MLB Betting: New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers Prediction: August 10th 2010
Our Tuesday night MLB predictions take us to The Ballpark in Arlington where a pair of division leaders will collide in the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers; first pitch for tonight’s series opener is set for 8:05 ET.
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The month of August hasn’t treated the defending World Series champs very kindly as they stand just 4-5 (-$340) overall and enter this brief two-game set with the Rangers having either lost or split each of their L/3 series played. Because of it, manager Joe Girardi’s ballclub now holds just a 1.5-game lead atop the AL East standings over Tampa Bay.
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The Rangers return home from a nine-game divisional road trip that saw them tally victories just four times; they most recently dropped two of three to the resurgent A’s in Oakland. Though they hold a healthy eight-game lead in the AL West, the Rangers know they need to play better than .500 ball at this point of the season to make a trip back to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Texas will enter this brief five-game home stand vs. the Yankees and Red Sox confidently knowing they’re 36-21 in front of the home crowd this season.
New York Yankees (69-42, +$404) vs. Texas Rangers (64-47, $313)
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10th, 8:05 ET
Game Location: Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
TV/Radio Broadcast: My9, FOX – Southwest, XM
A.J. Burnett was pummeled back into reality his last time out at Toronto where the Blue Jays bludgeoned him to the tune of eight hits (2 HR) and eight ER’s through just 4.2 innings of work. The 5th inning was one he won’t soon forget after giving up seven-runs on six extra-base hits. The defeat dropped him to an even 9-9 on the year with a 4.93 ERA & 1.49 WHIP, and snapped a personal two-game winning streak.
The Yankees have split his 12 road games where he sports a bloated 5.50 ERA & 1.57 WHIP, but he’s fared very well against the Rangers in nine career starts going 4-2 with a 3.34 ERA & 1.15 WHIP. He shut them out at home through seven innings of work in the Yankees 7-3 win back in mid April, but NY has dropped each of his L/5 starts vs. winning ball clubs.
Taking to the bump for the 23rd time this season will be lefty C.J. Wilson who stands 10-5 on the year with a 3.30 ERA & 1.26 WHIP. Texas stands 16-6 with him leading their charge and its tallied victories in each of his L/4 outings. He hasn’t pitched much of late however (8.2 IP L/2 starts) lasting just three innings against the Mariners his last time out to receive his seventh no decision of the season.
He has however been at his best at home for MLB bettors where he stands 8-2 with a stellar 3.28 ERA & 1.19 WHIP; the Rangers are 10-3 in his 13 overall Arlington starts and a perfect 4-0 his L/4 home outings vs. a +.500 opponent. He made his first career start against the Yankees back in April and lost to C.C Sabathia by a 5-1 count allowing seven hits and three ER’s through six IP.
MLB Insider Tip: This is a huge statement game for the Rangers! With Cliff Lee matched up against Javier Vazquez Wednesday, it’s all but a foregone conclusion that Texas wins tomorrow night as well as he’s currently throwing. That said; to pull off the short series sweep of the Yankees would not only bolster the Rangers self confidence, but it would also let it be known to the rest of the World Series contenders that they have the goods in place to do some real damage in the playoffs.
Burnett has been hit or miss for the better part of the L/2 months, while Wilson’s dropped just one of his L/7 home starts over that same span. I’m well aware of Burnett’s mastery of the Rangers of late, but he certainly looks ripe to get walloped this evening coming off that sick display north of the border.
My MLB predictions for this series opener have the Rangers making a huge statement to the Yankees and the rest of baseball! Nolan Ryan’s squad is primed and ready for a serious run in October.
My MLB Prediction: Texas Rangers (Wilson)
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