Baseball Betting – Rangers at Phillies Betting Wagers. A potential World Series preview gets underway this weekend in baseball betting as the Texas Rangers visit the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies are the favorites to win the World Series at 2-1 at SBG and Texas is a definite contender at 12-1. It is a good pitching matchup in MLB betting in this game on Friday as C.J. Wilson faces Roy Halladay.
Excellent Pitching Matchup
The pitching matchup on Friday night is an excellent one with Texas sending C.J. Wilson to the mound while the Phillies counter with Roy Halladay. Both pitchers have excellent numbers on the season. Wilson is 4-2 with a 3.38 ERA this season. He normally goes at least seven innings and in his last three starts he has thrown 21 innings with an ERA of 3.43. He has only thrown two innings in his career against the Phillies with a 4.50 ERA. The Phillies Roy Halladay hasn’t had a lot of run support this season which is why his record is just 5-3 even though he has an ERA of 2.21. He has pitched complete games in his last two starts but lost both. It is almost inconceivable that a pitcher could have an ERA of 2.35 in his last three starts and yet have a 1-2 record but that is the case with Halladay. Normally with Interleague play you have pitchers that don’t face the other teams very often but since Halladay used to pitch with Toronto he has a long history of facing the Rangers. He is just 7-7 in his career against Texas with a 5.36 ERA.
Interleague Numbers
The Rangers are 4-0 in baseball betting in their last 4 vs. National League East. The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 Interleague road games. The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 Interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Rangers are 31-13 in Wilson’s last 44 starts but they are just 1-4 in Wilson’s last 5 road starts. The Phillies are 5-1 in their last 6 Interleague games. The Phillies are 20-6 in their last 26 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Phillies are 48-21 in their last 69 home games. The Phillies are 2-9 in their last 11 vs. the American League West. The Phillies are 13-3 in Halladay’s last 16 home starts. The Over is 6-1 in the Rangers last 7 Interleague road games. The Over is 9-2-1 in Wilson’s last 12 starts overall. The Under is 3-0-1 in the Phillies last 4 home games. The Over is 5-1 in Halladay’s last 6 home starts.