MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Detroit Tigers VS Texas Rangers

DETROITTIGERS (23-17)

TEXASRANGERS (27-15)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
DET	23-18	-$520	3-5	20-13	22-15	1-3	25-15-1
TEX	28-15	$972	11-5	17-10	22-13	6-2	15-26-2

Smart Chart

DET	TEAM	TEX
5.30	RUNS	4.62
3.93	RUNS AGAINST	3.52
1.38	DIFF	1.10
-$392	MONEY	$854
3.58	TEAM ERA	3.42
10.18	OFF HITS	9.10
3.70	OFF WALKS	3.02
6.83	OFF Ks	6.29
8.10	DEF HIT	7.76
2.98	DEF WALKS	2.81
10.08	DEF Ks	8.26

INJURIES

DETROIT TIGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Octavio Dotel	P	15-Day Disabled List
Austin Jackson	OF	15-Day Disabled List

TEXAS RANGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Neftali Feliz	P	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Harrison	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ian Kinsler	2B	Day-to-Day (ribs)
Colby Lewis	P	15-Day Disabled List
Justin Miller	P	60-Day Disabled List
Alexi Ogando	P	15-Day Disabled List
A.J. Pierzynski	C	15-Day Disabled List
Joakim Soria	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

DETROIT	TEXAS
Detroit Free Press	Dallas FW Star Telegram

BETTING TRENDS

DETROIT TIGERS

No trends to report

TEXAS RANGERS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

RICK PORCELLO (R) ERA: 6.25 W/L: 2-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/17/2013	TEX	W	2-1	U	5⅔	110
05/12/2013	CLE	L	3-4	U	6	-143
05/02/2013	HOU	W	7-3	O	7	100

JUSTIN GRIMM (R) ERA: 4.28 W/L: 2-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/18/2013	DET	W	7-2	U	6⅔	118
05/13/2013	OAK	L	1-5	U	5	-100
05/07/2013	MIL	L	3-6	O	5	-112

Detroit Tigers's relievers have pitched 4 innings in the last 3 games.
Texas Rangers's relievers have pitched 11⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
04/22/2012	Sun	TEX	3	DET	2	TEX	117	9	U	C Lewis	D Smyly
04/21/2012	Sat	TEX	2	DET	3	DET	-165	7	U	N Feliz	J Verlander
04/21/2012	Sat	TEX	10	DET	4	TEX	-103	8½	O	M Harrison	R Porcello
04/19/2012	Thu	TEX	10	DET	3	TEX	122	9	O	Y Darvish	A Wilk
10/15/2011	Sat	DET	5	TEX	15	TEX	-160	9	O	M Scherzer	D Holland
10/13/2011	Thu	TEX	5	DET	7	DET	-148	7	O	C.J. Wilson	J Verlander
10/12/2011	Wed	TEX	7	DET	3	TEX	112	9	O	M Harrison	R Porcello
10/11/2011	Tue	TEX	2	DET	5	DET	-125	8½	U	C Lewis	D Fister
10/10/2011	Mon	DET	3	TEX	7	TEX	-148	9	O	M Scherzer	D Holland
10/08/2011	Sat	DET	2	TEX	3	TEX	-105	7½	U	J Verlander	C.J. Wilson

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

TIGERS

Tigers are the highest scoring team in the league at 5.3 runs per game.

Tigers lead the league in hits with 10.2 per game.

Tigers have the third-most base on balls in the league at 3.7 per game.

Tigers lead the league in K's with 10.1 per game.

RANGERS

Rangers strike out less than any team in the league with 6.3 per game.

Rangers are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.5 runs per game.

Rangers have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 7.8 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

DETROIT TIGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/24/2012	Sun	3	at PIT	2	W	180	7	J Verlander	9	K Correia
06/23/2012	Sat	1	at PIT	4	L	132	8½	M Scherzer	6	B Lincoln
06/22/2012	Fri	1	at PIT	4	L	104	7½	D Fister	6	A Burnett
06/21/2012	Thu	2	STL	1	W	-105	10½	J Turner	5	K Lohse
06/20/2012	Wed	1	STL	3	L	-120	10½	R Porcello	7	J Westbrook

TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/24/2012	Sun	4	COL	2	W	-280	10½	M Harrison	5	A White
06/23/2012	Sat	7	COL	11	L	-265	11	C Lewis	4	J Outman
06/22/2012	Fri	4	COL	1	W	-190	10½	R Oswalt	6⅔	C Friedrich
06/20/2012	Wed	4	at SD	2	W	170	7	Y Darvish	8	A Bass
06/19/2012	Tue	7	at SD	3	W	110	7	S Feldman	6	E Volquez

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Detroit's Overall Scoring vs Texas's Overall Defense	5.3	1	3.5	1
Detroit's Away Scoring vs Texas's Home Defense	4.4	9	2.8	1
Detroit's Road ERA vs Texas's Home ERA Allowed	3.2	1	5.5	2
Texas's Overall Scoring vs Detroit's Overall Defense	4.6	7	3.9	4
Texas's Home Scoring vs Detroit's Road Defense	5.2	2	3.8	3
Texas's Home ERA vs Detroit's Road ERA Allowed	2.7	1	3.8	11

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

DETROIT TIGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	23-18	13-7	10-11	22-15	1-3	25-15-1	3-5	20-13
vs Div	5-6	4-4	1-2	5-6	0-0	5-6	0-1	5-5
Last 10	4-6	3-3	1-3	3-5	1-1	6-4	0-1	4-5
vs AL	20-16	10-7	10-9	19-13	1-3	21-14-1	1-5	19-11
vs NL	3-2	3-0	0-2	3-2	0-0	4-1	2-0	1-2

TEXAS RANGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	28-15	13-5	15-10	22-13	6-2	15-26-2	11-5	17-10
vs Div	16-6	5-1	11-5	13-4	3-2	10-11-1	6-1	10-5
Last 10	8-2	2-1	6-1	5-1	3-1	4-6	2-0	6-2
vs AL	26-12	13-5	13-7	21-10	5-2	13-23-2	10-5	16-7
vs NL	2-3	0-0	2-3	1-3	1-0	2-3	1-0	1-3

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

RICK PORCELLO VS. TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/17/2013	2-1	DET	5⅔	5	1	1	1	6	W
08/12/2012	8-3	TEX	6	9	6	4	0	1	L
06/25/2012	8-2	DET	6	6	1	1	3	7	W
04/21/2012	10-4	TEX	1	10	9	8	1	1	L
10/12/2011	7-3	TEX	6⅔	8	3	2	0	6	ND

JUSTIN GRIMM VS. DETROIT TIGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/18/2013	7-2	TEX	6⅔	7	2	2	1	2	W
06/25/2012	8-2	DET	1	8	6	6	1	0	L