Gibson expected to start for Texas against Baltimore

Posted April 18, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (7-8) vs. Texas Rangers (6-9)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: John Means (1-0, 2.16 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) Rangers: Kyle Gibson (2-0, 4.05 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -108, Orioles -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles face the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

The Rangers finished 16-14 in home games in 2020. Texas pitchers had an ERA of 5.02 last season while striking out 8.2 hitters per game.

The Orioles went 12-15 away from home in 2020. Baltimore hit .258 as a team with 3.1 extra base hits per game and 77 total home runs last season.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Baltimore leads the season series 2-0.

INJURIES: Rangers: Jose Leclerc: (elbow), Jonathan Hernandez: (elbow), Demarcus Evans: (lat), Matt Bush: (elbow), Brock Burke: (shoulder), Khris Davis: (quad), Ronald Guzman: (knee), Sam Huff: (hamstring).

Orioles: Mac Sceroler: (shoulder), Hunter Harvey: (oblique), Austin Hays: (hamstring), Chris Davis: (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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