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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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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 Seattle Mariners (40-66) faced the Texas Rangers (55-52) last night in a game that had many moments both sides would like to forget. Texas was up 9-3 going into the 6th inning but gave up 3 runs. They gave up 2 runs in the 7th and 2 runs in the 9th as well to eventually fall behind 10-9 going into the bottom half of the ninth inning. Rangers third basemen Ramón Vázquez had plenty to do with giving up the big lead.  He accounted for 3 of the Rangers 5 errors. But Vázquez actually ended up being the savior of the game as he hit a two run double in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas an 11-10 victory over Seattle. Vazquez had this to say about the result of his 9th inning double: “It’s awesome. I was glad to do something to end the game. It would have been a tough one leaving this game if we would have lost.”

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The Chicago White Sox (57-43) beat the Texas Rangers (52-50) by a score of 10-8 in an afternoon showdown at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago today.  The White Sox win was a come from behind victory; they scored 5 runs in the bottom of the eighth and closer Bobby Jenks closed it out for the save.  Carlos Quentin turned out to be the star of the game, as he hit two home runs, for a total of 26 on the season.  His eighth inning, three run bomb off of Rangers closer C.J. Wilson drove in three runs to give the Sox the lead heading into the top of the ninth.  The HR came with two outs, and with Wilson just coming in to replace reliever Eddie Guardado, who was eventually charged with the loss.

Quentin had this to say about the homerun: “I was looking fastball and was going to adjust to anything he threw up there.  I was just looking to get a hit and tie the game. Sometimes in those situation when you’re not looking to do too much, good things happen.”  The win came without eccentric White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on the bench.  He was tossed in the seventh, when his team was down 8-4, after arguing a called third strike with home plate umpire Rob Drake.  Octavio Dotel (4-4) was given the win after pitching a perfect inning in the top of the eighth.

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