The Texas Rangers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
Righthander Doug Mathis will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Mathis is 1-1 this season with a 8.83 ERA.
Mathis's opponent in this one will be Pedro Martinez. The Mets righthander has a 6.91 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Oliver Perez combined on a three-hit performance on Friday, as the Mets defeated the Rangers 7-1 in the opener. The Mets won the game as -135 favorites, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Perez also hit a two-run single for the Mets, and Jose Reyes had two hits with two runs scored. Perez improved to 5-4 with the victory.
Josh Hamilton went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in the lone run for the Rangers, who were +120 underdogs. Scott Feldman gave up seven runs off eight hits over five innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 34-35 SU
New York: 32-34 SU
Righthander Doug Mathis will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Mathis is 1-1 this season with a 8.83 ERA.
Mathis's opponent in this one will be Pedro Martinez. The Mets righthander has a 6.91 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Oliver Perez combined on a three-hit performance on Friday, as the Mets defeated the Rangers 7-1 in the opener. The Mets won the game as -135 favorites, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Perez also hit a two-run single for the Mets, and Jose Reyes had two hits with two runs scored. Perez improved to 5-4 with the victory.
Josh Hamilton went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in the lone run for the Rangers, who were +120 underdogs. Scott Feldman gave up seven runs off eight hits over five innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 34-35 SU
New York: 32-34 SU