Texas Rangers Vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander Derek Holland will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Holland is 2-1 this season with a 3.93 ERA.
The Rays will counter Holland with ace James Shields. Righthander Shields has a 5.02 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings in the Rays' 10-1 pasting of the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay won as -165 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Evan Longoria was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Rays, as Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with a two-run blast and three RBIs for Tampa Bay.
David Murphy drove in the lone run for Texas, while Tommy Hunter allowed four runs over three innings to take the loss for the Rangers.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 67-51 SU
Tampa Bay: 73-46 SU
- The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander Derek Holland will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Holland is 2-1 this season with a 3.93 ERA.
The Rays will counter Holland with ace James Shields. Righthander Shields has a 5.02 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings in the Rays' 10-1 pasting of the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay won as -165 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Evan Longoria was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Rays, as Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with a two-run blast and three RBIs for Tampa Bay.
David Murphy drove in the lone run for Texas, while Tommy Hunter allowed four runs over three innings to take the loss for the Rangers.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 67-51 SU
Tampa Bay: 73-46 SU