The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers meet Thursday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The New York Yankees have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Yankees are 3-9 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Anthony Rizzo leads the Yankees with 26 hits and 13 RBI, while Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres have combined for 45 hits and 23 RBI. Gerrit Cole gets the ball, and he is 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. Cole is 5-4 with a 3.84 ERA and 127 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
The Texas Rangers have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 10 games. The Rangers are 13-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 27 hits and 22 RBI, while Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 50 hits and 33 RBI. Andrew Heaney gets the ball, and he is 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. Heaney is 1-2 with a 5.47 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.
The Yankees are 0-6 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series and 2-7 in their last 9 vs. American League West. The Rangers are 10-4 in their last 14 home games and 14-41 in their last 55 vs. American League East. The under is 9-3 in Yankees last 12 overall. The over is 13-4 in Rangers last 17 overall. The Yankees are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Texas and 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.
The Texas Rangers are worth a look with the plus money given the way their offense is cooking. However, the Yankees broke out of their offensive funk yesterday and Gerrit Cole is looking like a CY Young candidate again. Clear pitching edge here with the Yankees. Give me the Yanks and the RL for max betting value.