The San Francisco Giants (30-33) visit the Texas Rangers (30-32) on Friday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:05 PM ET from Globe Life Field. The Giants are listed as -119 favorites, while the underdog Rangers have -102 odds on the moneyline. Logan Webb gets the starting nod for San Francisco while Michael Lorenzen is Texas’ starter for the contest.
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Money Line
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Giants to win vs Rangers -119
Giants vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-119)
- Underdog: Rangers (-102)
- Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Giants have been chosen as favorites in 32 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (56.2%) in those games.
- This season San Francisco has come away with a win 13 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 on the moneyline.
- The Giants have an implied victory probability of 54.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rangers have won 36% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-16).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Texas has a record of 8-11 (42.1%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rangers a 50.5% chance to win.
Giants vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Matt Chapman leads San Francisco with eight home runs this season. He’s batting .238 with 28 RBI.
- Chapman’s home runs put him 56th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 71st in RBI.
- Thairo Estrada leads San Francisco in batting average (.250), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (32) this season.
- Marcus Semien is batting .264 with 13 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 24 walks.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Semien ranks 33rd in home runs and 30th in RBI.
- Corey Seager has shown his power as he leads his team with 13 home runs.
Giants vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Giants strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- The Giants have pitched to a 4.47 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Giants have a combined 1.354 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- The Rangers pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Texas has a 3.85 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers have the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.260).