In this article we will formulate a Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, August 14th at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 63-55 this year and they have lost four of their last six games. Boston has won the first two games in this series by scores of 5-4 and 9-4. Prior to this series, the Red Sox lost all three against the Astros, won two out of three against the Royals, and won two out of three against the Rangers. Boston is 5-4 in their last nine games and they are third in the AL East.
The Boston pitching staff has a 4.09 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .246 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 587 runs with a .261 batting average and a .329 on base percentage. Rafael Devers is batting .299 with 25 home runs and 72 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 55-65 this season and they have lost three games in a row. Texas has lost the first two games in this series and they have allowed 14 runs in the two games. Prior to this series, the Rangers lost two out of three against the Yankees, lost two out of three against the Astros, and lost two out of three against the Red Sox. Texas is 1-6 in their last seven games and they are third in the AL West.
The Texas pitching staff has a 4.33 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Rangers offense has scored 509 runs with a .238 batting average and a .308 on base percentage. Corey Seager is batting .275 with 26 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Tanner Houck, who is 8-8 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP over 140.0 innings pitched this year. Houck has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his last five starts. The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Dane Dunning, who is 4-7 with a 4.77 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 77.1 innings pitched this season. Dunning has allowed seven earned runs in his last five relief appearances (12.1 IP).
Why the Red Sox will beat the Rangers
- The Rangers have lost each of their last eight games against the Red Sox following a road loss.
- The Red Sox have won nine of their last 10 home games against the Rangers.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six games against the Rangers following a home win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Red Sox following a road loss.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five Wednesday road games.
Why the Rangers will beat the Red Sox
- The Red Sox have lost five of their last six night games at Fenway Park following a home win.
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight Wednesday games against AL East opponents.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven home games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in 14 of their last 17 road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Twelve of the Red Sox’s last 13 night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Rangers’ last nine road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one Double in each of his last five home appearances after playing the previous day.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has recorded at least one Single in each of the Red Sox’s last 10 home games.
- Danny Jansen has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his eight previous home appearances against the Rangers.
- Triston Casas has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against AL West opponents.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has scored at least one run in nine of the Red Sox’s last 10 night games.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Adolis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Rangers’ last eight road games against AL East opponents.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one RBI in six of the Rangers’ last eight games against the Red Sox.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Carson Kelly has recorded at least one hit in each of his seven previous appearances against the Red Sox.
- Carson Kelly has recorded at least one total base in each of his seven previous appearances against the Red Sox.
- Corey Seager has scored a run in each of the Rangers’ last five games at Fenway Park.
Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction
Boston has looked very strong offensively in the first two games of this series and they will look to make it three wins in a row against this Texas team at Fenway. The Red Sox are 29-31 at home this year, while the Rangers are 24-38 on the road. Texas continues to really struggle and their playoff hopes are just about gone. Boston continues to play in very high scoring games, as their pitching staff is not good, but the bats are bailing them out. Boston is starting Tanner Houck, who has not been very good over his last five starts, while Dunning has been used out of the bullpen recently. Boston is an automatic over team right now with the way they are pitching, so my Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers prediction is for this game to go over the total.