Tampa Bay Rays (44-36) at Texas Rangers (42-35)
Friday, 8:05 pm Eastern
SBG Global Opening Line: Rays - 131, Total 10.5 Over - 115
Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir could have his work cut out for him on Friday as he faces a red-hot Texas offense. The Rangers have scored 18 runs in their last two games, back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Angels. Hank Blalock hit a two-run home run to give the Rangers a 9-7 win on Wednesday. "We won that game with heart, fight and desire," manager Ron Washington said, "You all had us in the grave, buried and with dirt on us. But we played good baseball tonight. ... The character of the clubhouse showed up tonight."
SBG Global reports that early MLB Betting has the public taking the Rays on the Road.
The Rangers face lefthander Scott Kazmir on Friday. Kazmir was on the disabled list for much of the early part of the season but he came back last weekend and allowed only two runs and four hits to Florida. "I wanted to go out there and prove something," said Kazmir, "I can definitely build off this start and hopefully get on a roll. Kazmir is 4-0 with a 2.09 ERA in seven career starts against Texas.
Tampa Bay is coming off a 5-0 loss at Toronto where they got only four hits. The loss snapped the Rays season-high seven-game winning streak. "We had chances, we just didn't get it done," outfielder Pat Burrell said. The Rays will face Texas starter Tommy Hunter on Friday. Hunter is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
Here are the MLB Betting stats for Friday’s game. The Rays are 6-0 in their last six games vs. a right-handed starter. The Rays are 4-1 in their last five road games.
The Rays are 18-6 in Kazmir’s last 24 starts vs. the American League West.
The Rays are 7-0 in Kazmir’s last seven starts vs. the Rangers.
The Rangers are 9-3 in their last 12 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Rangers are 2-5 in the last seven meetings between the two teams.
SBG Global Current Line: Rays - 137, Total 10.5 Over - 115
The Under is 5-0 in the Rays last 5 overall. The Under is 7-1 in the Rays last eight road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-0 in Kazmir’s last four road starts.
The Under is 5-1 in the Rangers last six home games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Under is 24-8-1 in the Rangers last 33 home games. The Under is 4-0 in Hunter’s last four starts overall. The Under is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Texas.
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