Thursday, July 2, 2015

Oriole Park

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Probable Pitchers: Yovani Gallardo (7-6) vs. Kevin Gausman (1-0)

The Texas Rangers visit Oriole Park on Thursday to play the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers send Yovani Gallardo to the mound to face Kevin Gausman of the Orioles. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at +118 and Baltimore at -128. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Rangers, with a 50-28 run line record, cover the spread 64% of the time. They also have a 33-40 over/under record. The Orioles have a 33-40 over/under record and a 43-34 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 56% of the time.

The Rangers head into this matchup with a 40-38 record, including 25-19 on the road. Yovani Gallardo has an earned run average of 2.72 and is 7-6 so far on the season while having a 1.16 WHIP. In his starts, the Rangers are 8-8 over his 96 innings pitched this season while giving up 83 hits during those innings. The Rangers are also 5-10 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 3.4 runs when he starts. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.33 and they have given up 236 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .249 against the Rangers bullpen while walking 95 times and striking out 200 times. Texas is averaging 6.51 strikeouts per game while getting 8.89 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.01.

Texas is batting .251 as a team, which is good for 19th in the league and hitting .237 away from home. The Rangers hold a .404 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .318 which is good for 16th in baseball. Prince Fielder leads the team in hits with 103 while the team ranks 17th in baseball with 8.59 hits per game.

With a 27-16 home record, Baltimore will hope to improve on their 41-36 overall mark. Kevin Gausman is starting this game 1-0 for the season with an earned run average of 4.24 and a WHIP of 1.24. In his starts, the Orioles are 1-0 and he has allowed 15 hits over 17 innings pitched this season. The Orioles are also 0-1 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 5 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.83 and they have given up 204 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .224 against the Orioles bullpen while walking 88 times and striking out 243 times. Baltimore is averaging 7.82 strikeouts per game while getting 8.4 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 13th in the league in team earned run average at 3.79.

They are batting .261 as a team, which is good for 8th in the league and hitting .275 at home. The Orioles hold a .429 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 18th in baseball. Manny Machado leads the team in hits with 92 while the team ranks 12th in baseball with 8.73 hits a game.

Texas has a team fielding percentage of .979 after having committed 62 errors with 797 assists and 2,093 put outs for the season. The Orioles have committed 35 errors on the season with 708 assists and 2,031 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .987 on the year.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 33-40 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 50-28 against the run line so far this season

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 33-40 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 43-34 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)
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 Rangers

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