The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays meet Wednesday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. Here’s a Rays vs Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Rays vs Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 55-52 on the year and play the Astros and Giants next. The Texas Rangers are batting .248 on the season, with a .320 OBP and a .407 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 104 hits and 35 RBI, while Ezequiel Duran and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 196 hits and 96 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 6-8 with a 4.82 ERA and 127 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s first career game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 62-44 on the year and play the White Sox and Rockies next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .260 on the season, have a .332 OBP, and have a .402 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching staff has a 3.75 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 119 hits and 61 RBI, while Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero have combined for 224 hits and 129 RBI.
Casey Legumina gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 2-2 with a 3.95 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Legumina is 0-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win
- The Rays have won each of their last eight night games after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four road games following a win.
- The Rays have covered the run line in each of their last four games as favorites following a loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight Wednesday games.
- The Rays have led after 5 innings in five of their last six home night games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five road games.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last six games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The Rays have lost each of their last five games at Tropicana Field against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 13 Wednesday games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last 12 Wednesday games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games against AL East opponents.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last six games against AL East opponents.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in five of their last six games against AL East opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Sixteen of the Rangers’ last 18 games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Rays’ last seven games as favorites against the Rangers have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Rays’ last seven home games.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in seven of the Rangers’ last eight night games against AL East opponents.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Junior Caminero has recorded two or more hits in each of the Rays’ last six night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Ian Seymour has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with the Rays as favorites.
- Victor Mesa Jr. has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
- Chandler Simpson ranks T4th in the league in Steals (26) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Joc Pederson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances.
- Joc Pederson has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Brandon Nimmo is one of only eight players to record 10+ Home Runs and 4+ Triples this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (764).
- The Rays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (764).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for walks allowed this season (305).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for walks allowed this season (305).
Rays vs Rangers Prediction
Gore is a strikeout artist, but he gets tagged when the bat connects. Through 115.2 innings, Gore has a 4.82 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. Legumina has just 43.1 innings under his belt this season, but he’s been sharper with a 3.95 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. The Rays have also been dominant at home this season, and they usually rebound well from a loss. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the Rays at home.