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.
Picked up an easy win Tuesday with the Braves on the run line as my complimentary selection, making it six victories in my last nine plays! Let's keep things rolling with another winner today!
I understand that Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa (9-7, 4.68 ERA) has won seven consecutive starts. I also realize that the Phillies have lost five of their last six.
However, De La Rosa has been rocked in three career starts vs. Philadelphia, going 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA. He gave up five runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings in an 8-4 loss to the Phillies on April 11.
De La Rosa allowed seven runs (six earned) in 3 2/3 innings in his only career start at Citizens Bank Park.
Phillies starter J.A. Happ (7-2, 2.97) can finally relax and just pitch surviving a possible trade to Toronto in a proposed deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. He is only 1-2 in his last three starts, but his ERA is a respectable 3.32 in those outings.
The rookie left-hander has allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts, and gave up two runs and three hits in six innings Wednesday against Arizona.
The Phillies have been struggling overall, but they are 14-4 in their last 18 home games, and they are 7-2 in their last nine meetings with the Rockies. Philly also is 6-2 in their last eight games against southpaws.
With Shane Victorino being 3-for-6 against De La Rosa, and Jimmy Rollins 3-for-7 off the Colorado lefty, I see De La Rosa's run coming to an end today. Take the Phillies on the run line.
Dominic Fazzini 8/5
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