Texas Rangers at Washington Nationals 7/9/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals
MLB: 12:05 PM EST
Jul. 09, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Texas Rangers -200 ; O/U 10.5
The Texas Rangers will wrap the first half of the regular season Sunday afternoon in Washington against the Washington Nationals. Texas has been fantastic through the first part of the year 15 games above .500 following a blowout 5 run win over Washington in game one of this series. Dane Dunning will make his 20th appearance on the year and 12th start Sunday for Texas. Dunning is 8-1 was a 2.61 ERA as far this season. Dunning has been fantastic this year allowing just 27 runs on 73 hits across 86.1 innings of work. On the road Dunning has been even better with three wins and a 2.32 ERA.
Offensively this season Texas has been fantastic with a .275 overall batting average as the Rangers have scored 526 runs and hit 122 home runs. Leody Taveras leads Texas this season with a .296 batting average and has posted a .341 on base percentage. Adolis Garcia posts a team high 23 home runs and leads the way with 73 RBIs Marcus Semien has been huge for Texas this season with a .338 on base percentage and leads the team with 69 runs scored.
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The Washington Nationals come into the final game of the first half of the season 20 games below .500 on a 5 game skid following the loss to Texas in game one of this set. Trevor Williams took the loss for Washington against Texas giving up four runs on seven hits across six innings of work. The Washington bullpen was just as bad allowing three runs on three hits over the final three innings of the game.
Offensively Washington was terrible with just six hits in 32 at bats including none with runners in scoring position to leave five men on base. Joey Meneses was the only spark for the Washington offense with two solo home runs and four at bats to drive in both Washington runs. Lane Thomas has led the Washington offense this season with a .301 batting average to go along with a team leading fourteen home runs and 48 RBIs.
Free Betting Pick: Texas Rangers -1.5
The Texas Rangers are one of the top teams in the American League and will have no issues Sunday against a terrible Washington team. The Rangers have a superior pitcher on the bump and a great lineup to back him. The Rangers will roll from early in the game to the easy win and cover to wrap the first half of the year. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win and cover 7-1.