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2019 MLB Season
(45-36) Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-35)
Date: Saturday June 29, 2019
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Projected Pitchers: Sampson (TEX) vs. McKay (TB)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Rangers +174 | Rays -185
MLB RunLine Betting Odds:
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8.5
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Texas Rangers
After sweeping three in Detroit and running its winning streak to five games, Texas is just a game behind Tampa Bay in the Wild Card standings.
It’s tight in the American League, with the Indians a half-game back of Texas, Boston 1.5 behind, and Oakland still well within striking distance at 2.5 GB. The Angels are also just a game behind Oakland. The rest of the American League is playing for 2020, at the earliest.
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Hunter Pence is going to start the All-Star Game as the American League’s designated hitter and good for him. In his 13th season he has a career-high 141 OPS+, though he’s only 8th on his own team, in terms of Wins Above Replacement. His most recent All-Star nod came in 2014, at the tail end of his career in San Francisco.
He also hasn’t played since June 16 with a groin strain. The timetable was set at 10-14 days so he could return anytime now. Whether it’s in time for this game, I do not know.
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay has all of these quality teams chasing it in the Wild Card standings but I still like the young Rays to grab a spot and, eventually, win that game to get into the ALDS. There’s just too much talent.
Tyler Glasnow coming back and pitching like he was before he got hurt will be a must, though. Blake Snell hasn’t been completely dependable and Yonny Chirinos could probably use some help (he’ll start Friday’s game) because you never know when he may hit a wall.
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It was reported this week that Glasnow suffered a setback during his rehab and is just trying to make it back sometime in August. That worries me, more so than I’ve been worried about any of Tampa Bay’s other injuries.
Yandy Diaz came back this week but Kevin Kiermaier went down in Thursday’s 18-inning victory. Kiermaier was finally having a healthy year, though he wasn’t really hitting much yet. Let’s hope this is just something minor because the Rays need his leadership.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- TEX are 9-4 in their last 13 games on astroturf.
- TB are 3-7 in their last 10 overall.
- TB are 3-7 in their last 10 games on astroturf.
- TB are 3-7 in their last 10 home games.
Free Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Prediction: it’s just about a coin flip.
Let’s wait for the numbers. I expect both sides somewhere between -115 and +115. I’d play either side that gets any bigger than that.
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MLB Free Score Prediction: Texas 4 – Tampa Bay 5
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