Texas at Tampa Bay

The old adage that good pitching beats good hitting has defined the Rays’ season thus far. Last night it was on display once again, winning in extra frames 3-1 on a Ben Zobrist walk off home run. The Rays’ staff has held opponents to 3 runs or less in 36 of their last 49 games or over 72% of the time. That will continue to make life dangerous in this series for the Rangers who are now 12-39 this season when scoring 3 runs or less. When you lay out those numbers and see that Tampa Bay is playing at home as a dog, you know you have a live dog in hand. The Rangers are just 3-7 behind Yu Darvish on the road in his last 10 starts, and the Rays are 20-8 in their last 28 as a dog. Play on Tampa Bay.