When Dan Haren is healthy, he is certainly one of the top pitchers in baseball. But, when you pitch behind a lineup that produces the second-fewest runs on the road in baseball at 3.7 per game, you almost have to be perfect. There aren't too many teams you can pitch for where you turn in a 2.09 ERA after eight starts, yet see your team finish at 3-5 in those games. Outside of an easy 7-2 decision vs. the Cubs, the Diamondbacks have been outscored by five runs in his other seven starts. Oakland has done a reasonably good job at home. Matt Holliday is also heating up as he’s hitting .424 in his last seven games, and has given Haren fits as he's also 4 for 8 with two homers against Haren, and has a .351 batting average with five homers and 15 RBIs in his last 19 games against Arizona. I'll go with Oakland here.
TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF SPORTS BETTING
Get my free MLB picks and predictions.
Join 409,399 Subscribers!