Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers 6/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

An interleague clash will take place on Wednesday afternoon, when the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Texas Rangers from Globe Life Field. The Phillies (36-33) have won 15 of their previous 19 games and are 8.5 games back of NL East Division leading New York. Last night, Philadelphia went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and managed just six hits during a 7-0 road loss against Texas.

Hard-throwing righty Zack Wheeler (6-3 2.69 ERA) is putting together another solid season. The Phillies have won Wheeler’s last three starts and he has allowed just three runs over his last 19 innings.

The Texas Rangers are three games below .500 at home and are ten games off the pace in the AL West Division race. During Tuesday's home victory, leadoff hitter Marcus Semien fell a triple short of the cycle to spark the Texas offense. SP Martin Perez (5-2) fanned six batters across six shutout frames to earn the win for the Rangers, who improved to 32-35 on the season.

Thirty year old right-hander Jon Gray (2-3 4.27 ERA) will take the ball for the Rangers on Wednesday. Last time out, Gray allowed five hits across seven shutout frames during a 7-0 road victory against Texas.