Rangers vs Diamondbacks Picks and Prediction – 8/22/2023

The Texas Rangers open a two-game interleague series on the road Monday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Texas dropped to 72-51 following 6-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The Rangers have lost three straight and four of the last six but lead the American League West by 2 ½ games over the Houston Astros. Keep up with the MLB, with our MLB picks.

Second baseman Marcus Semien is .278 to lead Texas and has a team high 141 hits, while first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is the leader in on-base percentage at .366. Right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in home runs with 30 and RBIs with 92. On Monday, the Texas Rangers will send Jordan Montgomery to the mound. The left-hander is 8-10 with a 3.30 ERA and 128 Ks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 64-61 following their 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Arizona swept a doubleheader against San Diego after winning the opener 6-4. The Diamondbacks are off on Sunday after having their game moved back to Saturday because of a storm that is expected to hit Southern California on Sunday. Arizona is third in the National League West, 13 games behind first place Los Angeles.

First baseman Christian Walker is batting .274 with 28 home runs, 84 RBIs and 124 hits to lead Arizona in each of those categories. Left fielder Corbin Carroll is the leader in on-base percentage at .354. Arizona has a team batting average of .254 and slugging percentage .420. Arizona has not announced its starting picture for Monday's opening game of a series at home versus Texas.