Rays vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 6, 2024

Corey Seager will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the Texas Rangers (40-48) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (44-44). The Rays are listed as -113 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 4:05 PM ET Saturday, live on BSSW from Globe Life Field. Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley and Texas’ Andrew Heaney have been named the starters for this contest.

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Rays vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-113)
• Underdog: Rangers (-106)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rays have been victorious in 25, or 51%, of the 49 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Tampa Bay has been victorious 23 times in 42 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 53.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rangers have gone 15-26 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.6% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Texas has a record of 13-25 (34.2%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 51.5% chance to win.

Rays vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes is batting .272 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Paredes is 34th in homers and 39th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .264 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
• Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 45 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Semien ranks 72nd in home runs and 43rd in RBI.
• Seager is hitting .264 with 10 doubles, 15 home runs and 35 walks.

Rays vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.27 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Rays rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.253 WHIP this season.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Texas’ 4.03 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.273).