Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction 9-20-23 MLB Picks

The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers meet Wednesday in MLB action from Globe Life Field. This matchup marks the finale in a three-game series. Boston took a two-run win in the opener, then in game two the Rangers evened things up with a two-run win of their own. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox were able to kick off this series with a win Monday, bagging three eighth-inning runs in a 4-2 win. Rob Refsnyder had two RBI along the way. In the Tuesday game two, Boston had a 3-1 lead for a couple of innings but ultimately lost 6-4. Masataka Yoshida managed two RBI and Justin Turner had the other. 

As starting pitcher for the finale the Red Sox will go with Brayan Bello. This year in 26 starts Bello is 12-9 with a 3.71 ERA and 127 Ks in 148.0 innings. Bello is 4-3 with a 3.89 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Boston Red Sox Team Facts

The Red Sox have lost each of their last nine day games against American League opponents following a road loss.
The Red Sox have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Rangers following a loss.
The Red Sox have won the first inning in each of their last three day games against the Rangers.
The Red Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.

Texas Rangers 

Over on the Rangers’ side, they had a brief 2-1 lead in the Monday game but couldn’t hold on. Marcus Semien put up both RBI and a homer in the defeat. On Tuesday Texas scored twice in both the sixth and seventh innings on the way to the win. Jonah Helm had two hits and two RBI along the way. 

It’ll be Jon Gray in the starter role for the Rangers on Wednesday. So far this season over his 27 starts Gray is 8-8 with a 4.05 ERA and 134 strikeouts over 149.0 innings. Gray is 1-3 with a 4.58 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Texas Rangers Team Facts

The Rangers have won each of their last seven games against AL East opponents following a home win.
The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last seven games against AL East opponents following a home win.
The Rangers have won the first inning in each of their last three day games at Globe Life Field.
The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against American League opponents.
The Rangers have led after 7 innings in each of their last eight day games at Globe Life Field against AL East opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Texas Rangers rank 2nd in the league for hits this season (1387).
The Texas Rangers rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (315).
The Boston Red Sox rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (326).
The Boston Red Sox rank 3rd in the league for hits this season (1366).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll stick with the Red Sox. Bello has been decent on the mound lately. He’s got nine earned runs over his last three starts in 17.0 total innings, going 2-1 in that time. As for Gray, he’s given up six earned over his last two starts in 6.1 innings total, going 0-1 during that pair. I don’t think Gray will pitch too badly here but I like Bello to get the edge stat-wise. On Tuesday Boston couldn’t do much on the scoreboard outside of the third inning, and a couple of the bullpen performances were pretty rough. The Sox used five arms out of the pen, so a quality start from Bello would really help Boston’s chances at a win during the finale.