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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Tropicana Field.
Dustin Nippert will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Nippert is 2-1 this season with a 4.20 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Scott Kazmir who starts for the Rays. Lefthander Kazmir is 7-7 with a 6.36 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 172-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rangers earned a split of their four-game series on Thursday, as they pounded the Twins 11-1. The Rangers won the game as -200 favorites, and the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Marlon Byrd launched two home runs and finished with four RBIs. Derek Holland pitched 5 1-3 innings for the victory, giving up just one run along the way.
The Rays were defeated 8-7 by the Orioles on Thursday, as -270 favorites at home. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Ben Zobrist launched a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs. James Shields surrendered seven hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in suffering the loss.
Team records:
Texas: 68-52 SU
Tampa Bay: 65-55 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Saturday, August 22
- The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Tropicana Field.
Dustin Nippert will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Nippert is 2-1 this season with a 4.20 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Scott Kazmir who starts for the Rays. Lefthander Kazmir is 7-7 with a 6.36 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 172-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rangers earned a split of their four-game series on Thursday, as they pounded the Twins 11-1. The Rangers won the game as -200 favorites, and the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Marlon Byrd launched two home runs and finished with four RBIs. Derek Holland pitched 5 1-3 innings for the victory, giving up just one run along the way.
The Rays were defeated 8-7 by the Orioles on Thursday, as -270 favorites at home. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Ben Zobrist launched a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs. James Shields surrendered seven hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in suffering the loss.
Team records:
Texas: 68-52 SU
Tampa Bay: 65-55 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Saturday, August 22
