In this article we will formulate a NY Yankees vs Texas Rangers prediction for this MLB doubleheader on Saturday, August 10th at Yankee Stadium in New York. Let’s take a look at the prediction for games one and two in the series.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 68-48 this year and they have won three of their last five games. New York is coming off of a series loss against the Angels, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Yankees won two out of three against the Blue Jays, swept the Phillies, and won two out of three against the Red Sox. New York is 8-3 in their last 11 games and they are battling with the Orioles in the AL East.
The New York pitching staff has a 3.77 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .232 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 594 runs with a .252 batting average and a .334 on base percentage. Aaron Judge is batting .321 with 41 home runs and 104 RBI’s for the Yankees this season.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 54-61 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. Texas is coming off of a series loss against Houston, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rangers lost two out of three against the Red Sox, lost two out of three against the Cardinals, and lost all three against the Blue Jays. Texas is 3-9 in their last 12 games and they are third in the AL West.
The Texas pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .238 opponent batting average. The Rangers offense has scored 485 runs with a .237 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Adolis Garcia is batting .208 with 18 home runs and 54 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for New York in game one is Carlos Rodon, who is 12-7 with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 125.2 innings pitched this year. The projected starting pitcher for game two is Gerrit Cole, who is 3-2 with a 5.09 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP over 40.2 innings pitched this year. The projected starting pitcher for Texas in game one is Nathan Eovaldi, who is 8-5 with a 3.62 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 117.0 innings pitched this season. The projected starting pitcher for game two is Cody Bradford, who is 3-0 with a 3.96 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP over 25.0 innings pitched this year.
Why the Yankees will beat the Rangers
- The Yankees have won each of their last four day games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last four day games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 day games following a loss.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in four of their last five day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five road games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in each of their last three road games against AL East opponents.
Why the Rangers will beat the Yankees
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Yankees have lost four of their last five games against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 home games against teams that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last six games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Yankees’ last four day games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six games against AL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last nine Saturday games against AL West opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Giancarlo Stanton has hit at least one home run in each of his last five Saturday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Aaron Judge has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 18 appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Carlos Rodon has recorded a win in each of his last five home appearances against AL opponents.
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances against the Rangers after not playing the previous day.
- Aaron Judge has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 18 appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 12 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Josh Jung has recorded an RBI in four of his last five appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine road games against AL opponents.
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one Single in 13 of his last 15 road appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances in day games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded a Double in three of the Rangers’ last four road games against AL East opponents.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rangers’ last nine road games against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances against AL East opponents.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
NY Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction
These two teams had their game on Friday night postponed, so they will play a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. New York is 30-26 at home this year, while the Rangers are just 23-34 on the road. Texas has struggled on the road all season and they are running out of time to get back into the AL West race. New York is playing very well right now, despite their last series loss, and they are locked in a battle with Baltimore in the division. For game one in this doubleheader, I think Texas has the advantage with Eovaldi on the mound against Rodon. In game two, I know Cole has some ugly numbers on the season, but he has been very good in three of his last four starts. My NY Yankees vs Texas Rangers prediction is for Texas to win game one and New York to win game two by at least two runs.