The Oakland A’s are on pace to make history in Major League Baseball this season, although it’s not the sort of history they’re likely to brag about. The New York Mets currently hold the modern record for losses, with 120 setbacks in 1962. However, the Mets were dealing with expansion at that time, while the Athletics are one of the oldest American League franchises. The A’s also have issues with their pending move to Las Vegas, as the Nevada legislature has not approved the funding for their stadium deal there. As we think about MLB betting and baseball, let’s look at some pitchers who are having a season similar to that of the Athletics.
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Jordan Lyles, Kansas City Royals (0-10, 6.84 ERA)
Jordan Lyles entered the month of June with a disappointing 7.30 ERA, but things looked like they might be turning around for him on June 2. He threw five solid innings against Colorado, allowing just one run on two hits, including a solo shot, striking out eight while walking just one. That was the most strikeouts he had notched since fanning 9 Blue Jays in his second start of the season. However, he regressed in Miami on Wednesday, permitting five runs on six hits, including a home run, striking out just two while walking one, in a 6-1 loss. On days when Lyles pitches reasonably well, the offense has not helped him much, leading to that record. During most of his starts, though, Lyles is finding so much of the plate that the offense has a hard time keeping up.
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Hayden Wesneski, Chicago Cubs (2-2, 4.72 ERA)
The Cubs have not won a game that Hayden Wesneski has started since April 27, when they stopped the Padres, 5-2. Wesneski’s numbers haven’t been that bad, but he’s having a hard time eating innings lately. He had a couple of solid starts to start May, lasting six innings and permitting just one run each in games against Washington and Miami, but the bullpen and lack of offense turned those games into losses. He got lit up for seven runs on seven hits, including four home runs, in Minnesota on May 13, lasting five innings, but since then he has pitched just 3 ⅔ innings in a 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay and just 4 ⅔ innings in a loss to the Angels. If his manager is losing confidence and pulling him early (he had just 59 pitches before coming out against the Rays), that could eat away at his confidence, and the team’s, in those games.
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Reid Detmers, L.A. Angels (1-5, 4.79 ERA)
Reid Detmers did have a nice outing on Thursday against the Cubs, holding them to a run on five hits over 5 ⅔ innings, but we’ll wait a few more starts to see if the improvement holds, as he had allowed three or more earned runs in five of six starts prior to that while pitching into the sixth inning just once. The Angels have given Detmers decent run support, and he doesn’t have control issues; he hasn’t walked more than three batters in a start all season long. He’s finding enough of the plate for teams to get on base and drive in runs. Since he’s not giving up a lot of home runs (just one since April 23), it looks like an upturn is possible.
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