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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tropicana Field.
Jon Gray will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Right hander Gray is 7-6 this season with a 3.70 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Shawn Armstrong who starts for the Rays. Right hander Armstrong is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -141-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at 140 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Texas was a 4-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as +140 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 63-81 SU
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 13 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 80-64 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Tampa Bay Sunday, September 18