Saturday, August 20, 2011

AL Wildcard Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox

The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field.

Righthander Alexi Ogando will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Ogando is 12-5 this season with a 3.33 ERA.

Ogando's opponent in this one will be John Danks. The White Sox lefthander has a 3.95 ERA to go along with a 5-9 record this season.

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

Last time out for Texas, they were a 7-4 winner as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -114 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games.

Team records: Texas: 73-53 SU Chicago: 61-63 SU

Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a win are 7-3

Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider: Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing at home against Texas Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Texas Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Texas

Next up: Chi White Sox home to Texas, Sunday, August 21

AL Wildcard Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox

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