Rangers at Orioles MLB Odds & Picks: The Texas Rangers, who lead the American League West by seven games over second place Oakland, will play the Orioles Saturday in the second of a three game set at Baltimore's Camden Yards. Former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. A right-hander, Lee is 10-6 this season with a 2.77 ERA. The Orioles will counter Lee with Brad Bergesen. Righthander Bergesen has a 5.89 ERA to go along with a 4-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers at Bodog.com list the Rangers as -230 moneyline favorites versus the Orioles with a posted game total of 7 1/2. Orioles backers are getting +200 odds. Lee and Bergesen must start the game for action to count.
Lee fell victim to some bad fielding in his start on Monday during a loss to the Rays. The lefty struck out 10 and set a modern MLB record with 143 strikeouts before issuing his 10th walk, a mark previously held by Curt Schilling in 2002.
Bergesen said his stuff felt fine on Monday, but chided himself for lack of execution in a few key situations. The right-hander, who lives off of his sinkerball, allowed three earned runs on nine hits over 5 1/3 innings against Seattle.
C.J. Wilson pitched 8 2-3 scoreless innings on Friday, allowing just three hits as the Rangers shut out the Orioles 2-0. The Rangers won that game as -200 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted 9 nine run total. Mitch Moreland went 2-for-3 with a solo home run for the Rangers, while Wilson whiffed 11 batters for his 12th victory. Jake Arrieta surrendered both runs off eight hits in 6 2-3 innings in the loss.
MLB Picks: Take the Rangers – giving -230 ML.
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