New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction MLB Picks 9/2/24

Texas Rangers (64-72) vs New York Yankees (79-57)

Game Info: Monday, September 2, 2024 at 8:05 pm (Globe Life Field)

Jack Leiter (0-1) (12.83) vs Gerrit Cole (5-3) (3.86)

Betting Odds: Texas Rangers +174 / New York Yankees -208 --- Over/Under: 9 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction for this MLB game on Monday, September 2nd, at Globe Life Field. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Yankees recent form and recent player performance

-The Rangers recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas

-Recent betting trends in games played between New York and Texas

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Yankees and Rangers.

Anthony Rizzo is Back for the Yankees

The big news from Sunday was the Yankees activating Anthony Rizzo and he’s back. On Sunday the Yankees faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals and it was ugly. The offense scored seven runs but the pitching gave up 14 and they still ended up losing by seven. The offense wasn’t the problem it was the pitching that was awful. Nestor Cortes Jr went four innings giving up nine hits and five runs. The Yankees are averaging 5.08 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 2nd while the pitching is ranked 11th. Getting the start for the Yankees will be Gerrit Cole who sits with a 5-3 record and an ERA of 3.89. In his last start against the Washington Nationals, he went five innings giving up six hits and three runs.

Rangers Pulled it Out Late

On Sunday the Rangers faced off against the Oakland Athletics and they were able to secure the 6-4 victory. The Rangers gave up two runs in the top of the 10th but followed that up by scoring four of their own. Josh Jung hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Rangers are averaging 4.14 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.47 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league while the pitching is ranked 19th.

Why the Rangers Will Beat the Yankees

The Yankees have lost each of their last four games after playing the previous day.
The Rangers have won five of their last six games.
The Rangers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Yankees following a win.
The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games after playing the previous day.

New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction

This game comes down to which Cole is going to show up here. Will it be the one that is dominant or one that struggles to control his pitches. In this game, I do expect it’s going to be the bad one. The Rangers are averaging 4.14 runs per game and they are going to have no issue getting to him here. New York will have no answer, and the Rangers are going to get the job done. Back the Rangers on the money line.