Texas Rangers (46-50) vs Baltimore Orioles (58-38)
Game Info: Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 7:05 pm (Globe Life Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Texas Rangers +125 / Baltimore Orioles -147 — Over/Under: 8
0.The Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are 59-38 on the year after playing the Cubs and Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Baltimore Orioles have lost 5 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Gunnar Henderson leads the Baltimore Orioles with 112 hits and 63 RBI, while Adley Rutschman and Jordan Westburg have combined for 194 hits and 111 RBI.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 46-51 on the year after playing the Angels and Astros. The Texas Rangers have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Texas Rangers have lost 8 of their last 10 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 94 hits and 51 RBI, while Josh Smith and Corey Seager have combined for 170 hits and 88 RBI.
Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Pitching Pick Matchup
Grayson Rodriguez gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 11-4 with a 3.88 ERA and 112 strikeouts this season. Rodriguez has allowed 16 hits and 9 runs in his last 17.1 innings. Rodriguez has a 4.59 ERA and .257 allowed batting average in 51 road innings. Rodriguez is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Max Scherzer gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. Scherzer has allowed 18 hits and 7 earned runs in his last 17 innings. Scherzer has a 2.38 ERA and .179 allowed batting average in 11.1 home innings. Scherzer is 7-3 with a 3.18 ERA and 128 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles.
Why the Texas Rangers will Beat the Orioles
- The Orioles have lost each of their last four games as road favorites against AL West opponents following a road win.
- The Rangers have won each of their last three games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last six home games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against teams that held a losing record.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Nathaniel Lowe has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four games against the Orioles at Globe Life Field.
- Corey Seager has recorded a Double in four of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded an RBI in each of the Rangers’ last four games against the Orioles at Globe Life Field.
- Max Scherzer has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last eight Saturday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Marcus Semien has scored at least one run in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games against AL East opponents at Globe Life Field.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rangers’ last eight games as home underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Orioles.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances against AL East opponents at Globe Life Field.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Anthony Santander has hit at least one home run in each of the Orioles’ last two games against AL West opponents.
- Anthony Santander has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Orioles’ last four games at Globe Life Field against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Gunnar Henderson has recorded at least one Single in 11 of the Orioles’ last 12 games as favorites against AL opponents.
- Gunnar Henderson has scored a run in each of the Orioles’ last seven Saturday night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Saturday night appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 Saturday night appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Austin Hays has recorded at least one Double in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Gunnar Henderson ranks 3rd in the league in Home Runs (28) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Texas Rangers rank 6th in the league for strikeouts against this season (755).
- The Texas Rangers rank 6th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.231).
- The Baltimore Orioles rank T2nd in the league for RBI’s this season (467).
- The Baltimore Orioles rank 28th in the league for walks this season (261).
Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction
The Baltimore Orioles are the better, more trustworthy team and Max Scherzer doesn’t have the sample size this season to consider him the traditional Max Scherzer. The Orioles should be favored. With that said, we’re still getting the Rangers at home with Max Scherzer on the mound. And while Scherzer hasn’t pitched a lot this season, he’s still been good enough with an ERA under 3 and 0.99 WHIP through 27.1 innings. I’m going to take a shot with the Rangers and the plus money on Saturday night.