Rangers vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 5/7/2025

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Boston Red Sox. Texas improved to 17-18 following its 8-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak. Texas is fourth in the American League West, 3 ½ games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Wyatt Langford is batting .297 to lead Texas and has a team-best six home runs. Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBI with 17 and on-base percentage at .269. Josh Jung is the leader in hits with 28th. Texas is batting .228 with a .359 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Texas will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.19 ERA, 32 Ks, and 14 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 18-18 following a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Boston lost two out of three to Minnesota at home over the weekend, and the Red Sox have dropped four of the last five. Boston is 5th in runs scored and 8th in batting average, but just 15th in ERA. Boston is second in the American League East, 1 ½ games behind first-place New York.

Alex Bregman is batting .317 with eight home runs, 27 RBI, 44 hits, and an on-base percentage of .396 to lead Boston in the five categories. Wilyer Abreu is second in home runs with seven, and Rafael Devers is second in RBI with 23. On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox will send Tanner Houck to the mound. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 6.38 ERA, 30 Ks, and 12 BBs.

Boston has lost four of its last five, and the Red Sox have lost four of the last six played at home. Texas is 4-1 in its last five head-to-head versus Boston. Texas starter Tyler Mahle has had six consecutive strong outings, allowing three runs on 16 hits across 30.0 innings, with an ERA of 1.19 and a 0.98 WHIP. Boston starter Tanner Touck has allowed 5 runs on 12 hits across 12 innings in the last two outings. Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win 7-2.