Prof Meyer's Rays - Rangers Game One Side Play All trends and systems quoted here can be verified using the Sports Data Query Language (SDQL).
TAMPA BAY -130 over Texas – The Rangers are 6-9 in Cliff Lee’s 15 starts, and they were a 175 favorite on the average. In Cliff Lee’s last five road starts, they are 1-4 with the only win as a 185 favorite in Seattle. In those five road starts, he has produced only one quality start – and that was vs the weak hitting Mariners.
In Lee’s last outing, he pitched well and the Rangers won 3-2 as a 180 home favorite over the Angels. Lee had eight strikeouts and allowed only four hits and did not walk a batter. This, however, has not been a good spot for him. The Rangers are 0-6 since they acquired Cliff Lee when he is off a start in which he had more strikeouts than hits allowed and walked fewer than three batters. Check out the results for yourself with this SDQL text:
[B] team=Rangers and starter=Cliff Lee and s:SSO>s:SHA and s:SWA40 and 20080510
