The Rangers head to this game after losing in the 11th inning against the Mariners. The loss came with a final score of 9-8 on the day, but it was still impressive for the Rangers. The Rangers ended up dropping down to a 42-79 record on the year after the loss.
Coming to the game here the Rangers have ended up getting 881 hits on the year with a .223 average. Texas has cranked out 130 homers, but has ended up with a total of 447 runs scored. The OBP for Texas is sitting at .288 on the year. Pitching for Texas has ended up playing well enough to get a 4.69 ERA on the year, but have a 1.34 WHIP. The Rangers have ended up allowing the opponents to hit at a clip of .258 with 931 strikeouts.
Boston is heading to the game here in the middle of a losing skid. The last loss was the end of a series sweep by the Yankees and came with a final score of 5-2. The Red Sox are now sitting on a 69-54 record on the year overall so far.
On the season so far Boston has recorded a total of 1072 hits and have an average of .259. The Red Sox have scored a total of 611 runs and have decent power with a total of 156 homers, but have an OBP of .324 on the year. This season the pitching for Boston has not been that good with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. The Red Sox are now sitting on a total of 1147 strikeouts and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of only .259.
