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Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction 7-6-24 Picks

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Evan Walker

Tampa Bay Rays (44-43) vs. Texas Rangers (39-48)
July 6, 2024 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers -112 / Tampa Bay Rays -105; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB Game 2 action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction. This article will include a Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Pick.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays look to get above a .500 record after Games against the Nationals and Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 12 runs in their last 3 Games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 8 Games. The Tampa Bay Rays have lost 5 of their last 7 Games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 92 hits and 40 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Amed Rosario have combined for 151 hits and 72 RBI.

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

The Texas Rangers are 40-48 on the year after Games against the Orioles and Padres. The Texas Rangers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 Games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 10 Games. The Texas Rangers have lost 5 of their last 6 Games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 82 hits and 45 RBI, while Josh Smith and Corey Seager have combined for 153 hits and 74 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Pitching Pick Matchup

Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 3-4 with a 3.42 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. Bradley has allowed 27 hits and 13 earned runs in his last 32.1 innings. Bradley has a 8.16 ERA and .339 allowed batting average in 14.1 road innings. Bradley is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.

Andrew Heaney gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 3-9 with a 4.04 ERA and 85 strikeouts this season. Heaney has allowed 30 hits and 13 runs in his last 34.1 innings. Heaney has a 4.98 ERA and .221 allowed batting average in 34.1 home innings. Heaney is 0-5 with a 3.68 ERA and 39 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Why the Texas Rangers will Beat the Rays

The Rangers have won each of their last eight day games against AL East opponents.
The Rays have lost each of their last four games at Globe Life Field.
The Rays have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last eight day games against AL East opponents.
The Rays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games at Globe Life Field.
The Rays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts

Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against AL East opponents.
Corey Seager has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances.
Nathaniel Lowe has recorded a Single in each of his last seven appearances against the Rays.
Adolis Garcia has scored at least one run in eight of the Rangers’ last nine games against AL East opponents.
Andrew Heaney has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
Josh Jung has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances.
Corey Seager has recorded a Double in each of his last four home appearances.
Corey Seager has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

Randy Arozarena has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last nine road games against AL opponents.
Josh Lowe has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five road appearances against AL West opponents.
Brandon Lowe has scored at least one run in six of his last seven road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one RBI in six of the Rays’ last seven day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
Randy Arozarena has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rays’ last nine road games against AL opponents.
Isaac Paredes has hit a home run in four of the Rays’ last five day games against AL opponents that held a losing record.

Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction

The Rays and the cheap price is worth a look considering they’ve been the better team this season, but I can’t get behind Bradley and how he’s looked recently, especially on the road. Current Rangers are also hitting .286 with a .394 OBP in 28 at bats against Bradley. Andrew Heaney has had his issues as well this season, but it’s not quite as bad as Bradley has looked on the road, even with the small sample size. Pick ’em prices, give me the Rangers to beat the Rays again.