Friday, July 3, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Garrett Richards (8-5) vs. Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-3)

The Texas Rangers welcome the Los Angeles Angels to Globe Life Park on Friday. Garrett Richards is the probable starter for the Angels and he'll face Chi Chi Gonzalez of the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -134 and Texas at +124. The over/under was set at 9. The Angels, with a 39-40 run line record, cover the spread 44% of the time. They also have a 33-43 over/under record. The Rangers are 50-29 against the run line and have a 33-41 over/under record. They cover the spread 63% of the time.

The Angels show up with a 41-38 record, including 16-20 on the road. Garrett Richards has a 8-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.54 and a 1.24 WHIP. The Angels are 9-5 over his 86.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 74 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Angels are 7-7 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.22 and they have given up 191 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .228 against the Angels bullpen while walking 71 times and striking out 204 times. Los Angeles is averaging 8.83 strikeouts per game while getting 8.12 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 3rd in baseball in team earned run average at 3.27.

Los Angeles ranks 15th in the league in team batting average at .255 while hitting .243 on the road. The Angels hold a .433 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .332 which is good for 2nd in baseball. Mike Trout leads the team in hits with 88 while the team ranks 19th in baseball with 8.43 hits per game.

Texas is 15-19 at home while holding a 40-39 overall record on the season. Chi Chi Gonzalez has a record of 2-3 while sporting an earned run average of 2.59 on the year with a 1.13 WHIP. The Rangers have a record of 3-3 over the 41.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 30 hits. Against the over/under, the Rangers are 1-5 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 3.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.31 and they have given up 238 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .249 against the Rangers bullpen while walking 95 times and striking out 202 times. Texas is averaging 6.53 strikeouts per game while getting 8.9 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.00.

They rank 20th in the league in team batting average with a .250 average while hitting .269 at home. The Rangers hold a .403 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 17th in baseball. Prince Fielder leads the team in hits with 103 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.53 hits a game.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 45 errors with 688 assists and 2,108 put outs for the season. The Rangers have committed 63 errors on the season with 807 assists and 2,117 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .979 on the year.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 33-43 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Angels are 39-40 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 33-41 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 50-29 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

06/21/15 P Jered Weaver Hip Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/03/15 P Mike Morin Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
05/28/15 RF Collin Cowgill Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/27)
04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Texas Rangers

06/15/15 CF Delino DeShields Jr. Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
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)
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)
04/06/15 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
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/11)

Guy's Pick: Take the Angels

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