The Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox meet Friday in MLB action at Fenway Park. Here’s a Red Sox vs Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Red Sox vs Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 34-34 on the year and play the Padres and Twins next. The Texas Rangers are batting .238 on the season, with a .318 OBP and a .384 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.66 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 75 hits and 30 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 127 hits and 64 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 3-5 with a 4.69 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. Leiter is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 27-39 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Mariners next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .243 on the season, have a .312 OBP, and have a .376 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.03 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Wilyer Abreu leads the Boston Red Sox with 69 hits and 29 RBI, while Ceddanne Rafaela and Willson Contreras have combined for 127 hits and 66 RBI.
Sonny Gray gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 7-1 with a 3.20 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season. Gray is 11-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 103 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six games against the Red Sox following a road win.
- The home team has won each of the Red Sox’s last four games.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last seven night games against the Rangers following a road loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Red Sox have won the first inning in four of their last five night games at Fenway Park.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games at Fenway Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in three of their last four night games.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Red Sox have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have won each of their last five Friday games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last 13 Friday games as road underdogs.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games against AL West opponents.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against the Red Sox.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last five road games against American League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the last seven games between the Rangers and Red Sox have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last seven home games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 14 of the Rangers’ last 16 games as road underdogs.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Sonny Gray has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last eight home games.
- Sonny Gray has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Triston Casas has hit a home run in four of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Sonny Gray ranks T7th in the league for Wins (7) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Rangers as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Elias Diaz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung ranks 8th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.309) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Red Sox rank 30th in the league for home runs this season (52).
- The Red Sox rank 29th in the league for runs scored this season (258).
- The Rangers rank 26th in the league for runs scored this season (275).
- The Rangers rank 26th in the league for RBIs this season (263).
Red Sox vs Rangers Prediction
The Red Sox aren’t having a great week, and they haven’t been able to take advantage of home-field advantage. However, Leiter has been hittable for much of his career, and he’s allowed 4 or more earned runs in 3 of his last 4 starts. In 34 road innings, Leiter has a 5.29 ERA and a .242 batting average allowed. Gray has een a bright spot for the Red Sox with a 3.20 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, and Boston has won 8 of his last 10 starts. In 25 home innings, Gray has a 2.52 ERA and a .202 batting average allowed. This feels like a spot where the Red Sox can stop the bleeding. Give me the home team and the low price.