MLB Picks: Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds: September 7th 2010

Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
MLB Pick: Over 9 Runs -110 odds
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At 7:05 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays ‘over’ the total. Many of the American League teams who face tough pennant battles down the stretch made moves within the past several weeks to shore up their pitching staffs. Other than acquiring lefthander Cliff Lee at the trade deadline (and some very minor signings like Jesus Colume), the Rangers have not been one of those teams and they head into September with pretty much the same staff with which they went into the season. This strategy could prove costly as Texas has seen numerous injuries to its staff with a total of eight hurlers either injured, on the DL, or lost for the rest of the season at this point and its staff ERA has been the worst in the league over the past seven days at 5.75. One of those injured pitchers gets to try to prove that he can come back tonight as righthander Scott Feldman makes his 26th appearance (21st start), and first start since July 24th. Feldman was moved into the bullpen after struggling in the first half of the season and then was placed on the DL, but will try to put all that behind him as he fills in for the injured Lee (back pain). It’s a tough comeback assignment for Feldman who is 0-3 with a 5.94 ERA in eight appearances (five starts) against the Jays. Righthander Shaun Marcum would like to improve on his numbers against the Rangers as the current ace of the Toronto staff has a 5.33 ERA in just over 25 innings pitched against Texas. This has all the makings of a high-scoring contest. Take the ‘over.’ As always, good luck…Al McMordie.