There’s another full slate of big league action on a great Friday in baseball. Here is a breakdown of the most intriguing matchups by the numbers.
Texas Rangers (51-66) @ New York Yankees (72-42)
- Line: NYY -211
- Over/Under: 9
- Consensus: 72% NYY
- Mike Minor, TEX (8-6, 4.53 ERA)
- Masahiro Tanaka, NYY (9-2, 3.76 ERA)
- August Record: TEX (5-3), NYY (4-5)
- TEX (31-50) as Underdog
- NYY (68-36) as Favorite
Milwaukee Brewers (66-52) @ Atlanta Braves (62-50)
- Line: EVEN
- Over/Under: 8.5
- Consensus: 57% ATL
- Freddy Peralta, MIL (5-2, 3.54 ERA)
- Kevin Gausman, ATL (5-9, 4.47 ERA)
- August Record: MIL (3-5), ATL (5-3)
- MIL (23-24) as Underdog
- ATL (32-26) as Favorite
Seattle Mariners (66-50) @ Houston Astros (73-43)
- Line: HOU -194
- Over/Under: 7.5
- Consensus: 69% HOU
- Mike Leake, SEA (8-7, 4.16 ERA)
- Gerrit Cole, HOU (10-4, 2.64 ERA)
- August Record: SEA (3-6), HOU (5-2)
- SEA (22-27) as Underdog
- HOU (70-40) as Favorite
Los Angeles Dodgers (64-52) @ Colorado Rockies (60-55)
- Line: EVEN
- Over/Under: 10.5
- Consensus: 58% LAD +100
- Kenta Maeda, LAD (7-7, 3.73 ERA)
- Jon Gray, COL (9-7, 4.73 ERA)
- August Record: LAD (5-3), COL (2-7)
- LAD (6-3) as Underdog
- COL (36-30) as Favorite