Why Kelly and Verlander’s Mastery Is Hidden Behind the Stats You Think You Know

I hope everyone out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day. I am not sure where you are at, but in my area, the weather was beautiful, the day was perfect, and the mothers were celebrated. I’d call the day successful. In terms of betting, the day was also successful with both of my plays cashing. It isn’t going to happen every day, but I was happy to give a bit more of a gift to readers. The goal now is to keep rolling as the Diamondbacks take on the Giants. 

Every year, every team enters into the season with hope that they can have everything click and have an amazing season. There are some that are probably more realistic than others, but the ultimate goal is to replicate and capitalize on any success from the previous years. The Diamondbacks are 21-20 for the season, and not quite where they want to be or where they are expected to be this year. Arizona does seem to be showing some signs of life, but they need the pitching staff to improve if they want to leverage the success of the past couple of years. Today they get a guy that’s pitching fairly well, but his ERA looks a bit rough at the moment. Merrill Kelly takes the ball tonight with a 3-2 record, 4.09 ERA, and a 1.05 WHIP. Kelly’s season has seen him all 20 earned runs, but nine of them came in one start against the Yankees. In roughly 40 other innings, he has allowed just 11 earned runs. Kelly has held Giants hitters to just .219 in over 150 at-bats against him. 

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