Chris Archer vs Brandon Morrow in this one. Laying 150 is about as high as I like to go in MLB, but I am very confident in this pick. Chris Archer is one of the best young pitchers in the game. He has five pitches that he can get you out with, and was very good at home last season, with a .212 BAA and 3 flat ERA. He was also very good against the Jays last year, pitching to a tune of only 3 earned runs over 16+ innings. They will roll out essentially the same group against him tonight. Although I don't put a TON of stock into this, Archer is also coming off a great spring.
I have never been a believer in Brandon Morrow, and never will be. He is as erratic and inconsistent as they come. The Rays are a patient bunch, and guys like Buehrle like last night, who consistently pound the strike zone, tend to give them more problems than a wild, hard thrower like Morrow. I think they will work counts against him, and drive him out of the game by the 5th or 6th. And I am not a believer in the Jays bullpen at all.
The Rays do not want to let a division foe like Toronto take 3 of 4 at the Trop to open up the season. Chris Archer is going to view himself as the stopper tonight, and he has the talent to be just that. I'll take the far superior pitcher and the home team in need of a win at this price for sure. I see a 6-2 Rays victory.
Tampa Bay -150 3x
I have never been a believer in Brandon Morrow, and never will be. He is as erratic and inconsistent as they come. The Rays are a patient bunch, and guys like Buehrle like last night, who consistently pound the strike zone, tend to give them more problems than a wild, hard thrower like Morrow. I think they will work counts against him, and drive him out of the game by the 5th or 6th. And I am not a believer in the Jays bullpen at all.
The Rays do not want to let a division foe like Toronto take 3 of 4 at the Trop to open up the season. Chris Archer is going to view himself as the stopper tonight, and he has the talent to be just that. I'll take the far superior pitcher and the home team in need of a win at this price for sure. I see a 6-2 Rays victory.
Tampa Bay -150 3x