The Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers meet Thursday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs. Pirates Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs. Pirates Pick.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 14-10 on the year and play the Brewers and Cardinals next. The Pittsburgh Pirates are batting .250 on the season and have a .335 OBP, and a .391 slugging percentage. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching staff has a 3.33 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Oneil Cruz leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 28 hits and 22 RBI, while Ryan O’Hearn and Bryan Reynolds have combined for 48 hits and 32 RBI.
Bubba Chandler gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is 1-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. This will be Chandler’s first career game against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 12-12 on the year and play the Athletics and Yankees next. The Texas Rangers are batting .239 on the season and have a .315 OBP, and a .392 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers pitching staff has a 3.61 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 29 hits and 11 RBI, while Jake Burger and Josh Jung have combined for 47 hits and 30 RBI.
Jacob deGrom gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 1-0 with a 2.29 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. deGrom is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 69 strikeouts in his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Pirates have lost seven of their last eight games following a win.
- The Rangers have won each of their last five games against the Pirates following a loss.
- The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five night games against the Rangers following a win.
- The favorites have covered the run line in each of the Rangers’ last four games.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in three of their last four home games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against the Pirates.
Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
- The Rangers have lost eight of their last nine games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Pirates have won four of their last five games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Pirates have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Pirates have won the first inning in each of their last four games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five Thursday games.
- The Pirates have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last 10 games as home favorites has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Pirates’ last six games as underdogs against AL West opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last seven night games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Pirates’ last four games.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Josh Jung has hit a home run in two of the Rangers’ last three games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded seven or more strikeouts in 14 of his last 15 appearances with his team as a favorite against NL opponents.
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one hit in each of his 12 previous appearances with his team as a home favorite against NL Central opponents.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against NL opponents.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL West opponents.
- Oneil Cruz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Pirates as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Oneil Cruz ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (10) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 6th in the league for runs allowed this season (91).
- The Rangers rank 24th in the league for strikeouts against this season (229).
- The Pirates rank 3rd in the league for ERA this season (3.33).
- The Pirates rank 4th in the league for home runs allowed this season (17).
Rangers vs Pirates Prediction
The Rangers are due for a rebound performance after some rough showings over the last few days. deGrom seems like the guy who can stop the bleeding a bit. He looks sharp through 19.2 innings, posting a 2.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 25 strikeouts. Chandler has 13 walks in 20 innings and he’s still an inexperienced pitcher overall trying to find his way. This will be Chandler’s ninth career start. The Rangers need to take advantage of a game like this at home with their ace on the hill. Give me the Rangers.