Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/07/2024

Game Time: 2:35 pm ET, Sunday, July 7, 2024

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX 

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +114, Rangers -135; Over/Under:  8 runs

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

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

Tampa Bay Rays:  44-44 (4th place, AL East)

Texas Rangers:  40-48 (3rd place, AL West)

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Texas Rangers:  3-7 last 10

The Rays are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 44-44 record overall and have a road record of 21-19. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Rays lost the series opener of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .682 OPS. Taj Bradley is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Zack Littell is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HR, and 0 BB with 4 Ks on 4 hits through 5 IP against the Kansas City Royals.

The Rangers are entering this series off a loss and lost their 3-game series against the San Diego Padres 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 40-48 record overall and have a home record of 22-21. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Sunday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Saturday. The Rangers won the 1st game of this series on Friday. Their offense ranks 17th in the MLB with a .686 OPS. Andrew Heaney is their starting pitcher on Saturday while Nathan Eovaldi is making his start in this game on Sunday. He is 5-3 with a 3.15 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 6 strikeouts on 1 hit through 7 innings played against the San Diego Padres.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rays haven't looked great in their games this season with their 44-44 record overall which has them near the bottom of their division. They have looked a lot better in their games lately though, finally pulling themselves over .500, and they haven't looked bad in their road games with their 21-19 road record. Meanwhile, the Rangers won the World Series last season, but they have looked terrible this year with their 40-48 record overall which doesn't have them competing for the playoffs. They haven't looked great in their home games either, going 22-21 in their home games. They have been struggling a lot over the last week, but they opened this series with a win over the Rays and can use that to gain some momentum here. They are going to have Eovaldi on the mound and he has been a stud for them all season, going 5-3 with a 3.15 ERA. He gave up no runs in his last start which has been a common theme for him this season, and the team has had success with him too, winning 2 of their last 3 games with him starting. The Rays are going to have Littell on the mound here and he has also looked good this season, going 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA. He gave up no runs in his last start and the Rays have won their last 3 games with him starting too. Both of these starters have been pitching well lately, but the edge goes to the Rangers with Eovaldi who has the better ERA and has also been giving up less hits while striking more batters out. The Rangers also have the slight edge with their offense too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

Rays Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, July 7, 2024 (2:35 pm ET start time) is Rangers 3 Rays 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 14-10 (+5.50 units) on the moneyline in their last 24 away games. 18-8 (+10 units) on the runline in their last 26 away games. 9-4 to the under in their last 13 games. 

Texas Rangers: 35-46 (-18.45 units) on the moneyline in their last 81 games. 22-28 (-4.75 units) on the first 5 moneyline in their last 50 games. 40-25 to the under in their last 60 games. 

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) - Toe R. Lovelady (RP) - Forearm. J. Waguespack (RP) - Shoulder. J. Springs (SP) - Elbow. D. Rasmussen (SP) - Elbow. S. McClanahan (SP) - Forearm.

Texas Rangers:  C. Winn (RP) - Shoulder. E. Carter (LF) - Lumbar. C. Bradford (RP) - Back. A. Pruitt (RP) - Knee. J. Sborz (RP) - Rotator Cuff. J. Jung (3B) - Wrist. T. Mahle (SP) - Elbow. J. deGrom (SP) - Elbow. C. Coleman (SP) - Elbow.

“Strike throwing set the tone early on, and then you could tell Texas made an adjustment, bunched their hits right there. But he did a nice job of kind of rebounding from that, and to give us an opportunity to win.” - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Rangers in their game on Friday.

“We had to make a lot of pitches with traffic out there. ... Guys had to make pitches. Wasn’t easy, but they did get it done.” - Bruce Bochy after his team’s win against the Rays in their game on Friday.

Y Díaz (R) 1B

B Lowe (L) DH

I Paredes (R) 3B

J Lowe (L) RF

R Arozarena (R) LF

R Palacios (L) 2B

J Siri (R) CF

B Rortvedt (L) C

T Walls (S) SS

M Semien (R) 2B

C Seager (L) SS

N Lowe (L) 1B

A García (R) DH

W Langford (R) LF

J Heim (S) C

L Taveras (S) CF

D Hill (R) RF

J Ornelas (R) 3B

Batting Average:  Amed Rosario (.301)

Hits:  Yandy Díaz (92)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (14)

RBI:  Isaac Paredes (47)

Stolen Bases:  José Caballero (24)

Wins:  Garrett Cleavinger (5)

Saves:  Pete Fairbanks (14)

ERA:  Edwin Uceta (0.00)

Batting Average:  Justin Foscue (.500)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (82)

Home Runs:  Adolis García (16)

RBI:  Marcus Semien (45)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (10)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (5)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (12)

ERA:  Kirby Yates (0.89)

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (10th season)

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)