Texas Rangers +123 over Tampa Bay Rays
Cliff Lee v. David Price
Cliff Lee starts for the Rangers.
Overall numbers for 2010 were solid.
12-9 overall, way above league average in ERA and Ratio (3.18 and 1.00)
Extremely nasty on Ray batters though out his career.
Lifetime, the current Ray lineup is 43 for 182 (.236), OBA is a very tidy .272.
Pena has touched him up for three homers, but is only .209 with 9K's.
Upton and Zobrist has mild success against Lee, everybody else can't touch him.
David Price starts for the Rays.
Like Lee, Price's numbers were scary similar on his way to a solid season as well.
Price was 19-7 with a slightly lower ERA (2.72) than Lee, but a slightly higher Ratio (1.19) than Lee.
Here's the big diference in this game, and it's noticable.
This current Ranger team has demonstrated they can hit Price.
Overall, the current Texas team is 16 for 56 lifetime (.286) but the OBA is ridiculously high, the current Ranger lineup has a lifetime OBA of .397 againt Price.
That stat can not be ignored. That stat is huge.
4 out of 10 batters reach base against Price, that's about 2 an inning, that translates into runs, compared to the 27 percent that Lee allows, that's huge.
Major edge to Texas in game 1.
Note, the home field advantage in Tampa is minimal, this isn't Fenway or Yankee Stadium, Rangers are playing to a home field that can't fill up when giving tickets away.
TEXAS +123 5D reduced
3*
As per usual thank you for taking the time to read this, and as always, may all you tickets get cashed.
:toast:
Cliff Lee v. David Price
Cliff Lee starts for the Rangers.
Overall numbers for 2010 were solid.
12-9 overall, way above league average in ERA and Ratio (3.18 and 1.00)
Extremely nasty on Ray batters though out his career.
Lifetime, the current Ray lineup is 43 for 182 (.236), OBA is a very tidy .272.
Pena has touched him up for three homers, but is only .209 with 9K's.
Upton and Zobrist has mild success against Lee, everybody else can't touch him.
David Price starts for the Rays.
Like Lee, Price's numbers were scary similar on his way to a solid season as well.
Price was 19-7 with a slightly lower ERA (2.72) than Lee, but a slightly higher Ratio (1.19) than Lee.
Here's the big diference in this game, and it's noticable.
This current Ranger team has demonstrated they can hit Price.
Overall, the current Texas team is 16 for 56 lifetime (.286) but the OBA is ridiculously high, the current Ranger lineup has a lifetime OBA of .397 againt Price.
That stat can not be ignored. That stat is huge.
4 out of 10 batters reach base against Price, that's about 2 an inning, that translates into runs, compared to the 27 percent that Lee allows, that's huge.
Major edge to Texas in game 1.
Note, the home field advantage in Tampa is minimal, this isn't Fenway or Yankee Stadium, Rangers are playing to a home field that can't fill up when giving tickets away.
TEXAS +123 5D reduced
3*
As per usual thank you for taking the time to read this, and as always, may all you tickets get cashed.
:toast:
