Saturday night baseball and I will have a Free Pick in the game between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels, which will be played at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. First pitch is scheduled for a 9:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Rangers +145
Angels -155
Over/ Under: 8 U -115
This is game 2 of a 3 game series between these AL West rivals. Last night the Halos had a late comeback to pull out a 3-2 victory. The Angels have now won 3 of their last 4 games, but still are just 8-9 on the year. Texas has lost 7 of their last 10 and are now 6-10 on the year.
The Rangers come in ranked 16th in scoring (4.06 rpg), 30th in hitting (.210) and 22nd in homers (12), while on the mound they are 24th in ERA (4.45) and 30th in WHIP (1.50). The Rangers have gone 15-33 in their last 48 during game 2 of a series, 1-5 in Lewis' last 6 starts as a road underdog of +151 to +200 and 5-16 the last 21 in the series.
The Angels come in ranked 18th in scoring (3.94 rpg), 27th in hitting (.216) and 12th in homers (16), while on the mound they are 18th in ERA (3.99) and 14th in WHIP (1.27). The Halos have gone 33-11 in their last 44 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and 10-2 in Wilson's last 12 home starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5, but just 2-8 in his last 10 starts during game 2 of a series.
Getting the ball tonight for the Rangers will be Colby Lewis, who is 1-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 3 starts this year. Lewis does not have good numbers vs the Angels, as he is 5-8 with a 5.64 ERA in 19 games (17 starts) vs them, while in this park he is 3-3 with a 4.08 ERA in 7 games (7 Starts) vs the Halos.
Getting the ball for the Angels tonight will be CJ Wilson, who is 1-2 with a 3.54 ERA on the year. CJ has not had good numbers vs the Rangers in his career as hie is just 1-2 with a 7.36 ERA in 8 starts vs them. CJ is 15-7 with a 3.36 ERA in his last 30 starts in this park.
Pick: Neither starter has good numbers vs today's opponent, but CJ Wilson still rates the edge over Colby Lewis and at home the Angels rate the edge over the Rangers overall. I like LA to get back to .500 with a big home win over the Rangers tonight.
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