The Texas Rangers were swept by the Cleveland Indians in their home opening series but could have easily won one or two of those games if it wasn’t for their closer Sam Dyson, who gave up 8 runs in his 2 outings. Tonight they will open another 3-game set in Arlington against the Oakland Athletics. The A’s are expected to send Raúl Alcántara to the bump. Alcántara was 1-3 last year, with a bloated ERA of 7.25, surrendering 18 runs with 9 homers in 22-1/3 innings of work. The Rangers are expected to send the ex-Athletic A.J. Griffin to the hill. Griffin went 7-4 in 2016, with a 5.07 ERA, and the Rangers are 5-1 in his last 6 starts, and 4-0 in his last 4 home starts. The overnight line was Texas -155 but has dropped to Texas -135 which is a little fishy but I’m still rolling with the Rangers.
Tonight’s pick:
Texas Rangers