Saturday, April 18, 2015

Safeco Field in Seattle

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Lewis, C (1-0) vs. (R) Hernandez, F (1-0)

The Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners on Saturday at Safeco Field in Seattle.

The Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series and 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 4-1 in Lewis' last 5 road starts vs. a team with a losing record and 7-3 in Lewis' last 10 starts with 5 days of rest. The over is 3-0-1 in the Rangers last 4 overall and 5-1-1 in their last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

The Mariners are 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. They are 10-1 in Hernandez's last 11 starts with 5 days of rest and 5-1 in Hernandez's last 6 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. The over is 4-0 in the Mariners last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter and 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Seattle and 11-3-2 in Lewis' last 16 starts vs. Mariners. The Mariners are 0-5 in Hernandez's last 5 starts vs. Rangers and 0-5 in Hernandez's last 5 home starts vs. Rangers.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 6-3-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Texas Rangers is -1.4

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 6-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Seattle Mariners is -1.8

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

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 Tanner Scheppers Ankle 15-day DL (3/29)
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)

Seattle Mariners

04/17/15 P Felix Hernandez Quad probable for next scheduled start Saturday vs. Texas Rangers
04/14/15 P Tom Wilhelmsen Elbow 15-day DL (4/11)
04/05/15 SS Chris Taylor Wrist 15-day DL (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle

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