The Texas Rangers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark.
The Tigers will give the ball to ace starter JustinVerlander in this one. RighthanderVerlander is 11-5 this season with a 3.12 ERA.
Verlander’s opponent in this one will be ScottFeldman. The Rangers righthander has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
IanKinsler drove in three runs to lead the Rangers over the Tigers 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Texas cashed as -120 home favorites as the game resulted in a PUSH on the 10-run total listed by sportsbooks.
ElvisAndrus went 3-for-4 with a solo shot and two runs batted in for the Rangers, while JasonGrilli picked up the win in relief of starter DougMathis for Texas.
Dusty Ryan knocked in a pair of runs for Detroit, as LukeFrench took the loss after allowing five earned runs over five innings for the Tigers.
Current streak: Detroit has lost 3 straight games. Texas has won 3 straight games.
Team records: Detroit: 52-47 SU Texas: 56-42 SU
Detroit most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6
Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 8-2 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit’s last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing Texas Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas’s last 9 games at home Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Texas’s last 13 games
Next up: Detroit at Cleveland, Friday, July 31 Texas home to Seattle, Thursday, July 30
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