The Texas Rangers (66-73) will look to Wyatt Langford, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the New York Yankees (80-59) Wednesday at Globe Life Field. The Yankees are -112 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:05 p.m. ET live on BSSW. Marcus Stroman starts for New York while Nathan Eovaldi is Texas’ starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
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Yankees to win vs Rangers -112
Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-112)
- Underdog: Rangers (-108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Yankees have won in 60, or 55.6%, of the 108 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season New York has come away with a win 60 times in 108 chances when named as a favorite of at least -112 on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 52.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rangers have put together a 19-40 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.2% of those games).
- Texas is 18-40 (winning just 31% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
- The Rangers have a 51.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Yankees vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Aaron Judge is batting .324 with 51 home runs and 124 RBI. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Judge’s home run total places him first and his RBI tally places him first.
- Juan Soto has collected 146 hits this season and has an OBP of .419. He’s slugging .582 on the year.
- Corey Seager leads the Rangers with 30 home runs and 74 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .278.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Seager’s home run total puts him 11th, and his RBI total ranks 37th.
- Marcus Semien has 25 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 58 walks while batting .234.
Yankees vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 3.85 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.261 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- Texas’ 4.29 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.289).