Tuesday, June 14, 2011

MLB Preview: Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees

The Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.

Righthander Alexi Ogando will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Ogando is 7-0 this season with a 2.10 ERA.

The Yankees will counter Ogando with CC Sabathia. Lefthander Sabathia has a 3.15 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

In their last action, Texas was a 6-1 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at +108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for New York, they were a 1-0 loser as they battled the Indians at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Indians at +165 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games.

Team records: Texas: 36-31 SU New York: 36-28 SU

Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4

New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games Texas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Texas is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 12 games at home NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

Next up: NY Yankees home to Texas, Wednesday, June 15

MLB Preview: Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees

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