Texas Rangers vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/31/2024

Game Time: 2:15 pm ET, Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Venue:  Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -110, Cardinals -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -110, Cardinals -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers -110, Cardinals -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

Texas Rangers:  52-55 (3rd place, AL West)

St Louis Cardinals:  54-52 (2nd place, NL Central)

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Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

St Louis Cardinals:  4-6 last 10

The Rangers are entering this series off a loss and got swept in their 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 52-55 record overall and have a road record of 23-32. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Cardinals on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. The Rangers won the series opener of this series on Monday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .692 OPS. Max Scherzer is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Andrew Heaney is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 4-10 with a 3.77 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 4 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 7 hits through 5 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Cardinals are entering this series off a win and lost their 3-game series against the Washington Nationals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 54-52 record overall and have a home record of 27-25. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. The Cardinals lost the 1st game of this series on Monday. Their offense ranks 20th in the MLB with a .695 OPS. Lance Lynn is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while rookie pitcher Michael McGreevy is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. He is making his MLB debut in this game.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rangers haven't looked good in their games this season with their 52-55 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the AL West and out of the playoff race even though this is the team that won the World Series last year. They have also been terrible in their road games all year with their 23-32 road record. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have looked good in their games this season with their 54-52 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the NL Central and getting back into the playoff race after a slow start to the season, but they haven't looked great lately with their 4-6 record in their last 10 games. They have looked better in their home games with their 27-25 home record, but not by much. The Rangers already took the 1st game of this series as the Cardinals have been cooling off lately, and the Rangers have been the slightly hotter team lately with their 6-4 record in their last 10 games. They are going to have Heaney on the mound in this one and he is 4-10 with a 3.77 ERA. He has racked up a lot of losses this season since he wasn't pitching well at the start of the season, but lately he has been turning things around and has looked a lot better in his starts. He did give up 4 earned runs in his last start and the team has lost 2 of the last 3 games he started in, but he will be looking to bounce back against this Cardinals offense that hasn't been great all year. The Cardinals are going with McGreevy in this one and he is a rookie pitcher who will be making his 1st ever MLB start in this game. The Rangers haven't had a great offense this season, but they have looked better lately and they will be able to take advantage of this pitching matchup by giving McGreevy a warm welcome to the MLB. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game. 

Rangers Cardinals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, July 31, 2024 (2:15 pm ET start time) is Rangers 6 Cardinals 3.

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Texas Rangers: 43-57 (-22.20 units) on the runline in their last 100 games. 34-23 to the over with their first 5 team total in their last 57 games. 

St Louis Cardinals: 24-18 (+1.50 units) on the moneyline in their last 42 games. 24-22 (+2.40 units) on the runline in their last 46 games. 10-3 to the over in their last 13 home games. 

Texas Rangers:  J. Gray (SP) Out Indefinitely - Undisclosed. C. Winn (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. E. Carter (CF) Out indefinitely - Back. C. Bradford (SP) Ques Tues - Ribs. J. Jung (3B) Ques Tues - Wrist. T. Mahle (SP) Mid July - Elbow. C. Coleman (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. deGrom (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

St Louis Cardinals:  S. Matz (SP) Out indefinitely - Back. K. Middleton (RP) Out indefinitely - Forearm. R. O'Brien (SP) Out indefinitely - Elbow. D. Rom (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

“He knows how to turn it up a notch when he has to. He’s done that his whole career.” - Bruce Bochy after his team’s win against the Cardinals in their game on Monday.

“I didn’t pitch as well as I’m capable of. I thought I made some mistakes over the heart of the plate.” - Andre Pallante after their loss against the Rangers in their game on Monday.

J Smith (L) 3B

C Seager (L) SS

M Semien (R) 2B

W Langford (R) LF

A García (R) RF

N Lowe (L) 1B

E Duran (R) DH

J Heim (S) C

L Taveras (S) CF

M Winn (R) SS

A Burleson (L) LF

W Contreras (R) C

B Donovan (L) 2B

N Arenado (R) 3B

L Nootbaar (L) RF

P Goldschmidt (R) 1B

M Carpenter (L) DH

M Siani (L) CF

Batting Average:  Josh Jung (.412)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (105)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (19)

RBI:  Adolis García (54)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (12)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (8)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (19)

ERA:  Kirby Yates (1.17)

Batting Average:  Alec Burleson (.281)

Hits:  Brendan Donovan (103)

Home Runs:  Nolan Gorman (19)

RBI:  Alec Burleson (60)

Stolen Bases:  Michael Siani (13)

Wins:  Sonny Gray (10)

Saves:  Ryan Helsley (33)

ERA:  Ryan Loutos (0.00)

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)

St Louis Cardinals: Oliver Marmol (3rd season)