Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Odds, Picks & Predictions: July 10 2009

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(Al McMordie MLB Predictions | bigal.com)

At 10:10pm our complimentary selection is on the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners. Texas has two representatives on the AL roster for the 2009 All Star game, and interestingly enough, both are offensive players, OF Josh Hamilton (who missed about half the season so far with injury) and 3B Michael Young. It’s interesting because it’s really been the Texas pitching that has been responsible for this team’s surprise first-half run. Three righthanded starters Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, and tonight’s mound man Scott Feldman have a combined record of 23-12 and an ERA well under four runs. Of the three, Feldman is by far the most pleasant surprise on this team. He continues to throw mostly quality starts despite not having particularly hard stuff and he seems to get the outs when he needs them. He’s done most of this without the support of the aforementioned Hamilton, who just came off the DL and should give Feldman and the rest of the staff a much-needed offensive boost. Seattle southpaw reliever-turned-starter Garrett Olson has done something very strange so far in 2009. He’s managed to pitch better on the road (much better as a matter of fact) than at home, despite having the advantage of one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in all of baseball. At Safeco Field, Olson has struggled to an 0-2 record and 5.31 ERA in seven appearances (three starts) while on the road, he is undefeated (3-0) with a 4.15 ERA. Strange indeed. And also troubling because tonight’s start is at Safeco. Take the Rangers. As always, good luck…Al McMordie. Get more baseball picks from this expert at handicappers picks