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Led by Heston Kjerstad (two-game homer streak), the Baltimore Orioles (53-30) are favorites versus the Texas Rangers (37-46) Sunday at 7:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers have named the Orioles as -162 favorites for the game, which airs on ESPN.
Cole Irvin will get the ball for Baltimore while Texas will counter with Andrew Heaney.
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Orioles and Rangers Betting Trends
The Orioles have gone 42-23 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.6% of those games).
Baltimore has a 17-6 record (winning 73.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -162 or shorter.
This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 39 times and won 14, or 35.9%, of those games.
This season, Texas has won four of its 11 games, or 36.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +137 on the moneyline.
The Orioles have had an over/under set by bookmakers 82 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 42 of those games (42-30-10).
Games involving the Rangers have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 31 of 82 chances this season.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have the No. 2 offense in MLB action scoring 5.3 runs per game (436 total runs).
The Baltimore Orioles average 1.7 home runs per game and have hit an MLB-best 139 home runs in total.
The Orioles have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.255).
Baltimore strikes out eight times per game to rank 10th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 20th in the majors.
Baltimore’s 3.36 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 18th in the majors with 346 total runs scored this season.
Texas’ 83 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
The Rangers’ .237 batting average ranks 19th in the league this season.
Texas ranks sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.6 Ks per contest.
The Rangers average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Texas has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
Irvin (6-4 with a 3.74 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 14th of the season.
Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs (26) and runs batted in (58) this season while batting .292.
Anthony Santander is batting .233 with an OBP of .303 and a slugging percentage of .510 this season.
Adley Rutschman’s batting average of .298 leads all Baltimore hitters this season.
Jordan Westburg has collected 82 hits this season and has an OBP of .333. He’s slugging .509 on the year.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers will send Heaney (2-9) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
Marcus Semien paces the Rangers with 44 runs batted in.
Corey Seager is batting .260 with seven doubles, 15 home runs and 34 walks.
Josh Smith paces the Rangers with a team-high batting average of .288.
Adolis Garcia has shown his power as he paces his team with 16 home runs and 44 RBI.
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), Corey Seager: day-to-day (Wrist)
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