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Wednesday's play 10 Dime -- Rangers (Padilla) over ATHLETICS (Reineke)
RANGERS
NOTE: List only Padilla as Texas' starting pitcher
Rangers starter Vicente Padilla (8-5, 4.66 ERA) is often plagued with inconsistency, but he has been on a roll lately.
The right-hander, who was put on waivers earlier in the season, is 7-3 with a 3.69 ERA over his last 12 starts, and has pitched at least six innings in 11 of his last 14 outings.
Padilla allowed three runs and six hits in six innings Friday against Seattle, and is 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA over his last three starts. He has been especially good on the road, going 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA in seven starts, including 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last three outings away from Texas.
He is 5-2 in his career vs. the Athletics, and allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings against them in a 4-2 loss on April 30.
Dallas Braden was scheduled to start for Oakland, but he was scratched with an inflamed left ankle. He will be replaced by right-hander Chad Reineke (0-0, 0.00), who was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.
Reineke, 27, went 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in four games (three starts) for San Diego last season. He was 5-4 with a 4.37 ERA in 24 games (16 starts) for Sacramento this year.
Texas is 7-3 in Padilla's last 10 starts vs. Oakland, and 21-6 in Padilla's last 27 road starts. The Rangers were shut out by the A's on Tuesday, and have managed only two runs in the first two games of this series. I think that all changes today with the inexperienced Reineke on the mound for Oakland. Take the Rangers in this one.
Fazzini
Wednesday's play 10 Dime -- Rangers (Padilla) over ATHLETICS (Reineke)
RANGERS
NOTE: List only Padilla as Texas' starting pitcher
Rangers starter Vicente Padilla (8-5, 4.66 ERA) is often plagued with inconsistency, but he has been on a roll lately.
The right-hander, who was put on waivers earlier in the season, is 7-3 with a 3.69 ERA over his last 12 starts, and has pitched at least six innings in 11 of his last 14 outings.
Padilla allowed three runs and six hits in six innings Friday against Seattle, and is 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA over his last three starts. He has been especially good on the road, going 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA in seven starts, including 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last three outings away from Texas.
He is 5-2 in his career vs. the Athletics, and allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings against them in a 4-2 loss on April 30.
Dallas Braden was scheduled to start for Oakland, but he was scratched with an inflamed left ankle. He will be replaced by right-hander Chad Reineke (0-0, 0.00), who was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.
Reineke, 27, went 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in four games (three starts) for San Diego last season. He was 5-4 with a 4.37 ERA in 24 games (16 starts) for Sacramento this year.
Texas is 7-3 in Padilla's last 10 starts vs. Oakland, and 21-6 in Padilla's last 27 road starts. The Rangers were shut out by the A's on Tuesday, and have managed only two runs in the first two games of this series. I think that all changes today with the inexperienced Reineke on the mound for Oakland. Take the Rangers in this one.
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