I'm on the Angels run line -130
FYI the Run line is Chris Jordan's Blank Check Game of his Career. I don't know if that's a good thing.
Chris Jordan
Blank Check winner ...
BLANK CHECK ANGELS RUN LINE - The Angels' offense is absolutely on fire, and on the night after them and the Devil Rays combined to use 12 pitchers in a 10-7 win, I have to look at the Halos here, and lay the run and a half.
First of all, after last night's loss the Devil Rays are 0-3 at Angel Stadium this season and 7-27 since the 2000 season. Second, in looking at who is toeing the rubber tonight, it's easy to see who has the durable pitcher on its side, as John Lackey aims for win No. 17 tonight. It's almost a sure thing that we'll get at least seven innings from him.
In his career, Lackey is 7-1 with a 2.51 ERA and two shutouts against this team, while he's allowed just 18 runs in 64-2/3 innings against the Rays. He's 5-0 with a 1.42 ERA in six career starts at home against them. The right-hander has won five straight starts against Tampa since 2004 – over which time he's allowed a meager nine runs in 38-2/3 frames. And since he's 0-1 in his last three starts, this is the perfect opportunity to give his team a boost.
Next on our list of factors is the Angels have won 11 of their last 14 against Tampa, and clearly has the edge with the way they're batting recently. Last night's win shrunk the Angels' magic number for clinching the division to five.
One final note in this blowout win, the Devil Rays have been blasted by West Coast foes this season, losing by a combined final of 105-84 when visiting Anaheim, Oakland, Colorado, Arizona and Seattle. The Halos' contribution in the pounding is a 30-11 showing.