Adding a new player to the line-up can have the effect of lifting a team, or perhaps upsetting the apple cart of a lineup that is currently clicking on all cylinders. That is why it’s going to be interesting to see what Josh Hamilton being inserted into the Texas Rangers will do to a team that is running pretty hot right now. They will visit the Cleveland Indians for the third in a 3-game series on Wednesday afternoon. Let’s see what we can expect for this game and for the MLB odds.
They have won 6 in a row and are really starting to make a move in the AL West. There is still a lot of work to do if they want to chase down the Houston Astros, but they now have the second place LA Angels dead in their sights. If they can continue scoring runs at the rate they have been bringing them home through the month of May, that gap at the top of the division is going to keep closing. Colby Lewis (4-2, 4.29 ERA) will get the start for Texas on Wednesday. Lewis got the win in his last start despite giving up 5 runs in 6.1 innings.
Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians Game Info
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 27, 12:10 PM Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio TV/radio: FSSW, 105.3 The Fan, 1540 am ESPN Deportes Betting Line: Indians -1½ Josh Hamilton went hitless in his first game back against the Indians on Monday, but the Rangers (22-23) still found a way to grind out a 10-8 win. Hamilton is going to have to shake the rust off before he makes any kind of impact, but Texas don’t really need him to deliver big right now.Key Betting Trends
Texas Rangers
- Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas’s last 9 games
- Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas’s last 9 games on the road
- Texas is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing Cleveland
- Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
- Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 10 games
- The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland’s last 18 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games at home
- Cleveland is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Texas
- Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas