Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays 6/10/2023 Picks Predictions

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10 June 2023

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The Texas Rangers will go against the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB action at Tropicana Field, FL, on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 4:10 PM ET.

The Texas Rangers’ week was sluggish when it was revealed that coveted free agency signing Jacob deGrom would miss the entire season while getting ready for Tommy John surgery.

Despite the dire prognosis, the team fought to win five of its six matches and entered this series with a five-game lead over Houston in the AL West Division.

Texas will now travel and face the baseball team with the best record, the Tampa Bay Rays, to see how they fare.

The Rangers’ explosive attack was restricted to only three hits in game one of the series on Friday night, resulting in an 8-3 defeat. Two hits came from Leody Tavaras, who hit two solo home runs.

In game two of this series, the Rangers will hand the ball to Nathan Eovaldi, another free agent they signed this year. In his 12 total starts this season, Eovaldi has an 8-2 record with eight excellent starts.

This season, he threw 80.1 innings, including two complete games. Eovaldi has made seven starts on the road and is 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA, five of which were strong starts.

He has a road K/9 rate of 8.2 and a WHIP of 0.95. In his last two starts, Eovaldi pitched 11 innings without giving up a run while only allowing five hits and striking out 11 batters.

The Rangers’ relief pitchers entered 53 save opportunities with a 57.1% save percentage. This year, 93 base runners were given to relief pitchers, and 34.4% of those runners scored.

The relief pitchers for the Rangers entered the game with runners in scoring position 54 times and also made 44 appearances in high-leverage situations. Over the season, the Rangers sent 161 relievers to the mound.

The total went over in four of Texas’ last six matches.
The Texas Rangers are 14-5 SU in their last 19 matches.
The Texas Rangers are 1-5 SU in their last six matches against Tampa Bay.

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After sweeping the Twins, who are currently in first place in the AL Central, this week, the Tampa Bay Rays are back on a roll.

Following the sweep, the Rays advanced to an MLB-best 29-6 at home. Tampa Bay defeated the Twins 13-3 in the series, increasing their run differential to +135, second only to the Rangers’ arrival.

The Rays maintained their advantage at home on Friday night by winning 8-3. Tyler Glasnow, the Rays’ starting pitcher, earned his first victory of the year after pitching six strong innings while giving up just one hit and one run.

Taj Bradley will start game two of this series. Since being called up this year, Bradley has made seven starts, going 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA.

This season, despite the team limiting his innings in each start, he failed to produce a solid effort. So far, Bradley has averaged exactly five innings per start while allowing 33 hits.

He has a strong 12.3 K/9 rate and a 1.17 WHIP. Bradley has a 2-1 record in three starts at home and a 6.43 ERA. He pitched 14 innings and allowed 18 hits while striking out 13.5 batters per nine innings and walking 1.36.

Out of 80 inherited base runners, Tampa Bay relievers have a 28.8% success rate in scoring runs. Their relievers entered the game 63 times with high leverage and 51 times with runners in scoring position.

The Rays currently have 70 save opportunities and have earned 37 holds in addition to 14 failed saves. They used 209 bullpen pitchers this season and are presently ranked 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 57.6%.

The total went under in six of Tampa Bay’s last seven matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 7-0 SU in their last seven matches.
The total went under in five of Tampa Bay’s last seven matches against Texas.

Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB pick for this game is the Texas Rangers. Two clubs with strong starting pitchers and explosive offenses this season should make for an intriguing matchup.

With Eovaldi facing off against Bradley, the rookie, the Rangers should be in the lead. Bradley’s innings will be limited to five because of his high ERA at home this year.

Meanwhile, Eovaldi led the league in innings pitched and has recorded two complete games.

Expect the hot-hitting Rangers to score runs against Bradley and the Rays’ bullpen, which is currently functioning without closer Fairbanks. Texas will win by a predicted score of 5-4.

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