Alex Smart

Baltimore Orioles -128

Vicente Padilla (1-1, 9.64 ERA) the Texas Rangers pitcher for this tilt against the Baltimore Orioles, for the most part has not looked good this season. The velocity of his fastball, has been the most troublesome thing to overcome for the veteran righty . He has not pitched past the 6th inning this season, and is getting hammered by opposing batting orders to the tune of a .359 BA. That is not a good omen for himself or his teams chances of victory vs a host, the Orioles, that has rolled him up like a cheap carpet in the recent past. Padilla is 2-6 along with a ugly looking 9.62 ERA , which includes an even more horrific 0-4 record along with a massive 16.20 ERA in his L/4 starts in this series. Meanwhile, the Orioles will return fire with Koji, Uehara, (2-1, 5.89 ERA) , a hurler that is in revenge mode, for a earlier season debacle vs the Rangers that saw him get smashed for 7 runs in a loss. The native of Osaka, Japan showed me that he is capable of avenging that above mentioned embarrassment a top notch effort, after a impressive performance vs a hotting hitting BoSox lineup in his last start, allowing them just 2 runs on 5 hits spanning 7 innings. Final notes & Key Trends: The Rangers have lost 6 of their L/7 as underdogs, and are just 2-8 L/10 vs right handers like Uehara. Orioles have won 4 of their L/5 at home vs righties.Play on the Orioles