Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers are paying a visit to Yankee Stadium to square off against the New York Yankees. This AL matchup can be viewed across the country on ESPN and the opening pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Odds
Texas (+180) is hosting this one as the underdog against New York (-190) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this one at 10 runs (-110 for both the over and the under). This game currently has a runline of Rangers +1.5 (-125) and Yankees -1.5 (+105).
The Rangers are 67-71 SU and have gone 75-62 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 7.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 4.0 units ATS. Texas is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in all seven of them. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 90-48 SU and 79-58 ATS. They’ve gained 21.4 units for moneyline bettors and 22.4 units ATS. New York has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in six of those seven.
Yankees games have an over/under record of 75-58-4 in 2019. Texas has been a decent under bet with a total record of 60-74-3.
Mike Minor will get the nod for the visiting Rangers. The southpaw Minor (11-8, 3.25 ERA) has recorded 175 punchouts in 174.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Yankees this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 6.35 ERA and two strikeouts across 5.2 innings).
The Yankees are going with righty Masahiro Tanaka (10-7, 4.47 ERA), who’s got 128 strikeouts and 37 walks as well as a 1.22 WHIP. Tanaka made two starts against the Rangers in 2018, posting a 1-1 record with a 9.00 ERA.
Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starters own a 5.13 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.52 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.65, along with a WHIP of 1.45.
Rangers hitters have slashed .246/.319/.429 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 2.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Texas’ offense has been fueled by Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo. The speedy Andrus is slashing .275/.313/.401 with 10 home runs, 61 RBIs, 68 runs and 27 stolen bases, while Choo is hitting .263 with 20 homers, 49 RBIs and 78 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, New York’s pitching staff has given up 4.7 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.71, a WHIP of 1.30 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.9. The bullpen has a 4.07 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 9.9 K/9.
New York’s offense is putting up 5.8 runs per outing, including 4.9 per game over its last 10 games and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .233/.309/.477 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Yankees’ offense has been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres. LeMahieu is hitting .335/.382/.538 with 24 home runs, 90 RBIs and 96 runs scored, while the line for Torres stands at .285/.348/.539 with 33 homers, 78 RBIs and 87 runs.
The Rangers have gained 4.5 units and are 48-40 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 37 of those games, compared to 50 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 7.7 units and are 28-15 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in 23 of those games, compared to 18 that’ve gone under.
Rangers vs. Yankees Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- Texas has logged 16 extra-base hits over its last five games. New York has 18 XBH over its last five.
- The Yankees have won six of their last seven games SU.
- New York has recorded 22.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 21.0 over its last five.
- The Rangers have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have hit 26 over their last 10.
- The Rangers have a team OPS of .749 this season and an OPS of .758 against right-handed pitchers. The Yankees’ OPS sits at .833 overall and .823 versus righties.
