Yankees-Rangers Lines Preview

The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Righthander Philip Hughes will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Hughes is 2-2 this season with a 7.06 ERA. Hughes's opponent in this one will be Matt Harrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 4.71 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees lost to Philadelphia 4-3 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Mark Teixeira hit a solo home run for New York and Melky Cabrera was 3-5 with an RBI. The Rangers defeated Houston 5-0 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Brandon McCarthy pitched a complete-game shutout for the Rangers and Josh Hamilton was 3-4 with a solo home run in the win. Current streak: Texas has won 3 straight games. Team records: New York: 25-19 SU Texas: 26-17 SU New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 9-1 After a loss are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Monday are 10-0 Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Texas NY Yankees are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road NY Yankees are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games Texas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games at home Next up: Texas home to NY Yankees, Tuesday, May 26