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Tonight, the Detroit Tigers (61-64) will take on the Texas Rangers (62-64). Detroit is 10.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, and Texas is 15.5 games behind the Angels in the AL West. The reason to watch this game is for the pitching, as both starters are among the top of the league in terms of wins. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM in Texas.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Tigers and the Rangers:

- Armando Galarraga (11-4, 3.11) will start for Detroit

- Vicente Padilla (12-6, 4.85) will start for Texas

- The Rangers have lost 10 out of their last 12 games

- The Rangers top ranked offense has only scored 11 times in the last 5 games, and have been shut out 4 of their last 10 games

-  The Rangers have the worst pitching staff in the league

- Detroit’s SP Galarraga has opponents hitting .217 against him, the third lowest in MLB

- Texas is without their leading hitter, Ian Kinsler

- Detroit is 28-36 on the road

- Texas is 32-29 on the road

- Detroit is 5-5 in its last ten games

- Texas is 2-8 in its last ten games

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On Monday night, the Tampa Bay Rays (76-48) defeated the Los Angeles Angels (76-47) by a score of 6-4 in a win that proved Tampa can hang with the top teams in baseball. The Rays are currently 5-2 against the Angels, the top team in MLB this season. Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske both homered for the Rays. Surprising, the Angels have the best road record in MLB, but are 0-4 in Tropicana Field, the Rays home ballpark, this season.

The result of the game may have been overshadowed by a major base running mistake by Tampa Bay’s B.J. Upton, who decided to take his time on what should have been a routine double. He was tagged out at second by Angels first basemen Mark Teixeira. Upton, who is among the fastest players in the league, would not talk to reporters after the game.

Andy Sonnanstine (13-6) was given the win. Jon Garland (11-8) was given the loss. Dan Wheeler earned the save, his sixth of the season.

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The Los Angeles Angels (76-46) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (75-48) in a matchup of the two top teams in the American League. The Angels are currently a virtual lock for the playoffs, as they have a 15.5 game lead over the Texas Rangers in the AL West. The Rays, in a tougher division, have a 4.5 game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Game time is scheduled for 7:10 PM Eastern.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Angels and the Rays:

- Jon Garland (11-7, 4.26) will start for Los Angeles

- Andy Sonnanstine (12-6, 4.35) will start for Tampa Bay

- Garland has won 3 of his last 4 starts

- Los Angeles comes into the game with an ML Best road record, 39-23

- The Angels have won 10 of their last 15 home games

- Tampa Bay is 14-4 in their last 18 games

- Tampa Bay has won 41 of its last 51 home games

- The Angels are 6-4 in their last 10 games

- Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last 10 games

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The Tampa Bay Rays (73-47) beat the Oakland Athletics (55-65) 7-6 in 12 innings on Thursday night. History was snapped in Tampa Bay’s win, as Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler’s streak of 39 consecutive scoreless innings tied a 59 year old major league record for relievers. B.J. Upton of the Rays an RBI double that scored Akinori Iwamura, who walked, to give the Rays a 5-4 lead in the ninth. Oakland managed to get a run in the bottom of the ninth to get the score even at 5-5.

In the 12th inning, Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena hit his 23rd homerun of the season, which gave Tampa Bay a 6-5 lead. Dioner Navarro added an RBI single for insurance, and it was definitely needed, as Oakland did score in the bottom of the 12th. They only scored once, however, and Tampa earned the 7-6 victory to remain 3 games ahead of Boston in the AL East.

Jason Hammel (4-3) was given the win, and Santiago Castilla (2-1) was given the loss. Trever Miller was given the save.

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On Wednesday night, the Seattle Mariners (46-75) beat the Los Angeles Angels (75-44) 10-7 in 12 innings. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez, who is creeping closer to the single season saves record, blew his fifth save of the season. Seattle’s Wladimir Balentien hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 12th after striking out four times to give Seattle the victory. In the Angels case, they’ve built up such a big lead in the AL West, currently at 15 games above the Rangers, that they can afford to lose games without thinking much about it. Roy Corcoran allowed one hit over three innings to get the win and snap Seattle’s five-game losing streak. Newly acquired Mark Teixeira had two homeruns in the game for the Angles in the losing effort.

Roy Corcoran (3-0) was given the win, and Justin Speier (1-5) was given the loss.

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If you had to describe last nights game between the Texas Rangers (61-59) and the Boston Red Sox (69-51) in one word, it would be this: Wild. In the first inning, the Red Sox grabbed a 10-0 lead on Texas, including two homeruns by Red Sox DH David Ortiz.  He became the 5th player in MLB history to hit two homers in the 1st inning alone. No one thought Texas would be able to make a game out of it at that point, but piece by piece, or rather, run by run, they managed to chip away at Boston’s lead, including an 8 run 5th inning and a 5 run 6th inning.  At that point, Texas miraculously had a 15-14 lead.  Both teams scored a run in the 7th inning to make it 16-15 in favor of Texas.
Going into the bottom of the eight inning, Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double, one of five hits in the game for him, to tie the game at 16 all.  After intentionally walking David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis stepped up to the plate. Youkilis drove a three-run shot over Fenway Park’s Green Monster to give Boston a 19-16 lead, sending the Fenway Park crowd into a frenzy. Texas managed to score a run in the bottom of the 9th, but it wasn’t enough as Boston went on to win the game, 19-17. The teams combined for 36 runs (tying an AL record) and 37 hits.  

Boston reliever Hideki Okajima (3-2) was given the win, with Texas reliever Frank Francisco (2-4) taking the loss.  Jonathan Papelbon was given the save, his 32nd of the season.

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The New York Yankees (62-52) and the Texas Rangers (60-55) will face off against each other tonight in Texas. With both teams acting as potential AL Wild Card contenders, this final game in the series could be pivotal. The Rangers lead the 4 game series 2-1 at this point, but New York won 5-3 last night and could split the series with a win tonight. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM Eastern at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Yankees and the Rangers:

- Mike Mussina (14-7, 3.44) will start for New York

- Scott Feldman (4-4, 4.97) will start for Texas

- Mussina 5-1 with a 2.47 ERA in his last nine starts against the Rangers

- In his first career start against the Yankees, Feldman gave up one run and four hits in 5 innings of a 2-1 road victory on June 30

- Texas has won 4 of its last 6 games

- Mussina has given up just 12 earned runs in 44 innings (2.45 ERA) over his last seven starts.

- In his last four starts, Feldman has let in 17 earned runs in 21 innings (7.29 ERA).

- New York is 26-26 on the road

- Texas is 31-25 at home

- New York is 4-6 in its last 10 games

- Texas is 6-4 in its last 10 games

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The New York Yankees (61-50) take on the Texas Rangers (58-54) Monday night in Texas. Over the last month, the Yankees have been red hot and are back in playoff talks after an abysmal start to the season. Game time is scheduled for 8:05 PM Eastern.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Yankees and the Rangers:

- Joba Chamberlain (4-3, 2.24) will pitch for New York

- Vicente Padilla (12-5, 4.52) will start for Texas

- New York is 25-24 on the road

- Texas is 29-24 at home

- New York has won 16 of its last 24 games since July 5th

- New York has lost 5 of its last 8 games on the road

- Texas has won 4 of its last 6 games

- Padilla is 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA in two career starts versus the Yankees

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The Los Angeles Angels (69-41) take the field against the New York Yankees (60-50) Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. The Angels hope to take the 4 game series, and New York is hoping for a split as they won yesterdays game after LA took the first two. Game time is scheduled for 1:05 PM Eastern.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Angels and the Yankees:

- John Lackey (9-2, 2.93) will start for the Angels

- Darrell Rasner (5-8, 4.92) takes the mound for the Yankees

- The Angels are 8-2 in their last 10 games

- The Yankees are 5-5 in their last 10 games

- The Angels are 14-7 overall against the Yankees in the last 3 years

- The Angels are 38-20 on the road

- The Yankees are 35-26 at home

- Angels starter John Lackey came within two outs of a no-hitter before eventually giving up a hit against Boston in his last start

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The Boston Red Sox (62-48) beat the Oakland Athletics (53-55) 2-1 Friday night in a tight 12 inning battle. Both of Boston’s runs came from newly acquired outfielder Jason Bay, who was involved in a three-team trade. Bay was brought in to replace Manny Rameriz, who was traded to the Dodgers. He led things off in the 12 by hitting a clutch triple, and eventually scored on a Jed Lowrie single. Red Sox fans went wild after he hit the triple, which left Bay to say this after the game: “It definitely ranks up there with one of the better moments I’ve had.” Oakland is currently in a major downfall, just 2-13 in its last 15 games. Mike Timlin was given the win, with Alan Embree taking the loss.

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