The dog days of summer are almost over, but there are still plenty of chances to cash winning ‘under’ tickets in the majors. Check out this week’s list of the best ‘under’ teams in baseball over the L/5 days…

(Rank) (Team) (O/U Record) (O/U Record in L/5)

1: Baltimore Orioles (60-61-5) (1-4 in L/5) Until the sixth inning of last night’s 7-6 loss to the Twins, the Orioles had pitched pretty darn well of late. The pitching staff only gave up 11 runs in its previous four games, which is amazing considering the fact that Jeremy Guthrie leads all qualified pitchers on the team with a 5.45 ERA. His eight wins are also tops for Baltimore. The only person on Baltimore’s entire pitching staff with a sub-3.00 ERA is Jim Johnson, who has taken over the closer’s role since George Sherrill was traded to the Dodgers; his ERA is only 2.97. The Orioles are trying to model the Tampa Bay youth movement by bringing up all of their young studs together at one time, but instead of looking like the Rays, the Orioles look more like the Pirates.


2: New York Mets (56-62-8) (1-4 in L/5) Speaking of teams that look a lot like the Pirates… If you live in an area anywhere near where there is a Mets’ minor league affiliate, you too may be able to be a Major League Baseball player come the start of September! LHP Johan Santana was added to the list of players on the disabled list for the Mets this week, as he needs season-ending elbow surgery. Pop quiz, hot shot! Name New York’s five starting pitchers. Still thinking? That’s what I thought. The names Tim Redding, Mike Pelfrey, Nelson Figueroa, Oliver Perez, and Bobby Parnell aren’t even household names in their own household. Yesterday’s scorecard featured Angel Pagan, Jeremy Reed, Fernando Tatis, Dan Murphy, Omir Santos, Anderson Hernandez, Nick Evans, and Wilson Valdez. Makes you wonder how the Mets are going to field a 40-man roster when the rosters expand next week…

3: San Diego Padres (62-60-5) (1-4 in L/5) It’s probably not a good thing for the Padres that they appear on this list. Their pitchers haven’t done much to write home about over their L/5 games, allowing an average of 3.60 runs per game. Though that statistic isn’t overly disappointing, San Diego’s 1.80 runs per game scored is. It’s a miracle that the Pads are 2-3 in those five games, and they’re actually narrowly ahead of the game for their baseball bettors as well. San Diego’s offense ranks dead last in the majors in runs per game (3.79) and team batting average (.239). 1B Adrian Gonzalez has to be wondering what he did to deserve this team. He’s got the team’s best batting average (.272), 29 more RBIs than anyone else on the team, an on base percentage of over 50 points higher than anyone else on the team, and has accounted for 30% of the team’s home runs on the season. Maybe Jake Peavy knew it was time to jump ship after all.

And the rest…

4: Houston Astros (54-65-4) (1-4 in L/5)

5: Chicago White Sox (50-73-3) (1-4 in L/5)

This information is provided in partnership with BetUs Sportsbook

More ...