Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: David Price (12-4) vs. Colby Lewis (14-5)

The Texas Rangers welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to Globe Life Park on Wednesday. The probable starters are David Price for the Blue Jays and Colby Lewis for the Rangers. The opening line for this matchup has Toronto at -180 and Texas at +170. The over/under was set at 8. The Blue Jays have a 58-58 over/under record and a 69-55 run line mark, meaning they cover 56% of the time. The Rangers are 75-48 against the run line and have a 53-63 over/under record. They cover the spread 61% of the time.

The Blue Jays come into this game with a 69-55 record, and they are 29-32 away from home. David Price has an earned run average of 2.40 and is 12-4 so far on the season while having a 1.08 WHIP. He's pitched 176.1 innings thus far while surrendering 156 hits over that time and when he starts, the Blue Jays are 18-7. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 12-13. His teammates are averaging 4.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.13 and they have given up 289 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .215 against the bullpen while being struck out 359 times and walking 96 times this season. As a team, Toronto has allowed 8.44 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.01 batters per nine. They are 12th in the league in team earned run average at 3.79.

Toronto ranks 7th in the league in team batting average at .264 while hitting .254 on the road. The Blue Jays hold a .445 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .332 which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 8th in baseball with 8.91 hits per game and Josh Donaldson leads the team with 145.

With a 64-59 overall record, Texas will come into this game 28-30 at home. Colby Lewis is starting this game 14-5 for the season with an earned run average of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.18. He's pitched 159.1 innings thus far while surrendering 158 hits over that time in which the Rangers are 14-11. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 15-9. His teammates score an average of 6 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.45 and they have given up 383 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .251 against the Rangers bullpen while being struck out 350 times and walking 157 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.25 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.72 batters per nine. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 4.37.

They rank 10th in the league in team batting average with a .255 average while hitting .267 at home. The Rangers hold a .407 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .318 which is good for 14th in baseball. They rank 11th in baseball with 8.69 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 148.

Toronto has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 70 errors with 1,223 assists and 3,306 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .980 team fielding percentage while committing 91 errors, accumulating 1258 assists and compiling 3,293 put outs.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

The Toronto Blue Jays are 58-58 against the over/under so far this season

The Toronto Blue Jays are 69-55 against the run line so far this season

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 53-63 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 75-48 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Toronto Blue Jays

08/24/15 C Russell Martin Hamstring "?" Tuesday vs. Texas Rangers
07/29/15 2B Devon Travis Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/29)
05/10/15 RF Michael Saunders Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/10)
04/06/15 2B Maicer Izturis Groin Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Marcus Stroman Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)

Texas Rangers

08/25/15 CF Leonys Martin Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list
08/20/15 RF Josh Hamilton Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/16)
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

Tony's Pick: Take the Blue Jays

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