Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Progressive Field

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Probable Pitchers: Colby Lewis (4-2) vs. Carlos Carrasco (5-4)

The Texas Rangers head to Progressive Field on Wednesday to take on the Cleveland Indians. The probable starters are Colby Lewis for the Rangers and Carlos Carrasco for the Indians. The opening line has Texas at +146 and Cleveland at -156. The over/under for this matchup is 8.5. So far this season Texas is 22-20 against the over/under while the Indians are 23-21.

The Rangers come into this game with a 22-23 record, and they are 16-10 away from home. Colby Lewis has an ERA of 3.49 and is 4-2 so far on the season. He's given up 50 hits in 56.2 innings. In his starts Texas is scoring 5.7 runs per contest. They currently rank 20th in the league in team batting average with a .245 mark. The Rangers on base percentage is .318, which ranks them 13th in baseball. Prince Fielder has the best OBP on the team at .417.

Cleveland has a 20-24 record and are 9-13 at home. Carlos Carrasco is currently 5-4 with an earned run average of 4.74. He has pitched 49.1 innings and given up 50 hits. The Indians have scored 5 runs in his starts so far this season. They are 24th in the league in team ERA at 4.23 and at 8.93, they rank 22nd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings. Cleveland is 6th in team OBP with a .330 average and are hitting .251 as a team.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 22-20 against the over/under

The Texas Rangers are 27-18 against the run line

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

The Cleveland Indians are 23-21 against the over/under

The Cleveland Indians are 21-23 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

05/26/15 P Neftali Feliz Side 15-day DL (5/20)
05/22/15 1B Kyle Blanks Tailbone 15-day DL (5/20)
05/17/15 P Ross Detwiler Shoulder 15-day DL (5/15)
04/11/15 CF Ryan Rua Ankle 60-day DL (4/10)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow 60-day DL (3/31)
04/06/15 P Matt Harrison Back 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow 60-day DL (4/6), out for season
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back 60-day DL (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (2/24), out for season
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow 60-day DL (3/11)

Cleveland Indians

04/06/15 P Josh Tomlin Shoulder 60-day DL (3/29)
04/05/15 P Gavin Floyd Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)

Tony's Pick: Take the Indians

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