Rangers Look to Light Up Klassen After Pitchers' Duel Shocker

Last night's 3-2 snoozefest? Forget it ever happened. Wednesday's rematch at Angel Stadium has all the makings of a proper slugfest, and we're hammering the OVER 9.0 with maximum confidence.

The pitching matchup screams runs. Cal Quantrill takes the ball for Texas with a respectable 3.56 ERA, but he's facing George Klassen, who's been batting practice personified this season—7.27 ERA and a ghastly 2.88 WHIP that says he can't locate his way out of a paper bag. That combined starter ERA north of 5.40 is practically begging for crooked numbers early.

Here's where it gets juicy: the Angels' bullpen is held together with duct tape and prayers. Stephenson, Joyce, and Yates are all on the shelf, and this is the back end of a two-game set, meaning the relievers who survived last night's tight affair are running on fumes. Texas should feast late.

Yesterday's under was the aberration, not the norm when Klassen's involved. The Rangers' lineup knows they let one slip away and will be salivating at another crack at Anaheim's patchwork pitching staff. Load up on runs—this one's going over the fence and over the number.

The Play: OVER 9.0