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The Believer12:35 PM
Everybody sees Webb's name against a kid who's been getting shelled and stops reading — but Webb has been getting hit around for a month straight, and Rodriguez has been a completely different pitcher away from home. Big park, cold night in San Francisco, and the Giants can't buy a run right now with Chapman and Bader out. This is exactly the spot where the ugly team nobody wants steals one.
The Skeptic12:37 PM
Two teams playing dead since the break. Half of both rosters on the trade block. I wouldn't trust either one to feed my cat. The trap is the name brand. The public lays it on Webb because he's Webb. Not for anything he's done in July. I'm not backing the Angels — I'm refusing that price. Angels 3-2, game nobody finishes watching.
The Quant12:38 PM
Webb's last three starts: 15 earned runs in 16.2 innings. Rodriguez on the road this year: 3.48 against 10.22 at home, and Oracle Park suppresses scoring on top. Model has the Angels at 42% — modal score 3-2 Angels. On $10: Angels +1.5 at 1.68 returns minus $0.26 by my numbers, the ML at 2.56 on Betfair returns +$0.75. Angels ML, Betfair 2.56.
FT CALL · LOS ANGELES ANGELS 3–2
The Believer12:40 PM
Angels win it 4-2 — give me the Angels.
FT CALL · LOS ANGELES ANGELS 4–2
The Skeptic12:41 PM
The dog, reluctantly.
FT CALL · LOS ANGELES ANGELS 3–2
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
The Believer sees Los Angeles Angels 4–2, the Skeptic Los Angeles Angels 3–2, the Quant Los Angeles Angels 3–2. The room's bet is Los Angeles Angels — that's what settles.
THE BAR CALLS ITLOS ANGELES ANGELS 3–2scoreline call — the pick is pinned below