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Rogers' MASSIVE BEATDOWN >> SIZZLING 20-5 L25 MLB Sides!
(MLB) Oakland vs. Texas,
09/16/2016 4:05 PM, Score: 6 - 7
Money Line: -181.00 Texas (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -181.00 Texas (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Rangers own a healthy 8 1/2 game lead in the AL West but must be wary of the A's this weekend in Arlington. The A's may be just 64-82 on the season (a whopping 22 1/2 games back of the Rangers) but they come from Kansas City where they just swept a four-game series against the Royals, outscoring them by a combined 43-12! Also note that the A's have made life tough on the Rangers in 2016 as well, going 6-7 against Texas despite getting swept in their last series in Arlington.
The pitching matchup: Kendall Graveman (10-10, 4.13 ERA) takes the mound for the A's and Cole Hamels (14-5, 3.24 ERA) gets the nod for the Rangers. The fact that Graveman leads Oakland in wins kind of sums up the state of the team's 2016 season. He had allowed three runs or less in four straight starts (1.24 ERA in that stretch) but that was not the case in his most recent start, as he allowed eight ERs on 12 hits in five-plus innings last Saturday in a 14-3 loss against the Seattle Mariners. Cole Hamels has issued 11 walks over 12 innings in his last three starts and has handed out a career-high 72 free passes this season. Hamels also owns an 11.25 ERA in his last three but note that Texas has won two of the three.
The pick: Graveman has not faced Texas this season and is 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA and 1.74 WHIP in two career starts versus the Rangers. Hamels got a no-decision against the A's on May 17 in Oakland, allowing four runs (three earned) in 6 2/3 innings. In three career starts vs. the A's, he is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA (team is 1-2). I expect Hamels to rebound from his recent funk and it's impossible to ignore these two facts. The Rangers are 21-8 (plus-$1169 moneyline mark ranks 8th-best among starters) in his 2016 starts and going back to the end of last year's regular season, the Rangers have won 31 of Hamels' last 39 starts. Texas is MLB's biggest money-maker, earning a profit of $3216 on the season, which is $1860 MORE than the second-best moneyline team. The Rangers have won 11 of their last 13 home games and their 47-22 mark at Globe Life Park is second-best in the majors (home moneyline mark of plus-$2257 is easily a MLB-best!). Texas is a 7* play.
The pitching matchup: Kendall Graveman (10-10, 4.13 ERA) takes the mound for the A's and Cole Hamels (14-5, 3.24 ERA) gets the nod for the Rangers. The fact that Graveman leads Oakland in wins kind of sums up the state of the team's 2016 season. He had allowed three runs or less in four straight starts (1.24 ERA in that stretch) but that was not the case in his most recent start, as he allowed eight ERs on 12 hits in five-plus innings last Saturday in a 14-3 loss against the Seattle Mariners. Cole Hamels has issued 11 walks over 12 innings in his last three starts and has handed out a career-high 72 free passes this season. Hamels also owns an 11.25 ERA in his last three but note that Texas has won two of the three.
The pick: Graveman has not faced Texas this season and is 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA and 1.74 WHIP in two career starts versus the Rangers. Hamels got a no-decision against the A's on May 17 in Oakland, allowing four runs (three earned) in 6 2/3 innings. In three career starts vs. the A's, he is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA (team is 1-2). I expect Hamels to rebound from his recent funk and it's impossible to ignore these two facts. The Rangers are 21-8 (plus-$1169 moneyline mark ranks 8th-best among starters) in his 2016 starts and going back to the end of last year's regular season, the Rangers have won 31 of Hamels' last 39 starts. Texas is MLB's biggest money-maker, earning a profit of $3216 on the season, which is $1860 MORE than the second-best moneyline team. The Rangers have won 11 of their last 13 home games and their 47-22 mark at Globe Life Park is second-best in the majors (home moneyline mark of plus-$2257 is easily a MLB-best!). Texas is a 7* play.
