The San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers meet Tuesday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs Giants Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs Giants Pick.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 48-65 on the year and play the Tigers and Astros next. The San Francisco Giants are batting .252 on the season, have a .310 OBP, and have a .414 slugging percentage. The San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff has a 4.36 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Jung Hoo Lee leads the San Francisco Giants with 119 hits and 43 RBI, while Rafael Devers and Casey Schmitt have combined for 211 hits and 117 RBI.
Blade Tidwell gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. This will be Tidwell’s first career game against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 55-58 on the year and play the Orioles and Angels next. The Texas Rangers are batting .244 on the season, with a .317 OBP and a .401 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 109 hits and 40 RBI, while Ezequiel Duran and Josh Jung have combined for 202 hits and 94 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 6-9 with a 4.77 ERA and 136 strikeouts this season. Gore is 4-2 with a 4.02 ERA and 41 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last six games following a home loss.
- The Giants have lost eight of their last nine night games following a road win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last four night games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Tuesday games as underdogs.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last nine Tuesday games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in four of their last five home games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against the Giants.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Rangers’ last five games at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six games.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Ten of the Rangers’ last 11 games as favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Giants’ last three games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Rangers’ last nine Tuesday games at Globe Life Field.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in seven of the Giants’ last eight road games against American League opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Ezequiel Duran has hit a home run in each of the Rangers’ last three home games.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against the Giants.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded eight or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances against the Giants.
- Ezequiel Duran has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last eight home games.
- Brandon Nimmo is one of only 10 players to record 10+ Home Runs and 4+ Triples this season.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Jung Hoo Lee has hit at least one home run in each of his last two appearances against AL opponents.
- Heliot Ramos has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Giants as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Jung Hoo Lee ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.306) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank T4th in the league for walks allowed this season (328).
- The Rangers rank 25th in the league for runs scored this season (466).
- The Giants rank 30th in the league for walks this season (295).
- The Giants rank T3rd in the league for home runs allowed this season (111).
Rangers vs Giants Prediction
The Giants have thrown in the towel on the season, and Tidwell is a pitcher who is hard to trust given the small sample size for his career. The Rangers are hit or miss, and Gore can get hit hard when he’s not striking out guys, but they’re still in the thick of the wild card race. If the Rangers are serious about making a playoff push, they have to take advantage of games like this. I’ll side with the Rangers, and I’ll lay the RL to shave down the price.