Texas Rangers at Miami Marlins - Game 2 - 9/12/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/11/2022 at 11:47 PM ET

On Monday, the Texas Rangers play the second game of a doubleheader on the road against the Miami Marlins. Texas is 59-79 following its 11-7 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. The Rangers have lost three straight and 12 of the last 13 with only a victory over Houston during that poor stretch of play. Texas is fourth in the American League West, 29 ½ games behind first place and out of playoff contention. Stay up with the MLB with our baseball previews.

First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .304 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 154 and on-base percentage at .358. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 29 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 87. Texas has not announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a doubleheader on the road Monday against Miami.

Miami dropped to 57-81 following its 11-3 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday. The loss snapped a short two-game winning streak for Miami. Miami’s pitching gave up 16 hits to the New York Mets. Starting pitcher Pablo Lopez gave up eight runs on 10 hits and did not make it out of the fourth inning. Miami is fourth in the National League East, 30 games behind first place and out of playoff contention.

First baseman Garrett Cooper is batting .261 to lead Miami and has team highs in hits with 97, home runs with eight, RBIs with 46 and on-base percentage at .337. The Miami Marlins have not announced their starting pitcher for the second game of a twinbill at home on Monday against the Texas Rangers.

While the UNDER is a solid choice, the play here is Miami. The Texas Rangers have struggled of late losing three straight and 12 of the last 13. Texas has a team ERA of 4.18 which is 21st in baseball. Miami is not playing that well but the Marlins have won two of the last three and Miami has improved its team ERA to less to 4.00 at 3.93 which is 18th in baseball. Final Score Prediction, Miami Marlins win 4-3.

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