The lefty Cole Hamels gets the call tonight when his Texas Rangers play host to Dan Straily and the Cincinnati Reds in Arlington. Hamels is 7-1 on the season with an ERA of 2.88 and has been dominant against the Reds. In Hamels’ run with Philadelphia, he had 14 starts against Cincinnati, posting a record of 9-1 with an ERA of just 1.96. Cole was throwing flames in his last outing, yielding a meager 3 hits in 7-2/3 innings in a 1-0 win over St. Louis. Straily on the other hand, was lit up in his last contest, giving up 6 runs on 7 hits in 4-1/3 innings of work. Straily is 4-3 on the season with a respectable ERA of 3.66. Joey Votto sat out last night’s game with an illness and is questionable for tonight. The Reds were 8-22 in their last 30 against southpaws, and they are 1-8 in their last 9 interleague games against a team with a winning record.
Tonight’s pick:
Texas Rangers