Rangers-Mets Pointers

The Texas Rangers and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Shea Stadium. Scott Feldman will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Feldman is 1-2 this season with a 3.93 ERA. It'll be Oliver Perez toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Lefthander Perez is 4-4 with a 5.37 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers lost 6-5 to the Royals as a +115 underdog last time out. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). German Duran cracked a three-run home run in a losing effort for the Rangers. Frank Francisco gave up two runs in relief to suffer the loss. The Mets lost 5-4 in the rubber match to the Diamondbacks last time out, as -155 favorites. The combined nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7). Ramon Castro had two hits and homered in the loss for the Mets. Aaron Heilman surrendered the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Texas: 34-34 SU New York: 31-34 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 1-2 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 1-2 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games NY Mets are 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Next up: NY Mets home to Texas, Saturday, June 14