Friday, May 22, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Colby Lewis (3-2) vs. Michael Pineda (5-1)

The Texas Rangers head to Yankee Stadium on Friday to take on the New York Yankees. The probable starters are Colby Lewis for the Rangers and Michael Pineda for the Yankees. The opening line has Texas at +178 and New York at -188. The over/under for this matchup is 7.5. So far this season Texas is 19-18 against the over/under while the Yankees are 19-19.

The Rangers come into this game with a 17-23 record, including 11-10 on the road. Colby Lewis has a 3-2 record and an earned run average of 3.06. He's given up 42 hits in 50 innings pitched so far and Texas is currently averaging 5.1 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .237, good for 25th in the league. They also rank 17th in the league in on base percentage at .312 with Prince Fielder leading the way at .406.

The Yankees overall record is 22-19 and they are 9-7 at home. Michael Pineda is currently 5-1 with an ERA of 3.31. He's pitched 51.2 innings thus far and given up 54 hits. New York has averaged 4.5 runs in his starts this year. The Yankees are 10th in the league in team ERA at 3.67 and 10th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.28. They come into this game batting .243 as a team with an OBP of .315, good for 14th in the league.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 19-18 against the over/under

The Texas Rangers are 22-18 against the run line

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 19-19 against the over/under

The New York Yankees are 22-19 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

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
04/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
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)

New York Yankees

05/20/15 CF Jacoby Ellsbury Knee 15-day DL (5/20)
05/15/15 P Chase Whitley Elbow 60-day DL (5/15)
05/14/15 P Chris Martin Elbow 15-day DL (5/9)
05/07/15 2B Gregorio Petit Hand 15-day DL (5/6)
04/28/15 P Masahiro Tanaka Wrist 15-day DL (4/28)
04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf 15-day DL (4/1)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Rangers

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