Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Oriole Park

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Probable Pitchers: Colby Lewis (7-3) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (6-4)

The Baltimore Orioles welcome the Texas Rangers to Oriole Park on Tuesday. The probable starters are Colby Lewis for the Rangers and Miguel Gonzalez for the Orioles. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at +131 and Baltimore at -141. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Rangers, with a 48-28 run line record, cover the spread 63% of the time. They also have a 32-40 over/under record. The Orioles have a 32-40 over/under record and a 43-32 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 57% of the time.

The Rangers show up with a 38-38 record, including 23-19 on the road. Colby Lewis has an earned run average of 4.10 and is 7-3 so far on the season while having a 1.20 WHIP. In his starts, the Rangers are 7-8 over his 94.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 93 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 9-5. He is getting 5.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 234 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 4.42. Teams are hitting .253 against the bullpen while being struck out 190 times and walking 93 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 8.91 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.42 batters per nine. They are 19th in the league in team earned run average at 4.05.

As a team, Texas is batting .248, good for 19th in the league while putting together a .231 average away from home. The Rangers on-base percentage sits at .316, which puts them at 17th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .395. They rank 17th in baseball with 8.47 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 101.

Baltimore is 27-14 at home while holding a 41-34 overall record on the season. Miguel Gonzalez is starting this game 6-4 for the season with an earned run average of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.15. In his starts, the Orioles are 8-5 and he has allowed 66 hits over 78 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 5-8. He is getting 4.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 195 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 2.73. Teams are hitting .221 against the Orioles bullpen while being struck out 236 times and walking 86 times this season. As a team, Baltimore has allowed 8.28 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.87 batters per nine. They are 10th in the league in team earned run average at 3.67.

As a team, they are batting .262, good for 7th in the league while putting together a .278 average at Safeco Field. The Orioles on-base percentage sits at .317, which puts them at 16th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .430. They rank 12th in baseball with 8.75 hits per game and Manny Machado leads the team with 89.

In terms of team defense, the Rangers have a fielding percentage of .979 with 61 total errors, 779 assists and 2,039 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .987 team fielding percentage while committing 34 errors, accumulating 685 assists and compiling 1,977 put outs.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 32-40 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 48-28 against the run line so far this season

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 32-40 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 43-32 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

06/15/15 CF Delino DeShields Jr. Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/15)
06/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/1)
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)

Baltimore Orioles

05/13/15 P Jason Garcia Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/11)
04/18/15 2B Jonathan Schoop Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/18)
04/11/15 P Wesley Wright Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/11)

Guy's Pick: Take the Orioles

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