Saturday, April 11, 2015

Globe Life Park in Arlington

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Carmona, F (0-0) vs. (R) Gallardo, Y (0-1)

The Houston Astros take on the Texas Rangers on Saturday at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

The Astros are 65-142 in their last 207 road games vs. a right-handed starter and are 90-200 in their last 290 road games. Houston is 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter and are 1-7 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. The under is 13-3-1 in the Astros last 17 road games vs. a right-handed starter and is 23-6-1 in their last 30 games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter and are 8-2 in their last 10 home games. Texas is 15-5 in their last 20 overall and are 15-5 in their last 20 games on grass. The under is 5-1-1 in the Rangers last 7 home games and is 30-14-4 in their last 48 games vs. a right-handed starter.

In head to head matchups, the under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The Astros are 18-44 in the last 62 meetings and are 6-20 in the last 26 meetings in Texas.

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 0-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is -1.3

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 3-1-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Texas Rangers is -1.8

Injuries to Watch

Houston Astros

04/09/15 P Brett Oberholtzer Finger 15-day DL (3/31)
04/04/15 P Brad Peacock Hip 15-day DL (3/30)
04/04/15 P Josh Fields Groin 15-day DL (3/27)

Texas Rangers

04/06/15 P Kyuji Fujikawa Groin 15-day DL (4/1)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow 15-day DL (3/31)
04/06/15 P Matt Harrison Back 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Tanner Scheppers Ankle 15-day DL (3/29)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow 60-day DL (4/6), out for season
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back 60-day DL (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (2/24), out for season
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow 60-day DL (3/11)

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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