The Texas Rangers are making a road trip to Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing this AL matchup. The game gets underway at 7:07 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Toronto (-150) as the favorite over Texas (+140). Bettors can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at +100 for over nine runs and -120 for under nine. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds standing at -155 for the Rangers +1.5 runs and +135 for the Blue Jays -1.5 runs.
The Rangers have gone just 9-17 SU this year and are 10-16 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.6 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in the season’s early going and 9.8 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, are 14-10 SU and 13-10 ATS. The team has gained 4.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.3 units ATS. Toronto has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Blue Jays games have an over/under record of 9-12-2 so far in 2018. Texas has an over/under record of 12-13-1.
Southpaw Mike Minor is projected to start for the visiting Rangers. Minor is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 20 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA against Toronto this year.
The Blue Jays are sending righty Marcus Stroman (0-2, 8.55 ERA) to the mound. Stroman has 21 strikeouts and 14 walks to his name, as well as a 1.85 WHIP. Stroman is 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 9.64 ERA in one start against Texas this year.
Toronto’s pitching staff has allowed 4.2 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.07 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has posted a solid ERA of just 2.31, a WHIP of 1.24 and a K/9 of 8.9.
Toronto’s offense is putting up 5.3 runs per contest, including 5.5 per game over its last 10 games and 2.6 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .155/.236/.298 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Blue Jays’ offense has been led by outfielder Curtis Granderson and third baseman Yangervis Solarte. Granderson is slashing .321/.433/.571 with three home runs, 12 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Solarte’s line is .228/.347/.494 with six homers, 11 RBIs and 14 runs.
Granderson didn’t do as well batting against left-handed pitching at home in 2017. Across 52 such plate appearances, he slashed .149/.212/.234 (compared to his overall season line of .212/.323/.450).
For the visitors, Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.96 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 7.68 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.26, along with a WHIP of 1.49 and a K-per-9 of 8.53.
Rangers hitters have slashed .231/.308/.370 on their way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Shortstop Elvis Andrus and first baseman Joey Gallo have led Texas’ offense. Andrus is hitting .327/.426/.500 with 17 hits, five RBIs and seven runs scored, while Gallo (.229/.308/.490) is up to 22 hits, seven homers, 17 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
The Rangers have lost 0.3 units and are 9-11 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in eight of those games, as opposed to 11 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Blue Jays have netted 0.7 units and are 6-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in four of those games, as opposed to four which went under the total.
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Betting Notes
The Blue Jays have lost four of their last five games SU.
Texas fielders have 10 errors over the last 10 games, compared to four errors for Toronto over its last 10.
The Rangers have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have hit 12 over their last 10.
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