Baseball Odds: The Oakland Athletics are favored on Sunday as they host the Baltimore Orioles. The A’s are expected to have Sonny Gray on the mound and he has been very good all season with a 10-3 record and an ERA under three. The Orioles are expected to be sending Kevin Gausman so this could end up as a pitcher’s duel since Gausman has an ERA of just over three on the season. Here is a look at the game and baseball picks.
Probable Pitchers – Gausman vs. Gray
Kevin Gausman is 4-2 on the season with a 3.29 ERA. The team finally figured out that he belongs in the rotation so he should be getting a regular turn. He allowed just one run on five hits last time out against the New York Yankees. The only concern with Gausman is that he doesn’t go deep into games as he has averaged about 5 innings per start. He has thrown 7 innings in his career against the A’s with a 1-0 record and a 1.29 ERA.
Sonny Gray is 10-3 on the season with a 2.79 ERA. He dominated the Mariners last time out as he held them to just one unearned run in a 4-1 win. In his last three starts, Gray is 3-0 with a 0.83 ERA. He has thrown 8.2 innings in his career against the Orioles without much success as he is 0-2 with an 11.42 ERA.
Series Notes
The Orioles have held their own in this series, winning six of the last ten with three of the last four going over. They have split the last ten games in Oakland with three of the last four going over the total. The Orioles won three of four on the road in Oakland last season.
Baseball Picks
The one concern about taking the A’s in this one is Gray’s career numbers against the Orioles but those numbers are from a limited sample size. We’ll look for the A’s to win this game on Sunday and for the game to go under the total.
