Rangers vs Pirates Picks and Prediction – 6/20/2025

Scenic PNC Park will play host to a Friday night MLB interleague clash between the Texas Rangers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rangers (36-39) have dropped 23 of their first 36 road games and are 7.5 games off the pace in the AL West Division race. On Thursday, 2B Marcus Semien’s RBI double was all the offense Texas could generate during a 4-1 home loss versus Kansas City. 

Thirty-six year old righty Jacob deGrom (6-2 2.19 ERA) has regained his status as one of the elite pitchers in the majors. The Rangers have won deGrom’s last three starts and he has allowed just three runs over his last 19 innings. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates have split their first 38 home games and are trapped in the NL Central Division basement. In the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Pittsburgh DH Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 with an RBI during a 9-2 road loss against Detroit. In the nightcap, pinch-hitter Ke’Bryan Hayes delivered a go-ahead single in the tenth inning to lift the Pirates (30-46) to an 8-4 victory. 

Rookie right-hander Mike Burrows (1-1 4.24 ERA) will make his sixth career major league start for the Pirates. Last time out, Burrows (5.1 IP) gave up one run and fanned eight batters during a 2-1 road loss against Chicago. 

Pittsburgh OF Bryan Reynolds is on the paternity list and is expected to be activated for this contest. Through 75 games, Texas ranks 28th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 30th in OPS and 30th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 4-2.