Giants vs. Rangers: Leiter vs. Hicks Pitching Matchup

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00:00but in california tom 975 976 on the rotation 405 start that's texas and san francisco lighter on

00:07the mound versus kicks this line overnight right around that minus 140 price has dipped just a

00:11little bit most outlets reporting back at a minus 130 to plus 110 split and a total that opened up

00:16at eight and a half at eight to some places and also draft kings coming through now here with a

00:21seven and a half lighter hicks rangers giants yeah really interesting matchup uh as i mentioned

00:27earlier in the show jack lighter is making his third start of the year this is but it's his first

00:32start back after the il he went on for a blister on his hand he made 60 pitches in a rehab outing on

00:39april 22nd he is expected you know to get back to where he was his strikeout rate wasn't super high

00:45was only i was at 17.9 dating back to last year 9.8 walk rate the home runs can be a bit of an issue for

00:52him jordan hicks on the other side he has a 417 xfip to start the season 10 walk rates an issue

00:58especially against a lineup like the rangers he has a 329 babbitt batting average of balls in play

01:02and only 19 strikeout rate so the hits could certainly be there for the rangers i like the

01:08eight total i know it's not the best hitters park in the world but i'm not sold on either pitcher i think

01:12there can be some offerings to this one

01:14you