Head to Head Trends
Red Sox are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Texas.
Under is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings in Texas.
Texas Rangers (+100)
The Texas Rangers are 4th in the American League West 6.5 games back of the 1st place Houston Astros. After a not so great start the Rangers have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the last week or so winning 7 of their last 8 games. Most of that success has to due with their bats being red hot averaging close to 8 runs per game over their last 6.
On the hill for the Rangers today is Nicholas Martinez who is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA on the season. Martinez has been absolutely incredible so far this season and if it wasn’t for a lack of run support while he was pitching because they have scored a lot of runs after he has left the game but he could easily be 8-0 this season.
Texas Rangers Trends
Rangers are 8-1 in Martinezs last 9 starts.
Rangers are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
Boston Red Sox (-110)
The Boston Red Sox are last in the American League East 4 games back of the 1st place New York Yankees. This has been a very poor season so far for the Red Sox and I honestly don’t see it getting much better. They can’t hit averaging just 3.89 runs per game plus their pitching sucks allowing 4.74 runs per game so I don’t have much hope for them this season.
Starting for the Red Sox today is rookie Eduardo Rodriguez who is actually making his first Major League start so he’s a bit of an unknown here but I don’t see him doing anything all that great today.
Boston Red Sox Trends
Red Sox are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
Red Sox are 0-4 in their last 4 road games.
Conclusion
Ok I thought yesterdays Giants/Brewers game was a head scratcher but this one takes the cake. We have a red hot team in the Rangers with a starting pitcher who is having a Cy Young type season as an underdog to a bad Red Sox team with a rookie pitcher making his first career start. If you haven’t noticed I like the Rangers over the Red Sox in this one today.
Free Pick: Texas Rangers +100
