St. Louis at Texas

St. Louis is on a 3-7 slide with eight of those games decided by just one run. Six of those games were one-run losses. The St. Louis offense is Top 10 in the league in runs scored and slugging, plus 11th in on-base percentage, and 12th in stolen bases. And the bullpen is 14th in runs allowed and fourth in strikeouts. Texas took the opener last night, 4-3. Dane Dunning takes the mound with Texas 2-3 in his last five starts. That included a pair of one-run losses and a 4-3 win over Seattle. The Rangers bullpen is 23rd in ERA (4.52) and AL home teams like Texas that average 5.4+ runs are 18-30 versus NL teams that average 4.5+ runs. The wagering value is on the visitors to win the game or lose by one run. Play St. Louis on the run line.