Texas Rangers (27-30) vs St. Louis Cardinals (32-24)
Game Info: Friday, May 30, 2025 at 8:05 pm (Globe Life Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Texas Rangers / St. Louis Cardinals — Over/Under:
The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers meet Friday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers Prediction. This article will include a St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 32-24 on the year and play the Royals, Dodgers, and Blue Jays next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .262 on the season, have a .333 OBP, and a .404 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 3.71 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Brendan Donovan leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 69 hits and 24 RBI, while Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras have combined for 101 hits and 56 RBI.
Matthew Liberatore gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 3-3 with a 2.73 ERA and 51 strikeouts this season. This will be Liberatore’s second career game against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 27-30 on the year and play the Rays, Nationals, and Twins next. The Texas Rangers are batting .220 on the season, have a .282 OBP, and a .355 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.19 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 48 hits and 20 RBI, while Josh Smith and Wyatt Langford have combined for 85 hits and 33 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Leiter’s first career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won five of their last six night games against NL Central opponents following a home loss.
- The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine road games against AL West opponents following a road win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last four games at Globe Life Field following a home loss.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won eight of their last nine games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have lost five of their last six night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line each of their last seven night games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games against NL Central opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four night games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Wyatt Langford has hit a home run in two of the Rangers’ last three home games against NL opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against NL opponents.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Corey Seager has scored at least one run in six of his last seven appearances.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Alec Burleson has hit a home run in two of the Cardinals’ last three road games against AL West opponents.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Masyn Winn has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Cardinals’ last five road games against AL West opponents.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded a Double in each of the Cardinals’ last three night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Brendan Donovan has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances after not playing the previous day.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers Prediction
The Cardinals continue to rack up the wins and are throwing out a solid pitcher in Liberatore, who has allowed seven runs in his last 28.1 innings. Through 59.1 innings, Liberatore has a 2.73 ERA, .229 allowed batting average, and 1.10 WHIP. Liberatore looks like an all-star pitcher this season. The Rangers are in awful form over the last two weeks, and Leiter isn’t a pitcher I’m excited to back. Leiter has been a mess in his limited career, and that includes giving up 22 hits and 16 runs in his last 27.2 innings. Leiter has 21 walks to go with 30 strikeouts, and he has a 4.43 ERA in 22.1 home innings. Give me the Cardinals.