Rangers vs. Orioles ALDS Game 3 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 10

Updated Oct. 10, 2023 5:43 p.m. ET

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The Texas Rangers are at home for Game 3 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at 8:03 PM ET at Globe Life Field. The Rangers lead the series 2-0 and can sweep with a victory.

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The probable starters are Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA) for the Rangers against Dean Kremer (13-5, 4.12 ERA) for the Orioles.

Rangers Probable Starter: Nathan Eovaldi

The Rangers will send Eovaldi (12-5) out for his 26th start of the season. He is 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 144 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty went 6 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.63, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .225 batting average against him.
Eovaldi has 11 quality starts this season.
Eovaldi has pitched five or more innings in a game 21 times this season heading into this outing.
He has had eight appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 1399 total hits and seventh in MLB play with 807 runs scored. It has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.421) and ranks 17th in home runs (183) in all of MLB.

Eovaldi's Game Props

Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -110)
Hits Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -115)

Eovaldi's Recent Appearances

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
at Rays	Oct. 4	6.2	6	1	1	8	0
at Mariners	Sep. 29	3.1	5	7	7	5	2
vs. Mariners	Sep. 24	5.0	6	5	5	6	2
vs. Red Sox	Sep. 19	5.0	4	3	3	3	3
at Blue Jays	Sep. 14	3.1	3	2	2	3	3

Orioles Probable Starter: Dean Kremer

The Orioles will hand the ball to Kremer (13-5) for his 33rd start of the season.
The right-hander's last appearance was on Thursday, Sept. 28, when he threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Boston Red Sox while allowing two hits.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.12 and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .254 in 32 games this season.
He has earned a quality start 14 times in 32 starts this season.
In 32 starts, Kremer has pitched through or past the fifth inning 24 times. He has a season average of 5.4 frames per outing.
He has made 32 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
The Rangers rank second in MLB with a .263 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks third in the league (.452) and 233 home runs.
The Rangers have gone 5-for-24 with a double and three RBI in one game against the right-hander this season.
The 27-year-old's 4.12 ERA ranks 30th, 1.309 WHIP ranks 35th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 31st among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.