Game of the Week MLB 10*
(MLB) Orioles (BAL) vs. Rockies (COL),
Point Spread: -1.50 | -125.00 Orioles (BAL) (Away)
Result: Win
#979 ASA PLAY ON Baltimore Orioles -1.5 on the Run Line (-125) over Colorado Rockies, Sunday at 3:10 PM ET - Ty Blach was called up from the minors because of the Cal Quantrill injury. He has averaged only 3 innings per outing in his last 6 at the minor league level. Also, Blach has a 6.68 ERA in his last 4 seasons at the MLB level and he is 3-6 with a 6.36 ERA with the Rockies this season. Blach is unlikely to pitch deep nor to be effective here against an Orioles lineup that is one of the best hitting teams in baseball. Behind him is a Rockies bullpen with the highest ERA in the majors. Baltimore lost yesterday's game 7 to 5 and has only been playing .500 ball recently but faced tough opponents like the Astros and Dodgers. The Orioles won Friday's game here 5 to 3 at Coors Field and 17 of their 20 wins since the All-Star break have been by 2 or more runs. The way Zach Eflin is throwing for Baltimore since coming over from Tampa Bay, we expect the Orioles to roll again here. Eflin is 4-0 in his 4 starts as an Orioles and in his 3 in August he had a 1.40 ERA and opponents hit only .194 against him! Rockies were on a 9-17 run before yesterday's win and have won B2B games only one time over the past 4 weeks. 17 of Colorado's last 22 losses by a margin of 2 or more runs. The Orioles are 42-27 on the road this season which is the #1 record in the majors. The Rockies are 15-35 in day games this season and 19-38 when facing teams that currently have a winning record on the season. Lay the run line in this one!