Sunday, August 2, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Mike Leake (9-5) vs. Martin Perez (0-2)

The Texas Rangers welcome the San Francisco Giants to Globe Life Park on Sunday. Mike Leake is the probable starter for the Giants and he'll face Martin Perez of the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at -132 and Texas at +122. The over/under was set at 9. The Giants have a 49-46 over/under record and a 55-47 run line mark, meaning they cover 54% of the time. The Rangers are 61-41 against the run line and have a 46-50 over/under record. They cover the spread 60% of the time.

The Giants head into this matchup with a 56-46 record, including 26-23 on the road. Starting pitcher Mike Leake holds a 9-5 record with an earned run average of 3.56 and a WHIP of 1.15. He's pitched 136.2 innings thus far while surrendering 123 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 11-10. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 11-10. His teammates are averaging 4.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.25 and they have given up 278 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 253 and walked 92 batters this season while opposing teams hit .238 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.49 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.11 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.67, they are 12th in the league.

San Francisco ranks 3rd in the league in team batting average at .272 while hitting .276 on the road. The Giants hold a .408 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .328 which is good for 3rd in baseball. With 114 hits, Joe Panik leads the team while his team ranks 2nd in hits per game with 9.38.

With a 19-28 home record, Texas will hope to improve on their 50-52 overall mark. With an earned run average of 10.50, Martin Perez will come into this game holding a 0-2 record and a 2.33 WHIP. He's pitched 12 innings thus far while surrendering 22 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 1-2. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-1. His teammates score an average of 5.7 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.67 and they have given up 332 base hits on the year. The Rangers bullpen has struck out 286 batters and walked 137 this season while opposing teams have hit .256 against them. Texas has a team average of 9.33 hits per game and are averaging 6.59 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.52, they are 28th in the league.

They rank 16th in the league in team batting average with a .252 average while hitting .259 at home. The Rangers hold a .405 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 14th in baseball. With 126 hits, Prince Fielder leads the team while his team ranks 13th in hits per game with 8.61.

San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 49 errors with 1077 assists and 2,729 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Rangers have accumlated 80 errors while having 1023 assists and 2,727 put outs leading to a .979 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 49-46 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 55-47 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 46-50 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 61-41 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

08/01/15 LF Norichika Aoki Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday vs. Texas Rangers
07/31/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/20/15 C Andrew Susac Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Texas Rangers

07/18/15 C Carlos Corporan Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/13)
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

Tony's Pick: Take the Rangers

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