MLB Betting Previews – Tuesday, May 8 Parlay
The 2012 MLB regular season heads into the second week of May with a couple of front runners out to a surprising lead while a few favorites continue to try and make-up ground.
After poring through the stats for the matchups on Tuesday’s slate of games, we uncovered a two-team parlay that promises make up any ground you may have lost over the weekend.
Game 1- Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
Money Line: Tampa Bay +110 New York -125
Total Line: 7.5
James Shields will put his perfect 5-0 record on the line as the Rays starter in this one. He is coming off a solid performance against Oakland in which gave up just one run on four hits while striking out 11 batters.
The right hander has been a bit sketchy against the Yankees in the past with a 5-11 record and 4.39 ERA.
New York is going with Ivan Nova as its starter for Tuesday’s series opener. His 14-game winning streak came to an end after giving-up five earned runs on nine hits in last Wednesday’s loss to Baltimore. Nova is now 3-1 on the year with an ERA of 5.58. He is 2-0 against the Rays with a 3.47 ERA over the course of his career.
Head-to-head, Tampa Bay is a perfect 7-0 in the last seven meetings including a three-game sweep at home this past April.
Shields has had his share of troubles in New York, but look for the Rays to make it eight straight victories by knocking Nova around even more. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Game 2- Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics
Money Line: Tampa Bay +105 New York -115
Total Line: 8
It is Ricky Romero’s turn in the starting rotation for Toronto this Tuesday night. He ran his record to 4-0 with a win against Texas his last time out. The left-hander went eight innings for the third time this season and gave-up five earned runs on six hits while striking out six. He has an ERA of 3.64 and a 1.07 WHIP.
Lifetime against the Athletics, he is 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA.
Oakland will send Brandon McCarthy to the mound in this one. He is 2-3 on the year with a 2.96 ERA in seven previous starts. His last time out, he held Boston to one run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings. The right hander is 3-2 against the Blue Jays with a 3.79 ERA.
The Blue Jays are 6-2 in Romero’s last eight starts on the road and 16-5 in his last 21 starts overall. The A’s are 1-4 in McCarthy’s last five starts in Game 1 of a series.
Toronto is 4-1 in Romero’s last five starts against Oakland and this Tuesday night will make it five of six.
