Texas (46-50) at Tampa Bay (51-46)
When: Saturday, July 22nd 2017
Where: Tropicana Field, St Petersburg, FL
Time: 7:10 ET | TV: FOX Sports 1
Opening Odds: Tampa Bay -200/8.5
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The Texas Rangers halted a five-game losing streak on Friday and will look to ride that momentum to a series win over the Tampa Bay Rays when they meet on Saturday night in St. Petersburg. Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb tried for the complete game on Friday, but ran out of gas in the ninth as Joey Gallo leadoff the inning with a double and Shin-Soo Choo followed with a game-tying two-run blast to send the game to extras. Elvis Andrus snapped out of his slump with three hits Friday, including a homer, and his infield single knocked in the winning run in the 10th for a 4-3 win. Andrus was just 2-for-33 in the previous eight games before going 3-for-5 on Friday to improve his career batting average against the Rays to .323. Choo is 6-for-15 with a pair of homers, five RBIs and four walks during a four-game hitting streak. Tampa Bay outfielder Corey Dickerson homered Friday and is 5-for-8 in the last two games for a Rays team that that has lost back-to-back games for the first time since late June. Andrew Cashner will try to help the Rangers put together a winning streak when he takes the mound against Tampa Bay All-Star Chris Archer, who gave up four runs over seven innings in a no-decision at Texas on May 31st.
Pitchers: Rangers – Andrew Cashner (4-8, 3.58 ERA) | Rays – Chris Archer (7-5, 3.91)
Cashner is coming off his second straight quality start after throwing 6.2 innings of three-run ball in a loss at Baltimore on Monday. Cashner has struck out 43 versus 38 walks in 88 innings this year and is 2-6 with a 4.33 ERA in nine starts on the road (2-2, 2.50 at home). Cashner, who has been in the National League most of his career, faces Tampa Bay for the first time and Shane Peterson is 3-for-5 with a double and triple against him.
Archer has found his groove as the summer rolls on, going at least six innings in 11 straight starts including eight quality starts in that stretch but has just one victory in the last four. Archer has struck out 25 in 18.2 innings over three July starts and 156 overall in 129 innings with 43 walks. He has given Napoli fits (2-for-22, 13 Ks), while Andrus is 7-for-15 with three doubles against Archer, who is 1-2 with a 5.30 ERA versus Texas.
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Despite the win last night, the Rangers are still struggling offensively, ranking 28th in batting average (.237) and have to face one of the best in the American League. The Rays two-game skid will come to an end tonight with an easy win.
Pick: Rays -1.5 +105
W/L TRENDS
| Texas |
- Rangers are 6-0 in their last 6 Saturday games.
- Rangers are 9-2 in their last 11 during game 2 of a series.
- Rangers are 8-21 in their last 29 vs. American League East.
- Rangers are 3-8 in their last 11 games on astroturf.
- Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 road games.
- Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
- Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Rangers are 2-5 in Cashner’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rangers are 2-7 in Cashner’s last 9 road starts.
- Rangers are 1-4 in Cashner’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rangers are 0-4 in Cashner’s last 4 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
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| Tampa Bay |
- Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss.
- Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
- Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Rays are 9-4 in their last 13 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Rays are 6-1 in Archer’s last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Rays are 6-2 in Archer’s last 8 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Rays are 5-2 in Archer’s last 7 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Rays are 5-2 in Archer’s last 7 starts.
- Rays are 5-2 in Archer’s last 7 Saturday starts.
- Rays are 7-3 in Archer’s last 10 home starts.
- Rays are 7-17 in Archer’s last 24 starts with 5 days of rest.
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OU TRENDS
| Texas |
- Under is 4-0-1 in Rangers last 5 games following a win.
- Under is 13-3 in Rangers last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-2-1 in Rangers last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 6-2 in Rangers last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 8-3-1 in Rangers last 12 overall.
- Under is 15-6 in Rangers last 21 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 14-6 in Rangers last 20 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 10-1 in Cashner’s last 11 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1 in Cashner’s last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Under is 4-1 in Cashner’s last 5 road starts.
- Under is 4-1 in Cashner’s last 5 starts overall.
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| Tampa Bay |
- Under is 4-0-1 in Rays last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Under is 4-0 in Rays last 4 games following a loss.
- Over is 11-1 in Rays last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 11-1 in Rays last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Under is 6-1-1 in Rays last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Rays last 7 overall.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Rays last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Over is 15-3 in Rays last 18 on astroturf.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Rays last 7 vs. American League West.
- Over is 13-3 in Rays last 16 home games.
- Over is 8-2 in Rays last 10 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 8-2-1 in Rays last 11 during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 5-2-1 in Rays last 8 Saturday games.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Archer’s last 7 Saturday starts.
- Under is 5-1 in Archer’s last 6 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Over is 5-1 in Archer’s last 6 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Over is 4-1 in Archer’s last 5 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Over is 10-3-5 in Archer’s last 18 starts during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 6-2 in Archer’s last 8 home starts.
- Over is 5-2 in Archer’s last 7 starts on astroturf.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Over is 4-0-1 in Archer’s last 5 starts vs. Rangers.
- Over is 11-3-1 in the last 15 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.
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