Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/31/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  8 runs

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

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  28-19 (2nd place, AL East)

Texas Rangers:  22-24 (3rd place, AL West)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 28-19 record overall and they are 11-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just split their 4-game series against the New York Yankees 2-2 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rangers on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Drew Rasmussen is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Ryan Yarbrough will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 0-1 with a 3.98 ERA this season. His team lost their last 4 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 2 hits in 5.1 IP against the New York Yankees. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 22-24 record overall and they are 10-12 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 4-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Glenn Otto is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Martín Pérez will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 3-2 with a 1.60 ERA this season. His team won 6 of their last 7 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 6 strikeouts on 4 hits in 7 innings played against the Oakland Athletics. They scored 28 runs in their last series averaging 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They just won their 4-game series against the A's on the road and they have been hitting the ball very well recently. They are going up against a Rays team that just split their series with the Yankees but really struggled to score in that entire series and they have Yarbrough starting here who has been dealing with injuries all season. Perez is the starter for the Rangers here and he has been very good all season as he has not allowed many runs in any of his starts. He will pitch well in this game and keep the Rays already struggling offense from scoring here while the hot bats for the Rangers continue to hit the ball well here at home. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Rays Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 6 Rays 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 180-113 (+38.8 Units) ML in all games. 78-54 (+21 Units) ML in road games. 11-7 OVER in road games.

Texas Rangers: 104-164 (-26.8 Units) ML in all games. 39-56 (-16.5 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) Ques Mon - Knee. J. Leclerc (RP) Mid June - Elbow. J. Barlow (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger.

 

 

 

"Right now the ball feels a lot different from last year. It doesn't go as far as it used to." Ji-Man Choi after their win against the Yankees on Sunday.

 

 

"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) RF

Kole Calhoun (L) DH

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Andy Ibanez (R) 3B

Brad Miller (L) LF

Eli White (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.339)

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 (.395)

Hits:  Corey Seager (42)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (10)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (29)

Stolen Bases:  Eli White (8)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (8)

ERA:  Brock Burke (1.09)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)