Rays dominated game 1 and we had the under which we would have won if it werent for an error in the 8th, but we move on to Saturday and we are backing this hot team. The Rays just seem to be a better team and they have a pitching advantage. Remember that Texas plays in a hitters park so their offense to me is not as good as it looks on paper. Rays also have to go up against the Red Sox and Yankees in fact Shields who takes the mound has faced the 3 best offenses in the AL in Boston, New York and Texas two times a piece in his last 6 starts and he's come out with a 2.23 ERA. Vs. the Rays he has gone 17 innings given up 8 hits and 1 ER. Overall the Rangers just don't hit him the starting line up combined are 24-129 for a .186 average. Derek Holland on the other hand takes the mound vs. the Rays. That's the 2nd start in a row vs. a lefty and the Rays line up just hits lefties better they are in the top 10 in OPS vs. LHP with a .749 this season. In their last 10 games they are hitting .278 with 6.81 runs per 9 and 2.90 bullpen ERA.
