Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians 6/7/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians. Texas dropped to 25-28 following its 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. The Rangers have lost four out of the last five and are third in the American League West, 9 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Nathaniel Lowe is batting .261 to lead Texas and the first baseman has a team high .312 on-base percentage. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 11 and hits with 47, while right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 36. On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers will send Taylor Hearn to the mound. The left-hander is 2-3 with a 5.48 ERA, 41 Ks and 23 BBs.

Cleveland improved to 24-35 following its 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Andres Gimenez hit a three-run home run to produce all the runs in the game for Cleveland, which were enough to defeat the Orioles on Sunday. Cleveland has won five of the last six and the Guardians are second in the American League Central, 4 ½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Third baseman Jose Ramirez is batting .291 with 14 home runs, 53 RBIs, 53 hits and an on-base percentage of .393 to lead Cleveland in each category. Andres Jimenez has 7 home runs and 29 RBIs, which is second in both to Ramirez. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Konnor Pilkington to the mound. The left-hander is 1-0 with a 2.65 ERA, 23 Ks and 10 BBs.