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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- The fans at Tropicana Field will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Saturday.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Tommy Hunter in this one. Righthander Hunter is 6-2 this season with a 2.64 ERA.
The Rays will counter Hunter with Matt Garza. Righthander Garza has a 3.73 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays gave up three runs in the eighth inning, but held on for a 5-3 victory over the Rangers on Friday. The Rays won the game as -180 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Ben Zobrist went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer for the Rays. Scott Kazmir tossed the win, allowing five hits and three runs over 7 1-3 innings of work.
Taylor Teagarden went deep in a losing effort for the Rangers, who were +160 underdogs. Dustin Nippert gave up all five runs in suffering his second defeat.
Team records:
Texas: 68-53 SU
Tampa Bay: 66-55 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Sunday, August 23
- The fans at Tropicana Field will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Saturday.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Tommy Hunter in this one. Righthander Hunter is 6-2 this season with a 2.64 ERA.
The Rays will counter Hunter with Matt Garza. Righthander Garza has a 3.73 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays gave up three runs in the eighth inning, but held on for a 5-3 victory over the Rangers on Friday. The Rays won the game as -180 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Ben Zobrist went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer for the Rays. Scott Kazmir tossed the win, allowing five hits and three runs over 7 1-3 innings of work.
Taylor Teagarden went deep in a losing effort for the Rangers, who were +160 underdogs. Dustin Nippert gave up all five runs in suffering his second defeat.
Team records:
Texas: 68-53 SU
Tampa Bay: 66-55 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Sunday, August 23
