Glenn Otto versus Zac Lowther. This just may be the worst pitching matchup of the season. Otto is 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA. Lowther is 0-2 with a 9.61 ERA.

So why pray tell get involved in this game?

The answer is simple. The Rangers opened as a road favorite. That hasn't happened since June 2 - and for good reason. Texas has the worst road record in the majors at 22-55. Texas isn't playing well either losing seven of its last eight games, including the past four.

The Orioles are coming off a competitive series against the Phillies. They beat the Phillies, 2-0, on Monday and then lost a pair of one-run games to Philadelphia on Tuesday and Wednesday with the Tuesday one being decided in extra innings.

Make no mistake, though, my handicap isn't based on endorsing the Orioles but strictly fading the Rangers. Lowther is terrible. But so is Otto. He's surrendered 15 runs in his last two starts spanning 7 innings while allowing 15 hits and five walks during this hideous two-game span.