You never know when a Major League baseball team will go into a batting slump or when they might come out of one. The Texas Rangers had lost six of seven, including last three in being swept in Minnesota last weekend and prospects were hardly positive they would have a chance for .500 road trip heading to the Windy City to play the Chicago White Sox.The Rangers (28-24, +0.1 units) after all, were 8-15 in their road uniforms and this normally potent offensive club was hovering at 3.6 runs per game away from home. Though the combination of Mark Buehrle and Gavin Floyd had not been unbeatable this campaign, at U.S. Cellular Field, they certainly appeared formidable for the opening two games of the series.
The White Sox (22-30, -10.3) came into 2010 with arguably the four best starting pitchers in the American League. The offense was thought to have a few holes, but between pitching and hitting, Chicago figured to be a factor in the AL Central.
As baseball games are played, what looks like and what is are two very different things. Only one White Sox starter has an ERA under 4.80 (John Danks 3.34) and the offense has not picked up the slack, leaving the Pale Hose much closer to Kansas City and Cleveland in third place than to front-running Minnesota in the division.
Chicago ranks 10th in the AL in offense at 4.3 RPG and they have the lowest team batting average in the junior circuit at .241 and the on-base percentage is nothing to get excited about at .312.
After totaling 10 hits in series finale in the Twin Cities, the Texas hitters got in a groove and roughed up Chicago starters and relievers for 31 total base hits and nine runs in each contest for a pair of victories.
What does that mean for tonight’s third game with the Rangers a -114 money line favorite, a good chance of a sweep according to this super situation.
Play Against all teams when the money line is +125 to -125, a poor AL offensive team scoring 4.7 runs or less per game on the season, after allowing nine runs or more two straight contests.
This outstanding system delivers winners at a rate of 80 percent the last five seasons with 32-8 record. Texas is 18-6 vs. teams outscored by 0.5 or more runs a contest and tonight’s starting pitching Colby Lewis (4-3, 3.41 ERA) is 18-8 vs. AL clubs scoring 4.7 or less RPG in his career. (Team's Record) With Chicago below .500 at home (11-15) and 12-22 playing at night, it certainly appears the right system is in place.
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