Rangers vs Phillies Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/1/23
Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) vs. Texas Rangers (1-0)
April 1, 2023 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers +125 / Philadelphia Phillies -161; Over/Under: +7
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The Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Philadelphia Phillies look for their first win after giving up 11 runs in their opener. The Phillies can only hope the pitching staff is better in this effort after getting rocked on Thursday. J.T. Realmuto leads the Phillies with 3 hits, while Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh have combined for 5 hits and 4 RBI. Zack Wheeler gets the ball, and he was 12-7 with a 2.82 ERA and 163 strikeouts last season. Wheeler is 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
The Texas Rangers came out swinging in their season opener, and that has to be a confidence boost heading into the weekend. The Rangers look for their first 2-0 start since 2011 when they made the World Series. Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with 2 hits and 2 RBI, while Marcus Semien and Jonah Heim have combined for 4 hits and 2 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he was 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA and 103 strikeouts last season. Eovaldi is 4-4 with a 3.36 ERA and 43 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.
The Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The Rangers are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 11-27 in their last 38 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Phillies last 6 overall. The under is 5-2 in Rangers last 7 overall. The Phillies are 0-8 in the last 8 meetings in Texas and 1-11 in the last 12 meetings.
The Philadelphia Phillies are favored because Wheeler is on the hill, but it’s hard to turn down the plus money with the Rangers with how the offense looks out of the gate. Also, Eovaldi is great to back as a dog when he’s pitching well, as he has good stuff and can rake up the strikeouts. Give me the home dog.