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The Texas Rangers (38-20), led by Marcus Semien and a 23-game hitting streak, will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (25-35) on Monday at Globe Life Field. The Rangers are -145 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 8:05 PM ET on MLB Network.
Martin Perez will get the ball for Texas while St. Louis will counter with Adam Wainwright.
Rangers vs. Cardinals Odds
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Who Will Win Rangers vs. Cardinals?
Rangers and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Rangers have won 24 of the 35 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (68.6%).
Texas has gone 18-5 (winning 78.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -145 or shorter.
This season, the Cardinals have won nine out of the 24 games, or 37.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
St. Louis has entered six games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 2-4 in those contests.
The Rangers have played in 58 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-24-1).
Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 29 of 60 chances this season.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have the top offense in baseball scoring 6.5 runs per game (376 total runs).
Texas is ninth in MLB play with 77 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
The Rangers lead the majors with a .278 batting average.
Texas strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 13 mark in the majors.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors.
Texas has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking 10th with 282 total runs this season.
St. Louis’ 81 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .251 team batting average.
St. Louis has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the ninth-best strikeout rate (8.2 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.24 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
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Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers are sending Perez (6-1) to the mound to make his 12th start of the season. He is 6-1 with a 4.43 ERA and 44 strikeouts through 61 2/3 innings pitched.
Semien leads Texas with a batting average of .303. He’s also hit nine home runs with 47 RBI.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 51.
Nate Lowe has 65 hits this season and a slash line of .280/.357/.435.
Jonah Heim is batting .297 with an OBP of .350 and a slugging percentage of .486 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Wainwright (2-1) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his sixth start of the season.
Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with a team-high batting average of .296.
Nolan Gorman has shown off his power as he paces his team with 14 home runs and 44 RBI.
Nolan Arenado has seven doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 17 walks while batting .263.
Tommy Edman is batting .259 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 15 walks.
Rangers and Cardinals Injuries
Rangers: Brad Miller: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jacob deGrom: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Barlow: 15 Day IL (Illness), Spencer Howard: 60 Day IL (Lat), Brett Martin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Odorizzi: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Glenn Otto: 60 Day IL (Lat), Leody Taveras: day-to-day (Knee)
Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Back), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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