Friday, October 9, 2015

Rogers Centre

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Probable Pitchers: Cole Hamels (7-1) vs. Marcus Stroman (4-0)

The Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Texas Rangers to Rogers Centre on Friday. Cole Hamels is the probable starter for the Rangers and he'll face Marcus Stroman of the Blue Jays. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at +180 and Toronto at -200. The over/under was set at 5.5. The Rangers, with a 96-66 run line record, cover the spread 59% of the time. They also have a 72-80 over/under record. The Blue Jays are 90-72 against the run line and have a 78-73 over/under record. They cover the spread 56% of the time.

The Rangers head into this matchup with a 88-74 record, including 45-36 on the road. Cole Hamels has an earned run average of 3.66 and is 7-1 so far on the season while having a 1.20 WHIP. He's pitched 83.2 innings thus far while surrendering 77 hits over that time and when he starts, the Rangers are 10-2. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 8-3. His teammates are averaging 6.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.12 and they have given up 475 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .245 against the Rangers bullpen while walking 201 times and striking out 457 times. Texas is averaging 6.83 strikeouts per game while getting 9.1 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 23rd in baseball in team earned run average at 4.25.

Texas ranks 10th in the league in team batting average at .257 while hitting .241 on the road. The Rangers hold a .413 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 6th in baseball. Prince Fielder leads the team in hits with 187 while the team ranks 10th in baseball with 8.76 hits per game.

With a 53-28 home record, Toronto will hope to improve on their 93-69 overall mark. Marcus Stroman is starting this game 4-0 for the season with an earned run average of 1.67 and a WHIP of 0.96. He's pitched 27 innings thus far while surrendering 20 hits over that time in which the Blue Jays are 4-0. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-2. His teammates score an average of 8.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.50 and they have given up 412 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .229 against the Blue Jays bullpen while walking 130 times and striking out 459 times. Toronto is averaging 6.98 strikeouts per game while getting 8.45 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 12th in the league in team earned run average at 3.81.

They rank 2nd in the league in team batting average with a .269 average while hitting .278 at home. The Blue Jays hold a .457 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .340 which is good for 1st in baseball. Josh Donaldson leads the team in hits with 184 while the team ranks 6th in baseball with 9.14 hits a game.

Texas has a team fielding percentage of .981 after having committed 119 errors with 1,695 assists and 4,328 put outs for the season. The Blue Jays have committed 88 errors on the season with 1,592 assists and 4,323 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .985 on the year.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 72-80 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 96-66 against the run line so far this season

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

The Toronto Blue Jays are 78-73 against the over/under so far this season

The Toronto Blue Jays are 90-72 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

09/02/15 P Alex Claudio Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/1)
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)
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

Toronto Blue Jays

07/29/15 2B Devon Travis Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/29)
05/10/15 RF Michael Saunders Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/10)
04/06/15 2B Maicer Izturis Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Blue Jays

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