Friday, April 24, 2015

Angel Stadium of Anaheim

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Lewis, C (1-1) vs. (R) Richards, G (0-1)

The Texas Rangers take on the Los Angeles Angels on Friday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The Rangers are 9-3 in their last 12 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 7-3 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series. They are 11-25 in their last 36 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 9-22 in their last 31 games following an off day. The under is 4-1 in the Rangers last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing record and 3-1-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.

The Angels are 32-11 in their last 43 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 42-16 in their last 58 vs. a team with a losing record. They are 17-4 in Richards' last 21 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 8-2 in Richards' last 10 starts following a team loss in their previous game. The over is 5-0 in the Angels last 5 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-head, the Angels are 4-0 in Richards' last 4 starts vs. Rangers. The over is 3-0-1 in Richards' last 4 home starts vs. Rangers and 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 8-6-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Texas Rangers is -0.8

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 8-5-2 against the over/under

The run differential for the Los Angeles Angels is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

04/18/15 1B Mitch Moreland Elbow out indefinitely
04/11/15 P Derek Holland Shoulder 60-day DL (4/10)
04/11/15 CF Ryan Rua Ankle 15-day DL (4/10)
04/06/15 P Kyuji Fujikawa Groin 15-day DL (4/1)
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)

Los Angeles Angels

04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal 60-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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