#967/968 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 9.5 Runs – Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Indians, Thursday at 7:10 PM ET – These teams each reached double digits in hits yesterday. There were only 4 other games on the board yesterday where each team had at least 9 hits. Those 4 games averaged 16 runs total while the match-up between the Rangers and Indians reached 9 runs for a push on the posted total of 9 runs for the game. The point is that there certainly could have been more runs yesterday and we feel strongly that we will see those runs today. Rangers entered yesterday's game scoring an average of 7 runs last 3 games. The Indians have won 7 of 11 games and have scored an average of about 6 runs per game during this stretch. Cleveland facing Jordan Lyles on the mound for Texas in this one. Lyles is 3-7 with a 5.40 ERA in his road starts this season and the over is 3-0 in his last 3 starts overall. Lyles is off a rare good start versus the Red Sox. He was charged with at least 5 earned runs in each of his 3 preceding starts so the start against Boston was a rarity indeed. The Indians start Sam Hentges and there have only been 3 unders in his 11 starts this season. He has an 8.27 ERA on the season and has not recorded a single winning decision in his 11 starts this season. The Rangers bullpen has a 5.03 ERA on the road this season and the Indians bullpen has good numbers on the season but an unimpressive 4.10 ERA the last 30 days. Both starters could get lit up here and then the bullpens likely to have some struggles too. This total is in the 9.5 range and our computer math model shows this one getting into double digits in runs scored with each club enjoying success at the plate and having a solid shot of getting to 5 runs apiece which, of course, would mean at least 11 runs (6-5 final at a minimum) in this one. Bet the Over