Hidden Thriller on the Mound: Why This Can’t-Miss Pitching Duel Might Defy Expectations and Hit the Under

The Rangers are not the best team in baseball, and frankly the more I look at this team, the more I think them winning the World Series two years ago was a complete fluke. I know they had a great offense and it hasn’t come up to the same level since. I know they have dealt with injuries, but I refuse to accept that as an excuse. I don’t think any team had more devastating injuries than the Braves last year, and that team found a way to win. The Rangers just simply are a mediocre team with some very good players. They haven’t shown in over a year that they can consistently win games even with the ability to have Jacob deGrom and tonight’s starter, Nathan Eovaldi, on the mound two of every five games. Eovaldi is having a spectacular season, and would be the Cy Young favorite if he had a few more innings. He is under 100 for the season, but his numbers are 7-3, 1.58 ERA, and a 0.85 WHIP. He missed most of June with an injury and that has cost him his innings to qualify for the leaderboard with his numbers. I kind of hate it, because he has been great. In his last 18.2 innings, just one earned run allowed and 12 hits. He has been phenomenal. He also faced the Tigers this year and beat them 6-1 in a game he went seven innings, allowing just two hits and no runs. 

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