Sport: MLBPick Selection: Rangers
At 3:05pm our complimentary selection is on the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles. Both of these squads have to be disapointed with the way the first half of the season has gone, but for different reasons. For the Rangers, to nobody's surprise their offense has been pretty good, while their pitching (mostly their starters) has been an absolute disaster. By contrast, the Orioles have had almost no offense for most of the first half, but have been pleasantly surprised by the work on the mound. For Baltimore, however, as much of a nice surprise Erik Bedard and Jeremy Guthrie have been, that's how much of a disappointment Daniel Cabrera is. Baltimore had, if not high expectations for Cabrera to start 2007, then certainly they were hoping for much better than his 6-9 record and 5.15 ERA. Rangers veteran Kevin Millwood has also been a letdown, although at least Millwood has begun to turn it around lately. In his last three starts, Millwood is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA and Texas has won three of his last four outings. Millwood has not faced Baltimore yet in 2007, but in 2006 he was perfect against them going 3-0 in three starts, and posting a 2.25 ERA in the process. Cabrera did exactly the opposite in 2006: losing all three times he faced the Rangers. Take Texas. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
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