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By: Rohit Ponnaiya
STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS
STREAKING
Ryan Yarbrough, Tampa Bay Rays (11-3, 3.36 ERA, $-14): Yarbrough has also contributed to the Rays excellent bullpen, throwing in 14 games as a reliever, but when given starts he's actually eaten up a decent amount of innings. In nine starts this season he's logged at least six innings in eight of them.
His last four appeances have all been as a starter and he's been very impressive with a 1.42 ERA, 0.55 WHIP and 28 strikeouts over 25 1-3 innings.
This afternoon Yarbrough and the Rays are -300 favorites at home against the lowly Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are 5-16 in their last 21 games in Tampa Bay and will have Asher Wojciechowski and his 5.12 ERA on the mound.
SLUMPING
Ross Detwiler, Chicago White Sox (2-4, 6.45 ERA, $250): Detwiler is another pitcher who is sometimes used as a starter and sometimes as a reliever. But while Yarbrough is effective in both roles, Detwiler is not good at either; he has a 5.31 ERA as a starter and a 9.95 ERA in relief. In his last five outings (which includes three starts) he has a 8.50 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP.
Detwiler and the White Sox are on the road in Cleveland tonight as +180 underdogs. The White Sox have lost six games in a row and will be going up against an Indians team that is 16-7 over their previous 23 home contests. The O/U is installed at 10.
STREAKING AND SLUMPING STARTERS
STREAKING
Ryan Yarbrough, Tampa Bay Rays (11-3, 3.36 ERA, $-14): Yarbrough has also contributed to the Rays excellent bullpen, throwing in 14 games as a reliever, but when given starts he's actually eaten up a decent amount of innings. In nine starts this season he's logged at least six innings in eight of them.
His last four appeances have all been as a starter and he's been very impressive with a 1.42 ERA, 0.55 WHIP and 28 strikeouts over 25 1-3 innings.
This afternoon Yarbrough and the Rays are -300 favorites at home against the lowly Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are 5-16 in their last 21 games in Tampa Bay and will have Asher Wojciechowski and his 5.12 ERA on the mound.
SLUMPING
Ross Detwiler, Chicago White Sox (2-4, 6.45 ERA, $250): Detwiler is another pitcher who is sometimes used as a starter and sometimes as a reliever. But while Yarbrough is effective in both roles, Detwiler is not good at either; he has a 5.31 ERA as a starter and a 9.95 ERA in relief. In his last five outings (which includes three starts) he has a 8.50 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP.
Detwiler and the White Sox are on the road in Cleveland tonight as +180 underdogs. The White Sox have lost six games in a row and will be going up against an Indians team that is 16-7 over their previous 23 home contests. The O/U is installed at 10.
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