Sports betting favors the Philadelphia Phillies much of the time, even with their fifth starting pitcher on the mound. This season that pitcher will be 47-year old lefty Jamie Moyer. He has been around a long time and still gets respect in Internet sports betting.
Sports betting odds list the Phillies as the favorite to win the National League East again this season. Philadelphia has a very good starting lineup and a solid rotation. That rotation will have Moyer as the fifth starter while Kyle Kendrick will go to the bullpen. Kendrick lost the battle for the fifth spot in the rotation to Moyer. “He’s on the team but he’s going to the bullpen,” manager Charlie Manuel said, “I’ve seen a lot of improvement in his pitching this last year. He had a real good spring and I’m sure he’s going to get to pitch quite a bit this year.”
Kendrick could be back in the rotation at anytime. Last year J.A. Happ started the year in the bullpen and ended up in the rotation. “I just got to stay ready,” Kendrick said. “I love starting and I think I can be a good starter. But right now, if it’s in the pen, we’ll go from there and help us win.” Happ won 12 games last year and had a 2.93 ERA after beginning the sports betting Major League Baseball season in the bullpen. “I worked on my secondary pitches and got some confidence going last year in the minor leagues,” Kendrick said.
Both Kendrick and Moyer pitched well this spring. Kendrick had a 1.66 ERA with eight strikeouts in six outings. Moyer had an ERA of 0.77 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings this spring. “Jamie proved he’s healthy,” pitching coach Rich Dubee said “That was the biggest question coming into spring training, how he was going to come back from the surgeries.”
Philadelphia is getting a lot of late action on the sports betting futures board as they are now even with the New York Yankees at 3-1 to win the World Series. Philadelphia is the 2.5 to 1 favorite to win the National League. They are a solid favorite at -180 in Internet sports betting to win the National League East. Philadelphia’s win total this season is one of the highest on the sports betting odds board at 93.5.