Orioles at Rangers
O/U 8 · RL Rangers -1.5
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Rangers ML -139
- Published odds
- -139
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 1-2
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The read
Friday night under the closed roof in Arlington, two teams with nearly as many losses as wins meet with little room for error. Texas is rested and has won two straight, while Baltimore played Thursday and has struggled to score consistently.
Shane Baz has pitched well lately, but Texas can use five left-handed hitters against a right-hander who has struggled more against them. Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Brandon Nimmo give the Rangers a favorable matchup near the top of the lineup, while Nathan Eovaldi’s splitter and curveball should challenge an Orioles lineup that has barely hit in August. Eovaldi has been inconsistent lately, so I’m not highly confident, and the price is not cheap. Still, Texas has the better lineup setup, more rest and home field, so I’m backing the Rangers to win.
The full analysis
## Gary’s Take
Eovaldi’s recent volatility keeps this from being a high-confidence play, and -139 is no bargain. Still, Texas has the better lineup configuration, the rest advantage and home field, so I’m backing the Rangers moneyline at -139.
The research
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STARTER FORM
Shane Baz: 1.62 ERA over his last 3 starts
1.62Three earned runs allowed across those three trips to the mound says Baz has been finding outs with more than just soft contact — he's pitching deep into games and not letting what damage there is turn into runs. Whatever's dragging Baltimore's record down with him, it isn't him lately.
BATTER VS ARM
Gunnar Henderson vs Nathan Eovaldi: .700
.700Gunnar Henderson has gone 7-for-10 (.700) across 10 career at-bats off Nathan Eovaldi. They meet again tonight. He enters cold (.582 OPS, L15).
HEAT CHECK
Ezequiel Duran: .995 OPS in Last 15 Days
.995The last 15 days sample runs 48 PA: a .995 OPS versus .787 for the season, 0.208 above his norm. He has 13 home runs on the season. His total-bases line tonight: 0.5.
HR THREAT
Brandon Nimmo
+600Gary's Take Brandon Nimmo has been swinging a hot bat for Texas, launching a pair of homers over his last four games and hitting .409 over the last week. Tonight he draws right-hander Shane Baz, who carries a stark platoon split.
FIRST INNING
NRFI watch: quiet first innings on both sides of BAL @ TEX
NRFIThe lineups have kept this quiet, but the two arms on the mound are the real wildcard — Eovaldi's allowed eight homers in his own first innings this year and Baz isn't far off him on contact allowed that early either. I'd expect traffic even if the zero holds, and if a run does slip through, it's more likely one mistake pitch than a lineup stringing together a rally.
TEAM RECORD
Orioles 1-7 in Shane Baz's last 8 starts
1-7Baltimore's 1-7 in Baz's eight starts, and closing that stretch with three straight losses means this isn't old history — it's the shape of the team's most recent form too. They carry that into Texas tonight still hunting for the outcome that's mostly eluded them.
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Props on this game
4- GARY'S PICKNATHAN EOVALDIK'S OVER 7.5
Eovaldi has been a strikeout machine recently, eclipsing this 7.5 mark in four of his last six starts with totals of 8, 10, 9, and 9. He draws an ideal matchup tonight against a Baltimore lineup that is reeling, batting just .159 as a team in August. Eovaldi's curveball and splitter are elite swing-and-miss pitches, and five Orioles in tonight's starting nine carry recent whiff rates of 29 percent or higher. Getting plus-money on Eovaldi to rack up eight punchouts is too good to ignore.
- GARY'S PICKBRANDON NIMMOTOTAL BASES OVER 1.5
The Rangers have a distinct platoon advantage against Shane Baz, who yields a .285 average and a .787 OPS to left-handed hitters. Brandon Nimmo is swinging a scorching bat right now, hitting .409 over the last week with two homers and a double, clearing this total bases number in three of his last four games. At +131, we are getting a great price on a locked-in lefty swinging right into the teeth of Baz’s platoon weakness.
- THE LONG SHOTBRANDON NIMMOHR OVER 0.5
Brandon Nimmo has been swinging a hot bat for Texas, launching a pair of homers over his last four games and hitting .409 over the last week. Tonight he draws right-hander Shane Baz, who carries a stark platoon split. Baz has allowed a .787 OPS to left-handed hitters compared to just .661 against righties, making him much more vulnerable to left-handed power. Hitting out of the cleanup spot with the roof closed at Globe Life Field, +600 is an excellent price for a dialed-in hitter holding a clear platoon advantage.
- THE LONG SHOTTYLER O'NEILLHR OVER 0.5
Nathan Eovaldi has been struggling to keep the ball in the yard lately, serving up seven home runs over his last five starts. While he handles right-handed hitters well on a general contact basis, he has still surrendered 12 homers to them in just 216 at-bats this year. Tyler O'Neill enters tonight seeing the ball exceptionally well, having homered twice in his last three games while posting a 1.806 OPS over the last seven days. Given Eovaldi's recent home run woes, O'Neill is in a prime position to capitalize at +449.
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