Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers Prediction and Betting Odds. The 93-71 Toronto Blue Jays are set to take on the 90-74 Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas tonight October 11, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:10 PM
Betting Odds
Moneylines: Blue Jays -130 / Rangers +120
O/U: 9 .5 runs
Pitching Match Up
Toronto: Marco Estrada (13-8, 3.13 ERA)
Texas: Martin Perez (3-6, 4.16 ERA)
In their last games: In Game 2 of this 5 game series on Friday the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 6-4 in 14 innings.
The Rangers lead this series 2-0.
The Blue Jays head into Texas for the 3rd game of a 5-game playoff series. The 13-8 Marco Estrada goes for the Blue Jays and the 3-6 Martin Perez goes for the Rangers. The Blue Jays open at -130 as a road favorite with a line sitting at 9.5 runs. The Blue Jays are in an 0-2 hole in this series and overall they have lost 4 in a row and 6 of their last 7 games. This season they had the highest scoring team in the Majors, but they have only combined for 7 runs in the first 2 games of this series. Toronto ranks 12th in team ERA. The Rangers have won 3 straight overall and they rank 3rd in runs scored and 23rd in team ERA.
Toronto at Texas Key Betting Trends
Toronto is 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
The Blue Jays are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Toronto has an Over record of 7-1-4 in their last 12 games.
Texas is 14-4 in their last 18 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Rangers are 6-2 in their last 8 playoff home games..
Texas has an Over record of 15-5-3 in their last 23 games.
Key Player Injuries
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Brett Cecil P Out Indefinitely (calf)
Maicer Izturis 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Michael Saunders 60-Day Disabled List
Devon Travis 2B 60-Day Disabled List
TEXAS RANGERS
Adrian Beltre 3B Day-to-Day (back)
Kyle Blanks 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Lisalverto Bonilla 60-Day Disabled List
Alex Claudio P 60-Day Disabled List
Yu Darvish P 60-Day Disabled List
Jurickson Profar 60-Day Disabled List
Antoan Richardson 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Tepesch P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Toronto: 63%
Texas: 37%
Free MLB Pick
The Blue Jays send Marco Estrada to the hill to help them avoid being swept in this series. He had a great 2nd half of the season where he held hitters to an AL low batting average of .183. The Blue Jays have won 5 of their last 7 road games when Estrada has gotten the start and have won 10 of 14 with him on the hill facing a team that has a winning record. Martin Perez goes for the Rangers tonight and while he only ended the season with a 3-6 record Texas has won 4 of his last 5 home starts. However, the Rangers have only won 6 of their last 20 games with him on the hill facing a team that has a winning record.
In their last 7 playoff series the Blue Jays have only been down 0-2 once and that was in 1989 when they eventually lost the best of 7 ALCS to the Oakland A’s in 5 games. They will not go down without a fight and they will get to Perez tonight and avoid the sweep with a win in the Lone Star State tonight.
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