Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Daniel Norris (2-2) vs. Cole Hamels (5-1)

The Detroit Tigers visit Globe Life Park on Tuesday to play the Texas Rangers. The probable starters are Daniel Norris for the Tigers and Cole Hamels for the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has Detroit at +193 and Texas at -208. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Tigers have a 83-65 over/under record and a 72-83 run line mark, meaning they cover 47% of the time. The Rangers are 93-62 against the run line and have a 68-77 over/under record. They cover the spread 60% of the time.

The Tigers come into this game with a 72-83 record, and they are 34-40 away from home. Daniel Norris has an earned run average of 3.88 and is 2-2 so far on the season while having a 1.20 WHIP. He's pitched 53.1 innings thus far while surrendering 47 hits over that time and when he starts, the Tigers are 7-4. Against the over/under, the Tigers are 4-6 in his starts. He is getting 5.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.47 and they have given up 509 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .269 against the bullpen while being struck out 384 times and walking 191 times this season. As a team, Detroit has allowed 9.33 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.89 batters per nine. They are 28th in the league in team earned run average at 4.69.

As a team, Detroit is batting .271, good for 1st in the league while putting together a .268 average away from home. The Tigers hold a .420 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .327 which is good for 4th in baseball. They rank 1st in baseball with 9.43 hits per game and Ian Kinsler leads the team with 183.

With a 84-71 overall record, Texas will come into this game 39-35 at home. Cole Hamels is starting this game 5-1 for the season with an earned run average of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.25. He's pitched 68.2 innings thus far while surrendering 67 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 8-2. Against the over/under, the Rangers are 6-3 when he starts. He is getting 5.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.15 and they have given up 454 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .244 against the Rangers bullpen while being struck out 441 times and walking 191 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.11 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.78 batters per nine. They are 23rd in the league in team earned run average at 4.23.

As a team, they are batting .257, good for 10th in the league while putting together a .275 average at home. The Rangers hold a .411 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 7th in baseball. They rank 10th in baseball with 8.75 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 179.

Detroit has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 78 errors with 1,557 assists and 4,189 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .980 team fielding percentage while committing 116 errors, accumulating 1,612 assists and compiling 4,139 put outs.

Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

The Detroit Tigers are 83-65 against the over/under so far this season

The Detroit Tigers are 72-83 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 68-77 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 93-62 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Detroit Tigers

09/24/15 P Bruce Rondon Disciplinary out for season
09/04/15 SS Jose Iglesias Finger out indefinitely
08/20/15 P Anibal Sanchez Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/20)
05/08/15 P Joe Nathan Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7), out for season

Texas Rangers

09/02/15 P Alex Claudio Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/1)
08/13/15 1B Kyle Blanks Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17)
08/02/15 P Tanner Scheppers Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
08/01/15 C Robinson Chirinos Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
05/29/15 P Nick Tepesch Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/31)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6), out for season
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

Josh's Pick: Take the Rangers

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