Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 6/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Globe Life Field will play host to a Thursday afternoon MLB clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers. The Rays (29-21) are two games above .500 on the road and trail AL East Division leading New York by 5.5 games. Last night, 1B Ji-Man Choi's 11th inning RBI double lifted Tampa Bay to a 4-3 road victory against Texas.

Thirty-six year old righty Corey Kluber (1-2 4.03 ERA) will take the mound for the Rays in this matchup. In his last start, Kluber allowed three hits and one run in six innings during a 3-1 home victory versus New York.

The Texas Rangers are a game below .500 at home and are much improved for manager Chris Woodward. On Wednesday, Texas went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. Sam Huff and Nathaniel Lowe each went deep in a losing effort for the Rangers, who fell to 24-25 on the year.

Twenty-seven year old southpaw Taylor Hearn (3-3 5.36 ERA) is still trying to figure things out at the major league level. Through 40 plus frames, Hearn has fanned 38 batters and owns a subpar 1.66 WHIP.