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Texas Rangers - Darvish, Y (8-5) vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Dickey, R (7-9)

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Friday night, Yu Darvish gets the call for the Texas Rangers as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey. It will be the 18^th start for Darvish and the 21^st for Dickey.

Yu Darvish took the loss his last time out and that lowered his record to 8 - 5 with a 2.97 ERA. In the loss, Darvish was torched for 6 runs on 10 hits (including a home run) in 6 innings. He didn't issue any walks as he struck out 8. Darvish seems to be struggling as he has posted a 1 - 3 record in his last 5 starts. Darvish still has a chance to equal his win total of 2013, when he was 13 - 9 with a 2.83 ERA in 32 starts.

In 2013, Darvish pitched 2 no-decisions in his 2 starts against the Blue Jays. He had a 1.93 ERA as he held Toronto to 4 runs and 9 hits in 14 innings. This season, he has a loss against the Blue Jays after allowing only 2 runs and 5 hits in 8 innings of work.

R.A. Dickey lost his last start and that lowered his record to 7 - 9 with a 3.82 ERA. In that outing, Dickey allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings of work. He walked 3 and struck out 5. The knuckleballer will have to be masterful in the 2^nd half to even come close to his results from 2013 when he went 14 - 13 with a 4.21 ERA in 34 starts.

Last season, Dickey won his only start against the Rangers after holding them to a run on 7 hits in 5.2 innings. This season, Dickey lost to the Rangers after allowing 4 runs on 3 hits (including a home run) in 6.1 innings.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

Texas Rangers are 49-40-6 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Texas Rangers is -1.1

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

Toronto Blue Jays are 45-49-2 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Toronto Blue Jays is 0.2

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

07/08/14 P Nick Martinez Side 15-day DL (7/2)
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)
04/19/14 LF James Adduci Finger 15-day DL (4/19)
03/31/14 C Geovany Soto Knee 60-day DL (3/30)
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)

Toronto Blue Jays

07/11/14 RF Nolan Reimold Leg 15-day DL (7/11)
07/09/14 RF Cole Gillespie Oblique 15-day DL (7/7)
07/09/14 1B Adam Lind Toe 15-day DL (7/8)
07/08/14 1B Edwin Encarnacion Quad 15-day DL (7/5)
06/23/14 3B Brett Lawrie Finger 15-day DL (6/22)
05/04/14 P Brandon Morrow Hand 60-day DL (5/3)
04/14/14 2B Maicer Izturis Knee 60-day DL (4/14)

Tony's Pick: Take Texas

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