New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Prediction 8-29-23 MLB Picks

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29 August 2023

The Texas Rangers and the New York Mets meet Tuesday in MLB action from Citi Field. This matchup will be the second installment in a three-game set this week. In the opener on Monday, Texas eked out a close comeback victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers played the Twins over the weekend and could only win one of four games. The Sunday finale was a 7-6 loss, featuring homers from JP Martinez and Jonah Heim (grand slam). On Monday Texas came back from a 3-0 deficit in the fifth on the way to a wild 4-3 victory. Nathaniel Lowe posted two RBI, and Corey Seager managed three hits with a run.

It’ll be Andrew Heaney in the starter role for the Rangers on Tuesday. Over 25 starts so far Heaney is 9-6 with a 4.34 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 122.1 innings. Heaney is 3-0 in his last seven starts with a 4.06 ERA.

Texas Rangers Team Facts

The Rangers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against National League opponents following a road win.
The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as road favorites against National League opponents following a win.
The Rangers have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Rangers' last eight games as road favorites.
The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against National League opponents.

New York Mets

Over on the Mets’ side, they lost two of three games to the Angels over the weekend. Los Angeles took a 3-2 loss in the finale despite a solo homer from Luis Rengifo. On Monday versus Texas, New York had just four hits in a pretty bad evening on both sides. Brandon Nimmo (two RBI) and DJ Stewart each had home runs as the RBI.

Jose Quintana will take the mound for the Mets on Tuesday. Over his seven starts this year Quintana is 1-5 with a 3.73 ERA and 30 Ks in 41.0 innings. Quintana is 90-92 with a 3.75 ERA in his career.

New York Mets Team Facts

The Mets have lost each of their last eight night games against American League opponents.
The Mets have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games against American League opponents following a loss.
The Mets have won the first inning in each of their last three Tuesday games as home underdogs.
The Mets have led after 7 innings in each of their last four night games against the Rangers.
The Mets have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as home underdogs against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Mets ranks 29th in the league for doubles this season (175).
The New York Mets ranks T26th in the league for hits this season (1029).
The Texas Rangers ranks 1st in the league for hits this season (1226).
The Texas Rangers ranks 2nd in the league for runs scored this season (731).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK

I’m going to take a stab on the Rangers. Probably not touching this one, though. Neither starter has been super sharp lately. Heaney has given up seven earned runs over his last 9.1 innings in three starts. As for Quintana, he’s 1-2 in his last three starts with eight earned over his last 17.1 innings. Things could get wild early in this one, especially if Texas gets the bats going again. On Monday in the opener, the Rangers started slow but really picked it up after the seventh inning. That’s three straight games with four or more runs for Texas, and I think they’ll keep it going in game two.