The Texas Rangers will be taking the field against the New York Yankees in a Wednesday showdown. The game gets underway 6:35 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Southwest will be showing this AL matchup.
Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees Odds
The Rangers have gone 68-72 SU this year and are 76-63 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 7.7 units for moneyline bettors and 4.0 units ATS. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 91-49 SU and 79-60 ATS. The team has gained 20.3 units for moneyline bettors and 20.3 units ATS.
Yankees games have an over/under record of 75-60-4 in 2019. The Rangers have been a good under bet with a total record of 61-75-3.
The right-handed Lance Lynn is the probable starter for the visiting Rangers. Lynn is 14-9 with a 3.77 ERA and 202 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Yankees this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 14.73 ERA and three strikeouts over 3.2 innings).
The Yankees will put the ball in the right hand of Chad Green (2-4, 5.01 ERA, 1.38 WHIP), who has 72 strikeouts and 16 walks. Green did not record a start against the Rangers in 2018.
As a unit, New York’s pitching staff has given up 4.6 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 4.64 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.13 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 9.9 K/9.
New York’s hitters have put up 5.8 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 4.2 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .216/.278/.432 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Yankees’ hitters have been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres. LeMahieu is slashing .331/.378/.531 with 24 home runs, 90 RBIs and 97 runs scored, and the line for Torres stands at .284/.347/.536 with 33 homers, 78 RBIs and 87 runs.
In the other dugout, Texas’ pitchers have allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.10 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.48 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.71, along with a K-per-9 of 8.76.
Rangers hitters have slashed .246/.319/.429 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led Texas’ hitters. The speedy Andrus is slashing .276/.314/.401 with 10 home runs, 61 RBIs, 69 runs and 27 stolen bases, while Choo (.263/.367/.458) has produced 21 homers, 50 RBIs and 79 runs scored.
The Rangers have gained 6.4 units and are 49-40 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 37 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 13.7 units and are 51-43 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 52 of those games, compared to 40 which went under the total.
Rangers vs. Yankees Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in only one of Texas’ last seven outings.
- The Rangers have a total OPS of .748 this season and an OPS of .759 against right-handed pitchers. The Yankees’ OPS sits at .833 overall and .825 versus righties.
- The Yankees have won three of their last four games SU.
- New York has posted 20.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18.2 over its last five.
- The Rangers have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
