Texas Rangers at NY Yankees 9/20/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers open a three-game series on the road Monday against the New York Yankees. Texas improved to 55-93 following a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. DJ Peters hit a single as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning to put Texas ahead for good. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Texas but the Rangers are last in the American League West.

Third baseman Isaiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .268 to lead Texas and has a team-high 157 hits. Right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in home runs with 30 and RBIs with 81, while first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is the leader in on-base percentage at .355. On Monday, Texas will send Kohei Arihara to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with an ERA of 6.64, 24 Ks and 13 BBs.

New York dropped to 83-66 following a 11-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Nevertheless, New York has won four of the last five and the Yankees are fourth in the American League East nine games behind first-place Tampa Bay. More importantly, the Yankees are third in the American League wild-card chase a half-game behind the Toronto Blue Jays

Right fielder Aaron Judge is batting .287 to lead New York and has 35 home runs, 85 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .371 to lead the Yankees in each category. Second baseman DJ LaMahieu is the leader in hits with 152. On Monday, the New York Yankees will send Nestor Cortes Jr. to the mound. The left-hander is 2-2 with an ERA of 2.60, 87 Ks and 23 BBs.