Saturday, July 11, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: James Shields (7-3) vs. Colby Lewis (8-4)

The San Diego Padres visit Globe Life Park on Saturday to play the Texas Rangers. The probable starters are James Shields for the Padres and Colby Lewis for the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at -105 and Texas at -105. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Padres have a 48-35 over/under record and a 43-44 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Rangers are 51-34 against the run line and have a 37-43 over/under record. They cover the spread 60% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 39-48 record, and they are 21-26 away from home. James Shields has a 7-3 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.88 and a 1.27 WHIP. He's pitched 111.1 innings thus far while surrendering 105 hits over that time and when he starts, the Padres are 9-9. The Padres are also 12-5 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 5 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.79 and they have given up 243 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .240 against the bullpen while being struck out 243 times and walking 94 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.68 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.31 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 3.97.

San Diego ranks 28th in the league in team batting average at .238 while hitting .238 on the road. The Padres hold a .368 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .293 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 26th in baseball with 8.13 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 81.

With a 41-44 overall record, Texas will come into this game 15-24 at home. Colby Lewis has a record of 8-4 while sporting an earned run average of 4.83 on the year with a 1.27 WHIP. He's pitched 104.1 innings thus far while surrendering 111 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 8-9. The Rangers are also 11-5 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 6 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.33 and they have given up 268 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .252 against the Rangers bullpen while being struck out 229 times and walking 105 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.12 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.52 batters per nine. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 4.24.

They rank 22nd in the league in team batting average with a .248 average while hitting .263 at home. The Rangers hold a .399 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .312 which is good for 18th in baseball. They rank 18th in baseball with 8.46 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 112.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 52 errors with 840 assists and 2,337 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .979 team fielding percentage while committing 66 errors, accumulating 857 assists and compiling 2,279 put outs.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 48-35 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 43-44 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 37-43 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 51-34 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

07/09/15 LF Justin Upton Oblique "?" Friday vs Texas Rangers
06/30/15 2B Cory Spangenberg Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Texas Rangers

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)
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
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/11)

Tony's Pick: Take the Rangers

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