I'm thinking Beeks will open for Chirinos but we will see.

The A's streak is now 6 games.  If you took them every game, you might have just played the most profitable streak in MLB history.

But.

All good things must come to an end.

The A's are not going to win this series.  Medina and Blackburn are scheduled to go in game 3 and 4 respectively so they have a shot at winning one of two there.

But Hogan Harris for the A's tonight with his 6.46 ERA with a 1.30 WHIP and 12:9 K:BB over 15.1 innings is not going to get the job done.

He is the sacrificial lamb tonight.

Will decide how to play it once the lines are up.

Lines are up.

T.B. Devil Rays ML -210, RL -1.5 -130. TT OVER 5.5 +120, UNDER 5.5 -150.

O/U full game is 8.5 with the OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115.

A's ML +180, RL +1.5 +110, TT OVER 3.5 +130, UNDER 3.5 -160.

Interesting.

You don't often see the books take an approach like this on the O/U and team totals.

The O/U at 8.5 is short of the added TTs which is at 9.  And the juice on the TT UNDERs is just crazy high.

Do the books REALLY believe that the Devil Rays can't hit Hogan??????

And, as hot as the A's have been at the plate, the numbers say the books see them getting shut down tonight.

If the A's get can't hit tonight, their chances of winning are very low.  This is not going to be a 2-1 or 4-3 game.

Most conservative play is the ML at -210 then Devil Rays RL -1.5 at -130. 

The TT OVER 5.5 at +120 represents good value.  If the Devil Rays can't hit Hogan then they really have lost it.

Aside from Hogan’s first game, his numbers have been respectable

Last 3 starts (first game doesn’t count since it was a blowout and he came in mid game):

15 innings, 10 hits, 5 ER, 12 K, 4 BB. It was against Houston, @Miami and @Pitt so not too shabby

Excellent write up

Beeks starting huh.. you know this is about to be a bullpen game for Tampa right?

I think As continue the streak. 

If a bullpen game then why not the over for the game? Some discussion of TB over 5.5 but why not total over 8.5 to 9?

Beeks is hit or miss, pretty good or pretty bad. Likely to go only 2 innings unless he's doing well followed by Chirinos who's been steady all season for 3-4 innings before things can go bad for him. It's conceivable they could get close to 7 innings out of those two, again, depending on how it's going. But I do expect the Rays to hit better tonight. When they struggle offensively, they tend to leave men on base. But if the ball is carrying, look out.

Hogan pitched very well

Hogan 7 innings 1 run. A’s winning the World Series. I wouldn’t fade them tomorrow either. This run they’re on is disgusting.

Got to say Hogan really impressed me.

Was not expecting that at all.

Still, the Devil Rays should have won that game.

On them tomorrow ?

https://twitter.com/PickSixPaul/status/1668833518065942529

Insane.. 

I will play Oakland until they lose. Which is probably tomorrow.