Yankees at Rangers MLB Odds & Picks: The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, leaders of the American League East and West, will come together for a short two game mid-week series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington beginning Tuesday night with first pitch set to fly at 8:05 pm Eastern. The Yankees will trot ace A.J. Burnett out to the mound in this one. Right-hander Burnett has a 9-9 record and a 4.93 ERA this season.The Rangers will counter Burnett with C.J. Wilson. A left-hander, Wilson has a 3.30 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers at sportsbook Bodog.com currently have the Rangers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total is sitting at 9½. Yankees backers are getting +120 moneyline odds.
A late scratch due to back spasms on Sunday, Burnett is trying to bounce back from one of the worst innings of his career, A seven-run fifth in which he allowed six extra-base hits against Toronto. The loss snapped a brief, two-start winning streak.
Wilson is coming off his shortest outing of the season, lasting just three innings against the Mariners on Wednesday. He allowed four runs on six hits and four walks while striking out three. He pitched against the Yankes on April 16 and lost 5-1.
Mark Teixeira homered for New York in its 2-1 loss to Boston on Monday. Boston won as +115 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total. Josh Hamilton was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Texas, while Colby Lewis allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.
The Rangers lost to Oakland 3-2 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted 7-run total. Josh Hamilton was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Texas, while Colby Lewis allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.
It's not often the Yankees, with Burnett starting, will be a listed underdog. That's why the Yanks are a good road-dog bet for Tuesday's game getting +120 moneyline odds.
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