Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates 5/8/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Texas Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB: 12:35 PM EST
May. 08, 2019
TV: ATPT
Latest Odds : PIT -135 Total 9
The Texas Rangers are set to visit PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for an interleague clash against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers come into this matchup with a 16-16 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after closing out their recent series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a win, 10-2. Drew Smyly received the starting nod for the Texas Rangers, and he had success as he gave up 1 earned run in 4 innings. Asdrubal Cabrera had a big game from the plate for the Texas Rangers as he went 2 for 4 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs.
The Texas Rangers are set to start Shelby Miller (1-2, 7.99 ERA) who struggled in his latest start as he gave up 4 earned runs in 3.1 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shelby Miller struggled in 1 start against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2016 season as he gave up 6 earned runs in 5 innings.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates come into this matchup with a 16-15 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after closing out their recent series against the Oakland A’s with a win, 5-3 on 13 innings. Jordan Lyles received the starting nod for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he had success as he gave up 1 earned run in 6.2 innings. Starling Marte had a big game from the plate for the Pittsburgh Pirates as he contributed 1 HR and 3 RBIs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to start Nick Kingham (1-0, 6.39 ERA) who struggled in his latest appearance as he gave up 4 earned runs in 2.1 innings against the Oakland A’s. Nick Kingham has never recorded a start against the Texas Rangers, but he did struggle at home during the 2018 season as he went 3-4 with a 5.63 ERA.
Recent Betting Trends:
Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Pirates are 7-3 in their last 10 Wednesday games.
Under is 13-6-3 in Rangers last 22 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Texas Rangers +135
Both teams are throwing struggling pitchers in this matchup which leads me to believe that the bats of the Texas Rangers will prevail. The Pittsburgh Pirates are throwing their young promising star in Nick Kingham, but he has yet to start a game this season which concerns me as I tend to believe he will struggle with endurance in the later innings. The Texas Rangers have shown the ability to put up runs against the best of teams and that could be accredited to the power of Joey Gallo, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Rougned Odor. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 7-4.