Rangers vs Rays Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field. Lefthander Derek Holland will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Holland is 2-1 this season with a 3.93 ERA. The Rays will counter Holland with ace James Shields. Righthander Shields has a 5.02 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings in the Rays' 10-1 pasting of the Rangers on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay won as -165 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers. Evan Longoria was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Rays, as Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with a two-run blast and three RBIs for Tampa Bay. David Murphy drove in the lone run for Texas, while Tommy Hunter allowed four runs over three innings to take the loss for the Rangers. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Tampa Bay has won 4 straight games. Team records: Texas: 67-51 SU Tampa Bay: 73-46 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Texas Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up: Texas at Baltimore, Thursday, August 19 Tampa Bay at Oakland, Thursday, August 19 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com