The Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox meet Tuesday in MLB action at Guaranteed Rate Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Rangers have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 84 hits and 54 RBI, while Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 154 hits and 84 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 9-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 2-2 with a 5.57 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
The Chicago White Sox have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The White Sox have lost 5 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Luis Robert Jr. leads the White Sox with 71 hits and 38 RBI, while Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn have combined for 133 hits and 60 RBI. Dylan Cease gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 91 strikeouts this season. Cease is 3-0 with a 2.66 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
Trends
The Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games and 9-1 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series. The White Sox are 6-1 in their last 7 Tuesday games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The over is 6-2-2 in Rangers last 10 overall. The under is 2-0-2 in White Sox last 4 overall. The Rangers are 9-25 in the last 34 meetings in Chicago.
Randy’s Pick
The Texas Rangers are not only playing the better baseball and showing more life offensively, but Nathan Eovaldi has been fabulous through 93.2 innings. Eovaldi has a 2.59 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, making a strong case for him making his second all star game. Throw in the cheap price, and It’s hard to step in front of the Texas Rangers in this spot.
