{"id":4599,"date":"2009-06-16T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/rays-rockies-odds-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-06-16T08:56:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T13:56:00","slug":"rays-rockies-odds-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/rays-rockies-odds-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays-Rockies Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" >\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"font: inherit;\">\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The Colorado Rockies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Coors Field. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The <?xml:namespace prefix = st2 ns = \"urn:schemas:contacts\" \/><st2:Sn>Rays<\/st2:Sn> will trot <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Jeff<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Niemann<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> out to the mound in this one. <st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Niemann<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 5-4 record and a 4.12 ERA this season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Meanwhile, it&#8217;ll be <st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Jorge<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>De La Rosa<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> who starts for the <st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place>. <st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Lefthander<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>De La Rosa<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 2-6 with a 5.08 ERA so far this season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Oddsmakers currently have the <st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place> listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the <st2:Sn>Rays<\/st2:Sn>, while the game&#8217;s total has not yet been posted. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The <st2:Sn>Rays<\/st2:Sn> completed a three-game sweep of <st2:Sn><st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><\/st2:Sn> with a 5-4 win as a -260 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (9.5). <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Gabe<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Kapler<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was 2-2 with a three-run home run for <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and <st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Carlos<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Pena<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was 2-3 and scored a pair of runs in the win. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The <st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place> defeated <st2:Sn><st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn> 7-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (10). <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Chris<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Iannetta<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> drove in three runs for <st1:State><st1:place>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and <st1:PersonName><st2:GivenName>Jason<\/st2:GivenName> <st2:Sn>Hammel<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> allowed one run on five hits in 5 1-3 innings. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Current streak:<br \/><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> has won 5 straight games.<br \/><st1:State><st1:place>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has won 11 straight games.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Team records:<br \/><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>: 34-31 SU<br \/>Colorado: 31-32 SU<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Tampa Bay most recently:<br \/>When playing on Tuesday are 5-5<br \/>Before playing Colorado are 3-6<br \/>After playing Washington are 4-6<br \/>After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n<p>Colorado most recently:<br \/>When playing on Tuesday are 6-4<br \/>Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-3<br \/>After playing Seattle are 6-4<br \/>After a win are 10-0<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">A few trends to consider:<br \/>Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games <br \/>The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay&#8217;s last 6 games when playing Colorado<br \/>The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay&#8217;s last 16 games <br \/>The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay&#8217;s last 6 games on the road<br \/>Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games <br \/>Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home<br \/>The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado&#8217;s last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay<br \/>Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Next up:<br \/><st1:State><st1:place>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, Wednesday, June 17<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Rockies will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Coors Field. The Rays will trot Jeff Niemann out to the mound in this one. Righthander Niemann has a 5-4 record and a 4.12 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it&#8217;ll be Jorge De La &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/rays-rockies-odds-preview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rays-Rockies Odds Preview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}