The Texas Rangers (48-52) will host the Chicago White Sox (27-75), Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET, with the White Sox on an eight-game losing skid.
The Rangers are favored at home (-129) against the White Sox (+109). The Rangers will give the ball to Jon Gray (4-4) against the White Sox and Garrett Crochet (6-6).
Jonathan Hernandez (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) registered the win in the Rangers’ 4-3 victory over the White Sox yesterday. Marcus Semien led the way offensively, going 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Steven Wilson (0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the White Sox.
Ahead of this Rangers vs. White Sox showdown, here is everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rangers vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have won 31, or 57.4%, of the 54 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- This season Texas has won 22 of its 35 games, or 62.9%, when favored by at least -129 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.3% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 39 of 100 opportunities.
- The Rangers are 44-55-0 ATS in their 99 games with a spread this season.
Jon Gray (Rangers probable starter)
- Gray (4-4) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 17th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.96 ERA in 86 1/3 innings pitched, with 73 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance — out of the bullpen on Saturday — the righty tossed one scoreless inning against the Baltimore Orioles while surrendering one hit.
- The 32-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.96, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents have a .266 batting average against him.
- Gray is trying to record his seventh quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Gray has pitched five or more innings in a game 10 times this year heading into this game.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 19 outings this season.
- The opposing White Sox offense has the worst slugging percentage (.345) and ranks 28th in MLB play with 88 home runs. It has a collective .219 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 737 total hits and last in MLB play scoring 319 runs.
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers have hit 105 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- Fueled by 251 extra-base hits, Texas ranks 22nd in MLB with a .378 slugging percentage this season.
- The Rangers have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- Texas has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 426 (4.3 per game).
- The Rangers have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Texas ranks seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been underdogs in 95 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (24.2%) in those contests.
- This season, Chicago has come away with a win 20 times in 89 chances when named as an underdog of at least +109 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 47.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Chicago and its opponents have gone over in 44 of its 102 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The White Sox are 44-57-0 against the spread in their 101 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Garrett Crochet (White Sox probable starter)
- Crochet (6-6) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 21st start of the season. He has a 3.02 ERA in 107 1/3 innings pitched, with 150 strikeouts.
- In his last time out on Saturday, July 13, the lefty threw two scoreless innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates without surrendering a hit.
- The 25-year-old has put together a 3.02 ERA and 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings across 20 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .199 to opposing batters.
- Crochet heads into the game with 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Crochet has put up 15 starts this year where he pitched five or more innings.
- He has made five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will match up with a Rangers offense that ranks 17th in the league with 799 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .378 (22nd in the league) with 105 total home runs (17th in MLB action).
- The 25-year-old’s 3.02 ERA ranks 16th, .950 WHIP ranks fourth, and 12.6 K/9 ranks first among qualifying pitchers this season.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit 88 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB action.
- This season, Chicago’s .345 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.
- The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the majors (.219).
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in baseball scoring 3.1 runs per game (319 total runs).
- The White Sox rank last in the majors with a .280 on-base percentage.