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Led by Colton Cowser (two-game homer streak), the Baltimore Orioles (51-30) are favorites versus the Texas Rangers (37-44) Friday at 7:05 PM ET. Oddsmakers have named the Orioles as -117 favorites for the game, which airs on MASN.
Albert Suarez starts for Baltimore while Max Scherzer is Texas’ starter for the contest.
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The Orioles are 40-23 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.5% of those games).
Baltimore has a 38-21 record (winning 64.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -117 or shorter.
This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 37 times and won 14, or 37.8%, of those games.
Texas has a record of 10-18 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +100 on the moneyline.
The Orioles have played in 80 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 41 times (41-29-10).
So far this season, the Rangers and their opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 80 games with a total.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have the top offense in baseball scoring 5.3 runs per game (428 total runs).
The Baltimore Orioles have hit an MLB-leading 136 home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.
The Orioles’ .256 batting average is fourth-best in the majors.
Baltimore strikes out 8.1 times per game, the No. 12 average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Baltimore has a 3.37 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have scored the 17th-most runs in the league this season with 340 (4.2 per game).
Texas has hit 79 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the majors.
The Rangers rank 18th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
Texas ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 Ks per contest.
The Rangers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Texas has pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
The Orioles will send Suarez (3-2) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA and 43 strikeouts through 53 1/3 innings pitched.
Gunnar Henderson is batting .290 this season with a team-high 26 home runs and 57 RBI.
Adley Rutschman’s batting average of .300 leads all Baltimore hitters this season.
Anthony Santander is slashing .228/.298/.498 this season for the Orioles.
Jordan Westburg is batting .282 with an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .512 this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Scherzer will get the start for the Rangers, his second of the season.
Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 44 runs batted in.
Corey Seager has seven doubles, 14 home runs and 33 walks while batting .257.
Josh Smith has a team-high batting average of .298.
Adolis Garcia’s 15 home runs lead his team.
Orioles and Rangers Injuries
Orioles: Danny Coulombe: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dean Kremer: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Kyle Bradish: 15 Day IL (Ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rangers: Evan Carter: 10 Day IL (Lumbar), Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Pruitt: 60 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Back), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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