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2022 MLB Handicapping
(11-20-0) Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers (12-17-0)
Date: Friday, May 13th
Time: 08:05 ETPM ET
Venue: Globe Life Field Texas
Projected Pitchers: Nick Pivetta vs. Dane Dunning
MLB Moneyline Odds: Red Sox 102 Rangers -112
MLB run line Betting Odds: Red Sox +1.5, Rangers -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox travel to take on the Texas Rangers hoping to find the win column as they have an overall record of just 11-20-0, placing the team 5th in the AL East division. Heading into play, the Red Sox have won half of their 18 road games, sitting at 7-11. In their previous games, the Red Sox lost by a score of 5-3 to Atlanta. So far, Boston has won less than half of their series, going just 1-7-2.
Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta comes into the game with a record of just 0-4. Against the Red Sox, Pivetta is hoping to improve on his current ERA of 6.08. Compared to other pitchers, he has an elevated batting average allowed (0.286). Per 9 innings, Pivetta is giving up an average of 1.37 home runs, well above the MLB average. For the season, he has picked up 29 strikeouts on a K rate of 24.0%.
Boston’s offense comes into this game averaging just 3.45, placing them 28th in the MLB. Throughout the season, the team’s offense has finished games strong, ranking 1.1 in runs scored in the 8th and 9th innings. Through 31 games, the Red Sox have the 19th ranked batting average at 0.229. Per game, the team is averaging 7.74 hits. So far, home runs have been hard to come by for the team, as they are averaging just 0.58 per game (28th). .
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers take on the Boston hoping to improve on their record of just 12-17-0, placing them 4th in the AL West division. Texas will be looking to pick things up at home, as they have gone just 5-10 to start the season. Texas is hoping to get back on track after dropping their last game to the Royals by a score of 8-2. Currently, the team has a below .500 record in their 10 series, coming in at 3-6-1.
The Rangers will send Dane Dunning to the mound with an overall record of 1-1. Currently, Dunning’s ERA is 3.38. The right-hander has a batting average allowed of 0.221. In his 32.0 innings of work, Dunning has given up 3 home runs. Heading into the game, Dunning has struck 23.0% of the batters he’s faced. In his outings, Dane Dunning is putting batters on through walks at an alarming rate, averaging 3.09 walks per 9 innings.
On offense, Texas comes into the game averaging 4.03 runs per game, placing them in a group of teams near the league average. The team’s total run differential sits at -7.0. Together, the Rangers offense has the 25th ranked batting average, at 0.219. For the season, 28.9% of the team’s hits have been in the form of extra bases. Things have been going slightly better in the power department, as Texas averages 0.97 per game, placing them 13th in the league.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
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Red Sox are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
- Red Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 Friday games.
- Rangers are 22-45 in their last 67 during game 1 of a series.
- Rangers are 7-19 in their last 26 vs. American League East.
Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers MLB Prediction:
In their games against righties, Boston has struggled to score runs, averaging just 0.1 runs per at bat 28th. So far, the team batting average vs righties is 19th, in the league (0.233). Boston is struggling to hit for power with righties on the mound ranked 23rd in slugging percentage (0.354.
In today’s game, Texas will look to turn things around against right-handed pitching, as they are just 23rd in runs per at bat. The Rangers have a poor batting average vs righties, at just 0.214. Texas is struggling to hit for power with righties on the mound ranked 27th in slugging percentage (0.318).
I like the Rangers to win this matchup by multiple runs.
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