In this article, we will formulate a Reds vs Rangers prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, April 2nd at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds are 2-3 this season after they lost game two in this series by a score of 1-0. Cincinnati allowed a run in the first inning, which was enough for the loss, as they failed to score at all in the game. The Reds recorded four hits and one error in the game, and they were led by McLain, Lux, Wynns, and Hurtubise, who all had one hit. Cincinnati started Spiers, who allowed one earned run and three hits over 6.0 innings in the loss. The Reds did win the first game in this series by a score of 14-3 on Monday.
Prior to this series, the Reds lost two out of three games against the Giants by scores of 4-6, 3-2, and 3-6. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 3.20 ERA with a 0.93 WHIP and a .186 opponent batting average, while their offense has scored 24 runs with a .239 batting average and a .299 on base percentage this year. Elly De La Cruz has led Cincinnati with two home runs and eight RBIs, while Matt McLain has added three home runs and five RBIs this season. The projected starting pitcher for Cincinnati is Hunter Greene, who is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this season.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 4-2 this year after they won game two by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday night. Texas scored in the first inning on a Langford home run, which ended up being the only run in the game. The Rangers recorded four hits in the game, and they were led by Langford, who went 2-4 with one home run and one RBI in the win. Texas started Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, who went the distance and allowed just four hits in the shutout win.
Prior to this series, the Rangers won three out of four against the Red Sox by scores of 2-5, 4-1, 4-3, and 3-2. The Texas pitching staff has a 3.40 ERA with a 1.21 WHIP and a .218 opponent batting average, while their offense has scored 17 runs with a .207 batting average and a .272 on-base percentage this season. Adolis Garcia has led Texas with two home runs and four RBIs, while Heim and Langford both have two home runs this year. The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Jack Leiter, who is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this year.
Why the Reds will beat the Rangers
- The Reds have won each of their last nine day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight road games against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Reds have covered the run line each of their last 10 day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 day games against NL Central opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight road games against National League opponents.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six road games against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Reds’ last five day games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rangers’ last four games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six day games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Reds’ last 10 day games against American League opponents.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Gavin Lux has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL West opponents.
- Jeimer Candelario has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances with his team as a favorite against the Rangers.
- Santiago Espinal has recorded an RBI in each of the Reds’ last four games as favorites against AL opponents.
- Hunter Greene has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Reds as home favorites.
- Hunter Greene has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances.
- Elly De La Cruz has scored at least one run in each of the Reds’ last six games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine home appearances against AL opponents.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Wyatt Langford has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one RBI in five of his six previous appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with the Rangers as road underdogs against NL opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has scored at least one run in seven of the Rangers’ last eight road games.
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
Reds vs Rangers Prediction
Texas comes into this game after a complete-game shutout by Eovaldi on Tuesday night, and their pitching staff has allowed three runs or fewer in three of their last five games. The Rangers will send Leiter to the mound, who looked very sharp in his first start. Cincinnati has alternated wins and losses over their first five games, but they did explode for 14 runs in game one of this series. The Reds will start Greene, who was also very good in his first start and is one of the better pitchers in the NL Central. We saw Leiter really struggle last season in limited action, and I need to see consistent work from him before I trust him. Take the Reds here.