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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 7/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TEXAS  GALLARDO )
 
BALTIMORE  GAUSMAN )
+1.5  -210

-1.5  +175
+100

-110

8.5un
 
2
Final
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TEXAS (40 - 39) at BALTIMORE (42 - 36)
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Thursday, 7/2/2015 7:05 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
967TEXAS+110Ov 8.5,+100+105Ov 8.5,-120
968BALTIMORE-120Un 8.5,-120-115Un 8.5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games40-39+14.933-414.40.2490.3090.4020.7114.30.2570.3180.4110.728
Road Games25-20+18.318-264.20.2340.2910.3880.6794.00.2520.3120.4090.721
vs Right-handed Starters26-23+10.720-244.70.2590.3180.4210.7384.20.2510.3110.4100.721
Past 7 Games3-402-34.10.2690.3080.4940.8024.60.2440.3090.4090.718
Grass Games37-35+14.529-384.50.2510.3110.4070.7184.20.2590.3190.4090.729
Night Games30-25+15.824-294.30.2520.3090.4110.7194.00.2490.3100.3980.707
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2490.30979269967212912870.4023222346455254165647539
Road Games4.20.2340.291451530358646530.3881751233903428733353816
Righty Starters4.70.2590.318491652428819560.4212131423744031648403524
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.311.350246.7121118238349520212-12191065.5%
Road Games4.411.366126.7636211918541267-616672.7%

BALTIMORE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games42-36+5.433-414.60.2610.3120.4300.7424.00.2470.3090.4000.709
Home Games28-16+9.619-235.10.2710.3210.4610.7823.80.2400.2900.3960.685
vs Right-handed Starters32-28+425-324.60.2570.3120.4320.7453.60.2330.2990.3770.677
Past 7 Games5-2+2.52-45.00.2700.3150.5060.8213.90.2620.2970.4710.768
Grass Games37-30+627-364.60.2650.3140.4400.7543.90.2450.3030.3940.697
Night Games24-25-2.920-274.30.2540.3070.4160.7243.90.2390.2980.3980.695
BALTIMORE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2610.31278260868111716970.4303431936372446976376631
Home Games5.10.2710.321441449393656660.4612121063331425443193611
Righty Starters4.60.2570.3126020055158512810.4322661615022137056265524
BALTIMORE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.821.189245.78777204228824615-626583.9%
Home Games3.011.234125.75142114144113110-216480%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/18/2015RANAUDO(R)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)0-1L2157.5 unU440570
6/19/2015LEWIS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)2-1W1807 unU4419100
6/20/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L)2-3L1458.5 unU432690
6/21/2015GALLARDO(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-3L1208 unU810012101
6/23/2015GONZALEZ(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)6-8L+1159 unO11901151
6/24/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)2-8L-1208.5 ovO97214110
6/25/2015LEWIS(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R)3-6L+1309 unP10801070
6/26/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)2-12L1609 unO7611350
6/27/2015GALLARDO(R)@ TORONTOBOYD(L)4-0W1508.5 ovU1170331
6/28/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)2-3L1609 evU9120442
6/29/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ BALTIMORENORRIS(R)8-1W1209 unP1470991
6/30/2015LEWIS(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)8-6W1308.5 ovO1241730
7/1/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)2-4L1658.5 unU431950
7/2/2015GALLARDO(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R) 
7/3/2015GONZALEZ(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
7/4/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L) 
7/5/2015LEWIS(R)LA ANGELSWILSON(L) 
7/7/2015MARTINEZ(R)ARIZONA  
7/8/2015 ARIZONA  

BALTIMORE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/18/2015NORRIS(R)@ PHILADELPHIAO'SULLIVAN(R)1-2L-1558.5 unU680531
6/19/2015WRIGHT(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)4-5L1058.5 ovO692970
6/20/2015GAUSMAN(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)5-3W1058.5 evU106010100
6/21/2015TILLMAN(R)@ TORONTOCOPELAND(R)13-9W1259 unO16701271
6/23/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)6-4W1059 ovO1150890
6/24/2015NORRIS(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)1-5L1308.5 unU862730
6/25/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)8-6W1208.5 unO14901262
6/26/2015CHEN(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)4-3W+1007.5 unU10701090
6/28/2015JIMENEZ(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)4-0W-1308.5 unU630460
6/28/2015TILLMAN(R)CLEVELANDMURATA(R)8-0W-1359 unU850871
6/29/2015NORRIS(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)1-8L-1309 unP9911470
6/30/2015GONZALEZ(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)6-8L-1408.5 ovO7301241
7/1/2015CHEN(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)4-2W-1758.5 unU950431
7/2/2015GAUSMAN(R)TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
7/3/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
7/4/2015TILLMAN(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
7/5/2015NORRIS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
7/6/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
7/7/2015CHEN(L)@ MINNESOTAMAY(R) 
7/8/2015 @ MINNESOTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team.
BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rangers-Orioles Preview* =========================

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

Texas (40-38) at Baltimore (41-36), 7:05 p.m. EDT

After coming up short on their first attempt, the Texas Rangers should feel confident about clinching their first series win over the Baltimore Orioles in three years.

Red-hot Yovani Gallardo takes the mound in the finale Thursday night looking to extend the majors' longest active shutout streak and help the Rangers take three of four at Camden Yards.

Texas (40-39) put up a combined 16 runs and 26 hits in winning the first two games of this series before Baltimore starter Wei-Yin Chen held the club to two runs and four hits in Wednesday's 4-2 win.

The Rangers, however, might not need a big effort at the plate to wrap up their first series win over the AL East-leading Orioles (42-36) since August 2012. They had lost 11 of 12 meetings prior to this series.

Gallardo has gone 4-0 with an MLB-best 0.99 ERA in seven starts since May 24. He hasn't surrendered a home run over that span, holding the opposition to five hits or fewer in each of those outings.

The right-hander carries a career-high 23 1-3-inning scoreless streak into this game after limiting Toronto - averaging a baseball-best 5.37 runs - to three hits over 8 1-3 innings in Saturday's 4-0 road win. It's the first time he's had three straight scoreless starts since September 2007 while with Milwaukee.

His streak, which spans over parts of four starts, is the longest run by a Rangers starter since Martin Perez had a 26-inning run in April 2014.

"Every pitch, he throws where he wants to. It's hard to put a good swing on it when you locate a pitch like he does," catcher Robinson Chirinos told MLB's official website. "He moves the ball in when he has to, throws breaking balls when he needs to."

In his only start against the Orioles, Gallardo (7-6, 2.72 ERA) surrendered three runs and four hits while walking five over 6 2-3 innings in an 8-3 home win May 28, 2014.

Travis Snider is 3 for 14 when facing Gallardo, Steve Pearce is 2 for 14 with a home run and Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Manny Machado are a combined 0 for 9.

The Orioles have hit .288 with 35 home runs while averaging 6.1 runs over their past 21 games. Jimmy Paredes and J.J. Hardy both homered and knocked in two runs Wednesday.

Kevin Gausman (1-0, 4.24) is expected to be recalled from Triple-A to make his second start in 10 appearances this season. He allowed two runs and four hits over five innings in a 5-3 win at Toronto on June 20.

The right-hander gave up two runs, two hits and walked two in 1 2-3 innings of relief the only time he faced Texas in an 8-4 home loss in July 2013. Prince Fielder has a home run in two at-bats off Gausman, but he's 2 for 13 in this series after entering with an AL-best .351 average.

Shin-Soo Choo homered for the third straight game Wednesday and is trying to become the first Rangers player to go deep in four consecutive contests since Mike Napoli in 2012.

Josh Hamilton, hitting .390 with 10 home runs in his last 17 games at Camden, is expected to play after resting Wednesday. He returned from a 26-game absence due to a strained left hamstring Tuesday.

Baltimore, seeking a 5-2 homestand, designated outfielder Delmon Young for assignment Wednesday.

"We've got good quality people and you reach a point where you can't keep them all," manager Buck Showalter said.


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