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00:00Strong pitching matchup for the A's yesterday, his name's drawing a blank to me. I don't
00:10know why, but he's always strong. Versus the Phillies. So I took the nerfy in the first
00:16inning. Yes, that's exactly who it is. So I took the nerfy in the first inning. I was
00:19stressing that one out. I was live on Game Time Decisions with Joe and we did see the
00:23Phillies with runners on first and second, but he had walked one of the first guys up
00:29in that lineup. And when we look at today's matchup, Mitch Spence has the ability to come
00:34out strong in this one for the A's as well. We know the Phillies bats just weren't connecting
00:40yesterday and I expect a little bit of struggles here, but we also look at the pitching matchup,
00:45Kevin, and I think the A's have the better picture on the mound, even though his ERA
00:49doesn't reflect that coming in at a 4.80. We look at Tyler Phillips here. He only made
00:55his MLB start on July 7th. And yes, he came out nice and strong in that one. But I do
01:01think this is an opportunity for the A's, whose offense has picked up a little bit.
01:05Their bats were nice yesterday to be able to hit off of him. And I could see this one
01:10being one that they could win. Now I'm going to play it safe. I'm going to take them plus
01:14the one and a half on the run line that's coming in at minus 122. But with them putting
01:18up six runs yesterday, I do think this is a team that can stay competitive versus the
01:24Phillies here. So I know the Phillies have a major offensive edge in this game, but I'm
01:30looking for the A's to hang tight, Kevin.
01:34All right, so some love for the A's there. We've got the Miami Marlins in Cincinnati,
01:39Joe. Any action in that one for you?
01:42Yeah, the Marlins, I can't trust this team not to strike out. And Andrew Abbott coming
01:47out here for the Cincinnati Reds, I do think he can go over his strikeout number. I was
01:52kind of shocked, Kevin, that this was only at five and a half at plus 100 to the over.
01:58But I think it is a lot of people look at Andrew Abbott and they compare him to really
02:02strong offenses. He's not able to get those strikeouts on the board. But a team like the
02:07Miami Marlins, we have been able to see him against those weaker teams, be able to get
02:12those strikeouts and have solid outings.
02:14So I do think he can go over five and a half strikeouts plus 100. It's definitely worth a
02:19shot. We saw him be nice against the Rockies. He came out really strong versus the Rockies
02:25in that one. And I do think as well the Boston Red Sox, another team that strikes out a lot.
02:30He had double digits in that one, Kevin. So five and a half, just too light.