PREMIUM
AAA's 10* GAME OF WEEK (+$9K MLB Y-T-D!)
(MLB) Texas vs. NY Yankees,
Money Line: -116.00 Texas (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -116.00 Texas (Away)
Result: Win
This is a 10* GAME OF THE WEEK on the Texas Rangers.
Both Cole Hamels and CC Sabathia are putting together resurgent seasons. Both of their numbers though suggest that they're likely to get rocked in the very near future. The visitors hand the ball to ace Hamels (8-1, 2.79 ERA) who comes in off a dominant outing vs. the Reds on Wednesday, allowing just one run off five scattered hits over six innings in the 6-4 win. Hamels' peripherals aren't great as his 1.40 HR/9 and 3.44 BB/9 are both career worsts, while his 4.57 FIP is horrible. Hamels will be opposed by Yanks veteran Sabathia, who like his counterpart today, has opened the season strong, but who has also shown some "cracks in the armor." Sabathia (5-4, 2.20 ERA) is approaching 36 years old and while he's been superb to this point, like Hamels there's plenty of tell tale signs that the southpaw is about to take a step back, as his FIP is a full point higher than his ERA and his xFIP (which is considred by most experts as being the best predictor for future ERA) is more than two runs higher. Also note that he's a rather pedestrian 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA in front of the home town crowd this year. We'll call the starters a "wash," but we're giving a big nod to the Rangers' bats in this matchup. Texas rallied to win 9-6 in yesterday's opener and we think the surging visitors keep the momentum rolling today. Play on the RANGERS.
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Both Cole Hamels and CC Sabathia are putting together resurgent seasons. Both of their numbers though suggest that they're likely to get rocked in the very near future. The visitors hand the ball to ace Hamels (8-1, 2.79 ERA) who comes in off a dominant outing vs. the Reds on Wednesday, allowing just one run off five scattered hits over six innings in the 6-4 win. Hamels' peripherals aren't great as his 1.40 HR/9 and 3.44 BB/9 are both career worsts, while his 4.57 FIP is horrible. Hamels will be opposed by Yanks veteran Sabathia, who like his counterpart today, has opened the season strong, but who has also shown some "cracks in the armor." Sabathia (5-4, 2.20 ERA) is approaching 36 years old and while he's been superb to this point, like Hamels there's plenty of tell tale signs that the southpaw is about to take a step back, as his FIP is a full point higher than his ERA and his xFIP (which is considred by most experts as being the best predictor for future ERA) is more than two runs higher. Also note that he's a rather pedestrian 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA in front of the home town crowd this year. We'll call the starters a "wash," but we're giving a big nod to the Rangers' bats in this matchup. Texas rallied to win 9-6 in yesterday's opener and we think the surging visitors keep the momentum rolling today. Play on the RANGERS.
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