The St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB action from Globe Life Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rangers vs Cardinals Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The St. Louis Cardinals will start Sonny Gray for the start here and Gray is 5-1 with a 4.06 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Rangers, Gray is 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA and 21 strikeouts. Patrick Corbin will start this game for Texas and is 3-3 with a 3.75 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Cardinals, Corbin is 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
St. Louis Cardinals Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game looking to bounce back from an 11-1 beatdown loss at the hands of the Rangers in Friday’s matchup to fall to 32-25 on the year. After this series, the Cardinals will head home for a series against the Kansas City Royals.
Cardinals Win 5 Of Their Last 7 Despite Loss
Brendan Donovan has a team-high 70 hits along with 18 doubles, 4 home runs and 24 RBIs while Lars Nootbaar has 55 hits with 8 home runs, 28 RBIs, 12 doubles and 4 stolen bases. Nolan Arenado also has 47 hits with 10 doubles, 6 home runs and 26 RBIs of his own and Victor Scott II has 45 hits with 8 doubles, a triple, 19 RBIs and a team-high 16 stolen bases. Willson Contreras has also chipped in 48 hits with 6 home runs and 29 RBIs of his own as well this season.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last eight games as underdogs against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Cardinals have won each of their last four road games following a road loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against NL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last five road games following a road loss.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Brendan Donovan has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Cardinals as road favorites.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one RBI in three of the Cardinals’ last four games against AL West opponents.
- Sonny Gray has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last five games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last seven games against AL West opponents.
- Alec Burleson has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last six road games against AL West opponents.
- Nolan Gorman has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
- Brendan Donovan ranks 4th in the league in Hits (70) this season.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to build on their win over the Cardinals last time out to improve to 28-30 on the year. After this series, the Rangers will head on the road for a series against the Rays.
Rangers Looking For Some Consistency
Corey Seager has 31 hits including 6 home runs and 12 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 41 hits with 11 doubles, 7 home runs, 27 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Josh Jung has 51 hits with 7 doubles, 7 home runs and 23 RBIs while Wyatt Langford has 43 hits with 7 doubles, 11 home runs, 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases and Jonah Heim has 6 homers and 17 RBIs. Josh Smith has chipped in 43 hits with 5 doubles, 4 home runs and 12 RBIs with 6 stolen bases and Marcus Semien’s added 4 homers and 21 RBIs but has 48 strikeouts this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games as favorites against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rangers’ last seven games against NL opponents.
- Patrick Corbin has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six home appearances against NL opponents.
- Patrick Corbin has recorded a win in each of his last three home appearances against NL opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Rangers as home underdogs.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with the Rangers as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has scored a run in each of his last five appearances against NL opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four games against NL opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Cardinals’ last eight games as favorites against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last five home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Rangers vs Cardinals Prediction
I’m backing the Cardinals here. The Texas Rangers and consistent offense are two things that have not gone hand in hand in recent weeks, and Sonny Gray is still one of the better options that the Cardinals have. Corbin has been better than I thought he’d be for Texas, but the Rangers still have issues scoring, and I don’t trust them to repeat Friday’s output. Give me the Cardinals in this one.