The New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Yankees are 3-10 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Anthony Rizzo leads the Yankees with 28 hits and 13 RBI, while Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres have combined for 46 hits and 24 RBI. Jhony Brito gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Brito’s first career game against the Rangers.
The Texas Rangers have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Rangers are 14-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 30 hits and 23 RBI, while Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia have combined for 53 hits and 46 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 5.20 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 3-4 with a 3.83 ERA and 79 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.
The Yankees are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series. The Rangers are 7-2 in their last 9 during game 3 of a series and 2-8 in their last 10 Saturday games. The under is 10-3 in Yankees last 13 overall. The over is 13-5 in Rangers last 18 overall. The Yankees are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Texas and 11-3 in the last 14 meetings.
The New York Yankees still can’t string together offense, and it makes them hard to trust in spots like this, where the Rangers are an offensive powerhouse most nights. Also, Jhony Brito has been a bit underwhelming so far, while we know what Nathan Eovaldi is capable of when right. Eovaldi has had career success against the Yankees. Give me the Rangers and the cheap price, mainly due to the Yanks offensive issues.