Rangers (37-46) vs Orioles (44-39) Preview
On the season the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 40-37 and a run-line W/L record of 34-49 and the Orioles have an Over/Under record of 38-43 and a run-line W/L record of 44-39.
Venue/ Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Time/Date: 7:05 PM EST Wednesday, July 2, 2014
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Rangers +140 / Orioles -150
Over/Under: 9 runs
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Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles Preview
This season the Orioles are 21-21 at home and the Rangers are 19-23 on the road.
In yesterday’s game between these 2 teams the Orioles beat the Rangers 8-3.
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The Orioles have taken the first 2 games of this 4-game series.
The Rangers have lost 8 of their last 10 games and it is not even the All Star break yet and they are already 14 games out of first place in the AL West. On the other side of the coin the Orioles have won 6 of their last 10 games and are only 1 game out of first place in the AL East 1 game back of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Orioles have won 9 of their last 10 games against the Rangers including 4 straight against them at home.
Miles Mikolas (0-0 0.00 ERA) is going for the Rangers tonight and he will be making his first career start.
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Mikolas went t 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA in 27 games for San Diego in the 2012-2013 season and was 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA in six starts in the minors this season.
Chris Tillman (7-4 4.18 ERA) gets the starting nod for the Orioles and in his last outing he was solid only giving up 1 earned run in 9 innings of work in a win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Orioles are 1-4 in Tillman’s last 5 starts as a home favorite.
The Rangers offense ranks in the middle of the pack (15th0), but have been struggling as of late and in their last 7 road games they have been outscored 44-19. In their last 4 games at Baltimore, all losses, the Rangers have only scored a grand total of 6 runs.
The Orioles rank 11th in the Majors in runs scored.
Baltimore slugger Nelson Cruz leads the AL in HR (27) and RBI (67)
Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends
The Rangers are 2-11 in their last 13 overall, 0-7 in their last 7 road games, and they have an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games.
The Orioles are 6-2 in their last 8 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game, 7-3 in their last 10 vs. American League West, and they have an Under record of 11-4-1 in their last 16 home games.
In the last 5 games between these 2 teams the total has gone Over 4 times.
Jason’s Pick:
I have to go with the Orioles in this one with Tillman on the hill and facing a pitcher making his first Major League start.
