Rays vs Rangers Game 4 MLB Playoffs 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds: The Tampa Bay Rays forced a Game-4 in their ALDS with Texas on Saturday and will hang their 2010 season hopes on a rookie starting pitcher to force another game. If Tampa can steal a victory on Sunday in Arlington, the series will then shift back to Florida for a deciding fifth game. The rookie getting the ball for the Rays in Game-4 is Wade Davis. The Rays right-hander went 12-10 in the regular season with a 4.07 ERA. Countering for the Rangers is Tommy Hunter, who has a nice ERA at 3.73 to go along with a 13-4 record this season.
Sportsbook.com has lined the Rangers as -123 moneyline favorites versus the Rays with a posted total of 9-runs. Rays backers are getting +113 on the Sportsbook.com moneyline.Davis is making his postseason debut after finishing up his rookie season with a strong September — a 3.38 ERA in five starts. He faced the Rangers on June 4, in Texas, and got lit up for eight earned runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Hunter was 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA in six games (five starts) in September and ended up with a 7-0 record and a 3.06 ERA in 12 games at home. He was 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA vs. the Rays this year, including a 6-1 complete-game win on June 5 in Arlington.
Carlos Pena launched a two-run homer in the ninth and drove in three runs to lead Tampa Bay to a 6-3 win over Texas in Game 3 of their ALDS on Saturday. The Rangers now hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. The Rays won that game as a +105 underdog, while the nine runs made it OVER the game's posted 8 1/2-run total set by sportsbooks.
Carl Crawford also went deep in the three-run ninth inning for the Rays. Joaquin Benoit pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. Darren Oliver suffered the loss on the hill for the Rangers, giving up two earned runs in relief.
MLB Picks: In picking this game I see too many variables why the Rangers should win. Texas need to win this game because if they don't, they will face a very determined Rays squad in Game-5 back in Tampa. I like the Rangers (-123 ml) with Hunter getting the start.
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