Game #4 it's do or die for the Rays and I think they bounce back against Texas. I love the pitching match up too and we will get into that in a minute. One thing is sure the Rangers are not the same team they are during day games as they are at night.
Day games the Rangers OPS drops .94 points while the Rays play better during the day +.14 and are 34-24 this year while the Rangers are 26-22 during day games this year. Also we have already seen down the stretch and in this years playoffs that the Rays struggle vs. RHP and they are a better team vs. LHP. The stats are there on the season and of late. Longoria and Upton the leaders of this team are just way more dangerous vs. a LHP and today they get Matt Harrison and Longoria and UPton are 4-5 with a HR and Damon is 5-10 vs. Harrison so they have a lot of success with the bats. The Rays are hitting .286 vs. LHP in the last 10 games with 7.09 runs per 9 vs. LHP and they have proven in both of the last games they can make a come back and that they can get hits off the Rangers bullpen. Rangers just do not hit as well on the road .268 4.38 runs per 9 vs. RHP.
Jeremy Hellickson makes the start and he was solid down the stretch he had a 2.54 ERA at home in 14 starts this year and a 2.71 ERA during 11 day starts. Matt Harrison was good on the road and away, but I like the fact that the Rays have hit him before in limited appearances of course, but he's making his first start on turf this year. In 3 years he only has 1 start on turf and 3 appearances he's got an ERA over 7 giving up 6 ER 13 hits in 7.2 IP.
