Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/20/2024

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Saturday, July 20, 2024

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  MASN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles -115, Rangers -105; Over/Under:  8 runs

Baltimore Orioles:  58-38 (1st place, AL East)

Texas Rangers:  46-50 (3rd place, AL West)

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Baltimore Orioles:  3-7 last 10

Texas Rangers:  7-3 last 10

The Orioles are entering this series off a win and lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 58-38 record overall and have a road record of 28-16. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .765 OPS. Corbin Burnes is their starting pitcher on Friday while Grayson Rodriguez is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 11-4 with a 3.88 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 6 ER, 3 HR, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 8 hits through 5 IP against the New York Yankees.

The Rangers are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Houston Astros 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 46-50 record overall and have a home record of 24-21. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Orioles on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 20th in the MLB with a .693 OPS. Nathan Eovaldi is their starting pitcher on Friday while Max Scherzer is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 earned run, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 6 strikeouts on 4 hits through 4 innings played against the Houston Astros.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Orioles have looked really good in their games this season with their 58-38 record overall which leads the AL East with one of the best records in the entire MLB. They have also looked great in their road games this year with their 28-16 road record. Meanwhile, the Rangers haven't looked good in their games this season with their 46-50 record overall which has them out of the playoff race since this team looks nothing like the team that won the World Series last year. They have been better in their home games with their 24-21 home record and they went into the All-Star break hot with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games. Now their pitching staff has been getting healthier too and they are going to have their stud Scherzer back on the mound in this one. Scherzer missed most of the season with an injury but now he is back and has looked good in his few starts lately. He is finding his rhythm on the mound and usually a much better pitcher at the start of his season. He is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA, but now the team has won 2 games in a row with him starting and he only gave up 1 earned run in his last start. The Orioles will have their own solid starter on the mound here with Rodriguez who is 11-4 with a 3.88 ERA. The team has won 3 of their last 4 games with him starting and he leads the starting rotation with 11 wins this season, but he did give up 6 earned runs in his last start and has been giving up more runs lately. The Orioles also went into the All-Star break 3-7 in their last 10 games so this is a game that the Rangers can take advantage of them in. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

Orioles Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 20, 2024 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 3 Orioles 2.

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Baltimore Orioles: 16-8 (+6.70 units) on the moneyline in their last 24 away games. 47-40 (+13.45 units) on the runline in their last 87 games. 17-7 to the over with their team total in their last 24 away games. 

Texas Rangers: 40-48 (-15.70 units) on the moneyline in their last 88 games. 25-35 (-4.05 units) on the first 5 moneyline in their last 57 games. 27-18 to the over with their first 5 team total in their last 45 games. 

Baltimore Orioles:  H. Kjerstad (RF) Late July - Head. D. Coulombe (RP) Late Sep - Elbow. K. Bradish (SP) out for season - Elbow. T. Wells (SP) Out indefinitely - Elbow. J. Means (SP) out for season - Elbow. F. Bautista (RP) out for season - Elbow.

Texas Rangers:  D. Dunning (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. C. Winn (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. A. Pruitt (RP) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Carter (CF) Early July - Back. C. Bradford (SP) Out indefinitely - Ribs. J. Jung (3B) Early July - Wrist. T. Mahle (SP) Mid July - Elbow. C. Coleman (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. deGrom (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

“You can't lead off an inning with two walks and make kind of a missed pitch. The boys battled, and we were able to put something special together there at the end. That was fun to watch." - Craig Kimbrel after their loss against the Yankees in their game on Sunday.

“They should feel good about how we finished up here. We have a lot of baseball left and we have to make up ground, we know that. But if we play that type of ball, good things can happen.” - Bruce Bochy after his team’s win against the Astros in their game on Sunday.

G Henderson (L) SS

A Rutschman (S) DH

R Mountcastle (R) 1B

A Santander (S) RF

J Westburg (R) 3B

A Hays (R) LF

J Mateo (R) 2B

C Cowser (L) CF

J McCann (R) C

M Semien (R) 2B

C Seager (L) SS

J Smith (L) 3B

W Langford (R) LF

A García (R) RF

N Lowe (L) 1B

J Heim (S) DH

L Taveras (S) CF

A Knizner (R) C

Batting Average:  Ryan McKenna (.375)

Hits:  Gunnar Henderson (108)

Home Runs:  Gunnar Henderson (28)

RBI:  Gunnar Henderson (63)

Stolen Bases:  Cedric Mullins (16)

Wins:  Grayson Rodriguez (11)

Saves:  Craig Kimbrel (23)

ERA:  Vinny Nittoli (0.00)

Batting Average:  Justin Foscue (.500)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (93)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (18)

RBI:  Marcus Semien (51)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (11)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (6)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (16)

ERA:  Kirby Yates (1.05)

Managers:

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (6th season)

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)