Yankees vs Rangers Picks and Prediction – 9/3/2024

The New York Yankees will be on the road Monday night for game one of three against the Texas Rangers. New York is the top team in the American League East coming into Monday 22 games above .500 overall. The New York lineup has carried the team this season with a .251 team batting average. The Yankees have scored 684 runs on 1138 hits as a team. The New York bullpen has been top tier as well with a 3.75 team er a period for other MLB actions see our MLB Picks.

Aaron Judge is the offensive leader for New York as he sits atop every statistical category amid an MVP caliber season. Judge has a .330 batting average and has hit 51 home runs to go along with 123 RBIs. Juan Soto has 37 home runs and 96 RBIs on the year, while Giancarlo Stanton has added 23 home runs and sixty RBIs. Austin Wells has compiled twelve home runs, while Alex Verdugo and Anthony Volpe both have added 11 long balls to the team.

The Texas Rangers stay at home Monday eight games below .500 on this season having won four of the last six overall. Offensively Texas has been on bottom feeder in the league with a .238 team batting average. The Rangers have scored just 559 runs on 1083 hits as a team. The Rangers pitching has struggled this season as well with a 4.29 era as opponent scary a .239 batting average.

Corey Seager leads the way for the Texas offense this season with a .275 batting average to go along with the team high thirty home runs and 74 RBIs. Adolis Garcia has compiled 21 home runs and 64 RBIs, while Josh Smith has added a .267 batting average to go along with a team high point 353 OBP. Marcus Semien leads the team with 130 hits in 134 games played.

The Yankees are fighting for playoff seeding and must continue to win. New York is the better team here and will have no issues against the Rangers. Take New York Monday to kick off the year with a win on the road. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 8-3.