Cappers Buzz

Below is a MLB game that was not quite strong enough to be an official play, but I still feel it presents some value on Tuesday night:

Braves/Twins UNDER 9½ -115 (Davies/Slowey) – 8:10 pm ET #928

This should be a low-scoring game as my pitcher performance ratings predict a solid outing by both starters tonight as each one is due for a bounce-back performance after poor showings in their most recent starts.

Atlanta’s Kyle Davies struggled on June 6^th when he allowed five runs in just five innings in a 7-4 loss versus Florida. Davies has alternated good and bad performances all season. In fact, the past two times this year that Davies allowed four runs or more in a game, he followed up with two quality starts in which he pitched seven innings and allowed one run on both occasions (May 11^th and June 1^st).

Minnesota’s Kevin Slowey is also due for a solid bounce back performance after a poor outing last Thursday when he allowed ten hits and five runs in just five innings of work. Despite his struggles, Slowey was still impressive in his Major League debut on June 1^st when he allowed just one run in six innings of work in a 3-2 victory at Oakland.

Slowey was also incredible at AAA Rochester earlier this season with a 1.54 ERA and 0.808 WHIP (walks + hits per innings pitched) with a powerful 57-5 strikeout/walk ratio in nine starts. Slowey was equally strong last year with a 1.88 ERA and 0.834 WHIP in 23 minor league starts with a 151-22 strikeout/walk ratio.