Rangers vs. Orioles Pick
Can the Baltimore Orioles complete a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers when these two close out their series today at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Baltimore is favored at home, as the Orioles are getting odds of -110 to win, while the Rangers are listed with a money line of +100 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 10 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Cole Hamels (4-0, 3.05 ERA) on the mound for Texas to face Wade Miley (4-8, 5.40) of the Orioles. Hamels is coming off back-to-back 7.2-inning, scoreless outings. He now has 33 strikeouts with 18 walks over 59 innings this season and has a 1.02 WHIP. Miley is struggling as of late, allowing seven runs in two of his last three starts. He has 84 strikeouts with 55 walks and a 1.80 WHIP on the season.
The Orioles have won all three meetings with the Rangers this week. After getting a 3-1 win on Monday, Baltimore has followed it up with 12-1 and 10-2 wins, respectively. The Orioles are now 45-49 overall and 28-19 at home while the Rangers are 45-49 overall and 20-29 on the road.
On Wednesday night, the Orioles hammered Texas for seven runs in the seventh inning. Adam Jones hit his 16th home run of the season and finished with three hits in the win. Jonathan Schoop added three hits and three RBI while Trey Mancini had two hits and three RBI. The run support allowed Kevin Gausman to pick up his sixth win of the season. He pitched six innings and allowed just one run with four hits. Martin Perez took the loss, allowing five runs in six innings. Joey Gallo had his 22nd home run of the season for the Rangers in the loss.
The Orioles have had Texas’ number in this series, but I just don’t like the pitching matchup today. Miley has been a mess for the most part while Hamels is really locked in. Texas hasn’t been able to produce runs in the last three games, but should be able to get the bats going against Miley. Hamels should remain hot and keep Baltimore from doing big damage today and allow the Rangers to avoid being swept.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TEXAS RANGERS +100