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(MLB) Texas vs. Detroit,
Money Line: 138.00 Texas (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: 138.00 Texas (Away)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* play on the Texas Rangers.
Aside from one bad outing (in his last start), AJ Griffin has been solid in his time for the Rangers this year. Tigers' veteran Justin Verlander has been all over the map as far as his game-to-game consistency is concered this year. We like the hard-hitting Rangers to build off yesterday's 5-3 victory.
Griffin: He's 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA. After going the distance in a complete game shutout against San Diego, Griggin came back down to Earth against the A's on Sunday, giving up four runs off seven hits and three walks over five innings. The three walks represented a season high. Note that Griffin is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA on the road already this year.
Verlander: He's 3-3 with a 4.47 ERA. He most recently gave up four runs over six innings in a loss to the Angels on Sunday. The right-handers BB/9 is up to 4.66, which would be a career worst if the season ended today and is more than double his rate from last year.
The bottom line: After a slow start, Texas is now 11-6 (+5.4 units) in May, while Detroit is interestingly only 9-10 (-1.4 units) in all "night" games this season. We think Griffin can outduel his counterpart, play on the RANGERS.
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Aside from one bad outing (in his last start), AJ Griffin has been solid in his time for the Rangers this year. Tigers' veteran Justin Verlander has been all over the map as far as his game-to-game consistency is concered this year. We like the hard-hitting Rangers to build off yesterday's 5-3 victory.
Griffin: He's 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA. After going the distance in a complete game shutout against San Diego, Griggin came back down to Earth against the A's on Sunday, giving up four runs off seven hits and three walks over five innings. The three walks represented a season high. Note that Griffin is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA on the road already this year.
Verlander: He's 3-3 with a 4.47 ERA. He most recently gave up four runs over six innings in a loss to the Angels on Sunday. The right-handers BB/9 is up to 4.66, which would be a career worst if the season ended today and is more than double his rate from last year.
The bottom line: After a slow start, Texas is now 11-6 (+5.4 units) in May, while Detroit is interestingly only 9-10 (-1.4 units) in all "night" games this season. We think Griffin can outduel his counterpart, play on the RANGERS.
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