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4-unit Play Take #928 Texas Rangers (-115) over Detroit Tigers (8:05pm ET) It's the ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Week, and we have a good one. Derek Holland and the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers in a battle between division leaders. Holland has really elevated his game in 2013, improving from a 4.67 ERA last season to a 2.93 ERA this season. He's done it by increasing his strikeout rate and significantly reducing his walk totals. Manager Ron Washington has pointed to Holland's enhanced work ethic as the reason for his success. Right now the confidence level for the 26-year old is at an all-time high and that will come in handy against a difficult Detroit lineup. The Tigers lead the American League in runs scored, but they don't have a lineup built to hit lefties very well. The Tigers have also had some trouble scoring runs in Arlington, especially in this series where they've averaged only 2.7 runs per game in the first three contests. The Rangers have averaged 6.0 runs in this series. Right-hander Doug Fister goes for the Tigers and he's as steady as they come, but hasn't been dominant in 2013. The Rangers lineup is not easy to navigate either and they've been swinging it well of late. In their last eight games, the Rangers have averaged 6.4 runs per game. This should be a fun game to watch, but I like Holland over Fister and the way that the Rangers are swinging the bats.
4-unit Play Take #928 Texas Rangers (-115) over Detroit Tigers (8:05pm ET) It's the ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Week, and we have a good one. Derek Holland and the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers in a battle between division leaders. Holland has really elevated his game in 2013, improving from a 4.67 ERA last season to a 2.93 ERA this season. He's done it by increasing his strikeout rate and significantly reducing his walk totals. Manager Ron Washington has pointed to Holland's enhanced work ethic as the reason for his success. Right now the confidence level for the 26-year old is at an all-time high and that will come in handy against a difficult Detroit lineup. The Tigers lead the American League in runs scored, but they don't have a lineup built to hit lefties very well. The Tigers have also had some trouble scoring runs in Arlington, especially in this series where they've averaged only 2.7 runs per game in the first three contests. The Rangers have averaged 6.0 runs in this series. Right-hander Doug Fister goes for the Tigers and he's as steady as they come, but hasn't been dominant in 2013. The Rangers lineup is not easy to navigate either and they've been swinging it well of late. In their last eight games, the Rangers have averaged 6.4 runs per game. This should be a fun game to watch, but I like Holland over Fister and the way that the Rangers are swinging the bats.
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