Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays 4/15/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers are 4-7 on the year after losing 4 of the last 5 games played. The Rangers are a below average offensive team ranking 24th in the MLB scoring 4 runs per game on 7.36 hits. Joey Gallo leads the Rangers offense with a .257 batting average, while Nate Lowe leads the team with 14 RBI's on the year.

Jordan Lyles (1-0 4.50 ERA) will get the ball Thursday night for the Rays. Lowe has given up 5 runs on 11 hits , while walking 2 batters in 10 innings of work over 2 starts.

The Tampa Bay Rays haven't started the season as expected sitting at 5-6 on the year to this point. The Rays are a top 20 offensive team scoring 4.09 runs on 7.36 hits per game. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays offense with a .317 batting average. Joey Wendle boasts a team high 8 RBI's, while Austin Meadows leads the team with 3 homers.

The Rays will turn to Rich Hill (1-0 7.20 ERA) Thursday night at home to start the game. Hill has allowed 8 earned runs on 9 hits, while striking out 11 batter in 10 innings of work over the first 2 outings of the season.