Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays 9/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/17/2022 at 9:49 AM ET
The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Texas is 62-81 following its 8-7 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. Texas has lost five of the last eight. The Rangers are third in the American League West but a distant 31 ½ games behind first place and have been eliminated from postseason contention.
First baseman Nathaniel Lowe is batting .309 to lead Texas and has team highs in hits with 162 and on-base percentage at .363. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 30 and right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 92. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers will send Jon Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 7-6 with a 3.79 ERA, 121 Ks and 34 BBs.
Tampa Bay improved to 80-63 following its 11-0 victory on Thursday over the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory. The Rays became the first team ever in the MLB to start an all-Latin American lineup on Thursday. Tampa Bay is seven games behind first in the American League East and currently holds the third and final AL wildcard spot.
Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .294 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team high .402 on-base percentage. Left fielder Randy Arozarena is the leader in home runs with 19, RBI with 79 and hits with 142. Tampa Bay has not announced its starting pitcher for Saturday’s second game of a three-game series at home versus the Texas Rangers.
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While Tampa Bay is a strong choice here, the play is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of the last six played between Texas and Tampa Bay as well as in five of the last eight played by Texas in Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay has seen the UNDER cash in four of its last five played at home. In his first start since August 1st, Texas right hander Jon Gray gave up only one run on three hits across 3 ⅓ innings with five strikeouts. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win but our best to play is UNDER 4-1.
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