Rangers vs Reds Picks and Prediction – 4/1/2025

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Texas is 3-1 following its 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcias each hit solo home runs for the Rangers. Texas opened its regular season with a 5-2 loss to Boston but followed that with three consecutive wins. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Adolis Garcia is batting .333 with four RBI and an on-base percentage of .467 to lead Texas in each of those three categories. Jonah Heim is the leader in home runs with two, and Wyatt Langford is the leader in hits with five. Texas is batting .240 with a .397 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Rangers will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERa, 9 Ks, and 0 BBs.

The Cincinnati Reds are 1-2 following a 6-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Cincinnati was held to five hits in Sunday's loss and left just two runners on base, as the Reds did not perform well at the plate. Austin Wynns and Matt McClain each hit home runs for the Reds in the loss on Sunday. Cincinnati defeated the Giants 3-2 in the second game of the series. 

Christian Encarnacion-Strand is batting .333 to lead Cincinnati and has a team-high of four hits. Matt McClain is the leader in home runs with two and Jeimer Candelario is the leader in RBI with three. Candelario is the leader in on-base percentage at .417. On Tuesday, Cincinnati will send Carson Spiers to the mound. Last season, the right-hander was 5-7 with a 5.46 ERA, 80 Ks, and 27 BBs. 

Texas has opened the season winning three of its first four, while Cincinnati has dropped two of its first three. The Rangers are performing well at the plate, hitting .240 as a team with a .397 slugging percentage. Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi opened the regular season with six strong innings, allowing two earned runs across six innings while striking out 9, but he did not take part in the decision. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 7-2.