| MATCHUP | Texas Rangers | Colorado Rockies |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 23-25 | 19-30 |
| Spread | -1.5 113 | +1.5 -136 |
| Moneyline | -136 | +113 |
| Total | Over 10 (-117) | Under 10 (-103) |
| Where | Coors Field, Denver, Colorado | |
| When | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | |
| Time | 03:10 PM EDT | |
| TV | MLB.TV | |
The Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies meet Wednesday in MLB action at Coors Field. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs. Colorado Rockies Prediction. This article will include a Texas Rangers vs. Colorado Rockies Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 23-25 on the year and play the Angels and Astros next. The Texas Rangers are batting .233 on the season and have a .316 OBP, and a .370 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 51 hits and 20 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 91 hits and 48 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 1-4 with a 4.35 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. This will be Leiter’s second career game against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 19-30 on the year and play the Diamondbacks and Dodgers next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .245 on the season and have a .313 OBP, and a .388 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies pitching staff has a 5.04 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 47 hits and 24 RBI while Troy Johnston and Mickey Moniak have combined for 88 hits and 49 RBI.
Kyle Freeland gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 1-5 with a 7.22 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Freeland is 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The underdogs have won each of the last five games between the Rangers and Rockies at Coors Field.
- The Rangers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites following a win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games against the Rangers at Coors Field.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five day games at Coors Field against National League opponents.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won five of their last six day games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have lost seven of their last nine day games after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as underdogs against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last four day games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rockies’ last four day games against American League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last six games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last four road games against NL West opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Hunter Goodman has hit at least one home run in three of the Rockies’ last five games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Kyle Freeland has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with the Rockies as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Tyler Freeman has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rockies’ last 11 Wednesday games at Coors Field.
- Kyle Freeland has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances at Coors Field against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Troy Johnston ranks 5th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.326) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Andrew McCutchen has hit a home run in five of his last eight appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL West opponents.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Rangers as favorites against NL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (90).
- The Rockies rank 28th in the league for walks this season (143).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.223).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for hits allowed this season (349).
Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
I’m not excited to get behind Leiter and his up-and-down ways, but Freeland has a 7.22 ERA and 1.66 WHIP through 33.2 innings. In his last 13 innings, Freeland has allowed 26 hits and 19 earned runs. He has an 8.79 ERA and .311 allowed batting average in 14.1 home innings. The Rockies have lost 5 straight games. Freeland has pitched. No thanks. The Rangers need to take advantage of this matchup. Give me the Rangers and the RL for max betting value.