The division rival Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark.
The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Joe Saunders in this game. Saunders has a 6-9 record and a 4.83 ERA this season.
The Rangers will counter Saunders with C.J. Wilson. lefthander Wilson has a 3.23 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game’s total is sitting at 10.
Benjie Molina homered and the Rangers beat the Angels 3-2 on Thursday. The Rangers won the game as -175 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.
Cliff Lee allowed five hits and two runs over 8 1-3 innings for the win, while Neftali Feliz notched his 26th save.
Jered Weaver surrendered seven hits and three runs over six innings in the Angels loss.
One of my sports picks for today is for the Texas Rangers to win.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 51-47 SU
Texas: 56-40 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Texas
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
LA Angels are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Texas is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Stats and article courtesy of Chalk