Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Coors Field

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Harrison (0-1) vs. Kyle Kendrick (3-10)

The Texas Rangers visit Coors Field on Tuesday to play the Colorado Rockies. The probable starters are Matt Harrison for the Rangers and Kyle Kendrick for the Rockies. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at +108 and Colorado at -118. The over/under was set at 11. The Rangers, with a 53-38 run line record, cover the spread 58% of the time. They also have a 40-46 over/under record. The Rockies are 47-43 against the run line and have a 46-41 over/under record. They cover the spread 52% of the time.

The Rangers show up with a 43-48 record, including 27-22 on the road. Matt Harrison has an earned run average of 13.50 and is 0-1 so far on the season while having a 2.25 WHIP. In his starts, the Rangers are 0-1 over his 4 innings pitched this season while giving up 6 hits during those innings. The Rangers are also 1-0 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 290 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 4.50. The bullpen has struck out 246 and walked 114 batters this season while opposing teams hit .255 against them. Texas has a team average of 9.16 hits allowed per game and are averaging 6.54 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.29, they are 26th in the league.

As a team, Texas is batting .248, good for 20th in the league while putting together a .238 average away from home. The Rangers on-base percentage sits at .312, which puts them at 17th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .403. With 118 hits, Prince Fielder leads the team while his team ranks 18th in hits per game with 8.47.

Colorado is 21-24 at home while holding a 39-51 overall record on the season. Kyle Kendrick is starting this game 3-10 for the season with an earned run average of 5.94 and a WHIP of 1.45. In his starts, the Rockies are 5-13 and he has allowed 120 hits over 103 innings pitched this season. The Rockies are also 11-7 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 312 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.54. The Rockies bullpen has struck out 259 batters and walked 105 this season while opposing teams have hit .264 against them. Colorado has a team average of 9.69 hits per game and are averaging 6.89 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.81, they are 30th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .272, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .305 average at home. The Rockies on-base percentage sits at .322, which puts them at 10th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .436. With 101 hits, DJ LeMahieu leads the team while his team ranks 4th in hits per game with 9.3.

In terms of team defense, the Rangers have a fielding percentage of .979 with 70 total errors, 908 assists and 2,435 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Rockies have accumlated 53 errors while having 1010 assists and 2,362 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 40-46 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 53-38 against the run line so far this season

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 46-41 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 47-43 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

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

Colorado Rockies

07/10/15 P David Hale Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
07/01/15 P Christian Bergman Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/30)
07/01/15 P John Axford Personal out indefinitely
06/18/15 P Brooks Brown Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
06/18/15 LF Corey Dickerson Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
06/01/15 P Jordan Lyles Toe Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/1); out for season
05/30/15 1B Justin Morneau Concussion Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/29)
04/28/15 P Adam Ottavino Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/26)
04/04/15 P Tyler Chatwood Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/1)

Tony's Pick: Take the Rockies

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