Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Jeff Samardzija (4-2) vs. Colby Lewis (4-3)

The Texas Rangers welcome The Chicago White Sox to Globe Life Park on Tuesday. The White Sox send Jeff Samardzija to the mound to face Colby Lewis of the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has Chicago at -112 and Texas at +102. The over/under was set at 9. The White Sox, with a 18-31 run line record, cover the spread 36% of the time. They also have a 19-29 over/under record. The Rangers are 31-20 against the run line and have a 24-24 over/under record. They cover the spread 60% of the time.

The White Sox head into this matchup with a 23-26 record, including 11-16 on the road. Jeff Samardzija has a 4-2 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.84 and a 1.25 WHIP. He's pitched 68 innings thus far while surrendering 72 hits over that time and when he starts, the White Sox are 6-4. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 5-5. His teammates are averaging 4.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 139 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.83. Teams are hitting .261 against the bullpen while being struck out 128 times and walking 52 times this season. As a team, Chicago has allowed 9.14 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.1 batters per nine. They are 23rd in the league in team earned run average at 4.15.

Chicago ranks 19th in the league in team batting average at .247 while hitting .252 on the road. The White Sox on-base percentage sits at .301, which puts them at 26th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .354. They rank 19th in baseball with 8.37 hits per game and Jose Abreu leads the team with 51.

With a 9-14 home record, Texas will hope to improve on their 26-25 overall mark. Colby Lewis has a record of 4-3 while sporting an earned run average of 4.70 on the year with a 1.28 WHIP. He's pitched 59.1 innings thus far while surrendering 61 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 4-6. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 7-3. His teammates score an average of 5.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 174 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.23. Teams are hitting .251 against the Rangers bullpen while being struck out 144 times and walking 67 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.16 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.71 batters per nine. They are 24th in the league in team earned run average at 4.21.

They rank 17th in the league in team batting average with a .248 average while hitting .257 at home. The Rangers on-base percentage sits at .318, which puts them at 11th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .403. They rank 14th in baseball with 8.51 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 74.

In terms of team defense, the White Sox have a fielding percentage of .981 with 35 total errors, 484 assists and 1,300 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .977 team fielding percentage while committing 44 errors, accumulating 515 assists and compiling 1,373 put outs.

Chicago White Sox Betting Trends

The Chicago White Sox are 19-29 against the over/under

The Chicago White Sox are 18-31 against the run line

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 24-24 against the over/under

The Texas Rangers are 31-20 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Chicago White Sox

05/31/15 1B Jose Abreu Finger "?" Tuesday vs Texas Rangers
04/25/15 P Matt Albers Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/20)
04/20/15 P Javy Guerra Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/20)
04/06/15 P Jacob Petricka Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Nate Jones Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Texas Rangers

06/01/15 3B Adrian Beltre Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)
05/29/15 P Nick Tepesch Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7)
05/29/15 P Derek Holland Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/11)
05/26/15 P Neftali Feliz Side Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/20)
05/22/15 1B Kyle Blanks Tailbone Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/20)
05/17/15 P Ross Detwiler Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/15)
04/11/15 CF Ryan Rua Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/10)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6), out for season
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/31)
04/06/15 P Matt Harrison Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/24), out for season
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/11)

Josh's Pick: Take the Rangers

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