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Texas at Tampa Bay

September 9, 2012
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Tampa Bay may have home field, but this is a great park for hitters and the Rays rank just 20th in baseball in runs scored and 24th in slugging. Powerhouse Texas is tops in runs and batting average (.276) and second in OBP and slugging. The Rangers are on a 14-6 run and clean up in get-away day games and a sizzling 22-6 in their last 28 Sunday games. Veteran Roy Oswalt has not faced the Rays this season and still has quality stuff, walking just 10 in 52 innings with 51 Ks. The Rangers are 4-1 in Oswalt's last five starts. Meanwhile the Rays are 5-13 in their last 18 games as a home favorite of -110 to -150 and 2-6 against a right-handed starter. Tampa Bay goes with James Shields and they are 2-5 in Shields' last seven starts as a favorite of -110 to -150, plus 1-5 in his last six starts with 5 days of rest. Play the Rangers here.

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