The Rangers suffered a frustrating loss to the Marlins last night in their first game back in Arlington returning from a 10-game road swing that concluded this past Sunday.

I see the Rangers more relaxed and focused now in their second home game following that extended trip. Texas is four games above .500 at home while the Marlins are three games below .500 on the road.

I'm willing to lay this price backing Cole Hamels against Dan Straily. I respect Straily, but I really like Hamels here. Hamels had his streak of 24 scoreless innings snapped against the Orioles in his last start when he was hammered for seven runs in 5 1/3 innings.

The Orioles have been hot, though, and Hamels still has a 2.96 ERA for the month. The Rangers are 21-5 in Hamels' last 26 home games. The Rangers have been absolutely dominant when Hamels pitches at home against sub .500 opponents winning 13 of the past 14 times. Look for that trend to hold up here.