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

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

The Texas Rangers have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six straight games. The Rangers have lost six of their last seven 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. Dane Dunning gets the ball, and he is 5-8 with a 4.28 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. This will be Dunning’s second career game against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored eight runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Yankees have won five straight 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 273 hits and 167 RBI. Jordan Montgomery gets the ball, and he is 5-6 with a 3.63 ERA and 149 strikeouts this season. This will be Montgomery’s second career game against the Rangers.

The Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 2 of a series and 4-0 in their last 4 Tuesday games. The Yankees are 38-17 in their last 55 during game 2 of a series and 52-24 in their last 76 Tuesday games. The under is 3-1-1 in Rangers last 5 Tuesday games. The under is 3-1-1 in Yankees last 5 Tuesday games. The Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

The Texas Rangers can’t put runs on the board, so I don’t care about the pitching matchups if we’re being honest. Still, Dunning has a rough 6.65 ERA and .317 allowed batting average on the road this season. The Yankees also need to keep winning if they’re going to sneak into the playoffs. Only option here is to side with the Yanks and the RL for max betting value.