The Texas Rangers (13-18) will host the Boston Red Sox (12-20), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 7:05 PM ET.
Oddsmakers project the Rangers as a close favorite (-115 to win on the moneyline) against the Red Sox (-105). The starting pitchers are Glenn Otto (1-0) for the Texas Rangers, and Rich Hill for the Boston Red Sox.
These clubs play again after the Red Sox’s 7-1 victory over the Rangers yesterday. Nick Pivetta (7.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 4 K) registered the win for the Red Sox. J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4 with a double to lead the team on offense. Dane Dunning (5.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 6 K) took the loss on the mound for the Rangers.
Before the Rangers vs. Red Sox matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action.
Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 2:05 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8.5
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Rangers Stats and Trends
Rangers Betting Records
- This season, the Rangers have been favored eight times and won three of those games.
- This season, Texas has won three of its eight games when favored by at least -115 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 53.5% chance to win.
- Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 31 games with a total this season.
- The Rangers are 18-13-0 against the spread in their 31 chances this season.
Glenn Otto (Rangers Probable Starter)
- The Rangers will hand the ball to Otto (1-0) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed five innings while giving up two earned runs on two hits in a matchup with the New York Yankees.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 3.14, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .977.
- The Red Sox have scored 114 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 250 hits, 17th in baseball, with 18 home runs (28th in the league).
Rangers Batting Stats
- The Rangers rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 29 home runs.
- Hitters for the Rangers combine to rank 27th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .338 this season.
- Texas has a team batting average of just .216 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
- The Rangers have scored the 22nd-most runs in the league this season with 121 (3.9 per game).
- Texas is among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .283.
- The Rangers have shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
Red Sox Stats and Trends
Red Sox Betting Records
- The Red Sox have been underdogs in 18 games this season and have come away with the win six times (33.3%) in those contests.
- This year, Boston has won six of 18 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in nine of their 32 opportunities.
- The Red Sox have an against the spread record of 16-16-0 in 32 games with a line this season.
Rich Hill (Red Sox Probable Starter)
- Hill will make his first start of the season for the Red Sox.
- The 42-year-old lefty makes his season debut and pitches for the first time in more than a year.
- The Rangers rank 22nd in runs scored in the league (121) this season and are batting .216 while hitting 29 home runs (17th in the league).
Red Sox Batting Stats
- The Red Sox have hit the third-fewest home runs in baseball this season (18).
- This season, the Red Sox are slugging .346, the fifth-lowest average in the league.
- Boston’s .231 batting average ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Red Sox score the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (114 total, 3.6 per game).
- Boston is 27th in baseball with a .287 on-base percentage.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 11th in the league.
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