At Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, the Texas Rangers (two straight defeats) take on the Chicago White Sox (four setbacks in a row) at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The White Sox are an underdog (+121 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Rangers (-143). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Texas Rangers looking to Andrew Heaney (4-13), and Garrett Crochet (6-9) getting the nod for the Chicago White Sox.
The Rangers lost 4-2 to the Guardians Sunday, with Cody Bradford (six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out three) on the line for the loss. Corey Seager went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Rangers offensively in the defeat.
Yesterday, the White Sox fell to the Tigers 6-3. Jared Shuster was the losing pitcher after throwing 1 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out three. Andrew Benintendi paced the White Sox’s offense, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Rangers vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-143, bet $143 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+121, bet $100 to win $121)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rangers vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- This season, the Rangers have won 40 out of the 71 games, or 56.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Texas has a record of 17-10, a 63% win rate, when favored by -143 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Rangers have a 58.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of 130 games with a total.
- The Rangers have an ATS record of 55-74-0 in 129 games with a spread this season.
Andrew Heaney (Rangers probable starter)
- Heaney makes the start for the Rangers, his 26th of the season. He is 4-13 with a 4.04 ERA and 131 strikeouts through 129 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty’s most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he went five scoreless innings while allowing five hits.
- The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.04, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .244 batting average against him.
- Heaney has registered six quality starts this season.
- Heaney heads into the matchup with 16 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face off against a White Sox offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 964 total hits (on a .221 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .344 (30th in MLB) with 108 total home runs (30th in MLB).
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers’ 139 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Texas have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .377 team slugging percentage.
- The Rangers’ .237 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
- Texas has scored the 22nd-most runs in the majors this season with 548 (4.2 per game).
- The Rangers have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
- Texas has shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 125 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (21.6%) in those games.
- Chicago has a win-loss record of 22-88 when favored by +121 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 45.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 59 of its 132 opportunities.
- The White Sox are 53-78-0 against the spread in their 131 games that had a posted line this season.
Garrett Crochet (White Sox probable starter)
- Crochet (6-9 with a 3.64 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his 27th of the season.
- The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went four innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 25-year-old has a 3.64 ERA and 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings during 26 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .219 to his opponents.
- Crochet is trying to collect his 12th quality start of the year.
- Crochet has pitched five or more innings in a game 15 times this season heading into this matchup.
- He has had five appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Rangers offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and ranks 19th in home runs hit (139) in all of MLB. They have a collective .237 batting average, and are 21st in the league with 1048 total hits and 22nd in MLB action scoring 548 runs.
- In four innings over one appearance against the Rangers this season, Crochet has a 4.50 ERA and a 1.5 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .250.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox are last in MLB action with 108 home runs.
- So far this season, Chicago has the lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.344).
- The White Sox rank 29th in the majors with a .221 batting average.
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in MLB action scoring 3.1 runs per game (411 total runs).
- The White Sox’s .278 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors.
