New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/20/21

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. The Rangers need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Yankees look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Texas Rangers have scored four runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five straight games. The Rangers have lost five of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Rangers with 159 hits and 49 RBI while Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia have combined for 263 hits and 150 RBI. A.J. Alexy gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. This will be Alexy’s first career game against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Yankees have won five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. DJ LeMahieu leads the Yankees with 154 hits and 56 RBI while Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have combined for 271 hits and 165 RBI. Nestor Cortes Jr. gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 2.60 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. Cortes is 0-0 with a 16.20 ERA and three strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.

The Rangers are 13-44 in their last 57 road games and 16-37 in their last 53 during game 1 of a series. The Yankees are 9-3 in their last 12 during game 1 of a series and 5-11 in their last 16 overall. The over is 20-9-1 in Rangers last 30 during game 1 of a series. The under is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 overall. The Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

Alexy has just 14.2 career innings under his belt and he’s pitching for a Rangers team that can’t string together offense. Cortes has allowed 13 hits and four runs in his last 18 innings. The Yankees are in must win mode as they’re on the outside looking in on the wild card. Give me the Yankees and the RL for max betting value.