MLB Odds: Pirates vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Rangers Ballpark will be treated to a interleague game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Wednesday. Paul Maholm will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Maholm is 4-5 this season with a 3.77 ERA. Maholm's opponent in this one will be Dustin Nippert. The Rangers righthander has a 9.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Julio Borbon hit a three-run dinger to lead the Rangers over the Pirates 6-3 on Tuesday night. Texas won as -250 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 10.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Josh Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a homer for the Rangers, as Tommy Hunter gave up two earned runs over six innings to get the win for Texas. Bobby Crosby went 3-for-4 with a run batted in for Pittsburgh, while losing pitcher Ross Ohlendorf allowed four runs over 4 2-3 innings for the Pirates. Current streak: Texas has won 9 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 25-45 SU Texas: 42-28 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 2-8 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Texas are 3-6 After a loss are 1-9 Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 7-2 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Texas Pittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas Pittsburgh is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Texas home to Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 24 Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.