Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/30/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Monday, May 30, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -140, Rangers +120; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -135, Rangers +115; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -145, Rangers +120; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  27-19 (2nd place, AL East)

Texas Rangers:  22-23 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 27-19 record overall and they are 11-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just won their 2-game series against the Miami Marlins 2-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the New York Yankees still to be played on Sunday. Shane McClanahan is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Drew Rasmussen will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 5-1 with a 2.68 ERA this season. His team won 8 of their 9 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 7 Ks on 6 hits in 5 IP against the Miami Marlins. They scored 5 runs in their last series averaging just under 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 22-23 record overall and they are 10-12 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak. They just split their 2-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 1-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Rays on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Oakland Athletics still to be played on Sunday. Dane Dunning is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Glenn Otto will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 2-2 with a 4.91 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 7 strikeouts on 3 hits in 5 innings played against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 23 runs in their last series averaging just under 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They have been on a nice winning streak and they have been scoring a lot of runs in their recent games as well. They have been playing very well on the road recently but they are back at home for this series where they have been a better team this season. They are going up against a Rays team that has been inconsistent with both their hitting and their pitching in their recent games and they just struggled at home in their series against the Yankees. The Rangers are heating up right now and they can score a lot of runs while they are playing this well. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game at home.

 

Rays Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 30, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 7 Rays 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 179-113 (+37.8 Units) ML in all games. 78-54 (+21 Units) ML in road games. 37-28 OVER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

Texas Rangers: 104-163 (-25.6 Units) ML in all games. 39-55 (-15.3 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 11-6 OVER in home games.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) Mid June - Back. L. Patino (SP) Mid June - Oblique. S. Baz (SP) Early June - Elbow.

Texas Rangers:  M. Garver (C) Out Sat - Knee. J. Leclerc (RP) Late June - Elbow. J. Barlow (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger.

 

 

 

"We've faced three really good pitchers in the last three days and they threw really well. I think the guys kind of stayed the course, not jumping ship or changing approach or anything like that. Eventually you see the rewards of it." - Corey Kluber after their win against the Yankees on Saturday.

 

 

"The at-bat quality was just phenomenal today. Even when we got the big lead, I felt like we could have scored a bunch more." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the A’s on Saturday.

 

 

 

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Ji-Man Choi (L) DH

Manuel Margot (R) LF

Taylor Walls (S) 3B

Brett Phillips (L) RF

Mike Zunino (R) C

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Sam Huff (R) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Andy Ibanez (R) DH

Charlie Culberson (R) 3B

Eli White (R) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.349)

Hits:  Wander Franco (45)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Manuel Margot (23)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (7)

Wins:  Drew Rasmussen (5)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Sam Huff (.405)

Hits:  Corey Seager (41)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (9)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (29)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (8)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (8)

ERA:  Brock Burke (1.17)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)