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Dagens Officiella-spel från oss i Segertåget är idag följande:

Los Angeles Angels (J. Pineiro) - Tampa Bay Rays ( M. Garza)
Spelstopp: 11/5 04.05
Spel: Tampa Bay Rays ( M. Garza)
Odds: 1.740 @ Pinnacle
Insats: 5u

Resultat:

Los Angeles Angels (J. Pineiro) 5 - 4 Tampa Bay Rays ( M. Garza)

Los Angeles Angels 2010: 14W-19L, Hemma: 8W-9L
Tampa Bay Rays 2010: 22W-9L, Borta: 13W-3L

Los Angeles Angels runs 2010: snittar 3.97 runs per match
Tampa Bay Rays runs 2010: snittar 5.61 runs per match

Joel Pineiro 2010: 5.30 ERA, 35.2 innings, 48 hits, 21 earned runs, 21 strikeouts
Matt Garza 2010: 2.09 ERA, 43 innings, 32 hits, 10 earned runs, 39 strikeouts


Egna tankar och funderingar kring matchen

Trots att Tampa gått lite trögt senaste matcherna tror vi att de har mycket goda chanser att vinna mot ett svagt LA Angels. Med ett snitt på 5.61 runs per match och Garza med 2.06 ERA som starting pitcher går dom in med bra statistik i ryggen till nattens drabbning.

Pineiro i LA Angels har en ERA på 5.30, en siffra som ...är såpass hög tack vare två katastrofmatcher med 6 runs på 6 innings och 9 runs på 3 innings. Annars har han gjort några bra starter denna säsongen. LA Angels snittar 3.97 runs per match, och har på tio senaste bara lyckats vinna två matcher. Dessa två var mot Seattle Mariners som har gått riktigt uselt den senaste tiden och snittar 3.29 runs per match.

Även om man luras lite av Pineiros ERA talar mycket för Tampa vinst om dom kommer upp i sin vanliga standard.


Game Preview

Spoiler:

A day after being on the wrong side of history, the Rays will look to regroup against the Angels in a three-game series that begins Monday at Angel Stadium.
The Rays, who are second only to the Yankees in runs scored this year, were the victims Sunday when A's left-hander Dallas Braden threw the 19th perfect game in Major League history.

Amazingly, it was the second time in the last two seasons that the Rays had a pitcher throw a perfect game against them, as the White Sox's Mark Buehrle accomplished the feat last season on July 23.

Tonight, they'll look to do as they did last year and bounce back with a series-opening win. In 2009, the Rays followed Buehrle's perfection with two straight wins over the Blue Jays.

As surprising as Sunday's perfect game was, the Rays offense had been scuffling, as it entered the game mired in a hitting slump, batting just .207 over their previous eight games.

The Rays will hope to get back to their old ways against Angels, but they've had troubles at Angel Stadium in the past. The Angels are 13-1 at home against the Rays since 2006 and 34-6 at home against Tampa Bay in last 40 games at Angel Stadium.

But Angels manager Mike Scioscia warned fans not to jump to any conclusions, as the Rays' 22 wins are the most in baseball.

"Let's not jump ahead," Scisocia said. "The schedule brings a tough game every day. It doesn't matter who you're playing or where you're playing, so you're going to have to go out there and play well. That's what we're going to do. They're a good team."

Monday's game also has the makings of a pitchers' duel with Angels right-hander Joel Pineiro starting opposite Rays right-hander Matt Garza, who also took the hill for the game right after Buehrle's perfecto.

Pineiro has been solid this season, and his 5.30 ERA is a bit deceiving, as he had one bad outing, when he allowed nine runs in just 3 1/3 innings against the Tigers on April 30. Without that poor outing, Pineiro would have a 3.34 ERA.

In his last start, Pineiro was effective against the Red Sox, allowing just two runs over six innings, but it wasn't enough to beat former Angels pitcher John Lackey, who allowed just one run on two hits in a Red Sox win.

"Lackey outpitched me," said Pineiro of his last start. "It was a matter of one extra hit. One bounce here or there changes the game around."

Garza, meanwhile, has been one of the best pitchers in the American League this season with five wins and a 2.09 ERA in six starts. He dominated the Mariners in his last start on Tuesday, when he allowed two runs over eight innings.

Rays: Navarro's strengths overlooked
Catcher Dioner Navarro went 0-for-3 on Sunday and is now batting just .150 on the season. Rays manager Joe Maddon still had positive things to say about Navarro on Saturday, especially about he brings behind the plate. "With everybody dwelling on his batting average, I think he's playing really well," Maddon said. "You look at all the little things he did [Friday] night. How many hits does that actually equal? I have no idea. What he did defensively and on the bases -- for me, I thought he had a great game, and that's really overlooked."

Angels: Hunter expects to be in lineup
Center fielder Torii Hunter missed Sunday's game with a bruised right knee after a foul tip hit above his right knee during Saturday's 4-3 win against Seattle. Hunter, though, is expected to be in the starting lineup Monday. "I've never had this happen before, but that's baseball," Hunter said. "It's a long way from the heart, so I won't be going on the DL or nothing like that. So don't worry about that."

Worth noting
Angels left-hander Joe Saunders didn't earn a decision in his start Saturday, but with his next win, the Angels would become the only team with five starting pitchers with at least 50 career wins. ... The home run Angels first baseman Kendry Morales hit off the Mariners' Doug Fister on Saturday gave him a league-leading 26 since the 2009 All-Star break.

Pitchers

Joel Pineiro - Los Angeles Angels

Spoiler:

Pineiro rebounded from a pair of subpar outings to deliver a quality start in Boston on Wednesday night, but it wasn't good enough on a night John Lackey tied his former teammates in knots. Pineiro yielded two earned runs across six innings on eight hits and three walks, striking out five men. He delivered 117 pitches, with 73 in the strike zone. Pineiro is 2-4 in 10 career games, nine as a starter, against Tampa Bay with a 5.70 ERA.

Matt Garza - Tampa Bay Rays

Spoiler:

Garza outdueled Cliff Lee on Wednesday night in Seattle to claim his fifth win of the season. The 26-year-old right-hander allowed two runs on five hits in eight innings, walking one and striking out five. He has pitched eight innings in four of his six starts this season. Garza has the best stuff on the staff, which he can put on display in any given start, and he seems to be maturing on the mound, which has led to his no longer allowing his emotions to get the best of him. Garza is 0-1 with a 6.46 ERA in three career starts against the Angels; he is 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA in one start at Angel Stadium.

Dagens Officiella-spel från oss i Segertåget blir därför följande:

Tampa Bay Rays (M. Garza) @ 1.740 5u - LOSS