Rangers lost yesterday which was a rare thing, but I see them bouncing back on Sunday when they send Holland to the mound the lefty has dominated on the road and during day starts. In fact the Rangers have the #1 DAY ERA and Holland has a 2.59 ERA while the team overall has a 2.96 ERA. Rangers bats are #3 vs. RHP which they will face on Sunday as the White Sox are 20th with a sub .700 OPS vs. lefties. Gavin Floyd makes the start and he is 1-4 vs. Rangers over his career wtih a 6.04 ERA and 1.58 WHIP. He's also struggled during day starts and at home where he carries a 7.15 ERA and a 5.09 ERA during the day. Rangers have a .802 OPS vs. Floyd over 103 AB's and are 27-9 in their last 36 vs. RH starter. White Sox struggle at home .244 3.52 runs per 9 vs. LHP at home this year and when Floyd is a dog the Sox are 7-16 in their last 23 games. Floyd also is not a very good anchor pitcher as the Sox are 4-17 in his last 21 game 3 starts. Lastly I like that the Rangers are coming off a loss yesterday and I think the value and the line is better than it should be considering the run the Rangers are on and I'll continue to say the Sox are over rated!
I will never back Burnett ever again. He was awful yesterday it's a real shame because the Yankees have been on fire with the bats and we will back a more consistent starter on Sunday. Remember the Twins were 28th in OPS vs. RHP AND they remain there despite killing AJ Burnett that is how bad they have been this year a .656 OPS. They are also 23rd in ERA during day games 4.38 and with Blackburn going I'm not confident in him improving that number despite being a good home pitcher. Yankees have 108 at bats vs. him and a .333 average .891 OPS. I think the Yankees win here easily as they are 33-8 during day games this year. Blackburns sub 5 ERA over his last 3 starts does not nearly tell the story it could be a lot worse as he carries a 2.04 WHIP over that period giving up 24 hits and 10 walks and that just will not fly vs. the Yankees. Yankees aside from being #2 team in ERA during day games (2.99) have the #2 OPS during day games .828. They do not sleep through these games and will take the series finale.
