Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/04/2024

Game Time: 2:35 pm ET, Sunday, August 4, 2024

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rangers -130; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rangers -130; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rangers -130; Over/Under:  8 runs

Boston Red Sox:  58-50 (3rd place, AL East)

Texas Rangers:  52-58 (3rd place, AL West)

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Boston Red Sox:  5-5 last 10

Texas Rangers:  4-6 last 10

The Red Sox are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 58-50 record overall and have a road record of 31-22. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Red Sox won the series opener of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .769 OPS. Tanner Houck is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Nick Pivetta is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 2 HR, and 1 BB with 10 Ks on 6 hits through 6.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners.

The Rangers are entering this series off a loss and lost their 3-game series against the St Louis Cardinals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 52-58 record overall and have a home record of 29-24. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Rangers lost the 1st game of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 22nd in the MLB with a .688 OPS. Cody Bradford is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Nathan Eovaldi is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 8-4 with a 3.38 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 2 strikeouts on 6 hits through 6 innings played against the St Louis Cardinals.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rangers haven't looked good in their games this season with their 52-58 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the AL West and out of the playoff race even though they are the defending World Series champions. They have looked better in their home games this year with their 29-24 home record though. Meanwhile, the Red Sox have looked good in their games this season with their 58-50 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the AL East and fighting for a Wild Card spot. They have also looked better in their road games with their 31-22 road record. The Red Sox took the 1st game of this series, but they are still only 5-5 in their last 10 games, and this is a pitching matchup that the Rangers can take advantage of. The Rangers are going to have Eovaldi on the mound in this one and he has been a solid starter for them all season. He is 8-4 with a 3.38 ERA and hasn't been giving up many runs. He gave up 3 earned runs in his last start, but that has been on the higher end for him lately, and the team has been finding success with him on the mound, winning 2 games in a row with him starting. The Red Sox are going to have Pivetta starting in this one and he hasn't looked great this season. He had a decent start in his last one as he gave up 3 earned runs, but he is still 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA this year and has been giving up a ton of runs in his starts. His team hasn't had a lot of success with him either, losing 3 of their last 4 games with him starting, and he is going to give up runs to the Rangers in this one. Eovaldi has looked great all year and will be able to keep this Red Sox offense at bay here at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

Red Sox Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, August 4, 2024 (2:35 pm ET start time) is Rangers 5 Red Sox 3.

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Boston Red Sox: 30-21 (+9 units) on the moneyline in their last 51 away games. 56-53 (+5.10 units) on the first 5 moneyline in their last 109 games. 32-18 to the over in their last 50 games.

Texas Rangers: 47-56 (-17.80 units) on the moneyline in their last 103 games. 44-59 (-23.95 units) on the runline in their last 103 games. 37-25 to the over with their first 5 team total in their last 62 games.

Boston Red Sox:  K. Jansen (RP) Ques Sat - Back. B. Mata (SP) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. J. Slaten (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow. C. Martin (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow. L. Hendriks (RP) Early August - Elbow. G. Whitlock (RP) Out indefinitely - Oblique. C. Murphy (RP) out for season - Elbow. V. Grissom (2B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. L. Giolito (SP) out for season - Elbow. T. Casas (3B) Out indefinitely - Ribs. T. Story (2B) out for season - Shoulder.

Texas Rangers:  M. Scherzer (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. Gray (SP) Out indefinitely - Groin. E. Carter (CF) Out indefinitely - Back. C. Winn (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. T. Mahle (SP) Mid July - Elbow. C. Coleman (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. deGrom (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

“We were very aggressive early in counts, but not trying to do too much. We had some quality at-bats, we ran the bases well, and then obviously we hit the ball out of the ballpark.” - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Rangers in their game on Friday.

“Just got to play better. There’s always an urgency. You have to. I've talked about it all year, it's about winning series, we've tried to do it all year. Haven’t done a good job of it lately.” - Corey Seager after their loss against the Red Sox in their game on Friday.

J Duran (L) CF

M Yoshida (L) DH

T O'Neill (R) LF

R Devers (L) 3B

C Wong (R) C

W Abreu (L) RF

Do Smith (L) 1B

N Sogard (S) 2B

C Rafaela (R) SS

J Smith (L) DH

C Seager (L) SS

M Semien (R) 2B

W Langford (R) LF

N Lowe (L) 1B

J Jung (R) 3B

E Duran (R) RF

C Kelly (R) C

L Taveras (S) CF

Batting Average:  Danny Jansen (.571)

Hits:  Jarren Duran (134)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (25)

RBI:  Rafael Devers (70)

Stolen Bases:  David Hamilton (26)

Wins:  Brayan Bello (10)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (20)

ERA:  Lucas Sims (0.00)

Batting Average:  Josh Jung (.296)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (108)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (21)

RBI:  Marcus Semien (56)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (12)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (8)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (19)

ERA:  Gerson Garabito (1.04)

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Álex Cora (4th season)

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)