Can Starting Pitching Dominate and Decide the Epic Athletics vs. Blue Jays Showdown?

This has been a very interesting baseball season. We, of course, have the standard set of good teams, and a standard set of bad teams, but I feel like there is a larger group of middle-tier teams than almost any other season. I’m sure it is the same every year, but this year just feels different than others. This hasn’t been the best betting season for me, but I’ll get that locked in as well. Let’s start here as we take on the Athletics and Blue Jays. 

The Athletics came into the year with hopes that they would be one of the better teams in the AL West. I didn’t quite expect it, so this isn’t a surprise to me. I had very low hopes for a team that has no true home, and didn’t have a great season last season. Sure, a lot of teams can turn around their franchise within one season, but this one just doesn’t seem like they have the farm system or team to get it done. Still, they aren’t ridiculously far under .500 for the season, so they could maybe use this year as a stepping stone for next season. Tonight they send out Jeffrey Springs to the hill. Springs is 5-3 for the season with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. This is a good situation for Springs as he is throwing to a 2.45 ERA on the road and has a lower night ERA than day ERA. He has been great in May, allowing just seven earned runs in 30.2 innings. The Blue Jays hitters are batting just .214 against Springs over their careers. 

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