Rangers vs Pirates Picks and Prediction – 6/21/2025

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Texas dropped to 36-39 following its 4-1 loss to Kansas City on Thursday. Texas was swept in its three-game series with Kansas City and the Rangers have dropped to fourth in the American League West, seven games behind first-place Houston. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Josh Smith is batting .288 with 63 hits and an on-base percentage of .357 to lead Texas in the three categories. Wyatt Langford leads in home runs with 13, and Adolis Garcia leads in RBI with 35. Texas is batting .228 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Texas will send Kumar Rocker to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 7.31 ERA, 27 Ks, and 8 BBs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 30-46 following Thursday’s 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers, to split a doubleheader, after losing the opener 9-2. The win snapped Pittsburgh's four-game losing streak. Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in the 10th inning when Pittsburgh scored four runs to help lead the Pirates to the win. Pittsburgh trails first-place Chicago in the National League Central by 16 games.

Andrew McCutchen is batting .271 with 62 hits and an on-base percentage of .355 to lead Pittsburgh in the three categories. Oneil Cruz leads in home runs with 13, and Bryan Reynolds leads in RBI with 39. On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Mitch Keller to the mound. The right-hander is 1-9 with a 4.08 ERA, 68 Ks, and 22 BBs.

Texas will win on the road Saturday when visiting Pittsburgh, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in six of the Rangers' last nine on the road versus Pittsburgh, and four of Pittsburgh's last five versus an opponent from the American League. Texas starter Kumar Rocker has struggled in two of his last three starts, allowing 10 runs across 10 innings. Pittsburgh style Mitch Keller has allowed 15 runs across the last 24.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win but our best play is OVER 8-5.