Saturday, August 22, 2015

Comerica Park

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Probable Pitchers: Yovani Gallardo (9-9) vs. Randy Wolf (0-0)

The Detroit Tigers welcome the Texas Rangers to Comerica Park on Saturday. The Rangers send Yovani Gallardo to the mound to face Randy Wolf of the Tigers. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at -116 and Detroit at +106. The over/under was set at 9. The Rangers, with a 72-48 run line record, cover the spread 60% of the time. They also have a 53-60 over/under record. The Tigers are 58-62 against the run line and have a 65-50 over/under record. They cover the spread 48% of the time.

The Rangers come into this game with a 61-59 record, and they are 33-29 away from home. Starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo holds a 9-9 record with an earned run average of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.35. He's pitched 143.1 innings thus far while surrendering 139 hits over that time and when he starts, the Rangers are 13-12. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 8-16. He is getting 3.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.47 and they have given up 378 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .253 against the bullpen while being struck out 341 times and walking 157 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.25 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.74 batters per nine. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 4.44.

As a team, Texas is batting .255, good for 12th in the league while putting together a .244 average away from home. The Rangers hold a .408 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .319 which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 10th in baseball with 8.72 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 146.

With a 59-61 overall record, Detroit will come into this game 29-30 at home. Randy Wolf will be making his first start of the season for Detroit. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.33 and they have given up 379 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .270 against the Tigers bullpen while being struck out 295 times and walking 138 times this season. As a team, Detroit has allowed 9.32 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.98 batters per nine. They are 27th in the league in team earned run average at 4.49.

As a team, they are batting .275, good for 1st in the league while putting together a .283 average at home. The Tigers hold a .432 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .331 which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 1st in baseball with 9.57 hits per game and Ian Kinsler leads the team with 146.

Texas has a team fielding percentage of .980 after having committed 89 errors with 1,228 assists and 3,212 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .987 team fielding percentage while committing 60 errors, accumulating 1182 assists and compiling 3,232 put outs.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 53-60 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 72-48 against the run line so far this season

Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

The Detroit Tigers are 65-50 against the over/under so far this season

The Detroit Tigers are 58-62 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

08/20/15 RF Josh Hamilton Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/16)
08/20/15 CF Leonys Martin Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list
08/13/15 1B Kyle Blanks Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17)
08/02/15 P Tanner Scheppers Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
08/01/15 C Robinson Chirinos Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
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)
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

Detroit Tigers

08/20/15 P Anibal Sanchez Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/20)
08/20/15 P Daniel Norris Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/20)
05/24/15 P Kyle Lobstein Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/23)
05/08/15 P Joe Nathan Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Tigers

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