Thursday, July 24, 2014, 1:05 PM on FSSW, YES

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Texas Rangers - Lewis, C (6-7) vs. New York Yankees - McCarthy, B (1-0)

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Thursday afternoon, the Texas Rangers will take the field behind Colby Lewis as they square off against the New York Yankees and Brandon McCarthy. Lewis makes his 18^th start as McCarthy makes his 21^st.

Colby Lewis took his 2^nd straight loss in his last outing and that dropped his record to 6 - 7 with an ERA of 6.37. In the loss, Lewis allowed 2 runs and 8 hits in 5 innings as he walked 3 and struck out 5. Lewis has already matched his win total from 2012 when he went 6 - 6 with a 3.42 ERA in 16 starts. He missed the 2013 season with elbow and hip problems.

Lewis didn't face the Yankees in 2012 but he has faced many of the New York hitters before. The Yankees are batting .291 against Lewis with 30 hits, 3 homers and 13 RBIs in 103 at-bats.

Brandon McCarthy improved his record to 4 - 10 with a 4.63 ERA after getting the win in his last start. In his first victory as a Yankee, McCarthy gave up only a run on 6 hits in 6 innings. He struck out 9 without issuing any free passes. It's the hope of the Yankees that McCarthy can give them more quality starts as the season continues. Last season, McCarthy had 3 wins after the All-Star break as he compiled a 5 - 11 record with a 4.53 ERA in 22 starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

In 2013, McCarthy was torched in his only start against the Rangers and took the loss after allowing 6 runs and 9 hits (including a homer) in just 2.2 innings of work. Texas' Adrian Beltre is batting .424 against McCarthy with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

Texas Rangers are 50-43-6 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Texas Rangers is -1.1

New York Yankees Betting Trends

New York Yankees are 43-54-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for New York Yankees is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

07/22/14 RF Alex Rios Ankle questionable
07/22/14 C Geovany Soto Groin questionable
07/22/14 LF Jake Smolinski Foot questionable
06/11/14 P Tanner Scheppers Elbow 15-day DL (6/11)
06/10/14 1B Mitch Moreland Ankle 15-day DL (6/8)
06/04/14 P Alexi Ogando Elbow 15-day DL (6/3)
06/04/14 P Matt Harrison Back 60-day DL (5/14), out for season
05/22/14 1B Prince Fielder Neck 60-day DL (5/17)
05/21/14 P Martin Perez Elbow 60-day DL (5/11)
04/25/14 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff Back 15-day DL (4/23)
04/23/14 P Pedro Figueroa Elbow 60-day DL (4/23)
03/31/14 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (3/23)
03/28/14 RF Engel Beltre Leg 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Joe Ortiz Foot 60-day DL (2/14)

New York Yankees

07/21/14 1B Mark Teixeira Back questionable
07/10/14 P Masahiro Tanaka Elbow 15-day DL (7/9)
05/11/14 P CC Sabathia Knee 60-day DL (5/11); out for season
05/06/14 P Michael Pineda Shoulder 60-day DL (4/24)
04/20/14 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (4/20); out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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