The 48-33 Boston Red Sox and the 40-43 Texas Rangers will go at it again in the 2nd game of a three-game set in Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington, Texas tonight. The first pitch at Globe Life Park is scheduled to be tossed at 8 PM ET.
The betting odds for this game have the host Rangers as a -125 to -130 moneyline favorite at the sportsbooks we track. The total is offered on the MLB board at 9 runs at most sportsbooks.
In the first game of this series yesterday the Red Sox beat the Rangers 7-5 in 11 innings. In the game the Red Sox scored seven runs on 10 hits and the Rangers scored five runs on seven hits.
This season the Red Sox rank tied for 11th in the Majors in runs scored and 3rd in team ERA.
The Rangers rank 7th in the Majors in runs scored and 16th in team ERA.
Pitching Match Up
Boston: David Price (3-2, 4.61 ERA)
Texas: Yu Darvish (6-6, 3.11 ERA)
David Price goes for the Red Sox tonight and in his last outing he went seven innings and gave up three earned runs in a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Red Sox have won three of his last four outings where he has given up three runs in three of the games. In 13 career starts against the Rangers Price is 3-5 with an ERA of 5.52 and this will be his first game facing them this season. Overall, the Red Sox have won 13 of his last 19 starts and they are 5-2 in his last seven starts against a team that has a losing record.
Yu Darvish gets the nod for the Rangers and in his last outing he gave up two earned runs in six innings in a 5-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Texas has lost three straight with him on the hill and six of his last seven starts. In the six losses in Darvish’s last seven starts he has given up more than three earned runs only one time and in losing his last two starts, where he only gave up two earned runs in 13 innings, they only gave him four runs of support. Darvish has not faced the Red Sox since the 2014 season and in his career facing them he is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.63 in 22 innings of work. While the Rangers have lost six of his last seven starts they are 7-3 in his last 10 home starts against a team that has a winning record.
Betting Angles
The Red Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Rangers.
The Rangers are 5-2 in their last 7 home games against the Red Sox.
In the last 5 games between these teams the Over record is 4-1.
In the last 18 games between these teams in Texas the Under record is 12-5-1.
This season the Rangers are 48-35 at home and the Red Sox are 23-21 on the road.
Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records
Boston Red Sox: 48-35 SU / O/U 38-41 / Run Line W/L 44-39
Texas Rangers: 40-43 SU / O/U 40-42 / Run Line W/L 48-35
Boston at Texas Key Betting Trends
- BOS is 4-0 in their last 4 road games
- BOS is 5-0 in their last 5 overall
- BOS has an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 road games
- TEX is 1-5 in their last 6 overall
- TEX is 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter
- TEX has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games
Key Player Injuries
RED SOX
[SS] 05/28/2017 – Marco Hernandez 60-day DL (05/04) ( Shoulder )
[LF] 05/28/2017 – Brock Holt 60-day DL (04/21) ( Vertigo )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Carson Smith 60-day DL (04/01) ( Elbow )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Steven Wright 60-day DL (04/30) ( Knee )
[P] 06/16/2017 – Roenis Elias 60-day DL (04/01) ( Oblique )
[P] 06/15/2017 – Brian Johnson 10-day DL (06/15) ( Shoulder )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Tyler Thornburg 60-day DL (04/01) ( Shoulder )
[P] 06/02/2017 – Eduardo Rodriguez 10-day DL (06/02) ( Knee )
[P] 06/02/2017 – Robbie Ross Jr. 10-day DL (05/19) ( Elbow )
[3B] 06/20/2017 – Pablo Sandoval 10-day DL (06/20) ( Ear )
[2B] 06/24/2017 – Josh Rutledge 7-day DL (06/24) ( Concussion )
[SS] 07/03/2017 – Xander Bogaerts “?” Tuesday vs. Texas Rangers ( Groin )
RANGERS
[P] 06/01/2017 – Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )
[P] 05/26/2017 – A.J. Griffin 60-day DL (05/27) ( Ribs )
[P] 06/23/2017 – Jeremy Jeffress 10-day DL (06/22) ( Back )
[P] 03/31/2017 – Jake Diekman 60-day DL (02/14) ( Intestinal )
[SS] 04/03/2017 – Hanser Alberto 60-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )
