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The Texas Rangers will host the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of a three-game series today at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. Fans can follow the action on Apple TV when it gets underway at 8:05 p.m. EST.`
The Rangers return home for this season after beating the Reds 2-1 in a three-game series in Cincinnati this week. After losing the series opener 14-3, the team buckled down and won the last two games 1-0. Nathan Eovaldi pitched a complete game shutout in one, and Jack Leiter pitched five shutout innings in the other to lead the team to victory. As for the Rays, they finished up a three-game series at home vs. the Pirates on Wednesday, losing 4-2. This game will be the first away from home for Tampa Bay this season.
Tampa Bay will turn to Zack Littel to start tonight. The right-hander lost his first start of the season, not so much because he had an off night (six innings, one earned run, four hits, and seven strikeouts). He got no run support as the Rays lost to the Rockies 2-1. Texas is giving the ball to a right-hander, Tyler Mahle, as well. He struggled with his control in his first outing, lasting 1 2/3 innings against the Red Sox, recording two hits, one earned run, three strikeouts, and four walks.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Form
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0.75 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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0.571 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
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Tampa Bay Rays against Texas Rangers : Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
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Tampa Bay Rays - Texas Rangers Key Points
- Tampa Bay is 4-2 on the season while Texas is 5-2.
- Texas leads the all-time series vs. Tampa Bay, 122-100.
- Texas has not lost to Tampa Bay at home since the 2022 season; they went 3-0 in ’23 and ’24.
- The Rangers are hitting .191 so far this season; Tampa Bay has the third-best ERA in the league at 2.0.
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Our Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction
Texas is not hitting the ball, and I am not confident that Tyler Mahle can pitch the kind of outing the Rangers need him to in order to give them a chance. His first outing this season was unimpressive, and he wasn’t any better last season (0-1 in three starts with a 4.97 ERA. However, there is a small chance the Rangers' bats have a breakout game. In 35 at-bats vs the Texas Rangers, Littel has given up 12 hits, including three home runs.
Our Rays vs. Rangers Pick: Tampa Bay ML
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