Monday's American League betting cheat sheet
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes for Monday's American League games:
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles (-101, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen has failed to get out of the sixth inning in two starts so far in the 2014 season.
Hot batting stat: Former Ray Delmon Young has been on fire for Baltimore to start the year, batting 10-for-22 in the last five games.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a high in the 70's.
Key betting stat: Tampa are on a four game winning streak against Baltimore and are 4-1 in the last five games on the road to the O's.
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers (-129, 9)
Cold pitching stat: Rangers starter Colby Lewis will be making his first big league start since 2012. He will be facing rookie Roenis Elias who made the jump from AA to Seattle this spring.
Cold batting stat: Mariners 1B Justin Smoak hasn't had a hit in a staggering 13 at bats, compiling a woeful seven strikeouts at the plate.
Weather: 24 MPH NW winds should become a factor should the Texas wind keep blowing throughout the day.
Key betting stat: Over is 3-1-1 in the last five Seattle-Texas meetings.
Oakland A's at Los Angeles Angels (105, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Oakland's Jesse Chavez had the best start of his career in his last outing, setting a career high for K's with nine.
Cold batting stat: A's star Coco Crisp may miss out on today's contest after tweaking his hamstring on the weekend.
Weather: High of 83 degrees in sunny California.
Key betting stat: Angels are 4-1 against righties over their last five games.
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes for Monday's American League games:
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles (-101, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen has failed to get out of the sixth inning in two starts so far in the 2014 season.
Hot batting stat: Former Ray Delmon Young has been on fire for Baltimore to start the year, batting 10-for-22 in the last five games.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a high in the 70's.
Key betting stat: Tampa are on a four game winning streak against Baltimore and are 4-1 in the last five games on the road to the O's.
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers (-129, 9)
Cold pitching stat: Rangers starter Colby Lewis will be making his first big league start since 2012. He will be facing rookie Roenis Elias who made the jump from AA to Seattle this spring.
Cold batting stat: Mariners 1B Justin Smoak hasn't had a hit in a staggering 13 at bats, compiling a woeful seven strikeouts at the plate.
Weather: 24 MPH NW winds should become a factor should the Texas wind keep blowing throughout the day.
Key betting stat: Over is 3-1-1 in the last five Seattle-Texas meetings.
Oakland A's at Los Angeles Angels (105, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Oakland's Jesse Chavez had the best start of his career in his last outing, setting a career high for K's with nine.
Cold batting stat: A's star Coco Crisp may miss out on today's contest after tweaking his hamstring on the weekend.
Weather: High of 83 degrees in sunny California.
Key betting stat: Angels are 4-1 against righties over their last five games.