Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers 7/28/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/27/2021 at 8:46 PM ET
On Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks concluded a two-game interleague series on the road with the Texas Rangers. Arizona was off on Monday and the Diamondbacks lost 5-1 on Sunday to the Chicago Cubs. Arizona is 31-70 following its loss on Sunday and the Diamondbacks are 32 games behind first-place San Francisco in the National League West.
Pavin Smith is batting .269 to lead Arizona and the first baseman has a team high 92 hits. Third baseman Eduardo Escobar is leading Arizona in home runs with 22 and RBIs with 65, while infielder Josh Rojas is the leader in on-base percentage at .356. On Wednesday, Arizona will send Madison Bumgarner to the mound. The left-hander is 4-6 with an ERA of 4.09, 69 Ks and 19 BBs.
The Texas Rangers were also idle on Monday and fell to 35-65 following a 3-1 loss on Sunday to the Houston Astros. Texas is in a huge rut as the Rangers have lost 12 straight and have been swept in each of their last three series by Toronto, Detroit and Houston. Texas is last in the American League West, 25 ½ games behind first-place Houston.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .258 to lead Texas and the third baseman has a team-high 102 hits. Center fielder Joey Gallo is the leader in home runs with 24 and on-base percentage at .380. Right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 62. On Wednesday, Texas will send Jordan Lyles to the mound. The right-hander is 5-7 with an ERA of 5.20, 84 Ks and 34 BBs.
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Arizona will defeat Texas on Wednesday in this interleague matchup, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in three of the last five meetings between these two played in Texas. Arizona has baseball's next to last team ERA at 5.31, while Texas is not much better at 4.74, which is 24th. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win but our best play is OVER 7-6.
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