MLB Baseball Matchup of Friday, August 17, 2012 Angel Stadium

Match Up: Tampa Bay Rays VS Los Angeles Angels

TAMPA BAYRAYS (36-33)

LOS ANGELESANGELS (31-39)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
TB	36-34	-$552	11-8	25-26	27-19	9-15	39-25-6
LAA	31-39	-$1934	8-10	23-29	21-25	10-14	41-28-1

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TB	TEAM	LAA
4.83	RUNS	4.56
4.61	RUNS AGAINST	4.64
0.22	DIFF	-0.09
-$452	MONEY	-$1,934
4.37	TEAM ERA	4.32
8.77	OFF HITS	9.19
3.45	OFF WALKS	3.16
6.91	OFF Ks	7.07
8.39	DEF HIT	9.21
3.16	DEF WALKS	3.26
8.35	DEF Ks	7.44

INJURIES

TAMPA BAY RAYS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Alex Cobb	P	7-Day Disabled List
Brandon Gomes	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jeff Niemann	P	60-Day Disabled List
Juan Oviedo	P	60-Day Disabled List
David Price	P	15-Day Disabled List

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Sean Burnett	P	15-Day Disabled List
Robert Coello	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Madson	P	15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Taylor	P	60-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

TAMPA BAY	LOS ANGELES
Tampa Bay Tribune	L.A. Times

BETTING TRENDS

TAMPA BAY RAYS

No trends to report

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

JAMES SHIELDS (R) ERA: 2.72 W/L: 2-6

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/17/2013	CLE	W	2-1	U	6	100
06/12/2013	DET	W	3-2	U	7	109
06/07/2013	HOU	W	4-2	U	7	100

JERED WEAVER (R) ERA: 4.41 W/L: 1-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/16/2013	NYY	L	5-6	O	6	-136
06/10/2013	BAL	L	3-4	U	5⅔	-119
06/04/2013	CHC	W	4-3	U	6	100

Tampa Bay Rays's relievers have pitched 4⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Los Angeles Angels's relievers have pitched 9⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
08/16/2012	Thu	TB	7	LAA	0	TB	-105	7½	U	D Price	D Haren
07/29/2012	Sun	TB	2	LAA	0	TB	-170	8	U	J Hellickson	Z Greinke
07/28/2012	Sat	TB	3	LAA	0	TB	-161	7½	U	M Moore	C.J. Wilson
07/27/2012	Fri	TB	1	LAA	3	LAA	-165	8	U	A Cobb	D Haren
04/26/2012	Thu	LAA	3	TB	4	TB	-160	8½	U	J Williams	M Moore
04/25/2012	Wed	LAA	2	TB	3	TB	-104	7½	U	C.J. Wilson	J Hellickson
04/24/2012	Tue	LAA	0	TB	5	TB	-150	8	U	E Santana	D Price
06/08/2011	Wed	TB	4	LAA	3	TB	-135	6½	O	J Shields	Jered Weaver
06/07/2011	Tue	TB	4	LAA	1	TB	-167	7½	U	A Cobb	D Haren
06/06/2011	Mon	TB	5	LAA	1	TB	130	7½	U	D Price	T Chatwood

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

RAYS

Rays are the third highest scoring team in the league at 4.8 runs per game.

Rays are third in the league in striking out opponents with 8.3 per game.

ANGELS

Angels allow the third most hits in the league at 9.2 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

TAMPA BAY RAYS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/16/2012	Thu	7	at LAA	0	W	-105	7½	D Price	7	D Haren
08/15/2012	Wed	0	at SEA	1	L	-130	6½	J Hellickson	7	Felix Hernandez
08/14/2012	Tue	2	at SEA	3	L	155	7	M Moore	7	K Millwood
08/13/2012	Mon	4	at SEA	1	W	121	7	A Cobb	7	B Beaven
08/12/2012	Sun	7	at MIN	3	W	115	8	J Shields	7	S Diamond

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/16/2012	Thu	0	TB	7	L	-105	7½	D Haren	3⅔	D Price
08/15/2012	Wed	8	CLE	4	W	-158	9	E Santana	7	F Carmona
08/14/2012	Tue	9	CLE	6	W	-186	8	Z Greinke	7	U Jimenez
08/13/2012	Mon	2	CLE	6	L	-189	7½	C.J. Wilson	6⅔	J Masterson
08/12/2012	Sun	1	SEA	4	L	-255	7½	Jered Weaver	7	J Vargas

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Tampa Bay's Overall Scoring vs LA Angels's Overall Defense	4.8	3	4.6	12
Tampa Bay's Away Scoring vs LA Angels's Home Defense	4.7	5	4.5	10
Tampa Bay's Road ERA vs LA Angels's Home ERA Allowed	4.4	10	4.6	5
LA Angels's Overall Scoring vs Tampa Bay's Overall Defense	4.6	7	4.6	11
LA Angels's Home Scoring vs Tampa Bay's Road Defense	4.8	5	4.6	10
LA Angels's Home ERA vs Tampa Bay's Road ERA Allowed	4.2	11	4.4	4

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

TAMPA BAY RAYS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	36-34	21-16	15-18	27-19	9-15	39-25-6	11-8	25-26
vs Div	15-20	10-12	5-8	12-13	3-7	18-14-3	6-7	9-13
Last 10	3-7	3-6	0-1	2-6	1-1	6-3-1	1-0	2-7
vs AL	27-33	16-16	11-17	19-18	8-15	32-22-6	9-8	18-25
vs NL	9-1	5-0	4-1	8-1	1-0	7-3	2-0	7-1

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	31-39	18-19	13-20	21-25	10-14	41-28-1	8-10	23-29
vs Div	10-19	6-10	4-9	8-12	2-7	19-10	2-5	8-14
Last 10	5-5	3-1	2-4	3-2	2-3	6-3-1	2-1	3-4
vs AL	27-34	15-18	12-16	18-23	9-11	37-23-1	6-9	21-25
vs NL	4-5	3-1	1-4	3-2	1-3	4-5	2-1	2-4

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

JAMES SHIELDS VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/17/2012	12-3	TB	6	7	3	3	0	8	W
06/08/2011	4-3	TB	7	7	3	3	3	8	ND
04/30/2011	2-1	TB	8	6	1	1	1	12	ND
08/23/2010	4-3	TB	6	8	3	2	1	10	W
06/09/2009	4-3	LAA	6⅓	10	4	2	0	3	L

JERED WEAVER VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/17/2012	12-3	TB	3	8	9	9	2	2	L
06/08/2011	4-3	TB	7⅔	6	3	3	1	5	ND
04/05/2011	5-3	LAA	6⅔	3	1	1	3	6	W
05/12/2010	4-3	TB	7	6	4	1	2	12	L
06/09/2009	4-3	LAA	6	5	2	2	4	6	W