The Wednesday slate starts with a 12:35 p.m. ET first pitch and we’ll have baseball throughout the rest of the day, as all 30 teams take the field. We’ve got some getaway day games and some interesting pitching matchups as part of the August 17 considerations.
Joe Sheehan mentioned in his newsletter that August 2022 is on pace to be just the third August in the last 30 years with a SLG under .400. I don’t know if the baseballs have been changed again. I don’t know if the humidor settings are butting heads with the outside humidity percentages. But, I do know it’s getting extremely old, tired and frustrating to be betting into a sport where the ball changes every year and also during the season. You want to talk about the integrity of sport with betting? MLB is the biggest culprit around.
Padres/Marlins: The streak is over! The Marlins scored four runs to down the Padres 4-3, as San Diego’s struggles continued. The game still pushed the total of 7, but stayed under 7.5 for those that got in on that bet. The bigger story is that Sean Manaea only made it through four innings and allowed three runs on four hits, including two Nick Fortes homers. I don’t see anything about an injury, so Manaea was just pulled. Since July 4, he’s allowed 35 runs (29 earned) over 38 innings across eight starts. His sinker velocity was down big in this start. Perhaps he’ll hit the IL to figure things out.
Phillies/Reds: Philadelphia had an offensive explosion against TJ Zeuch and the Reds bullpen in an 11-4 win at GABP. Zeuch allowed six runs on 11 hits in four innings and gave up a ton of hard-hit contact. I think he might be the worst starter currently in the Major Leagues. Kyle Gibson still gave up three runs on a couple of homers, but struck out 11. Rhys Hoskins batted six times and had six hard-hit balls. Big day for the Philly offense.