The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays meet Saturday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Rangers have won 9 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 76 hits and 50 RBI, while Josh Jung and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 136 hits and 76 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 8-2 with a 2.24 ERA and 77 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 5-6 with a 4.04 ERA and 85 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 9 games. The Rays have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 72 hits and 29 RBI, while Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz have combined for 126 hits and 77 RBI. Taj Bradley gets the ball, and he is 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA and 48 strikeouts this season. This will be Bradley’s first career game against the Rangers.
Trends
The Rangers are 7-0 in their last 7 during game 2 of a series and 7-0 in their last 7 Saturday games. The Rays are 3-7 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series and 44-13 in their last 57 home games. The under is 7-3-1 in Rangers last 11 overall. The under is 6-0 in Rays last 6 overall. The Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to be favored for obvious reasons, especially at home. However, the Texas Rangers have the offensive firepower to hold their own in this series, and they have the edge on the mound for this game. Nathan Eovaldi has a 2.24 ERA and 0.93 WHIP through 80.1 innings. Eovaldi is a pitcher who should make his second all star appearance. Plus money? I have to side with the Rangers.
