Rangers vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 5/20/2025

On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers open a three-game series on the road in the Big Apple versus the New York Yankees. Texas dropped to 25-23 following Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros. Texas lost two out of three to Houston over the weekend, but the Rangers have won seven of the last nine. Texas is tied for second in the American League West with Houston, 2 ½ games behind first-place Seattle. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Josh Smith is batting .295 with an on-base percentage of .365 to lead Texas in both categories. Wyatt Langford is the leader in home runs with nine, while Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBI with 24, and Josh Jung is the leader in hits with 40. On Tuesday, Texas will send Patrick Corbin to the mound. The left-hander is 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA, 29 Ks, and 13 BBs.

The New York Yankees improved to 27-19 following Sunday’s 8-2 victory over the New York Mets. Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam and had six RBI for the Yankees. The Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning. The Yankees have won three of the last four and lead the American League East by five games over both the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Aaron Judge is batting .401 with 15 home runs, 41 RBI, 71 hits, and an on-base percentage of .490 to lead New York in the five categories. Trent Grisham is second in home runs with 12. The Yankees are batting .261 with a .475 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, New York will send Will Warren to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA, 50 Ks, and 17 BBs.

New York will win at home on Tuesday when hosting Texas, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in each of the last five head-to-head between Texas and New York. Texas starter Patrick Corbin was hit hard last time out, allowing three runs on four hits across six Innings, including serving up a pair of home runs. New York starter Will Warren has allowed 10 runs across the last 20.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Yankees win but our best play is OVER 8-4.