Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers will be taking on the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in a Sunday showdown. Fox Sports Southwest will be airing this AL matchup and the first pitch will be at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Odds
Bookmakers have Baltimore (+130) as the underdog to Texas (-140). If you’re thinking the game’s total is going to go below 9 runs scored, then Vegas is putting up -120 odds to play the under. Taking the over can return even money (+100). There’s a runline of Rangers -1.5 (+105) and Orioles +1.5 (-125) for this matchup.
The Orioles are 46-96 straight up (SU) and 60-81 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 16.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 25.3 units ATS. Baltimore has covered the spread only twice in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Rangers are 71-73 SU and have gone 78-65 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 8.0 units for moneyline bettors and 3.5 units ATS. Texas is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Baltimore games have an over/under record of 72-60-9 in 2019. Texas has been a good under bet with a total record of 63-77-3.
Mike Minor will get the start for the visiting Rangers. The left-handed Minor is 12-8 with a 3.12 ERA and 180 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Baltimore this year.
The Orioles are putting the ball in the hands of righty Asher Wojciechowski (2-7, 5.12 ERA), who has 66 strikeouts and 24 walks as well as a 1.23 WHIP. Wojciechowski has yet to face the Rangers this year and did not accrue any MLB pitching stats in 2018.
Texas’ pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.10 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.42 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.61, along with a WHIP of 1.45.
Rangers hitters have slashed .246/.319/.429 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo continue to lead Texas’ hitters. The speedy Andrus is slashing .274/.313/.394 with 10 home runs, 63 RBIs, 71 runs and 27 steals, while Choo is hitting .262 with 21 homers, 51 RBIs, 81 runs and 12 stolen bases.
In the home-team dugout, Baltimore’s pitching staff has given up 6.2 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.65, a WHIP of 1.40 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 6.01 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8.6 K/9.
The Baltimore hitters have produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .250/.292/.399 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Second baseman Jonathan Villar and right fielder Trey Mancini have led the Orioles’ batters this year. Villar is slashing .278/.345/.456 with 20 home runs, 62 RBIs, 95 runs and 33 stolen bases, and Mancini’s line is .277/.351/.516 with 30 homers, 77 RBIs and 92 runs.
The Rangers have gained 6.6 units and are 50-41 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 38 of those games, compared to 52 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Orioles have lost 3.0 units and are 24-30 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 28 of those games, compared to 22 that’ve cashed the under.
Rangers at Orioles Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- Each teams has logged 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings.
- The Orioles have lost seven of their last eight games SU.
- Baltimore has recorded 23.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 19.8 over its last five.
- The Rangers have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
- The Rangers have an OPS of .748 this season and an OPS of .760 against right-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS stands at .722 overall and .704 versus righties.
